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Femme Release

Directed by Sarah Taborga & Aïma Paule2026USA8 mins

In this spin-off of Femme Rage (Frameline47), Femme Release follows Esperanza as she descends into a surreal, horror-tinged Release Realm where reality fractures into ritual, ancestral force, and embodied visions. Haunted by a shifting mask, a looping inner child, and a council of Spirit Guides who observe from the edge of firelight, she is pulled through escalating states of fear, rage, and bodily unraveling. In a world where memory moves through the body like a living force, Esperanza is forced into a confrontation with what has been buried, inherited, and made flesh.

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Director
Sarah Taborga & Aïma Paule
Year
2026
Country
USA
Running Time
8 mins
Language
English
Premiere
World
Cast/Participants
Yeni Lucero, Trinity Peterson, Aïma Paule, Afi Ayanna, Crystal Pervoe, T. Christal, Afi Ayanna, Alanna Serrato, Alex de las Mareas, Brittanyana Dominique, Roacchoné Pierro, Emily Kim, Hazel Green, Jamie Lynn Valeriano, Glo Acton, KKINGBOO, Lalin St. Juste, Lasha Madan, MariFuego Esparza, Nina Tran Ong, Nishath Jahan Azad, Nita Sims, Sonia H, Tara Kanjanapas