AROMCOM: Short Film Screening | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Date and Time
Jun 22, 2025 5:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Jun 22, 2025 5:00 pm
450K
Join us for the premiere of this DC-area independent short film depicting a cozy, platonic meet-cute
Busboys and Poets Books invite you to the premiere of local short film Aromcom! Come gather at this free event to meet local LGBTQIA+ actors and storytellers, explore aro/ace books, talk with the filmmaking team, and enjoy the very first screening of Aromcom.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase from the Busboys restaurant, as well as a number of different ace and aro books available for 15% off from the Busboys bookstore.
Aromcom is a DC-area independent short film depicting a cozy, platonic meet-cute. While stranded in a small Icelandic town during a winter storm, a nosy woman develops a squish—a platonic crush—on the badass, aloof owner of a found GoPro who starts to open up once they discover they’re both on the asexual and aromantic spectrums. Aromcom is the winner of a Maryland State Arts Council Creativity Grant and a 2024 New York Screenwriting Award for Best LGBTQIA Short Screenplay.
Runtime: 20 minutes.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 5:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed.
We ask that guests RSVP in order to receive direct updates about the event from Busboys and Poets Books
Katrina Jackson (she/her) is the writer, director, and editor of Aromcom. She comes from a space science and digital video production background, and was previously the lead video producer for the Hubble Space Telescope. Her YouTube documentary for the JustSpace Alliance “Behind the Name: James Webb Space Telescope” about queer experiences in astronomy aired on Democracy Now. Aromcom is Katrina’s narrative film directorial and writing debut.
Catherine Bobalek (she/her) is the producer of Aromcom. She attended Savannah College of Art & Design, graduating with degrees in Film & Television and Dramatic Writing. Her short films Cupcake, Crossfire, and Lavande have collectively screened at over twenty festivals. She is passionate about creatively telling stories that center on women of the past and present, asexual and LGBTQIA+ topics, supporting BIPOC individuals and visibility, and creating work that promotes empathy and builds connection by bringing humor and satire to the subject.
