
In the midst of a wasteland filled with creatures victim to a blood infection. AARON and LEXI have survived for a couple years following Aaron's rules: Stay close, Stay quiet. The two grow to find themselves in an overgrown high school, where they discover a mysterious radio signal. But to reach it, they must settle their differences and work together before the infected inside reach them first.
This modern update of the beloved classic swaps Cyrano's signature pronounced nose for achondroplasia, for a different vision that still retains the original's essence.
Dramatic Horror!!! Wait, what?? Did you say "dramatic horror"?? IS there such a thing?? I mean, TRULY. Well, if San Francisco-based, Pakistani-born independent filmmaker Dr. Hassan Zee and this film critic have anything to say about it, there IS such a beast as experienced through the director's newest feature film set to officially debut October 4th in the City by the Bay. Folks, indie film will always be a bastion of experimentation and originality, and this film for me fits that bill.
Rules are nowhere to be seen in the harsh unfiltered reality of ‘Fair Play.’
GOAT (2026) opens to the chanting of a crowd: "Roots run deep!" The rest of the film goes on to echo that sentiment, offering gorgeous animation and a heartfelt story along the way.
Asha, the main character, is a biracial woman who discovers the power of magic wishing dust.