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Booger

Mary Dauterman, USA 2023, 78’
Polish premiere
Crookedfinger

Made during pandemic lockdowns in New York, filled with dark humor, this in an auteur body horror about mourning. After the death of her closest friend, Anna is a mess, living in a world of old videos and nightmares. Booger, her cat, escapes, triggering Anna’s shameful and disturbing metamorphosis.

Grace Glowicki-Starrer ‘Booger,’ From ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Shiva Baby’ Exec Producers, Boarded by Visit Films (Variety)

Klara Cykorz

Mary Dauterman

Mary Dauterman is from Texas, where she studied at the University of Austin. After moving to New York, she worked in advertising for years. She published two books as an illustrator, Dirty Library: Twisted Children's Classics and Folked-Up Fairy tales (2014, with Peter Antosh) and What Are We Even Doing with Our Lives? (2017, with Chelsea Marshall). Her short films, including Wakey Wakey (2019), starring the then-unknown Rachel Sennott, was shown at independent and genre film festivals.

Filmography

2019 Wakey Wakey (short)

2020 Unfinished Business (short)

2021 Bette (short)

2021 Lucky Feet 2000 (short)

2023 Glut / Booger

Cast & Crew

director Mary Dauterman
screenplay Mary Dauterman
cinematography Kenny Suleimanagich
editing Kyle Moriarty
music Zoe Polanski
cast Grace Glowicki, Sofia Dobrushin, Marcia DeBonis, Garrick Bernard, Heather Matarazzo
producer Lexi Tannenholtz
production Neon Heart Productions, Ley Line Entertainment, Sanctuary Content, One Two Twenty Entertainment
sales Visit Films
language English
coloration colour
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