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Decomp Disco

Taking place entirely on "Cybil's Disco Jet," "Decomp Disco" places us in the midst of a disco-fueled quarrel between two women in 1978. Created by burying a 16mm print of "Disco Fever" (1978) in the earth and allowing the film stock to begin its decomposition process, "Decomp Disco" queers the gazes of its characters, imagining lust in the glances of two women on a disco-fueled jumbo jet. Through repetition and degradation, this found footage film reclaims and reimagines a campy piece of film history straight from the dust bin.

YEAR

2024

RUN TIME

5m

16mm

DIRECTOR

Russell Sheaffer

  • Atlanta Film Festival - April 2024

  • Chicago Underground Film Festival September 2024

  • Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival September 2024

  • Athens International Film and Video Festival April 2025

Images: Russell Sheaffer 

Music: Aaron Michael Smith

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