Rules of the Game (2020)

Experimental, Short

Rules of the Game is an experimental visual art film created to address a cultural lack of bisexual iconography. Using ordinary games in an increasingly surreal atmosphere, Rules of the Game examines this disorienting foundational element of queer life and coming of age.

It was filmed with support from Panavision, and screened online with NoBudge and live at Nitehawk (2020), at FilmPride (2020) and broadcast in the UK with Latest TV and Northern Visions.

“Pazniokas’ film carries with it rich metaphor…and also pure visual pleasure.” - NoBudge

“What I love about Rules is that it is a film about bisexuality specifically and not necessarily bisexuals, which feels like a very novel and exciting artistic contribution…[the film] distills so neatly how the conception of bisexuality as a midpoint really only expands the bounds of a binary that would exclude it.” - bisexuality researcher Collin Knopp-Schwyn