An NYU thesis film seeking to represent lesbians in genres we've been historically excluded from: fantasy and horror.
'Pescetarian' centers around the Poet and The Lover, a lesbian couple living in Florida, as their lives are turned upside down when the Poet transforms into a mermaid against her will. The Mermaid, yearning for the sea, adjusts to life confined to a swimming pool as the Lover searches for a remedy to make her sweetheart human again. When her tail starts decaying from the chlorine, the Mermaid must choose to either leave the Lover behind and live free in the ocean or to stay and rot.
'Pescetarian' explores how the pain of letting go may save you from slowly wasting away. An allegory for leaving a relationship that you've grown out of, I'm using fantasy and body horror to examine what it means to change into a version of yourself that is fundamentally incompatibility with someone you love. 'Pescetarian' is a movie about grieving older versions of yourself, acceptance, and selfishness.
Queer women are historically oversexualized and underrepresented in art, our stories directed by men and often ending in tragedy. With 'Pescetarian', I'm excited to represent lesbian relationships with the respect, honesty and love they deserve in a genre queer women don't usually get to see ourselves in. Sapphic stories tend to be limited to erotic historical fiction, vulgar and pornographic excerpts of comedies, or miserable and disturbing dramas -- whimsical lesbian representation in horror and fantasy is nearly impossible to come by. With your support, I know that other magic-loving lesbians will feel seen, heard and represented like never before.