The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick, directed by Pete Ohs and co-written by Jeremy O. Harris and other collaborators, premiered at South by Southwest. The film features Yvonne, an urbanite escaping to the country, only to find her serene retreat marred by the cryptic wellness beliefs of her hosts. The movie blends elements of body horror and psychological drama, drawing influences from classic films like Cries and Whispers and Rosemary's Baby. Its compact 80-minute run time intensifies the narrative's sense of dread and suspicion surrounding supposed healing practices.
The hallmark of The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick is the sense of dread that mounts while Yvonne grows more and more susceptible to a figment of utopia built on wellness pseudoscience.
Ohs had edited the documentary Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play., and Harris was attracted to his fluid Mike Leigh-ish filmmaking process, which he'd employed on the similarly microbudget indies.
The film runs a lean 80 minutes, dipping into and Rosemary's Baby territory as Yvonne begins to doubt the eeriness of her roommates' rustic nonchalance.
You're not supposed to mix Bergman with Beyond Fest, Ohs jokes, alluding to the unique blend of influences shaping their film.
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