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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

A short (true) story I told for a project with @subliminaledfilms.bsky.social just dropped - trigger warning for end of life discussion, I think they did a great job on the edit 🥰 youtu.be/zynIiJuOdPc

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Heart Shaped Stone by Ren Caldwell

YouTube video by SubliminalEd Films

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Hallow Ian @hallowian.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Go get your copy at hallowianhorrorhour.com/shop today!

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

On set today with Tom Hirschler for "Right on Time" - fight coordinator and playing the lead goon! Great working with Rohish, such a blast to be throwing down 😍

A group of people on the sidewalk with a white non-binary person with a red mohawk in front with camera equipment

A white person with a black beanie stands with an Indian person in a suit, smiling

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Can't wait to screen my two latest films ("The Grasses" and "Horns") for friends and family on Sunday!! Making art really is the coolest 🥰 #film #movies #horror #seattlefilm

Three images: top left, a man with a beard looking down a corridor with the word "Horns" - bottom left, a woman lying in a field of grass with the words "The Grasses" - on the right, a dark room with a woman wearing a red shirt and arms outstretched, looking at the ceiling with the word "Vault"

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Just saw this for the first time, super fun, especially as a dancer 🥰 "Climax" #horror #horrormovies #horrorsky

A movie poster: "CLIMAX" In yellow at the top, a person's hand holding a plastic cup of sangria, in the mid ground, a room full of colorful dancers of different genders

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Watching one of my favorites tonight 🥰 Revenge by Coralie Fargeat #Horror #HorrorSky #Movies

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Super awesome to meet and chat with Nivek Ogre today at @crypticonseattle.bsky.social 😍 He was nice enough to take his time signing this great photo from REPO and take a pic with me and my friend @themikerobles.bsky.social #skinnypuppy #horror #crypticon

Picture of three people making faces at the camera, one on the middle holding a signed photo

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Had the great pleasure of recording a podcast for the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library with the fabulous Jesse Q. Sutanto about her new book "Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block!" Such a fun conversation - catch her at Third Place Books tonight!! #podcast #author

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk and maroon shirt stands with an Indonesian woman wearing gray. They both smile at the camera, the non-binary person holding an orange book with a colorful cover called "Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block"

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

If you're interested in more of what I'm doing, I don't post here super often and I'm not on other forms of social media: you can find me on TikTok or and I also update my website pretty regularly, you can join my mailing list! 🥰 www.tiktok.com/@seachild007... www.rencaldwellperformance.com

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REN CALDWELL performance

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I'm a naughty book narrator again this Friday! Should be a really fun night 🙂

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Incredible BTS from Jessy Parr from last weekend's shoot for my new film "Color" - I can't wait to update the film's webpage, but here's a few of my faves! 🥰 Get her on your next film set, peeps! www.jessyparr.com

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk goes over a script with two actors wearing night clothes, sitting on a bed in front of a colorful wall of CD's and string lights

A boom mic and a person holding a slate in front of two actors in an embrace, a fancy-laid table in the foreground

A overhead dolly setup over a bed, the cinematographer checking the lens, in front of a green wall and an open window on the right

A slate with information for the film "Color" on a colorful handmade crocheted blanket and a rainbow stuffy

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

My partner and I had our 26th wedding anniversary yesterday, and I was narrating this section in the book "Queer Power Couples" during my audiobook recording session at the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library today. And yeah, this. ♥️♥️♥️

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Gonna be 50 in less than a month, which feels both totally correct and also wild. Planning a lot of fun things, birthday-month style 🥰

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Super exhausted but THRILLED with the weekend of filming for my new queer short film "Color" - what an absolutely amazing cast and crew!! So psyched for this one, y'all ♥️♥️♥️ #SeattleFilm #ShortFilm #QueerFilm

A group of people in colorful outfits gathered around a table full of brunch food, smiling at the camera. In the background, lots of film equipment and crew.

