Bagworm (SXSW)

Discover Bagworm, the wildly twisted official SXSW premiere of a hammer salesman's rusty nail nightmare! Directed by Oliver Bernsen, this 2025 comedy-drama-horror gem follows Carroll, a misanthropic dude obsessed with world's end and moral decay, who steps on a rusty nail and spirals into sanity-shredding chaos.

Is the world turning violent against him, or is tetanus frying his brain? Packed with gross-out laughs, trippy visions, and a killer cast including Peter Falls, Michelle Ortiz, Robbie Arnett, and Corbin Bernsen, it's had audiences raving since its World Premiere at Sitges (where it snagged the Audience Award!).

• Genre mash-up: Comedy, drama, horror—think Fear and Loathing meets bad trip tetanus terrors.
• Screening spot: Alamo Lamar—grab badges or wristbands for priority access to this North American Premiere in the Visions section.
• Creative team: Screenwriter Henry Bernsen, stellar crew like cinematographer Adriel Gonzalez, and producers including Zoe Rosenberg.

Perfect for fans of weird, wacky indie flicks that question doom, ego, and rusty fate—don't miss this hammer-time headtrip!