Sid Fiore Branca
@sidbranca.bsky.social
i make & study moving images, the pervert’s medium 🎭🩸🎪 📹 they/them.📍Montréal & Chicago. into horror & experimental film. director of ➡️ https://quietinthehouse.com
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Sid Fiore Branca
@sidbranca.bsky.social
· Jun 18
Quiet in the House - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark
Quiet in the House is a psychological horror film about four women inspired and tormented by their manipulative theater director–and an unseen supernatural force. An examination of sadomasochism in artistic production, the film asserts the need for community over isolation in the face of fear.
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new📍post: i'm making a feature film!
Quiet in the House is a psychological horror film about four women inspired and tormented by their manipulative theater director–and an unseen supernatural force. It's about performance, fantasy, sadomasochism, gender, & how you get a poltergeist.
Quiet in the House is a psychological horror film about four women inspired and tormented by their manipulative theater director–and an unseen supernatural force. It's about performance, fantasy, sadomasochism, gender, & how you get a poltergeist.
i can tell that my instagram network is far more Great Lakes-centric than my bluesky one because over there today it’s at least solidly 40% Edmund Fitzgerald
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
i can tell that my instagram network is far more Great Lakes-centric than my bluesky one because over there today it’s at least solidly 40% Edmund Fitzgerald
wow you guys i finally saw another film by the director of Sombre (1998) (La vie nouvelle, 2002) and i am here to say i think i am fully Philippe Grandrieux-pilled
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
wow you guys i finally saw another film by the director of Sombre (1998) (La vie nouvelle, 2002) and i am here to say i think i am fully Philippe Grandrieux-pilled
i had cause in class today to try and articulate how interacting with Michael Shannon in person is very particular because of his height and overall physicality, which i did by blurting out the phrase “it feels like standing next to a horse”
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
i had cause in class today to try and articulate how interacting with Michael Shannon in person is very particular because of his height and overall physicality, which i did by blurting out the phrase “it feels like standing next to a horse”
i just moved so uh if anyone can tell me where to find them in montreal i’d appreciate it, thanks
hot slutty abominations in your area want to drive YOU crazy with blasphemous secrets from the beyond
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 PM
i just moved so uh if anyone can tell me where to find them in montreal i’d appreciate it, thanks
a thing about me is that i think about the Carl Sandburg poem "Chicago" approximately six times a week, alongside the line from his contemporary, Nelson Algren, when he says loving Chicago is "Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real."
Ellis starting the day off by reading out Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago" in its entirety.
November 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
a thing about me is that i think about the Carl Sandburg poem "Chicago" approximately six times a week, alongside the line from his contemporary, Nelson Algren, when he says loving Chicago is "Like loving a woman with a broken nose, you may well find lovelier lovelies. But never a lovely so real."
shoutout to new york fuckin city baby
(yes this is a photo of me directing on a film set in chicago and i live in canada now, but my birth certificate will always say new york, and anyway i think all of us are allowed to lib out for a moment rn)
photo by the exceptional @oo0oo.bsky.social
(yes this is a photo of me directing on a film set in chicago and i live in canada now, but my birth certificate will always say new york, and anyway i think all of us are allowed to lib out for a moment rn)
photo by the exceptional @oo0oo.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
shoutout to new york fuckin city baby
(yes this is a photo of me directing on a film set in chicago and i live in canada now, but my birth certificate will always say new york, and anyway i think all of us are allowed to lib out for a moment rn)
photo by the exceptional @oo0oo.bsky.social
(yes this is a photo of me directing on a film set in chicago and i live in canada now, but my birth certificate will always say new york, and anyway i think all of us are allowed to lib out for a moment rn)
photo by the exceptional @oo0oo.bsky.social
i’m in an art-making seminar at a research university with a group of academics who largely don’t have previously existing artistic practices, which means i am duty bound to try my best to give them The Art School Experience (finding out what your classmate’s personal fetishes are)
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i’m in an art-making seminar at a research university with a group of academics who largely don’t have previously existing artistic practices, which means i am duty bound to try my best to give them The Art School Experience (finding out what your classmate’s personal fetishes are)
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My "Rest In Piss" shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My "Rest In Piss" shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
i am so overworked i didn’t get to many horror movies this october, but i did have the 😱 halloween experience of my vibrator’s motor kicking the bucket—then several minutes later scaring the hell out of me by briefly roaring back to life before dying for good, like a damn slasher villain
November 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
i am so overworked i didn’t get to many horror movies this october, but i did have the 😱 halloween experience of my vibrator’s motor kicking the bucket—then several minutes later scaring the hell out of me by briefly roaring back to life before dying for good, like a damn slasher villain
there are some challenging things about being single and living alone (as well as some blessings) but one i have *never* understood is why is it so hard to buy an appropriate amount of grapes for one person to eat in a reasonable amount of time??
