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.
a love letter to cruising, rural motels, and the queer horror of the 80s, Lone Buck Motel IS sexy, funny, thrilling, AND GRIMY. In a world full of monsters, rejects, and freaks who are pinned at the corner where fear and lust meet, desire finds a way despite 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 franklins junior film. Created in the spring semester of 2024, the film took a total of four months to produce. That process included animating the film, as well as creating original music, soundscapes, and promotional work for the film.
Lone Buck Motel had its premiere screening at PAMCUT’s Tomorrow Theater. From there, it has been shown at film festivals internationally, including Portland Panorama, queer fear film festival, La Indie Horror Fest where it won best student horror, and most recently, queer screams film festival. Upcoming screenings are taking place at the Hillsboro Film Festival and crytpicon seattle.
Sarah Rae Franklin 