A Bechdel Test-compliant reimagining of the eponymous novel by William Faulkner.

When New Orleans' foremost patron of the arts invites a ragtag assortment of French Quarter artists on a yachting party along Lake Pontchartrain to entertain her impulsive teenage niece, catastrophe strikes, forcing young and old, rich and poor, to confront hunger, thirst and their own mortality.

As a mysterious series of disappearances rocks the boat, frivolity turns survival and the barriers of class and social status give way. The passengers, some for the first time in their lives, delve beneath the small talk to ponder shocking truths. Rescued by a maligned and unrewarded hero, the yachting party resumes its merrymaking — not suspecting that the greatest peril of all lurks ahead of them.

At once a coming-of-age and coming-to-terms-with-age story, Mosquitoes showcases Faulkner's keen understanding of class differences and respect for the underdog.

Video trailer: https://youtu.be/mi-reZhypWc