give me my bachelor grapes
give me my bachelor grapes
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
there are some challenging things about being single and living alone (as well as some blessings) but one i have *never* understood is why is it so hard to buy an appropriate amount of grapes for one person to eat in a reasonable amount of time??
give me my bachelor grapes
give me my bachelor grapes
lololol at my using my watch for an alarm to try and get my sleep hygiene back in order and avoid scrolling when i first wake up, only to forget about daylight savings, wake up at 6:30am on a sunday, and then look at my phone for an hour
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
lololol at my using my watch for an alarm to try and get my sleep hygiene back in order and avoid scrolling when i first wake up, only to forget about daylight savings, wake up at 6:30am on a sunday, and then look at my phone for an hour
just got sent a tonnn of amazing BTS photos from set, so stoked to go through these and curate a selection to send out!!!
i know i'm overdue for sending out an update to supporters on my feature, but i shot one of the few remaining sequences back in chicago last week! once i finish scrambling to catch up on other work now that i'm back in montreal, a big update post will be coming in early november 🖤
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
just got sent a tonnn of amazing BTS photos from set, so stoked to go through these and curate a selection to send out!!!
was at a cute chill little party last night and at one point had the thought “wow they are playing so many of my favorite songs that i listen to constantly” and then the immediate follow-up thought was “ohhhh right that’s because this is a halloween playlist”
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
was at a cute chill little party last night and at one point had the thought “wow they are playing so many of my favorite songs that i listen to constantly” and then the immediate follow-up thought was “ohhhh right that’s because this is a halloween playlist”
it has happened three times recently that i’ve gotten into a real Who’s On First type situation trying to ask someone if they’ve heard the Buckingham/Nicks ~~~rumors~~~
(that they are back together)
(that they are back together)
Brace yourselves, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are talking again. Nicks says they’re back on speaking terms, years after Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac.
Brace Yourselves, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham Are Talking Again
Brace yourselves, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are talking again. Nicks says they’re back on speaking terms, years after Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac.
www.vulture.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 AM
it has happened three times recently that i’ve gotten into a real Who’s On First type situation trying to ask someone if they’ve heard the Buckingham/Nicks ~~~rumors~~~
(that they are back together)
(that they are back together)
i would like to unsubscribe from moral scrupulosity ocd now please and thank you
related: my previous therapist (of several years) dropped the ball on ever scheduling our highly anticipated final ~closure~ session in september, how bitchy am i allowed to be in this email when i stop avoiding it?
related: my previous therapist (of several years) dropped the ball on ever scheduling our highly anticipated final ~closure~ session in september, how bitchy am i allowed to be in this email when i stop avoiding it?
October 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
i would like to unsubscribe from moral scrupulosity ocd now please and thank you
related: my previous therapist (of several years) dropped the ball on ever scheduling our highly anticipated final ~closure~ session in september, how bitchy am i allowed to be in this email when i stop avoiding it?
related: my previous therapist (of several years) dropped the ball on ever scheduling our highly anticipated final ~closure~ session in september, how bitchy am i allowed to be in this email when i stop avoiding it?
i know i'm overdue for sending out an update to supporters on my feature, but i shot one of the few remaining sequences back in chicago last week! once i finish scrambling to catch up on other work now that i'm back in montreal, a big update post will be coming in early november 🖤
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
i know i'm overdue for sending out an update to supporters on my feature, but i shot one of the few remaining sequences back in chicago last week! once i finish scrambling to catch up on other work now that i'm back in montreal, a big update post will be coming in early november 🖤
idly wondering whether one outcome of doing a dissertation on clowns in cinema will be my some day saying in a professional conference setting "while there are elements of his craft and grit I can begrudgingly admire, Damien Leone can't write for shit and seems like a real asshole who hates women"
if you can't make your slasher movie for $35,000 without abusing your cast and crew, then you can't make your slasher movie!!!
‘Terrifier’ Actress Sues for Breach of Contract, Alleges Extreme Sexual Harassment in Claim
Catherine Corcoran appeared in the controversial horror film that sparked a global sensation. Now, she's suing Damien Leone and Phil Falcone. Report.
www.indiewire.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
idly wondering whether one outcome of doing a dissertation on clowns in cinema will be my some day saying in a professional conference setting "while there are elements of his craft and grit I can begrudgingly admire, Damien Leone can't write for shit and seems like a real asshole who hates women"
does anyone have recommendations of academic journals that regularly publish reviews of books of *film criticism*, that are quality journals but also very open to pitches/submissions from ""early career scholars"" with no publication history?
