Kristen Abate

Blueberry

A young woman living in rural Iowa dreams of becoming a dancer. She meets a stranger named Elsa who challenges her to run away with her to Rapid City and enter a dance contest. The two escape to the Badlands where their journey is cut short by reality.

Caravaggio's Last Day

While racing up Italy's wild coast to reclaim his stolen work, queer Renaissance painter Caravaggio realizes that leaving his beautiful lover behind, to chase glory in Rome, was a betrayal that will cost him his life. As his final moments unfurl like a fever dream, he glimpses at the angel who has been guarding him all along - and understands that even in death, his art will burn on.

Straighten Up and Fly Right

In a funk, Kristen, a physically disabled New York woman, walks dogs for a living but dreams of being a writer and as her life unravels, she must make a choice to fall apart or straighten up.

Busted Walk

Busted for pot in his school locker, a disabled teenage guitar hero (played by Ezra Miller) limps to his uncool punishment - working for his father.