The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick is a 2025 American comedy-drama film, written, directed, produced, shot, and edited by Pete Ohs. It stars Zoë Chao, Callie Hernandez, James Cusati-Moyer and Jeremy O. Harris.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 7, 2025.
After a tragic accident, a woman drives down to her friends house, where she is welcomed by friends. A promising weekend away suddenly turns south after she begins developing symptoms from a tick bite.
It had its world premiere at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 7, 2025.
John Fink of The Film Stage wrote: "A film that quite effectively melds joy, beauty, and horror elements that defy characterization." Zachary Lee of RogerEbert.com wrote: "Grooves with an improvised and charmingly undefined tempo. You canâÂÂt help but be enamored by its horrific, claustrophobic spell."