Two women sell VHS fantasies to men who'd rather record than touch reality.
Jade and Effy exist in a paradox of determination to achieve authenticity while living a hedonistic lifestyle. In their time of desperation for money, they battle the male gaze, their own vices, and the relentless buzz of mass media.
Cinematography
VHS grain as aesthetic weapon and narrative wound.
Acting
Brier and Gardner burn with co-dependent ferocity.
Director
Alexanna Brier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a micro-wave of 2020s indie films exploring sex work through female authorship, rejecting 'Pretty Woman' redemption arcs for something closer to 'Requiem for a Dream's economic horror.
Brier cast herself opposite Gardner after their real friendship informed the script's co-dependent dynamic — the motel was an actual operational location they shot in over one weekend.
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