Monstrous Me

Monstrous Me

A Look in the Mirror

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Release Date

8/9/2026

Runtime

16 mins

Overview

When Ariel was a disabled and disfigured child of three years old, a bad babysitter brought over a bag of weed, her boyfriend, and a VHS of A Nightmare on Elm Street. From under the coffee table, through the railings, Ariel saw themselves in that Zenith television, in the face of Freddy Krueger, and decided there was agency in being a monster rather than a martyr.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A personal documentary meditation on finding power and agency through horror cinema. This is a tender, unconventional origin story about how monsters in films can offer disabled and disfigured people a radical alternative to victimhood.

Mood

DefiantWistfulContemplative

Themes

IdentityComing of agePowerArt and creation

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Documentary-like

Structure

Framed flashback

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