Parasocial Experiments — Nicky Maggio - Director

Experiments in Parasocaility

Mercury store project week - April 2026

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Directed by Nicky Maggio
Text by Nikhil Mahapatra

Inspired by:
Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Kristina Lindstrom & Kristian Petri’s documentary “The Most Beautiful Boy in the World”, Netflix’s “The Boyfriends” Season 2, Hollyoaks’ John Paul McQueen & Craig Dean, New York Magazine’s GIRLS WHO LOVE BOYS WHO LOVE BOYS by E. Alex Jung, The April 2025 protests against Hulu cancelling the reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jesus, Mary- the VIRGIN, God,

Featuring: Francisco Arcila, Rina Dutta, Simon Henriques, Jesse B. Koehler, Anula Navlekar, Leon Ramos Tak, Roberto Tolentino, Mickey Tropeano,

Photos by Andres Burgos