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New Flesh for the Old Ceremony

Country: USA, Language: English, 12 mins

  • Director: Elizabeth Rakhilkina
  • Writer: Elizabeth Rakhilkina

CGiii Comment

A somewhat unhinged film...in terms of writing, performance and direction.

Beautifully shot...but, this is an imagination that ran away from itself!


Trailer...

New Flesh for the Old Ceremony, trailer from Elizabeth Rakhilkina on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Catherine Curtin as Milkwoman
LeeAnne Hutchison as Virginia
Ana Maria Jomolca as Virginia's Lover