
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




