Joshua Gratton’s feature-length debut Cuties hits Vimeo on Demand on October 2nd and we are very excited to announce that the Blu Ray and DVD release will follow in mid-October. We have recently completed work on the bonus features, including a behind-the-scenes documentary produced by our long-time friend and collaborator Danny Kai Mak.
WHERE THE ONLY FATE WORSE THAN DEATH... IS BEING LEFT ALONE!
A group of gay teenagers are picked off by a mysterious killer during the first month of their senior year, while insecure boy Micah goes through a crisis of self-worth as he can't grasp why the killer has no interest in coming after him.
"Cuties is a facetious and exaggerated depiction of the present day, wrapped up in the skin of a traditional C- or D-tier slasher film, where weed is broadly used, politics are abruptly in your face, paranoia is in the air and depression is deeply apparent. With expressionless humour, this hodgepodge of slashers, cheesy art cinema and coming of age after school specials critiques issues both unique and non-discriminate to the queer community. Gay friend tokenism, exploitation, ignorance under bliss, manipulation, unreadiness and narcissism, all woven into an honest but fanciful tale of a teenager who would rather choose death over rejection. Cuties is a by-the-numbers bodycount flick that still wishes to be a reflection of the current day’s culture, as much as it hopes to fill that void of golden age slasher cinema, but this time with any sexualities completely normalized." - Joshua Gratton / writer-director
"...and while Cuties is fun, the scenes of tension were pitch perfect...and put me into a very dark place that can only be orchestrated by the loving hands of someone who understands, appreciates & accepts horror as art." - Hollie Horror / letterboxd
