dir. Alice Maio Mackay
2023 // 1 hr 20 min // Digital Projection // English
Starring: Cassie Hamilton, Zarif, Lisa Fanto, Chris Asimos, Toshiro Glenn
When Max, trans queen Aria’s found brother and the love of artist Jay’s life, is ruthlessly slaughtered by a shadowy cult in a ritual to summon a cadre of demons, two friends will follow a mysterious note promising answers and hit the road. Together they will slay the demons that oppose them, perform at drag gigs, make uncertain allies, and uncover a conspiracy of prejudice and self-hatred, that leads closer to home than they’d ever imagined. A bloody, demon-infested road movie about the power of claiming one’s identity and the importance of chosen family, Satranic Panic exposes the hypocrisy of the status quo with biting wit, killer drag, and incredible tits.
The second of two feature films director Alice Maio Mackay put out in 2023, this film fantasizes about confronting the fucks who want trans people dead, and killing them.