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Eggshells
“In response to a hate crime, artist, Venus Patel, reclaims the weapon of an egg to revisit her emotional journey.”
10.0 / 10• 2022• 28m•NR• English
ComedyFantasyDrama
Storyline
Created in response to a traumatic hate crime, artist, Venus Patel, explores her emotional journey through several archetypes, each of whom perform with an egg. Using the weapon of the assailant, the egg itself becomes a tool with many psychological and symbolic meanings within it. The power of reincarnation, birth, nature, hope while also pointing to the power it has to utterly humiliate and embarrass if used in a certain way. There is an embrace of the absurdity of these performances while still speaking to the deeper subject matter. By placing the outlandish characters into public spaces, they confront a preconceived notion of pushing true queer expression into only hidden spaces or only at night, into the daylight and into the normal everyday experience.
Cast & Crew
Venus Patel
12 Main Characters
LeadCM
Ciarán McGannon
Husband
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Venus Patel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Eggshells is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
