How far would you go to lift a deadly curse?
Ahead of the film’s world premiere at this year’s SXSW, Annapurna Sriram‘s “Fucktoys” has unveiled its trailer exclusively to Variety, teasing a grindhouse adventure through a town named Trashtown, USA. After a woman named AP (Sriram) loses a tooth and is unexpectedly cast with a curse, psychics promise that it can be lifted by a measly $1,000 payment and animal sacrifice. AP immerses herself in the underbelly of Trashtown to earn the money she needs to live another day.
The trailer teases the film’s outrageous tone and 16mm cinematography, as AP looks to psychics for advice and proudly proclaims that “I love trash.” The film’s official synopsis teases that: “In this irreverent and sexy dark comedy, AP collides with a series of larger-than-life characters and absurd situations, each more unhinged than the last, as she winds her way toward the inevitable. ‘Fucktoys’ is a campy romp that explores the intersection of intimacy, exploitation and class in a pre-millenium alternate universe.”
In addition to Sriram writing, directing and starring in the film, the cast includes rapper Big Freedia, Sadie Scott (“Spoiler Alert”), Francois Arnaud (“The Borgias”), Damian Young (“Edge of Darkness”) and Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”). Sriram, Timothy Petryni (“Succession”), Lizzie Goodman (“When I Consume You”) and Jean Louis Droulers (“NOiSE”) executive produce while Heather Buckley (“We Are Still Here”), Sarah Wielusz (“Caroline Polachek: Door”) and Alex Hidalgo (“El Gran Criollo”) serve as co-executive producers on the project.
“Fucktoys” will premiere at SXSW on March 9.
