Private Project

Life in the XXI Century

Joe was an internet sex worker with a strange tentacle-like growth on his chest. His wife was abroad having an unusual plastic surgery procedure. An encounter with a healer, an exotic parasitic plant and a pair of menacing twins took him down a rabbit hole he could never have seen coming.

A hypnotic fantasy wonderland about hypochondria, sexual perversions, the internet, disease, identity and superstition.

  • Iosu Vakerizzo
    Director
  • Iosu Vakerizzo
    Writer
  • Joe Anderson
    Writer
  • Iosu Vakerizzo
    Producer
  • Hamza Kader
    Producer
  • Joe Anderson
    Key Cast
    "Joe"
  • Aya Samukawa
    Key Cast
    "Mina"
  • Philip Telle
    Key Cast
    "Twins"
  • Ingvild Elise Østby
    Key Cast
    "Foster"
  • Pavlo Danylenko
    Key Cast
    "Healer"
  • Will Sansom
    Key Cast
    "Mayonnaise Enthusiast"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Horror, Sci-fi, Arthouse
  • Runtime:
    41 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 30, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Wasteland Film Festival
    California City
    United States
    September 23, 2021
    North American Premiere
    Finalist
  • Weyauwega International Film Festival
    Weyauwega, Wisconsin
    United States
    November 12, 2021
    Winner: Robert Bloch Award
  • Omovies International Film Festival
    Napoli
    Italy
    December 15, 2021
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Sans Raison: Catch the invisible
    Paris
    France
    March 1, 2022
    French Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Film Maudit 2.0
    Santa Monica
    United States
    January 22, 2022
    Official Selection
  • New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
    Atlantic City
    United States
    April 10, 2022
    Best Special Effects
  • Nooga Underground Film Festival
    Chattanooga
    United States
    April 30, 2022
    Winner: Best Short Film
  • LA Underground Film Forum
    Los Angeles
    United States
    July 9, 2022
    Winner: Best Experimental Feature
  • Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
    Mammoth Lakes
    United States
    May 27, 2022
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Iosu Vakerizzo

Born in the Basque Country, Iosu Vakerizzo lives and workes in the UK dividing his time between music making and film making.
He lived in Oslo (Norway) for several years where he became more involved with fine art and learned to make props, sets and special effects. His film "Life in the XXI Century" has won 7 awards and his new film "Long live the WACP!" is starting it's journey through the festival circuit.

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