Special Screenings

Since 2012, the Oaïstern collective from Marseille has been helping an early 20th century genre of now forgotten cinema come back to life: the first European westerns, the baguetti western, if you will. Jean "Joë" Hamman discovered Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show on a trip to the US. He came back with his eyes full of images – the same images which lie at the roots of the Far West mythology and which have characterised the genre until today. Though these films never portrayed the daily concerns of cowherders, audiences weren’t looking for realism either. In cinema, Hamman found his ideal niche. Using costumes that he brought back with him, and with the vast landscapes of Camargue as the background, Joë made several short films from 1907 onwards, some of which are directed by Gaumont’s Jean Durand: "Pendaison à Jefferson City", "Le railway de la mort", "Cent Dollars mort ou vif"... His films were met with resounding success both in Europe and in the US, but the war put an end to his career. For this special screening, each film is accompanied by different live bands, and the Indiens de la Plaine-Marseille will recreate the authentic atmosphere!

With: Dj Luc Sky - Jagdish & Giorgio Munna - les Alains Sous Champ - Djam DeBlues - Mutacion Nacion

A nostalgic trip back to the Golden Age of cinema: the Sunday afternoon Matinee screening for all ages. Welcomed by old school hostesses and surprised by gimmicks, treat yourself to ice cream and vintage sixties extravaganza in glorious Deluxe Color!

In collaboration with La Rétine de Plateau

A hundred years ago (1905-1911) Spanish director Segundo de Chomon – special-effects genius, phantasmagorical cinema pioneer and arch-rival to Mélies - directed a large number of brilliant short films. In 2012 Louislouis (musician/composer of post Belgian music, pupil of Frédéric Rzewski, presenter of Funk Sinatra and ever-curious music lover) joins Truna (violin builder/musician/composer of eccentric Spanish music and collaborator of Pierre Bastien) decide to rediscover Chomon’s short films. The outcome is an astonishing post-modern piece, a clever melange of traditional-futuristic and prehistoric-electronic music. Their accompaniment alternates between a commentary, a satanic dance and a dreamlike stroll – all perfectly attuned to Chomon’s spirit. Don’t miss a unique chance to watch giant frogs dance on the screen to exhilarating live music!

Would you like to join your kids while getting nostalgic about what used to play on television? Do you want to show them something “different”, or do you just want to laugh out loud? Then we have the right opportunity on offer in Cineketje’s selection of short British animation features. The program consists of episodes from the legendary TV-series (’70) Roobarb & Custard, short films Woolly Wolf and Woolly Town by the well-known animation artist Vera Neubauer and the latest stop-motion films from the independent animation studios Second Home Studios. For kids of all ages.