Feelers

Feelers is a surreal queer drama exploring intimacy, identity, and transformation through the story of Jude, a reserved art student whose night with the charismatic Frankie slowly unravels into something stranger and more visceral. What begins as a quiet flirtation over drinks turns into a sensual, uneasy spiral as Jude’s fascination with insects, especially the Pūriri moth, bleeds into reality. Set over the course of one night in Frankie’s cluttered flat, the film uses intimate performances, dreamy visuals, and bodily horror to capture the psychological discomfort of desire and the quiet terror of becoming. With themes of gender fluidity, fear of vulnerability, and the strange beauty of metamorphosis, Feelers is a coming-of-age story seen through a queer, metamorphic lens. At its heart, it’s about the messiness of letting someone see you, body, bugs, and all.