After receiving an ominous invitation, Kat arrives at a seemingly empty motel off the highway. She doesn’t know who or what she will find in the dark of room 13, her demise, or her wildest dreams, but there is only one way to find out.

Lone Buck Motel is a love letter to queer kink and hookup culture, and the queer horror of, and that pays homage to, the 80s. In a world full of monsters, rejects, and freaks who are pinned at the corner where fear and lust meet, desire finds a way in spite of it all. This film nods to an era where true love shies away under judging eyes, and the shunned find comfort in harnessing their monstrosity

Lone Buck Motel was created at PNCA for my junior film. Created in the spring semester of 2024, the film took at total of four months to create. That process included animating the film, as well as creating original music, soundscapes, and promotional work for the film.

Since its completion it has been privately screened several times in theaters such as Portland’s historical Cinema 21 and at PNCA. The film made its premiere at PAMCUT’s at the Tomorrow Theater. From there it has been screened at Caronte International Horror Film Festival, the Horror Shorts Film Festival, and has upcoming screenings at Portland Panorama Film Festival and the Dollhouse of Horror Film Festival