The Serpent’s Skin

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Ohio Premiere

Showings

April 10, 2026
10:00 pm – 11:23 pm
Cedar Lee Theatre
Cedar Lee 5
April 11, 2026
10:10 pm – 11:33 pm
Playhouse Square Campus
CSU Screening Room at the Idea Center (Floor 6)

About This Film

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Festival Year: 2026
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Run Time: 83 Minutes
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Film Type: Feature
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Animated: No
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Genre: Horror, Romance
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Interests: LGBTQ+ Cinema
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Countr(ies): Australia
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Language: English
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English Subtitles: No
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Captions: Closed

Film Overview

Ditching her transphobic hometown for a fresh start in the big city, Anna begins to build a new life finding work at a music shop and an intense connection with tattoo artist, Gen (Avalon Fast). Drawn to each other through mysterious visions and shared telekinetic abilities, their blossoming romance is threatened by hellfire when a demon emerges from a cursed tattoo. The sleekest film yet from prolific trans horror filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay, and it’s edited by Vera Drew (THE PEOPLE’S JOKER).

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Programmer's Comment:

"Campy, romantic, and a little bit gory. A surprising psychokinetic vampire love story." – Kelly

Film Contact: Jim Brunzell

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Alice Maio Mackay

Produced By

Alice Maio Mackay, Louise Weard, Mike Repsch

Screenwriting

Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson

Cinematographers

Aaron Schuppan

Editors

Vera Drew

Principal Cast

Alexandra McVicker, Avalon Fast, Jordan Dulieu, Betsey Brown