Product Description
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Luke, a young man insecure about his masculinity, must solve the
mystery of his rare genetic condition, Zerophilia, that changes
him from male to female anytime he's aroused, -noticeably
complicating his love life. Journey with Luke into the wild world
of Zerophilia to discover you can't change your true nature, even
if it can change you. A Coming-of-age cult classic.
Review
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"Part horror movie, part randy teen sex farce, [Zerophilia]
takes the premise that some organisms are capable of mutating
gender to suit their surroundings and extends it to an Oregon
undergrad whose extra chromosome allows him to alternate between
male and female. Martin Curland's endearing debut delivers a ripe
conceit in such gendermorphic times, ... it could conceivably
spawn an entire genre of imitators." --Variety
A novel teenage comedy with an astute understanding of adolescent
sexual confusion and the nebulous nature of desire, “Zerophilia”
suggests an elastic view of gender that’s alternately gleeful and
terrifying. As Luke sprouts s during a romantic dinner with
a date (Rebecca Mozo), then awakes after a night of passion to
discover he has morphed into a curvaceous female (Marieh
Delfino), the movie balances nightmare and fantasy with cool
agility. Helped by assured performances from his mostly young
cast ― particularly Dustin Seavey and Alison Folland as Luke’s
closest friends ― Mr. Curland fashions his bizarre material into
a surprisingly subtle exploration of identity and anxiety. ...
“Zerophilia” is ultimately less about sex than about the rewards
of friendship. “Being a woman doesn’t make you any less of a
man,” says one of Luke’s friends, encouragingly. It’s a line
Dietrich would have been thrilled to utter. --New York Times
Zerophiliacs do not exist, but the conviction and daring of this
feature-film debut by Martin Curland inspires belief in the
impossible. On a solo camping excursion, Luke (Taylor Handley)
loses his virginity to a British woman, who turns the young man
into a zerophiliac, a person with the ability to change sexes
during the throws of sexual excitement. This perpetuates all
sorts of confusion and panic when Luke, as Luca (Marieh Delfino),
finds that he's no longer attracted to Michelle (Rebecca Mozo)
but to her mechanic brother Max (Kyle Schmid). Sydney (Gina
Bellman), a doctor and expert on Luke's very-rare condition, only
confuses matters, telling the young man he must either live with
his zerophilia or "lock" his sex by getting physical with another
zerophiliac. Possibly the most rific teen comedy ever made,
Zerophila pushes a liquid view of sexual identity that's
excitingly inquisitive about our personal sexual fantasies and
hang-ups. The androgynous features of the super-cute cast befit
the subject matter, but Curland's visual style is not as
amorphous as his ideas. ...Still, while Curland's mind may move
faster than his kino-eye, the story's conceptual imagination and
flourishes boggle the mind―so much so the film should come with a
surgeon general's warning: may cause gender confusion. --Slant
Magazine
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About the Director
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Academy of Motion Pictures' Student Academy Award-winning
director Martin Curland
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