Resurrect Me as a Parasite, 2025
authored as mosquito girlfriend (Gabi Dao & Lou Lou Sainsbury)
Scanned 16mm film, 2K video. 9:52 mins.
A vampiric eco-horror and 16mm film exploring shapeshifting, virality and forms of sanctuary amidst ongoing crisis. As scenes of haunting pervade the cave of Mary Magdalene and an extracted quarry, a vampiric community facilitates the transition of a new host, evoking passages of life & death, gender and parasitism within an age of extinction. The film features performance by Max Lester, James Parnell & Ailo Ribas, as well as a score by John Brennan & Elisa Ferrari.
Produced by mosquito girlfriend, a film, video and research project by Gabi Dao & Lou Lou Sainsbury, exploring the political and historical implications of parasitology in relation to colonialism, reproduction and trans, queer and more-than-human life.
Made with generous support from Amarte Fund, Mondriaan Fund, K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation, and donors who wish to remain anonymous.