Man Eating Pussy
A dying man seeks the ultimate release: a birth in reverse.
Featuring
Grace Glowicki
Julian Richings
Nicolette Pearse
Harrison Browne
Ted Charette
Writer, Director, Producer / Emily Lawson
Producer / Lucy Belgum
Director of Photography / Gabriela Osio Vanden
Director of Photography / Gabriela Osio Vanden
Sound Design / Evan Jerred
Set Design / Ashley Frederick
Composer/ Spencer Creaghan
Festival Screenings
SXSW Film & TV Festival 2026 - World Premiere (Austin, USA)
Overlook Film Festival 2026 (New Orleans, USA)
Milwaukee Film Festival 2026
Seattle International Film Festival 2026
Final Frame Horror Shorts Block (Pennslyvania, USA)
Snake Alley Festival of Film (Iowa, USA)
BIFON, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival - Only Canadian Short in Competition (South Korea)
Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)
Fantasia International Film Festival (Montréal)
Imagine Fantastic Film Festival (Netherlands)
SPASM Festival (Montréal)
Second Sight Film Festival (United Kingdom)
Morbido Fest (Mexico)
Grimmfest (United Kingdom)
Fancine - Fantastic Film Festival of Málaga (Spain)
Six Feet Under Horror Fest (United Kingdom)
L'Étrange Festival - International Short Film Competition (Paris, France)
Court Métrange - Official International Competition (Rennes, France)
MOTLEX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival (Portugal)
Sydney Underground Film Festival (Australia)
FrightFest (London, UK)
Special Screenings
Alamo Drafthouse - Weird Wednesday Screening Series - 25 cinemas across the USA - July 10 - 16, 2026
Awards
Special Jury Award: Avant-Garde - Midnight Shorts - SXSW 2026
Grand Jury Prize - Best Short Film - Overlook Film Festival 2026
Best Writing, Runner Up - Final Frame Horror Shorts Block
Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy Short - Snake Alley Festival of Film
Press
Deadline: SXSW 2026 Winners List
MovieMaker Magazine: Emily Lawson's 'Man Eating P---' Challenges Views of Sex, Death, and Womanhood