Halloween
2008
The MacRobert Theatrein association with the
AHRC Global Gothic Network
presents
A weekend ofInternational Gothic Horror31 October - 2 November
Friday October 31
VAMPIRE NIGHT
VAMPIRE NIGHT
Three Vampire Feature Films
October 31. 6.00 pmFeature One: Valerie a tyden divu
• (Valerie and her Week of Wonders)
• 1970
• dir. Jaromil Jires
• Czechoslovakia
Valerie and her Week of Wonders
One of the outstanding achievements of Czech New Wave Cinema
Valerie and her Week of Wonders
‘one of those haunting,
dream-like films that
once seen is difficult to
forget. …a symbol
soaked gothic fairytale’
Kinoeye
October 31. 9.00 pmFeature Two: Frostbiten
• (Frostbite)
• 2006
• Dir. Anders Banke
• Sweden
Dawn is
just a
month away
Frostbiten
Sweden’s
first
vampire
film
Frostbiten
Anders Banke's feature debut blends the supernaturally exotic and the mundanely parochial to dark comic effect (Film 4
Reviews)
October 31. 11.30 pmFeature Three: Sangre Eterna
• (Eternal Blood)
• 2002
• Dir. Jorge Olguín• Chile
Sangre Eterna
‘It’s only
a game…’
Saturday November 1
Afternoon programme
November 11.30: Children’s matinee
Grampire
• (aka Moonrise: My Grandfather is a Vampire
• Dir. David Blyth
• 1992
• New Zealand
November 11.30: Children’s matinee
Grampire
Introduction by, and subsequent question
period with director David Blyth (Death
Warmed Up; Red-Blooded American Girl)
November 15.15 pm: Scottish Gothic Shorts
Scottish Screen Archive National Library of Scotland
November 15.15 pm: Scottish Gothic Shorts
Introduced by
Sarah Neely
Department
of
Film and Media
University of Stirling
Scottish Gothic Shorts
Robot Three
(Enrico Cocozza, 1951)
Petrol
(Enrico Cocozza, 1957)Scottish Screen Archive National Library of Scotland
Scottish Gothic Shorts
Joyride
(Jim Gillespie, 1996)
Scottish Gothic Shorts
Contorted Hazel (John Gorman, 2006)
Scottish Gothic Shorts
• The Caller (Sergio Casci, 1998)
• The screenings of the Scottish Gothic Shorts will be followed by a discussion with Sergio Casci.
Evening programme
November 1Evening programme. 8.00 pm
The evening programme will be introduced by Ian Conrich, Director of the Centre for New Zealand Studies,
Birkbeck College, University of London
Short: Staplerfahrer Klaus - Der erste Arbeitstag
• (Forklift Driver Klaus - The First Day on the Job)
• Dirs. Stefan Prehn and Jorg Wagner
• 2000
• Germany
Feature film: Exte
• (Ekusute / Hair Extensions)
• 2007
• Dir. Sion Sono
• Japan
Exte
‘Neatly balanced between genuine J-horror and J-horror pastiche…’
(Variety)
Sunday November 2
Afternoon programme
November 24.00: Kiwi Gothic Shorts
Kiwi Gothic Shorts
Introduced by Ian Conrich,
Director of the Centre
for New Zealand Studies,
Birkbeck College,
University of London
Kiwi Gothic Shorts
Kitchen Sink
(1989, Alison Maclean)
Kiwi Gothic Shorts
The French Doors (2001, Steve Ayson)
Larger Than Life (1997, Ellory Elkayem)
Kiwi Gothic Shorts
The Hole (1998, Brian Challis)
A Moment Passing (1996, Charlie de Salis)
Kiwi Gothic Shorts
Possum (1997, Brad McGann)
The Singing Trophy (1993, Grant Lahood)
Kiwi Gothic Shorts
Nature's Way
(2006, Jane Shearer)
Kiwi Gothic Shorts
The screening of theshorts will be followedby a talk and discussionwith Ian Conrich and
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Evening programme
Panel Discussion. 6.00 pmContemporary Gothic Horror Film
followed by a wine and cheese reception
Guest speakers:
Louise Welsh
November 2. Evening programme. 8.00
The evening programme will be
introduced by
Short: To Have and To Hold
• To Have and To Hold
• 2000
• Dir. John Hardwick
• UK
Feature Film: Kilómetro 31
• (KM 31)
• 2007
• Dir. Rigoberto Castañeda
• Mexico
Kilómetro 31
Trapped between
reality and ancient
legend, the legend
of La Llorona …
Kilómetro 31
‘There are
worse things
than death’
The MacRobert Theatre in association with theAHRC Global Gothic Network
Gothic Horror31 October - 2 November
Organisers:
The MacRobert Theatre
Glennis Byron, English Studies,University of Stirling
Ian Conrich, Director of the Centre for New Zealand Studies,Birkbeck College, University of London
Sarah Neely, Film and Media, University of Stirling