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Artifice

Directed by Theo Rose2025USA12 mins

A meditation on a mystic woman haunted by pronouns, personality, and projection. Through poetry, presence, and subtle exposition, the film forgoes conventional narrative structure in favor of circling around its thesis: What can you know about a person? They shift in the light.

'Artifice' is screening in:

Trans New Weird Shorts

This shorts block centers on the emerging generation of filmmakers who are redefining both the medium and viewers' experiences with what's on screen.

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Director
Theo Rose
Year
2025
Country
USA
Running Time
12 mins
Language
English
Premiere
San Francisco Bay Area
Cast/Participants
Justicia Wilson, Sheanni Sims, Jett Marlowe, Derek Deyling, Meschac Hercules, Angus Algrant, Diego Yangali