CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS

Santa slays in Australian wunderkind Alice Maio Mackay’s latest handmade horror delight. Her fifth feature in three years, this inventive slasher flick follows true-crime podcaster Lola as she returns to her conservative hometown for the first time since transitioning—just in time for the terrifying resurrection of a red suit-wearing urban legend with an axe to grind. As the body count rises and the killer circles closer, Lola’s ragtag team of queer and trans compatriots— complete with one totally wicked drag queen— must band together to rip the mask off this psychopath and take him down once and for all. Eye-popping colour and razor-sharp editing from new collaborator Vera Drew (The People’s Joker) fuels the playful nightmare flair of this exhilarating celebration of community power. Mackay’s infectious visual imagination proves that, when it comes to battling bigotry through pure cinematic force, this 19-year-old trans filmmaker is out for blood.

Content notes: Graphic violence and physical abuse, blood

Please note: Only the three preceding shorts in this program will be available to watch online. CARNAGE FOR CHRISTMAS will be screened in person only.