Prairie Girls
2022 · 10m · USA
Directed by Benett Holgerson
Genres: adventure, comedy, fantasy
Tones: absurdist, surreal, whimsical
Two sisters wake in a Midwestern field with no memory of how they got there, then drift through a magical-realist countryside of sinister birdwatchers, a mysterious axe, and a kidnapping at the local bar.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
Two sisters, a mysterious axe, sinister Albanians at a Midwestern dive bar — the synopsis alone is a middle finger to coverage notes. I'm in.
Pastoral-weird Midwest with interpolated animation and thrift-store mythology — Tabu-by-way-of-Potrykus is an ambitious pitch, even if 'anything goes' can wear thin.
Antiquated costumes plus interpolated animation making rural Midwest read as half-remembered folktale is a genuine vision — sinister birdwatchers, a mysterious axe, kidnapped at the local bar is committed worldbuilding. Whether it sustains 10 minutes is the question.
Reviews
Carried by its charismatic performances and anything goes unpredictability, the film is a showcase for unfettered playfulness.