Dog Movie & Puppy Girl + Q&A | Musclefest

Dog Movie (2023, 56MIN)
A passive-aggressive tenderqueer couple sends their household into a quiet tailspin when they adopt an elderly dog who shares the same name as the unemployed couch surfer they just can’t seem to confront in Bros Before filmmaker Henry Hanson’s improvised microbudget debut feature, which he/they describe as “the trans Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Puppy Girl (2026, 55MIN)
A semi-delusional trans woman (Milo Talwani) embarks on a shocking, bizarre, and oddly touching personal odyssey to undo years of sexual repression by performing in puppygirl fetish porn in Henry Hanson’s gonzo documentary.

Also in this program: the world premiere of a new music video for Ravine Angel’s “RIP”, directed by Sadie Meadow. Ravine Angel is the musical moniker for Persona author and Castration Movie composer-star Aoife Josie Clements. This monochromatic 3D-animated fantasia, created entirely in the Unity game engine, begins with a dead girl in a shower and ends with a full-scale battle for the streets of Vancouver. The progression from A to B is a Rube Goldbergian machine of horrors and kinetic delights. “RIP” will play as a palate cleanser between DOG MOVIE and PUPPYGIRL.

Q&A with Cast and Crew following screening, moderated by Jessica Dunn Rovinelli.