DNFF: NECROMORPHOSIS

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

An entomologist becomes trapped in Mexico City's drainage tunnels after a catastrophic meteorological event. Facing abandonment and decay, she must adapt to survive.

Delving deep into the primal fear and repulsion of rot and filth, and probing the darker corners of the human psyche, controversial filmmaker Lex Ortega (ATROZ, HUMAN ANIMALS) pushes the boundaries by blending nascent A.I. technology and a singular narrative of isolation and transformation into a truly nightmarish, hellish depiction of mutation and dehumanisation. Narrated by horror ciné-senorita Gigi Saul Guerrero, seething with an intense sound design by Ortega’s own LSD Audio, this marks a pivotal, transitory moment in experimental cinema as a visceral medium.

Co-presented by OMNI AI Film Festival

Preceded by
FEMME
(Dir: Nina Noël Raaijmakers/Netherlands/17m) After a hazing ritual forces a young student to have sex for the first time, she discovers a curious hunger her body has developed.  Australian Premiere.

AFTER LINK
(Dir: Catarina De Cèzanne/Portugal/13m) A travelling couple, exploring the boundaries between technology and ethereal existence, discover a menacing algorithm and inexplicable phenomena.  Australian Premiere.

FLESH WISH
(Dir: Tim Slessor/UK/4m) A ritual sacrifice summons demons from another realm, behind the locked doors of a 1970s suburban English house.  Australian Premiere.

Rating

Unclassified 15+

Duration

71 min

Language

Spanish (English subtitles)

Director

Lex Ortega