7 pm - Making a Difference
Unique People and Stories not seen elsewhere.
H.R. Giger's Sanctuary / Switzerland / 2007'H.R. Giger's Sanctuary' features an interview and a museum tour with the master of the airbrush, the inventor of 'biomechanics', and the creator of the Academy Award winning 'Alien'.The eccentric artist talks openly about his fascination with the morbid, his fame and cult following, his fears and nightmares, and about his visions of the future.The documentary was filmed at the H.R. Giger Museum & Giger Bar in beautiful Gruyeres, Switzerland.
Larry / USA / 2007A sardonic story/song by Pierre Bennu illustrates what happens when we pay more attention to the messenger than the message.
Sand Dancer / New Zeland / 2007This is a man living life by his own right steps. The 'Sand Dancer' (Peter Donnelly) lives at the beach in Brighton New Zealand. Hundreds of people are drawn from all over the world to watch him create vast arts works. He does not use any plotting tools or visual aids. Having a rare abilty to 'see perspective' Peter's masterpieces vanish in an instant,as soon as the tide starts to wash them away.
9:30 pm - HORROR
Cast Shadows in Technicolor / USA / 2007
Filmed in the style of a music video. Inside a mansion, an elderly man passionately narrates "Cast Shadows in Technicolor" for his grandchildren. The story takes place in a deserted town where a greaser saves a girl from zombies. Both worlds merge when the characters enter the mansion. BANG! Grandfather closes his book, leaving the ending for later.
Spine Tingler / USA / 2007
'Spine Tingler: The William Castle Story' chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks. In the 1950s and 60s, Castle treated delighted moviegoers to buzzing seats, flying skeletons, luminescent ghosts and life insurance policies. His is a rags to riches tale of a larger than life showman who climbed his way up the Hollywood ladder by reinventing himself as a modern P.T. Barnum, all the while driven by a fear of failure and a longing to be respected among his peers.
