The 6 Queer Short Films at Sundance 2026
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Mayhem Girls
Imagine the already oppressed life of Japanese teenagers with the added stress of the pandemic. Buzz-killing teachers militantly enforce masks and social distancing yet neglect the repercussions of their students’ pent-up aggression. The icing on the cake? The highly anticipated end of the school year cultural festival is cancelled. In this milieu a small gaggle of previously unassociated high school girls, centered around the humbly charismatic Mizuho, form a tight-knit clique when their typically adolescent hormonal changes are suddenly manifested by… supernatural powers!
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Imagine the already oppressed life of Japanese teenagers with the added stress of the pandemic. Buzz-killing teachers militantly enforce masks and social distancing yet neglect the repercussions of their students’ pent-up aggression. The icing on the cake? The highly anticipated end of the school year cultural festival is cancelled. In this milieu a small gaggle of previously unassociated high school girls, centered around the humbly charismatic Mizuho, form a tight-knit clique when their typically adolescent hormonal changes are suddenly manifested by… supernatural powers!
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Shinichi Fujita, Erika Nakayama
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