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3.2 sonntag SUNDAY
feast (7:30)
Directed by Melissa Kunnap, US, 2018, European Premiere
Pilar and Forest host an annual dinner party and have invited a
new guest, their eager IT intern Will, who thinks he's climbing
the social ladder. What was supposed to be a fun evening of
champagne and networking turns into a sinister exploration of
consumerism and what it truly means to be at the top of the
food chain...
the stare (8:27)
Directed by Louisa Weichmann, Australia, 2018
A young woman catches the last train home only to find herself
in the company of mysterious and otherworldly passengers on
an emptying train. Forced to confront her silent tormentor she
embarks on a surreal discovery of her inner psyche and sanity
in order to overcome her darkest fear.
the body corporate (7:19)
Directed by Stepanka Cervinkova, Australia, 2018, International
Premiere
During a mediation meeting at their corporate office, two women
realize the only solution to their boss’s sexual harassment is
complete carnage.
13h talk: Gender and body horror:
a new paradigm of terror
-alison lang
Lang will look at the way women and trans bodies have been used in horror films as sites
of terror and metaphors for the monstrosities of psychological/sexual trauma in films like
Teeth, Rabid, In My Skin, Raw, Thanatomorphose, Contracted and others. Lang will also
examine and discuss how horror films deal with gender dysphoria and trans characters in
films like Psycho and Silence of the Lambs, as well as Cherry Falls, Sleepaway Camp, Dr.
Jekyll and Ms. Hyde and the early films of David Cronenberg. Lang will draw upon the
work of horror and gender critics Barbara Creed, Willow Maclay and Sasha Geffen to help
critique and understand these films and what they're trying to say.
Alison Lang is a writer and editor based in Toronto, Ontario. She writes about music,
horror movies, DIY culture and other weird things. For four years she was the editor of
Broken Pencil Magazine, the world's only magazine about zine culture and the
independent arts. Her first book Women With Guts came out as part of the Rue Morgue
Library in 2017. These days she is particularly interested in writing about, moderating and
participating in conversations exploring the intersections of horror, race, gender and
culture.