Starring: Natalia Solián, Alfonso Dosal, Mayra Batalla, Mercedes Hernández, Aída López, Martha Claudia Moreno

The Future of Film is Female and Bloodletter Magazine present HUESERA and short film LADY PARTS. Introduced by Bloodletter Magazine founder and LADY PARTS director Ariel McCleese. To make an additional $10 donation to The Future of Film is Female, select the “Event + Donation” ticket on the checkout screen.

Writer/Director Michelle Garza Cervera uniquely explores the complexities of first-time motherhood in her darkly affective debut feature, Huesera. Imbuing a sense of fear and loss of self that is inherent to becoming a parent, the film uses the supernatural curse of “La Huesera” to heighten Valeria (Natalia Solián) sense of anxiety. Valeria’s joy at becoming pregnant with her first child is quickly taken away when she’s cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in and relationships with her family become fractured, she’s forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her. A group of witches emerge that could be her only hope for safety and salvation, but not without grave risk.

LADY PARTS
Ariel McCleese / 15 min / 2023
When Iris thinks of Ellie, she gets wet. Very wet. She’s heard it’s normal, but this seems different. And when you’re in high school, different is dangerous.

Bloodletter is a feminist horror magazine showcasing personal and analytic perspectives on the horrific by women, trans, and non-binary writers. Celebrating marginalized voices and empowering emerging writers, Bloodletter is furthermore a community, bonded by the alchemic capacity of storytelling to transform horror into liberation. Issue Four: Lore launches on March 18th at bloodlettermag.com, featuring an interview with HUESERA director Michelle Garza Cervera.