Sick ’n’ Wrong is a delirious celebration of cinematic weirdness. Steaming gouts of body fluids, pitch-black gallows humor, and skin-crawling awkwardness are all trademarks of SnW movies. SnW isn’t a genre, though; any movie that disturbs the audience on an existential level is welcome. Shorts, features, docs, animations, music videos—anything goes, so long as the viewer walks away thinking, “What the f#@k did I just watch?!”
Sick ’n’ Wrong takes place in Orlando, Florida, so guests can enjoy their fill of wholesome, family-friendly fun at the theme parks—and then burn all that goodness out of their souls with the unrepentant depravity of SnW. The festival includes opening- and closing-night parties where weirdo creators and weirdo appreciators can share their love of bizarro cinema while the adult beverages flow. (There’s also a super-secret filmmakers-only brunch, but don’t tell anyone!)
If you’re a filmmaker whose work makes the traditional festivals cringe or shake their heads in confusion, Sick ’n’ Wrong is probably your true home.
THE REPRESENTATION DISCOUNT
Sick ’n’ Wrong offers a 25% submission discount to any film DIRECTED by someone who identifies as a woman, a member of any LGBTQ+ community, or a person of color. The discount is also available for screenplays written by someone who identifies as a member of one of those groups. Email stephen@demonskull.org or message the festival on social media for the discount code.
Winning filmmakers will receive custom sculpted “Sickie” statuettes. Sickies are given in 12 categories, including:
Sickest — for the most nauseating visuals
Wrongest — for the most morally aberrant story content
Audience Favorite — voted on by festival attendees
as well as Sickie categories specifically for animation and screenplays.