in august of 2025 i was unexpectedly contacted by my close friend zoe to participate in their hugely ambitious film festival dubbed the mausoleum makeout marathon, with the only cost of entry being one hot, steamy kiss. im as much of a musician as i am a filmmaker, so upon my immediate accepting of the offer, i started drumming up ways to integrate these two art forms that i love in a way that they and i had all but…