Freak

Directed by Claire Barnett

Genre	Fiction, Comedy
Country	USA
Year	2024
Length	13m23s
Formats	DCP
Sound	Stereo + 5.1
Version	English

Synopsis

On the eve of her 26th birthday, Lainey is confronted with a question that tests the boundaries of her relationship: What is your deepest, darkest fantasy?

Themes

love, sexual identity, relationships, sexuality, religion

Biography

Claire Barnett is a writer-director from Little Rock, Arkansas based in Brooklyn, New York. She received her BFA in Film from the University of Central Arkansas in 2021 and is now a thesis student at NYU Tisch, Graduate Film. Claire’s films have been exhibited in festivals across the United States and Europe, including Slamdance Film Festival (2023) and New Orleans Film Festival (2022). Her short film FREAK premiered at the 77th Locarno International Film Festival and was awarded the Special Mention in the International Competition, Pardi Di Domani.

Cast

Nancy McArthur
Oliver Demers

Team

Production	Claire Barnett, Natalie Remplakowski
Script	Claire Barnett
CINEMATOGRAPHY	Claire Barnett, Oliver Demers, Nancy McArthur
PRODUCTION DESIGN	Claire Barnett
EDITING	Claire Barnett
Sound	Giorgi Koridze, Nino Benashvili
Other	NYU Tisch Kanbar Institute of Film & Television, Graduate Film

Awards

Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland | 2024 *Special Mention - Pardi di Domani Concorso Internazionale

Festivals