FUCKTOYS (2025) — “Irreverent and audacious sex comedy!”
July 18 : 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
“Irreverent and audacious! Annapurna Sriram’s saucy and singular sex comedy tests the limits of good taste.” – Variety
Part-time sex worker, full-time chaos magnet, AP is convinced that the universe has it out for her… and she might be right. In Fucktoys—the wild, unfiltered debut from writer/director/star Annapurna Sriram—AP seeks a cosmic reset after a swampy tarot reading (courtesy Big Freedia) tells her she needs $1,000 and a sacrificial lamb to lift her curse. Armed with neither, she sets off on a bizarre quest with her kindred spirit Danni (Sadie Scott) through Trashtown, USA—a dystopian, neon-drenched sprawl of assorted oddballs, Tom of Finland cops, and strip clubs galore.
Channeling the cinematic stylings of French New Wave, cross-pollinated with the rebellious vibe of 90s-era Gregg Araki, Fucktoys is rude, crude, unhinged, girly-pop middle finger to filmic convention. It’s a surrealist and satirical odyssey with a cast to match that includes 13 Reasons Why’s Brandon Flynn, The Comeback’s Damian Young, and a knockout performance by Heated Rivarly’s François Arnaud. Sriram’s Fucktoys took home a Special Jury Award at both SXSW and Fantasia, a Grand Jury Award at NewFest, and earned the writer-director a 2026 Film Independent Spirit Award Nomination.
WHAT THE CRITICS ARE SAYING…
“Rioutously raunchy”
“[R]iotously raunchy, wildly entertaining and sublimely surreal… this feels like the lovechild of John Waters and early period Almodovar.”
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Nerdly
“A bold new filmmaker”
“An offbeat, silly and very original debut it signposts Sriram as a bold new filmmaker.”
★ ★ ★ ★
Filmhounds
“Unforgettable”
“Exceptionally confident, well thought out, and unafraid to be weird… Fucktoys really is unforgettable.
★ ★ ★ ★
THN
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