October 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
does anyone have recommendations of academic journals that regularly publish reviews of books of *film criticism*, that are quality journals but also very open to pitches/submissions from ""early career scholars"" with no publication history?
got absolutely roasted in the marxist film seminar for not knowing what the Internationale was and i didn’t say something extremely catty but probably accurate in response, is this personal growth
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
got absolutely roasted in the marxist film seminar for not knowing what the Internationale was and i didn’t say something extremely catty but probably accurate in response, is this personal growth
had some terrible insomnia last night and decided to finally watch Skinamarink alone in the dark at two in the morning
boxd.it/brzPQt
boxd.it/brzPQt
A review of Skinamarink (2022)
my apologies to Cinema for watching this on a phone, but i actually think i experienced this film in the ideal viewing circumstances: alone in bed in a pitch dark room, the screen held probably too cl...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
had some terrible insomnia last night and decided to finally watch Skinamarink alone in the dark at two in the morning
boxd.it/brzPQt
boxd.it/brzPQt
haven't been posting bc i'm absurdly busy; i'm both in the midst of midterms for my phd seminars at mcgill *and* currently in chicago working on a big freelance video editing gig & filming some stuff for my feature
but here: have an image of Chicago at Oak Street beach on VHS-C from thursday
but here: have an image of Chicago at Oak Street beach on VHS-C from thursday
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
haven't been posting bc i'm absurdly busy; i'm both in the midst of midterms for my phd seminars at mcgill *and* currently in chicago working on a big freelance video editing gig & filming some stuff for my feature
but here: have an image of Chicago at Oak Street beach on VHS-C from thursday
but here: have an image of Chicago at Oak Street beach on VHS-C from thursday
has anyone figured out how to turn off the "AI summaries" of emails inside of gmail in a way that does not also turn off spellcheck??
these are both considered "smart features" and i haven't been able to turn one off without the other
(Gemini is already disabled but this shit shows up anyway)
these are both considered "smart features" and i haven't been able to turn one off without the other
(Gemini is already disabled but this shit shows up anyway)
October 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM
has anyone figured out how to turn off the "AI summaries" of emails inside of gmail in a way that does not also turn off spellcheck??
these are both considered "smart features" and i haven't been able to turn one off without the other
(Gemini is already disabled but this shit shows up anyway)
these are both considered "smart features" and i haven't been able to turn one off without the other
(Gemini is already disabled but this shit shows up anyway)
i made it to the end of a very hard week and to the end of a very long day of back to back seminars including a presentation, followed by a meeting for a documentary i’m editing, and then sat in a park eating poutine and gossiping with a friend as the montréal gods intended, please clap
October 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
i made it to the end of a very hard week and to the end of a very long day of back to back seminars including a presentation, followed by a meeting for a documentary i’m editing, and then sat in a park eating poutine and gossiping with a friend as the montréal gods intended, please clap
not me being 13 months too young to apply for this grant 😭
nwfilmforum.org/lynn-shelton...
if anyone knows of a film completion post-production grant for a non-binary filmmaker who is about to be *38* to finish their first narrative feature.... please send it my way
nwfilmforum.org/lynn-shelton...
if anyone knows of a film completion post-production grant for a non-binary filmmaker who is about to be *38* to finish their first narrative feature.... please send it my way
Lynn Shelton "Of a Certain Age" Grant - Northwest Film Forum
Additional details about the Lynn Shelton "Of A Certain Age" Grant, including its history, eligibility info, and advisory committee members.
nwfilmforum.org
September 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
not me being 13 months too young to apply for this grant 😭
nwfilmforum.org/lynn-shelton...
if anyone knows of a film completion post-production grant for a non-binary filmmaker who is about to be *38* to finish their first narrative feature.... please send it my way
nwfilmforum.org/lynn-shelton...
if anyone knows of a film completion post-production grant for a non-binary filmmaker who is about to be *38* to finish their first narrative feature.... please send it my way
saw my first james benning film last night and really enjoyed it, almost cried multiple times about my indelible attachment to chicago and certainly almost cried about midwestern roadtripping lesbians tenderly embracing
boxd.it/bd8Da1
boxd.it/bd8Da1
A review of 11 x 14 (1977)
proposal: every structural and structural-adjacent film should have roadtripping midwestern lesbians overall i loved this. more bits of humor and character and semi-narrative than i was expecting. the...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
saw my first james benning film last night and really enjoyed it, almost cried multiple times about my indelible attachment to chicago and certainly almost cried about midwestern roadtripping lesbians tenderly embracing
boxd.it/bd8Da1
boxd.it/bd8Da1