Piaffe

Ravishingly shot on lush 16 mm, the audaciously erotic, playfully surreal debut feature from Ann Oren crosses lines of gender and species on a visceral journey into sexuality, control, and artifice. Introverted and unqualified, Eva (Simone Bucio) finds herself woefully out of her depth when she is unexpectedly tasked with creating the foley for a television commercial featuring a horse. As she slowly adjusts to her new job, her obsession with creating the perfect equine sounds grows (literally) into something more tangible. In the midst of a radical physical transformation, Eva becomes more confident and empowered—ultimately luring an unassuming botanist into an intriguing game of submission.