Stick Bug

  • Director

    Wylie Anderson

  • Country, Year, Length

    United States, 2024, 08:15

  • Category

    LGBTQIA+ Short

  • Format

    Digital, Super 8

  • Festival Year

    2025

Synopsis

This coming of age film is about a moment in time between longtime friends and tumultuous flames Rose and Alex, who meet each other for a camping trip in the woods.

Overnight the pair navigates their undeniable chemistry while struggling to break their patterns of avoiding their relationship and running from themselves.

This film explores the bittersweet experience of being moments away from togetherness, every second teetering on the edge of what could be, if only the right words were said.

Film Screening & Ticket Information

When & Where to See this Film!

BLOC: Out and About: 6 Films on the vibrant and real Queer experience.

KAS Zukor
8:15pm Friday, November 7th

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Film Information

From the Director

Director Statement

Stick Bug illustrates the inherent vulnerability that comes with deeply caring for somebody – the way that the joy of intimacy is inextricably tied to the fear of loss and heartbreak.

This short centers around a queer relationship, breaking free from the binary canon of traditional love stories. Stick Bug explores the individual journeys of exploring one’s sexuality and gender expression, presenting a singular experience shared by these two characters, unburdened by the tropes of classic romance films.

Specificity yields universality, and while this project is a very personal one, I believe this is precisely what cracks the story open for audiences. As viewers journey into the world of these characters and their relationship, we hope they will see themselves and recall their own experiences with first love, with all its glorious and contradicting emotions.

Director Biography

Wylie Anderson is a director, writer & actor based in LA. Represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners, and studied at both Emerson College and Upright Citizens Brigade. She directed her award-winning short film How to Cry on Command and Thanks For Having Me as well as stars in Watershed Motion Picture’s Chasing Oslo – coming soon.

https://www.wylieanderson.com

Credits

    • Wylie Anderson
      Director
      How to Cry on Command, Thanks for Having Me
    • Talia Frank-Stempel
      Writer
      Phoenix, Vestal Virgins
    • Maddy Pomilla
      Producer
      The Rover
    • Talia Frank-Stempel
      Producer
    • Nico Carney
      Key Cast
      “Alex”
      She’s The He, Comedy Central Originals, Late Night With Seth Meyers, Introducing…
    • Talia Frank-Stempel
      Key Cast
      “Rose”
      In Our Veins
    • Seana Rogovin
      Director Of Photography
      Conflict of Love Interest, Fenty Beauty Campaign ’24
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