Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriters**: Alice Maio Mackay, Benjamin Pahl Robinson **Producers**: Alice Maio Mackay, Louise Weard Vidiots is excited to welcome prolific young filmmaker **Alice Maio Mackay** and editor **Vera Drew** to the microcinema for a special screening of *The Serpent’s Skin* – the Gothic trans horror fantasy of your teen dreams! Twentysomething Anna (Alexandra McVicker, *October Crow*) finally leaves her small, transphobic hometown for good and quickly begins dating goth tattoo artist Gen (Avalon Fast, *Castration Movie*) after the two discover they share supernatural powers. But before Anna can call up the U-Haul, Gen inadvertently summons a demon through the sick neck tattoo she gives sensitive guitarist Danny (Jordan Dulieu). As Danny — or whatever’s inside of him — begins feeding off their friends, it’s up to Anna and Gen to figure out how to use their powers to save everyone before it’s too late. The sixth-and-latest feature by 21-year-old filmmaking force of nature Alice Maio Mackay (*Carnage for Christmas*),* The Serpent’s Skin* like a trans take on *The Craft* or the YA horror paperback you wished you had in high school. Returning to the same premise as her early short *The Serpent’s Nest* (2021) and working with a group of trans film luminaries — including producer Louise Weard (*Castration Movie*), editor Vera Drew (*The People’s Joker*), and colorist Jessica Dunn Rovinelli (*So Pretty*), all remarkable filmmakers in their own right — *The Serpent’s Skin* sees the full blossoming of the bold neo-Araki aesthetic that has made Mackay one of the most exciting voices in this current wave of independent trans cinema. (Synopsis courtesy of Frameline.) Screening followed by a conversation with **Alice Maio Mackay** and **Vera Drew**, moderated by **Roz Hernandez**!