Hexatic Phase
7min | English | Horror
When a sexual encounter becomes assaultive, Violet notices her tattoo dripping into the bedsheets. The next morning, she discovers a slick of clear viscous mucus in the crook of her arm. In an attempt to process the assault and the strange deterioration of her body, Violet calls her mother, only to have the validity of her story called into question. The erasure of her agency redoubled, Violet’s surroundings drip and pool around her. Her body violated and her truth negated, Violet melts away.
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Synopsis
When a sexual encounter becomes assaultive, Violet notices her tattoo dripping into the bedsheets. The next morning, she discovers a slick of clear viscous mucus in the crook of her arm. In an attempt to process the assault and the strange deterioration of her body, Violet calls her mother, only to have the validity of her story called into question. The erasure of her agency redoubled, Violet’s surroundings drip and pool around her. Her body violated and her truth negated, Violet melts away.
Filmmaker Bio
Ariel McCleese
Writer/Director/Producer
Ariel McCleese is a feminist horror filmmaker and writer, and the founder of Bloodletter Magazine. Her work showcases women as agentive subjects rather than passive victims, activating the potential of the horror genre to speak to stigmatized themes.
Credits
director: Ariel McCleese
writer: Ariel McCleese
producer: Kelly Connor, Ariel McCleese
cast: Kelly Connor, David Gridley
Executive Producer: Alice Lainer, James Sommerville
Associate Producer: Corina Mora, David Rincon
Composer: Sara Suarez
Cinematographer: Hannah Getz
Editor: Dulcinee DeGuere
1st Asst. Director: Kelsie Adams
Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer: Colette D. Dahanne
Sound Recordist: Kevin A. Hart
Special Effects Makeup / Special Effects: Joe Castro
Gaffer: Arthur Garcia
Key Grip: Clark Gholamipour
Still Photographer: Saige Kristian
1st Asst. Camera: Christopher Powers
Production Assistant: Tessa Clark, Nicole McDonald