We love Wednesdays at Imagine, especially if they’re filled with tentacles like in the Lovecraft-inspired In the Mouth of Madness and The Call of Cthulhu. The latter is presented as a film concert, with a live score by Kevin Toma.
In other news, Imagine Industry kicked off yesterday. You will see happy Dutch filmmakers crowding the halls of LAB111 today and tomorrow also, pitching and working on their new projects. Rooms full of talent!
Oh, and don’t forget to get your tickets for The Best of Imagine, Sunday November 9th in LAB111 and in the rest of the country throughout November.
Today’s menu
Filmconcert: The Call of Cthulhu x Kevin Toma
Tonight, one time only, at 19:30 in LAB111
For Imagine’s annual filmconcert, we’re not, for once, reaching back to an ancient classic, although this film certainly looks like one. The Call of Cthulhu, an adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft short story from 1926, was actually released in 2005. It was made by fans who wanted to do it 100% right: in black-and-white, with dazzling, age-old special effects. It’s as if the film could have premiered during Lovecraft’s own lifetime (although he wasn’t a film enthusiast). Kevin Toma – musician, Volkskrant columnist and passionate horror fan – composed a score for the occasion, which he will be performing himself tonight. And in the supporting programme, a real oldie: The Octopus, from 1928.
Expanded Cinema: She-Wolf
Tonight at 21:30 in LAB111
Another event we’re only doing once: the special Expanded Cinema screening of She-Wolf, or Wilczyca. A werewolf curse turns the life of a 19th-century Polish officer into a living hell in this folkhorror, which has built a cult reputation since its premiere in 1983. Or is it camp? In any case, Polish writer Dorota Masłowska brazenly got to work on it, adding a self-narrated audio description in the satirical tradition of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Seeing is believing!
Films of the day
In the dystopian Canadian future of Night Raiders (this afternoon at 16:30 at LAB111, and again on November 8th), the government is trying to brutally erase Indigenous culture. A mother risks everything to free her daughter from the clutches of the system. A grim sci-fi that touches upon the harsh reality of colonial oppression. Part of our theme programme Reversing the Gaze.
A witch trial, (another) werewolf—these are the ingredients of Dog of God, a Latvian animation film set in a remote 17th-century village. Sex, violence, and religious hysteria. Totally Imagine! Will the film win an Oscar? Ask filmmakers (and brothers) Lauris and Raitis Abele yourselves during the Q&A at de Filmhallen tonight at 19:00.
Team tips for later
Inez, Programmer: ‘This surreal and assured debut by Julie Pacino was clearly inspired by David Lynch but takes a different approach that’s thoroughly connected to the female experience – a timely theme for our current day and age.’
On 6 november
Eddy, Programmer: ‘Mārama is Māori filmmaker Taratoa Stappard’s debut. A Māori Gothic revenge horror, set in Victorian England – a perfect fit for Reversing the Gaze. Lead actress Ariana Osborne, of Māori heritage, transforms from an insecure woman into a fierce warrior in an unforgettable, pivotal scene that will stay with you for a long time.’
On 8 november and during The Best of Imagine
Silver Scream Award update
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- The Last Viking – 9,41
- Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie – 9,13
- The Forbidden City – 9,06
- Flush – 8,88
- Mãrama – 8,88
- Cielo – 8,76
- Redux Redux / Find.Kill.Repeat – 8,73
- Another World – 8,67
- The Kirlian Frequency – 8,65
- Fucktoys – 8,60
