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Walk Me Home

Walk Me Home

KAYE ADELAIDE | CANADA | 2025 | 10 MIN | ENGLISH

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KAYE ADELAIDE | CANADA | 2025 | 10 MIN | ENGLISH

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Synopsis

Axis, an anxious enby, faces a supernatural surge of fears during a late-night walk home alone.

Filmmaker Bio

Kaye Adelaide is a Montreal-based trans lesbian filmmaker. She has directed several award-winning short films, including Don’t Text Back and MonsterDyke. She recently completed her first feature film, The Rebrand, which won Best Feature at five international film festivals. Through a playful blend of horror, speculative fiction, comedy, and camp, her work highlights gender minority representation and challenges societal biases.

Producer

Mariel Sharp

Writer

Andi E McQueen

Cast

  • Andi E McQueen
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