A film crew with equipment in a bedroom, setting up a shot with someone lying in the bed

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Some of us always knew. Have always been "other" on the gender question. We just literally didn't have the word to describe our truth. #1998 #nonbinary #queer

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Is it "eyebrow-raising" if you can't raise your eyebrows 🤔 #FascismSucks

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This just in: casting is hard, especially when so many talented and fabulous people audition!! #GoodProblems Excited to really start rocking the pre-production of my new queer short film "Color"! #SeattleFilm #ShortFilm #QueerFilm

A black and white photo of a person lying on the ground covered in vines

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Finally watching Sing Sing, hoooooooooly shit ♥️♥️♥️

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Went to a fun co-working event in Cap Hill! Got to meet some nice folks and make a few good connections, and used it as a way to finally crack open my feature script to start a second draft! Sometimes we just need a push 🙂

A group of people convene around a long bar table as one of the people presenting a video they were working on

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Casting for my next project: "Color," a queer dramatic short film. If you'd like to throw your hat in the ring, you've got till midnight on the 22nd to submit! Check out the TPS listing for more info 🥰 theatrepugetsound.org/auditions/co... #SeattleFilm #Acting #ShortFilm #QueerFilm

A black and white image of a person lying on the ground, vines covering them. Text reads "A film by Ren Caldwell: Color. An Aries Rising Production"

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Incredible to attend the @nicolaz.bsky.social reading and Q&A at Third Place Books last night - thanks for the invite, @ahsimlibrarian.bsky.social 🥰 Wonderful discussion around queerness in literature, inspiration and what it means to take over someone's senses through story

A person standing in a bookstore reading from prepared remarks next to the author Nicola Griffith, seated in her wheelchair preparing to read from her new book

The cover of Nicola Griffith's new book entitled "She is Here"

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Super happy to have helped run the "For the Love of Film: Mini Film Fest today! And was very psyched and humbled that Christina Morales' film Peekaboo (where I played the lead Ava" was voted Audience Choice for the evening block! A great day spent in community 🥰 #seattlefilm

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk wearing black with a shirt with a unicorn on it that says "GAYBOY" stands on one side of a red heart balloon and gold star balloons. On the other side, a person with blue and purple hair (also wearing black) poses with an Audience Choice award.

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Aries Rising Productions helped organize and host this cool event! The "For the Love of Film: Mini Film Fest" is for shorts that really want to be seen by more folks but haven't had the chance 🥰 Both shows sold out, the matinee block is happening now! www.greenerpasturesartfilm.com/classes

An audience sits in chairs facing a large projector screen with a large heart and the words "For the Love of Film: Mini Film Fest"

Heart and star balloons grace a table with a red tablecloth and hearts. Two people stand behind it

Heart and star balloons are outside an open glass door. People stand in front of a table with a red tablecloth.

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Learning how to make balloon animals for an upcoming shoot...acting is never a dull job! 🥰 #acting #seattlefilm

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk is sitting on a couch holding a balloon animal in the shape of a dog

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Had fun arranging the coffee table for a shindig last night 🥰

A colorful lava lamp on a black coffee table with four books in front of it: The Art of Arcane, Brain Dead, If They Come For Us, and Capital Ideology

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

OMG, just saw The Chronology of Water. It was ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE 😳 So intense and visceral, Imogen Poots was beyond amazing, the EDITING, the sound, aaaaaaa #film #movies #TheChronologyOfWater

Poster for the film "The Chronology of Water"

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I'll be traveling to Olympia next week to support patrons of the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library as they seek funding from the legislature! Here's a great article by Anna Zivarts to check out 🥰 publicola.com/2026/01/08/l...

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Legislators Must Save Washington's Talking Book and Braille Library - PubliCola

By Anna Zivarts It’s the end of a long day in front of my computer screen. And if I’m honest…

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Had a great time at the premiere of "Grandmother," a film by Katie Fox! I played Erin, a parent to a new mom struggling with postpartum depression. A powerful story, and a really well crafted film! #seattle #film

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Happy 23rd birthday to my oldest child Jaeden!! We're SO proud of the person you are, and super excited to keep connecting with you as you grow and change 🥰 🎉

A collage photo - on the left, a person holding an old strip of photos from a photo booth of a parent and toddler making faces - on the right, a white non-binary person with a red mohawk and a collage graduate with shoulder-length brown hair, giving a thumbs up

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Just watched We Bury the Dead, really liked it. I'm a sucker for a strong non-cis-male lead, some really good scares and twists and turns! #horror #zombie #film #WeBuryTheDead

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Started volunteering at the new Magpie Thrift in Shoreline - all proceeds go to the LGBTQIA+ charity Everly, and I'm thrilled with their thoughtful community-centered practices! Visit when you can! 🥰

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk, wearing a graphic black T-shirt and black leather jacket, stands outside Magpie Thrift Store in Shoreline holding up a volunteer name tag with their name and pronouns (Ren Caldwell, they/them).

