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The Valkyrie Cycle

  • Catherine Rohret
    Director
  • Saffron Hefta-Gaub
    Director
  • Casey Fleming
    Producer
  • Catherine Rohert
    Editor
  • Karina Revilla
    Editor
  • Casey Fleming
    Editor
  • Zola Hefta-Gaub
    Editor
  • Saffron Hefta-Gaub
    Editor
  • Haley Adams
    Composer
  • Quin Borozin
    Composer
  • Catherine Rohert
    Cast
  • Percival Walter
    Cast
  • Quin Borozin
    Cast
  • Arcadia Reeves
    Cast
  • Casey Fleming
    Cast
  • Karina Revilla
    Cast
  • Victoria Nielsen
    Cast
  • Saffron Hefta-Gaub
    Cast
  • Arcadia Reeves
    Artist
  • Fabiola Liaño
    Social Media Manager
  • Project Type:
    Other
  • Genres:
    Coming-of-age, Fantasy, Supernatural, Teen drama
  • Length:
    29 minutes 24 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Student Project:
    No
Artist Biography

Midnight Ceremonies Media started as a group of Twitter mutuals interested in playing a game of Monsterhearts together. All of us were already fans of actual play shows, and we took the energy we had previously invested into fandom into our own original story. Despite starting as a group of strangers, from the very first meeting there was a sense that we had something special going on.

Our cast and crew are spread across every US time zone and all meetings are over Zoom and/or Discord. Once our cast has finished recording a season, we go into production mode, editing for the best story flow, adding in sound design and original score, and putting together complete episodes for audiences to engage with.

The Valkyrie Cycle uses Monsterhearts 2, a tabletop roleplaying game, designed by Avery Alder, about teen angst and queer identities, using the metaphor of monsterhood and horror to explore messy emotions. While many actual play shows use Dungeons & Dragons, where an adventuring party is expected to work together, character conflict and extreme risk-taking are encouraged in Monsterhearts. To learn more, check out: https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts

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Artist Statement

Our team is made entirely up of full-time students and recent graduates. Our characters are in high school, played by actors who are only a couple of years removed from that time of tumultuous change, and we channel that energy into our work. We work on this project because we are dedicated to the story and each other. To describe it as a passion project indicates that we make no money from this, but also that we put our heart and souls into it. Once a week, we find the parts of ourselves we’d rather not forget and learn to share them with each other. We tell the stories of characters who reflect our own queer identities, the stories we wanted to hear when we were younger. We love stories and we love telling stories with each other, and we can’t wait to share those stories with the world.