MAKE SURE SHE-NUT FIRST

Juicebox P. Burton is a black, trans-fem multi-disciplinary artist living in New Orleans. She is a world-builder who framed narratives of trauma in the context of horror and sci-fi in order to heal the collective spirit of the black community. Her work gains its power from its self-taught nature, fostering the collaboration of other BIPOC creators whose collective story combats the aristocratic gatekeeping of the mainstream art industry. 

In 2017 Juicebox became co-owner of Studio Lalala, a Black and trans mixed media production company that actively redistributes resources to marginalized folks through the sourcing of shared equipment, warehouse space, job opportunities, and skill sharing, comprised of cinematographers, set builders, and special effects artists and gives jobs to BIPOC queer people to collectively produce their visions.

The connecting body through the film, Demarcation, is a character called She-Nut. A female entity that is projected as a visualization of a woman that transcends this world we call Earth.. We are connected to her lived experience which is told through her eyes and sometimes her body. Malcolm X said “The most disrespected person in America is a black woman. The most unprotected person in America is a black woman. The most neglected person in America is a black woman” This truth is shown through the alarmingly high assault and murder rates of black trans women. She-Nut embodies trans women who don't fit into societal norms because of how she looks. We are drawn into her mind twisted by the repeated hate and disrespect of her existence. Her reality fits, sadly, perfectly in this horror film.