I am *thrilled* to announce "Dead of Winter: Cinema of the Occult," a film festival I co-curated with magickally-minded writers, Peter Bebergal & Janaka Stucky, happening at Boston's premiere art house cinema, The Brattle. It starts this Friday and goes through Feb 2nd, and will feature some of my all-time favorite witchly movies.
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| Still from "The Love Witch" (2016) |
I'll be there in person this weekend as part of 2 events (and lingering to watch some films, too):
This Friday, Jan 27th at 7pm: A Cinema of the Occult panel with Peter and Janaka to kick off the festival
This Friday, Jan 27th at 7pm: A Cinema of the Occult panel with Peter and Janaka to kick off the festival
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This Saturday, Jan 28th at 7pm: My presentation, "What Is A Witch: Female Magic and Transgression in Pictures"
Details about the festival and events:
Dead of Winter: Cinema of the Occult, Friday, January 27 - Thursday, February 2, 2017
The Brattle is excited to team-up with three noted authors to co-curate this series of magical movies: Peter Bebergal, Pam Grossman, and Janaka Stucky. Each will contribute their own introductions and illuminations for films during the series and we kick off the program with a panel featuring a conversation between the three on Friday, Jan 27. This series explores images of the occult in cinema - mostly dealing with the Western traditions of witchcraft and ritual magic - from 1950s (NIGHT OF THE DEMON, BELL BOOK & CANDLE) to today (THE WITCH, THE LOVE WITCH). A full listing of all of the films can be found here.
Peter Bebergal is the author of Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll and the forthcoming Strange Frequencies.
Pam Grossman is an independent curator, writer, and teacher of magical practice and history. She is the creator of Phantasmaphile.com and the author of the illuminated manifesto, What Is A Witch.
Janaka Stucky is an American poet, performer, and publisher. He is the founding editor of the independent publisher Black Ocean and the author of the full-length poetry collection, The Truth Is We Are Perfect.
Tickets for all events and films available here.
And here are some nice write-ups about it all in the Boston Globe and on The Arts Fuse.
Do join us!
And here are some nice write-ups about it all in the Boston Globe and on The Arts Fuse.
Do join us!
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