Doors at 7pm; screening at 8pm

Locked in the Brick Tower presents nine short films with thematic explorations spanning horror, prejudice, and the grotesque. In literary fiction, the mythical characters who don’t ‘fit’ in society, who bear the flawed monstrosity that makes them other-than-human, are relegated to the margins of made-up worlds. They are the outcasts; the ghosts, ogres, fairies, and imperfect gods whose merits and misfortunes serve as moral lessons to a story. Such figures make prominent appearances in works by Muri, Lydia Kuzak, Cristobal Cea, Roger Muñoz, Taína Cruz, Martha Colburn, Andrew Roberts, and Mauricio Muñoz. Humor and horror become conduits for the taboo, complete with the more uncomfortable emotions difficult to express in nonfiction for fear of saying the wrong thing, or seeming improper and vulgar.  

In conjunction with the screening, artists Jiayun Chen and Bingo Fang present a gambling-inspired concession stand featuring horror themed artist cocktails. Additional works in the space include special contributions from Sophie Stark, Hannah Huntley, and Libbi Ponce.

Program curated by Nahui Garcia.