2021 · Short · 12m
Boom Operator
Directors: Elizabeth Rakihilkina
A lesbian reverie set amidst the backwoods of New England, New Flesh for the Old Ceremony explores the physicality of grief through a macabre fable about a woman whose wife is devoured by and then possesses their beloved pack of dogs.
Arc Film Festival — Official Selection — Germany
Atlanta Horror Film Festival — Best Experimental Short — US
Berlin Flash Film Festival — Official Selection — Germany
Brooklyn Horror Film Festival — Official Selection — US
Brooklyn Women’s Film Festival — Official Selection — US
Cuidad de México International Film Festival — Official Selection — Mexico
Eye for Film Scottish Queer International Film Festival — Official Selection — UK
FILMHAUS Berlin— Best LGBTQIA+ Film Nominee — Germany
FILMPRIDE Brighton & Hove Pride Film Festival — Official Selection — UK
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival— Official Selection — Germany
HIVE International Short Film Days — Official Selection — Germany
Las Vegas Queer Arts Film Festival — Best Cinematography — US
LFEST Lesflicks Film Festival — Official Selection — UK
LGBTQ+ Toronto Film Festival — Audience Award for Best Short Film — Canada
New Renaissance Film Festival Amsterdam — Official Selection — Netherlands
New Wave Short Film Festival — Honorable Mention for Best LGBT Film — Germany
NewFest New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival — Official Selection — US
Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival — Finalist for Best Experimental Film Award — US
Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival — Finalist for Best Horror Comedy Micro Film Award — US
Out On Film Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival — Official Selection — US
OutOnScreen Vancouver Queer Film Festival — Official Selection — Canada
PEEPHOLE Filmfest Fest — Official Selection — Mexico
PrideFLIX Film Festival — Official Selection — US
PRISM Austin's Premier LGBTQ+ Film Festival — Official Selection — US
QueerX Awards — Official Selection — US
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival — Audience Award for Best Narrative Short — US
Rio Festival de Cinema LGBTQA+ — Official Selection — Brazil
Sappho Film Festival — Best LGBTQ+ Filmmaker — UK
Seattle Queer Film Festival — Official Selection — US
The Palace International Film Festival — Official Selection — UK
Tokyo International Short Film Festival — Honorable Mention — Japan
WickedQueer Boston’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival — Official Selection — US
Trans Stellar Film Festival — Official Selection — US
180’ Berlin Film Festival — Official Selection — Germany
New Flesh for the Old Ceremony
