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Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF) / Film Reviews / Interviews

Inside the Rot: Oliver Bernsen on Bagworm, Family, and Making the Movie You Can Make

The day before our interview, my partner asked me the most normal question in the world: "What is this one about?" I had an answer, sort of, but not a clean one. There is the surface-level premise that you can find on the internet, of course. A sexually frustrated hammer salesman named Carroll steps on a rusty nail and begins moving through an increasingly warped physical and psychological spiral. The world around him seems to decay as quickly as his body does. Ultimately, though, the film is difficult to pin down in any meaningful way.

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April 29, 2026
ERUPCJA Still | Courtesy of Pete Ohs
ERUPCJA Still | Courtesy of Pete Ohs
Film Reviews / Interviews / SXSW Film & TV Festival

At the Edge of the Volcano: Pete Ohs, Jeremy O. Harris, and Will Madden on Erupcja and Charli xcx

On the surface, the obvious talking point is Charli xcx. Of course it is. She has become a household name in a way that few artists do, and Erupcja was shot during the strange cultural detonation of Brat summer. But the more interesting question is not simply how Pete Ohs ended up making a movie with Charli xcx. It is why someone like Charli would be drawn to this kind of low-budget, independent film in the first place.

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April 20, 2026