https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/91f66a8fd6486dea66e493304e8e2991.jpg a6d024d6b3490ff02c383ef06686ba16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Close-up of a zombie girl lunging toward another person. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/8cc1a81cb8f9d6d1dad2e784c12a331c.jpg c7056ad7ba5d50fa68f6f41a77a3a775 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. A girl lies face down across a bed in a dimly lit bedroom. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/9ebea93749472cf6d2244b1cb0fc0b2f.jpg 51eb4922a82e3b87a123b8b9f72b61c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Girl reaches toward another frightened girl in dim green lighting. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/6d189249adc3662b7e5d65464115a22f.jpg aa06adbb616703c7bb21022dfdc8ff46 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shay Gish: Wants & Needs Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource. The distinction between titles and alternative titles is application-specific. Two girls stare at a zombie arm in a spotlight. https://library.missouri.edu/exhibits/files/original/76678ec47fd656e7498a8b468cbdb535.mp4 8c235881a4cd9723a17e8a8dfc85c728 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Wants & Needs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Gish, Shay Abstract A summary of the resource. Wants & Needs is an experimental short film exploring queerness through the transformative metaphor of zombification. With my own experiences of being queer, I wanted to explore how self realization can feel both terrifying and liberating. The narrative follows Chloe as she confronts her desires within a romantic situationship with Anna. Faced with her attraction and fear of intimacy, Chloe must navigate the tension between repression and longing. Her “zombie” operates as an impulsive embodiment of desire; this symbol is built on the preexisting image of the undead in horror media as impulsive. Here, that horror is internalized. The “monster” symbolizes suppressed queerness, visualized through Chloe’s “zombie arm”. First, it's an experience to fear, however as the zombification progresses Chloe gradually understands and accepts this inevitable part of herself. With this film I wanted to emphasize movement, rhythm and sensory disruption. The Dance sequences externalize Chloe’s desires, translating emotional and sexual tension into physical expression. However, through manipulating the frame rate and strobe lighting, I hope to create fiction between the static and accelerated images, reflecting her instability. Sound design further shapes the transformation with distorted, slowed ambience blended along fluctuating breathing to evoke intimacy and bodily change. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026