PIG DEATH MACHINE
dir. Jon Moritsugu, 2013
82 mins. United States.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 - 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 - MIDNIGHT
MONDAY, AUGUST 19 - 10 PM
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 - 10 PM

If you joined us for July's selections, you know by now that Jon Moritsugu has a thing with meat, especially in raw form. In MOD FUCK EXPLOSION London walks through 800 pounds of the stuff, and MY DEGENERATION features a punk band sponsored by the beef industry. PIG DEATH MACHINE explores the supernatural power of rancid pork, which transforms the lives of two women who consume it. Amy Davis has a sudden spike in brain power, her IQ rising faster than temperatures in the New Mexico desert. Hannah Levbarg, a punk plant-lover, develops a psychic connection with the local flora that includes their screams for water and attention. This film was shot digitally, adding to the garish putridness of the whole operation. All of this is bookended by a mysterious pig-mask love affair, hinting at the origins of the shipment of magic meat.