Echo Chamber - Fantasia 23 - Day 7
People, the 27th Fantasia International Film Festival (20th July - 9th August 2023) has now finished. So, here it is (it got delayed) our final piece of @EchoChamberFP coverage!!!
Today we look at two documentary's dealing with different forms of manipulation, and one feature film about loneliness.
'Satan Wants You' is written & directed by Sean Horlor & Steve J. Adams. Satan Wants You tells the untold story of how the Satanic Panic of the 1980s was ignited by "Michelle Remembers", a lurid memoir by psychiatrist Larry Pazder and his patient Michelle Smith. Supported by the Catholic Church, the bestselling book relied on recovered-memory therapy to uncover Michelle’s childhood abduction by baby-stealing Satanists. Amplified by law enforcement and America’s Daytime TV boom, satanic rumors spread through panic-stricken communities across the world, leaving a wave of destruction and wrongful convictions in their wake. This film digs deep into the roots of moral panics and cult conspiracies, showing how these events still affect and distort our reality today.
'Home Invasion' is written & directed by Graeme Arnfield. A nightmarish essay film on the history of the doorbell, tracing its invention and constant reinventions through 19th century labor struggles, the nascent years of narrative cinema, and contemporary surveillance cultures.
'Sometimes I Think About Dying' is directed by Rachel Lambert and written by Kevin Armento, Stefanie Abel Horowitz & Katy Wright-Mead. Fran (Daisy Ridley) is a socially awkward office worker who spends most of her time in isolation and daydreams of her own death, when a new colleague pricks the bubble of her own isolation
Today we have:
Satan Wants You - Poster
Satan Wants You
Watch Review: Here.
South by Southwest Film Festival: 11th March 2023
Fantasia International Film Festival
Saturday, 29th July 2023 at 14:30pm
Auditorium des diplômés de la SGWU
Chicago Underground Film Festival - Info: Here.
Director: Sean Horlor, Steve J. Adams
Cast: Blanche Barton, Charles Ennis, Ken Lanning, Elizabeth Loftus, Sarah Marshall, Debbie Nathan, Charyl Proby-Austman, Jeffrey S. Victor
Credit:
Genre: Crime, Documentary, Mystery
Running Time: 88 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Instagram: @satanwantsyou
Home Invasion - Poster
Home Invasion
Watch Review: Here.
Berlin International Film Festival: 22nd February 2023
Fantasia International Film Festival
Saturday, 29th July 2023 at 20:00pm
Tuesday, 1st August 2023 at 14:40pm
Salle J.A. De Sève
Director: Graeme Arnfield
Credit: Square Eyes
Genre: Documentary
Running Time: 92 min
Cert: 15
Trailer: Here.
Website: Here.
Sometimes I Think About Dying - Scene
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Watch Review: Here.
Sundance Film Festival: 19th January 2023
Fantasia International Film Festival
Sunday, 6h August 2023 at 18:45pm
Auditorium des diplômés de la SGWU
Director: Rachel Lambert
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Meg Stalter, Brittany O'Grady, Bree Elrod, Lauren Beveridge, Ayanna Berkshire, Sean Tarjyoto, Jeb Berrier, Rich Hinz, June Eisler
Credit: Sweet Tomato Films, Page Fifty-Four Pictures, Point Productions, Mirror Image Films, Oscilloscope, Vertigo Releasing
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Running Time: 91 min
Cert: 12a
27th Fantasia International Film Festival
Echo Chamber Intro: Here.
Since its beginnings, the Fantasia International Film Festival has explored the diverse realms of genre cinema, creating bridges between the cutting edge and the mainstream, and providing a festive but professional environment where emerging artists are given exposure alongside their more established counterparts, both locally and internationally. We showcase the best in Canadian and world cinema, discovering and nurturing exciting new talents and offering a platform through which artists and audiences can connect.
Information
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Film Programme: Here.
Short Film Programme: Here.
Tickets & Venue Info: Here.
Panel + Special Events: Here.
Website: Here.
Twitter: @FantasiaFest
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*(Music)
'Fantastic Voyage' by Coolio - 1994