What Is The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick About?

When Yvonne arrives, she finds Camilles friend Isaac (Jeremy O. Harris) and his boyfriend A.J.

(James Cusati-Moyer) are also staying at the house.

Zoe Chao looking at a bite on her shoulder in The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick

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serves disgusting, watery soup that Yvonne tries to appreciatively slurp down.

What started as a peaceful escape turns into an almost low-budget indie mixture ofGet OutandRosemarys Baby.

Most of the films 80 minutes rely on setting that slightly sinister tone that permeates every scene.

Stills from Persona, Eraserhead, and Daisies

Don’t get real get surreal.

Again, this is primarily about mood and seeing that up, but it needs more than just that.

The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tickhad its premiere at the 2025 SXSW festival.

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The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick is a 2025 film in which Yvonne visits her friend Camille’s rural home to escape a disturbing event. Accompanied by A.J. and Isaac, they promise a serene weekend until Yvonne’s tick bite unveils unsettling realities beneath the idyllic facade.

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The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick

Zoe Chao