The movie

Queens, New York. Milo is a lonely orphan who is regularly tormented by the neighbourhood bullies. He spends most of his time indulging in his obsession for vampires and repeatedly watches Near Dark and The Lost Boys. Unlike his new neighbour Sophie, who is a fan of Twilight, Milo prefers realistic vampires. The very unusual needs he suddenly develops might suggest that he has some things in common with the characters from his favourite films... By setting his story in Queens, Michael O’Shea associates The Transfiguration with a specific tradition of vampire movies, in which psychological disorders metaphorically affect the characters. Although the director’s intimate approach is reminiscent of Let The Right One In (NIFFF 2008), he unmistakably falls in line with the current American indie school of realism. And while the actors’ performances particularly stand out, The Transfiguration is first and foremost a proud heir of genre cinema, as shown by cameos from Larry Fessenden and Lloyd Kaufman.