This delightfully bizarre, utterly unsubtle, and uncompromising feminist trash film by Becca Kozak was met with loud enthusiasm on January 3rd at the WinterBUT Film Festival in Breda. And rightly so: this is the kind of film you don’t just watch once; you have to share it. That’s why we’re screening Sugar Rot once again at WORM, for everyone who missed it the first time or simply wants to experience it all over again. Expect an overdose of unhinged, gloriously filthy trash packed with gore, absurdism, and tastefully excessive excess. Trash that would proudly earn the seal of approval of John Waters himself: the one and only Pope of Trash. But don’t be fooled: beneath all the muck, melting bodies, and shock value lies a sharp and highly relevant feminist message about power, objectification, and our Western patriarchal society.
Prior to the screening, film scholar Dani van Duin will give an introduction, unpacking the film’s more serious thematic layers. This ensures you get the most out of the experience and that Sugar Rot can truly shine in all its sticky, unsettling glory. This bold, no-holds-barred mix of gore, punk energy, absurdity, and social commentary is simply not to be missed.
Cineville valid at the door and online on the day itself!
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WORM Rotterdam
Sugar Rot
After a brutal assault by an ice cream man, punk girl Candy becomes host to a mutant baby. As her body transforms into ice cream, those around her see her not as a person, but as something to be consumed. Fueled by a blistering punk soundtrack and dripping with grotesque body horror, this wild exploitation film oozes with feminist subtext.