Fucktoys

Learning she can lift a curse for a payment of $1,000 and the sacrifice of a baby lamb, sex worker and ingénue AP sets out on her moped across the pre-millenium alternate reality city of Trashtown, United States to try and earn enough money. Throughout her journey she encounters a series of bizarre, larger than life characters that force her to navigate the pervasively transactional reality of her world. Sriram describes the film as "neo-camp" and American New Wave revival. The film's journey through the night structure has been compared to films like After Hours and Good Time, and its visual iconography inspired by the tarot, based on the Fool's journey through the Major Arcana. == Cast ==

Sriram's inspiration for the style of the film includes films such as Angel and Crimes of Passion, and the works of John Waters, Gregg Araki, and Jim Jarmusch. The film was inspired by a previous relationship of Sriram, with her stating: "I had this breakup happen in my late 20s, and it was because a psychic told me that if I didn't dump my boyfriend, I was going to get really sick and wasn't going to have the career I was supposed to have. So I called him and said, ‘OK, the psychic says we have to break up.’ I got off the phone and felt like an insane person, because who has a call with a psychic who's like, ‘Do this life-changing thing,’ and then you immediately do it? So I felt very gullible and naive. I was heartbroken, and I started writing scenes." The film's title was described as a riff on the term "fuck boy". The film's poster was illustrated by Canadian artist Suspiria Vilchez. The film was shot in Louisiana. == Release ==

A festival trailer for the film was released on March 6, 2025. == Reception ==

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 26 reviews. ==Accolades==