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Just found out that Emma Archbold won the HallowIan Horror Hour Audience Choice "Favorite Performer"award for her role in my found footage horror short "Vault!" Congrats to Emma!! And if you haven't yet seen Vault, check it out!! 🥰 @hallowian.bsky.social youtu.be/5thz8NVNyk4?...

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Vault

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Made a trailer for my latest short film "Poster" - have relaxing and interesting holidays, y'all!! youtu.be/RhTQd1jqRDE?...

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Poster Trailer

YouTube video by Ren Caldwell

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Congrats to my oldest child Jaeden, who graduated today from Western Washington University!! #WWU #CollegeGraduation

A photo of a white person with a beard and shoulder-length brown hair holding a blue college diploma and a bunch of flowers, wearing black robes. They are smiling in the sunlight.

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Excited to be a reader for this "naughty" holiday event tomorrow night!! 🥰 www.tickettailor.com/events/naugh...

A poster for the event "Krampus Nacht," produced by the Naughty Novel Social Club. There's a QR code, the bottom right hand corner, and at drawing of a naughty Krampus and a Christmas tree along with other information about the event

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Happy Friday! My short film "Poster" is now available online! It's 15 min, go watch it and share!! We all need a little bit of queer joy and hope right now ♥️ #ShortFilm #SeattleFilm #QueerFilm youtu.be/6G077vG_Srw?...

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Poster

YouTube video by Ren Caldwell

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

"Poster" will be available to watch online tomorrow!! Get excited 🥰 www.rencaldwellperformance.com/aries-rising...

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk and a gray puffer jacket stands in front of a telephone pole covered in posters, making a peace sign in front of the poster for Poster

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

My second short, a queer film titled "Poster," will be released online on 12/5! Super excited to share this story with the world - learn more about the production and the incredible community collaboration that created it! www.rencaldwellperformance.com/aries-rising...

A flyer for the short film "Poster," featuring a telephone pole covered in flyers and a woman on the right side of frame watching a video on her phone. There's a ghostly image of another person overlaid in the middle. Pink text reads "A queer film by Ren Caldwell" along with the title of the film, and a pink heart in the middle says with white letters "online release 12/5!!" There is a QR code.

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Awesome to see my team Freak Flag's 48 at the awards screening tonight along with some other amazing films!! And Earworm picked up an award as well! 😍🥰 #SeattleFilm #ShortFilm #Horror

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk, wearing headphones around their neck, us holding a stuffie and a piece of paper that reads "Goriest Horror: Earworm, Freak Flag" and a mug with fake blood running down it

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Got any time today? Show up to the Harbor Island Market!! Lots of cool filmmaking resources, arts and crafts, and goodies for sale. And talk to me about producing your next film with my new company Aries Rising Productions! 😍 www.rencaldwellperformance.com/aries-rising...

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Got the last shot for The Grasses today - nice work everyone!! Huge gratitude to Leona Britt, who ROCKED it with this character. Can't wait to get this short through the edit and share with the world!! #SeattleFilm #ShortFilm

A white non-binary person with a red mohawk, a goofy smile and a gray puffy jacket holds a monitor in front of them facing out with a grassy scene and a person lying down.

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Just got out of the screening for Group C of the Seattle Horror 48 Hour Film Festival! It was SO fun - It was my first time leading a team and we had a lot of fun shooting, and everyone loved our finished film (Earworm)! I love the Seattle film community 🥰 #seattlefilm #shortfilm #horror

A white non-binary person with a mohawk wearing a pink T-shirt and a pair of black Bluetooth headphones sitting in a packed movie theater

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rencaldwell.bsky.social @rencaldwell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Bathroom selfies at Baby Ketten Karaoke ♥️

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