HALO STARLING
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RECENT PROJECTS
ARIADNE (2025)
YRIA (2025)
The Madness of Dionysus (2025)
Fairy Prince (2025)
Portent Soul (2024–)
TestoLupron (2024–)
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FILM
PONY (2022)
Valentine's Day After (2020)
The French Chef with Julia Child: Abortifacient Herbs (2019)
SUNRIDER (2018)
Hold (2018)
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VIDEO
BE NOT AFRAID (2021)
POLLINATION (2020)
One Made of Light (2020)
Your Love is Giving Me Life (2019)
aph·ro·dis·i·ac (2019)
Fruitr (2019)
Wait (2017)
Eco Vignettes (2013)
Vagina Dentata (2012)
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LIVE ART
Planet Femme LIVE (2017)
SENSE (2016)
Pleasure Scores (2011–2014)
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LIVE PERSONAE
TORMENTRA (2017)
Home Depot (2015–2016)
Karan Devine (2014–2015)
Cleo the Past Teller (2014–2015)
Black-Eyed Susan (2014–2015)
Crystal Mermaid (2014)
Evangeline Dupree (2014)
Cynthia Reid (2014)
Polyperformance (2014)
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WORLDBUILDING
The Sagewell Archives (2019)
Planet Femme (2016–2018)
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CURATION
WINDOWS AND BLINDS (2023)
PONY and Friends (2023)
Positive Futures (2019)
AUTO ROBO ECO (2017)
ASYLUM (2015)
UNDER THE SEAMS RUNS THE PAIN (2014)
This Literally Happened (2014)
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FEATURED
2025
ONE Archives at the USC Libraries
Curate LA
2024
USC Libraries
USC Cinematic Arts - iMappening 2024
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CAA 112th Annual Conference
MA+P Stories - WINDOWS AND BLINDS
2023
Deadline
2am Photography
2022
Expanding the Parameters of Feminist Artivism
Trans Cinematic Universe Podcast
World of Rex Podcast
Queer Forty
GAY.IT
LA Weekly
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Out News Global
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Women's Screenwriters Workshop (Panel)
2021
Final Draft Blog
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Deadline
2020
PGN - Film
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Women and Hollywood
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2019
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2017
GO Magazine
2016
purple ART
2015
PACKET
Adult Mag
KCHUNG
Sex-Ed @BHQFU
2014
The Brooklyn Rail
Nocountrycountry on bel-air radio
Labor Day Lectures
2013
artcritical
NOWHERE

Description of "PONY and Friends" at WHAMMY! Microcinema, celebrating PONY's online premiere on Shortverse, 2023.
Featuring:

The Number 12
dir. Jed Bell, 2022, digital projection
13 min

In France Michelle Is a Man's Name
dir. Em Weinstein, 2020, digital projection
12 min

Halloween, 1987
dir. Hansen Bursic, 2021, digital projection
14 min

Miller & Son
dir. Asher Jelinsky, 2019, digital projection
21 min

Squid Season
dir. Ariel Mahler and Grace Hanna, 2022, digital projection
Poem and Voiceover by Leigh Ellis
5 min

Valentine
dir. Beck Kitsis and Chris McNabb, 2022, digital projection
10 min

PONY
dir. Halo Starling, 2022, digital projection
15 min

Halo Starling emceeing "PONY and Friends," at WHAMMY! Microcinema, 2023.

"PONY and Friends" artist panel and Q&A, at WHAMMY! Microcinema, 2023. From left: Meaghan Wilbur (PONY), Lynny Van Trieste (Halloween, 1987), Asher Jelinsky (Miller and Son), Jed Bell (The Number 12), Ariel Mahler (Squid Season), Ed Weinstein (In France Michelle is a Man's Name), and Halo Starling (PONY).