Kill Your Darlings
Saturday, 4 September, 22:00 - 23:50 / Kijkhuis 2
As programmers, sometimes we agree to disagree on each other’s tastes, but these films are not to be missed.
Sisters (Stavros): Our hearts empower our fists to fight off our suppressors. Sometimes though a miracle is what we need. Here is a proposal on how to survive as a female in a man’s world.
Un cœur d’or (Heart of Gold) (Mike): Material bodies are deconstructed and repurposed in this wonderful showcase for stop motion animation’s unique affective power.
O Prazer de Matar Insetos (The Pleasure of Killing Bugs) (Barbara): On a post-apocalyptic surrealist island, once nearly all insects are instinct, a nun and a priest meet.
Beat 97 (Michel): Sometimes laughter is the only way to deal with hardship. This quarantine-comedy is possibly the most relatable film coming out of the pandemic, dealing with our anxieties in a light-hearted manner.
Yo (Me) (Margo): After reading the word ‘Park’ in a Park, a semiotic trip about the meaning of words ensues, leaving us with a mini existential conundrum – What do “words” mean?! (Why do “words” exist?)
Madonna f64.0 (Melissa/Laura): Madonna f64.0 is a film about identity, belonging and desire. When body and soul finally recognize each other within the real self, the only thing left to achieve is acceptance of/from our past.
On Saturday 4 September, Stavros Markoulakis will join us for a Q&A.
Duration
110 min.
Three best friends, sworn virgins, get into a fight with local boys. When things get rough, they are saved by girl in the becoming.
For our hero, every day looks the same. Or maybe they are too much alike: the same routines repeated over and over again. One day, a simple board that says "Park" will make everything shake.
In the near future, the climate crisis reaches an irreversible point. A nun and a priest meet to talk about the disappearance of insects.
Who wouldn't give their all for a child? A mother sees an opportunity to escape the hardships of a life of poverty by selling her organs to a sick, very rich, elderly neighbor. And she hands over her own flesh in exchange for gold. Little by little, necessity gives way to a craving for more gold.
Alvaro has been quarantined for 97 days without leaving home, and uses delivery apps to order everything he needs. When the delivery man arrives at the building with another meal, an unexpected situation imposes a difficult decision on Alvaro.
After an important surgery, Maria returns to her family home, in order to recover. Living with her mother, her sister and a newborn baby. While Maria’s body starts healing, a deeply hidden desire of hers surfaces.