Director and writer Mary Dauterman’s off-kilter “horror” feature film debut begins 
with Anna coming to grips with how and why her 
best friend, Izzy, has unexpectedly died in a bike accident. Anna struggles to put the pieces back together. Before she even has a chance to process, Booger, Izzy’s cat, escapes the Brooklyn apartment they used to share. As she turns her already unstable life upside down looking for him, a gnarly cat bite results in terrifying 
and surprising physical changes. Anna must face her grief head on before it consumes her completely. BOOGER is a film about losing your best friend and losing control. Eerie and strange, BOOGER toes the line between cringe-comedy and tragedy, taking viewers on a surprising, 
grossly sweet journey. Director / writer Mary Dauterman (Bette, Lucky Feet, Unfinished Business) stops by to talk about the origin story for BOOGER, the fine line between body-horror and humor, assembling an outstanding cast, particularly Grace Glowicki, Garrick Bernard and Marcia DeBonis and the creative flourishes provide by her dedicated crew.
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About the filmmaker- BOOGER is Mary Dauterman’s debut feature. In 2022, she participated in the Tribeca Festival Creators Market. Her short films have been selected for multiple Vimeo Staff Picks and screened at 30+ festivals including Palm Springs, Maryland, Rooftop, Montclair, Fantasia, and Fantastic Fest. Her work has been featured on NoBudge, Vulture, and TEDWomen, as well as honored by the Webbys and covered by NPR, Vice, New York Magazine, and CNN. She’s written and directed projects for Adult Swim, won best director at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, and was commissioned by 20th Century Digital Studios to write and direct a short in collaboration with Skittles, which premiered on Hulu. She was named part of SHOOT Magazine’s New Directors showcase in 2019 and was recognized as an ADC Young Gun in 2018 for her body of work. Her commercial work has been honored by the Cannes Lions, the One Show, and D&AD. She is originally from Texas, attended the University of Texas at Austin, and lives in Brooklyn with multiple cats. She is represented for film and TV by Lindsay Cohen at Rise. For more go to: marydauterman.com
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“Insidiously well-crafted, Booger is a must-watch for cat owners, body horror fans, and those who like their horror with an added dollop of psychological trauma.” – Kat Hughes, THN
“Booger is captivating and incisive for its understanding of the prickliness of grief, and for its understanding of Glowicki. The film allows Glowicki to shine, and Glowicki handles this character with the utmost respect.” – Alisha Mughal, Film Daze
“Booger is a bold and refreshing journey into grief and the damaging effects of holding it in when it desperately wants to claw its way out.” – Maggie Lovitt,
“Booger feels like the indie body horror equivalent of Lars von Trier’s Melancholia, doing for grief what the latter did for depression” – Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, AWFJ.org