Offscreenings

The Offscreenings program presents a fine selection of special, new and unreleased films, giving a platform to independent, non-conformist filmmakers as well as to films at the cutting edge of contemporary cinema. These films are noted for their artistic originality, unique vision and inventive approach to the medium and the genre. Come and see the cult films of tomorrow.

Opening

Evolution

Lucile Hadzihalilovic, 2015, DCP, ov fr st nl, 81'

The sole inhabitants of a mysterious island are women and little boys. Ten-year-old Nicolas starts to ask questions and digs up frightening...
02.03.2016 > 19:30 05.03.2016 > 17:30

11 Minutes

Jerzy Skolimowski, 2015, DCP, ov ang , 81'

What do a jealous husband, his sexy wife, a sleaze-ball director, a drug trafficker, a team of paramedics, a female student and a flock of nuns on...
03.03.2016 > 19:30

The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin

Yves Montmayeur, 2015, DCP, ov st fr, 65'

Often given the moniker of ‘the Canadian David Lynch’, this documentary walks you through the mystery of Maddin with behind-the-scenes footage and...
06.03.2016 > 17:30

The Forbidden Room

Guy Maddin, 2015, DCP, ov st fr & nl, 130'

The result of Maddin’s interactive ‘Séances’ is a lengthy fever dream that journeys into the centre of the director’s own cinematic universe....
06.03.2016 > 19:00

Heart of a Dog

Laurie Anderson, 2015, DCP, ov st fr & nl, 75'

What at first seems to be a portrait of Laurie Anderson’s musically gifted terrier Lolabelle, grows into a touching yet playful reflection on...
10.03.2016 > 19:30

À la recherche de l’Ultra-Sex

Nicolas Charlet & Bruno Lavaine, 2015, DCP, ov st ang, 59'

High up in their spaceship circling the earth, a team of astronauts watches helplessly on as a pandemic turns the world population into sex-crazed...
11.03.2016 > 19:30

Crumbs

Miguel Llansó, 2015, DCP, ov st ang, 68'

The African plains are dominated by a hovering spacecraft. In this contemplative afro-futuristic sci-fi film, Michael Jackson, Nazi’s and the...
12.03.2016 > 19:30

Bone Tomahawk

S. Craig Zahler, 2015, DCP, ov st fr & nl, 132'

A search party for two missing villagers lands a gang of cowboys in the nest of a cannibalistic caveman tribe. This explosive début film from...
18.03.2016 > 19:00

Embrace of the Serpent

Ciro Guerra, 2015, DCP, ov st fr & nl, 125'

A terminally ill explorer pins his last hope for salvation on the healing power of a rare medicinal plant in the Amazon. A shaman leads him on his...
19.03.2016 > 19:00
Closing

High-Rise

Ben Wheatley, 2015, DCP, ov st fr & nl, 112'

A young doctor moves into his new apartment in an enormous tower block, where the poor tenants stay on the lower floors, while the upper classes...
20.03.2016 > 19:00 20.03.2016 > 21:30