[Press release from Cinedelphia Film Festiva.]
March 6, 2017
(Philadelphia, PA) -
Philadelphia's most exciting
film festival returns for its
fifth year! The 2017 Cinedelphia
Film Festival will run
from April 13-29 entirely at PhilaMOCA.
Below you will find a selection
of horror and genre programs,
full schedule is here: http://www.cinedelphiafilmfestival.com/2017-schedule/
Also, like last year, throughout
the festival the walls of
PhilaMOCA will be covered in a
selection of hand-painted movie
posters from Ghana courtesy of
Chicago's Deadly Prey
Gallery. There will be a
free opening reception for the
exhibit on Wednesday, April 12
from 6-9 PM.
Thursday, April 13, 7:00
+ 9:30 PM (Opening Night)
BLUE VELVET
REVISITED -
Philly Premiere of an
extraordinary documentary
comprised entirely of unreleased
footage from the set of the
David Lynch classic Blue
Velvet.
Friday, April 14, 7:00 +
10:00 PM
AN EVENING WITH
NEIL BREEN -
The visionary actor/director who
dethroned Tommy Wiseau in the
annals of cult moviemakers makes
his first-ever appearance in
Philadelphia!
Saturday, April 15, 7:00
PM
AN EVENING WITH
ALEX COX - The
pioneer of punk filmmaking makes
a rare visit to Philadelphia for
an extended chat/Q&A and a
screening of Repo Man.
Saturday, April 15,
10:00 PM
TOMBSTONE
RASHOMON -
Philly Premiere of the latest
film from Alex Cox, a retelling
of the Tombstone legend in the
style of Kurosawa's Rashomon.
Sunday, April 16, 8:00
PM
THE
TRANSFIGURATION
(Philadelphia Premiere)
- Critically-acclaimed
and heavily atmospheric teenage
vampire fable set in modern day
NYC. Official selection of the
2016 Cannes Film Festival and
2017 SXSW Film Festival.
Wednesday, April 19,
7:30 PM
BLEKKMETAL
(Philadelphia Premiere)
- Documentary on a 2015 festival
that celebrated the origins of
Norwegian black metal. Featuring
interviews and performances by
Enslaved, Taake, Aeternus,
Gehenna, and more! Filmmakers in
attendance.
Thursday, April 20, 7:00
PM
THE LURE
(Philadelphia Premiere)
- The Polish horror/musical
sensation finally screens in
Philadelphia! Two mermaids
attempt to adjust to life on
land in the 1980s with horrific
results in this savage
coming-of-age fairytale.
Friday, April 21, 7:30
PM
NIGHT FLIGHT:
BORN AGAIN -
Creator Stuart Shapiro in
attendance for a feature-length
video retrospective of the
legendary late night 1980s
counter-culture compilation
program.
Friday, April 21, 10:00
PM
PUNK ROCK
- Legendary adult film director
Carter Stevens (Poconos
resident) in attendance for a
40th Anniversary screening of
his murder mystery set within
the NYC punk scene of the late
1970s.
Saturday, April 22,
10:00 PM
THE NIGHT OF THE
VIRGIN (Philadelphia
Premiere) - An
unlucky young man falls for the
wrong girl on New Year’s Eve in
this ultra-bloody, super stylish
horror comedy from Spain. The
craziest film of the 2017 CFF.
Sunday, April 23, 3:30
PM
WEATHER HOUSE
(Philadelphia Premiere)
- A group of strangers grapple
with sanity and each other in a
post-apocalyptic world defined
by constant extreme weather
changes. The strangest film of
the 2017 CFF.
Sunday, April 23, 7:30
PM
BECOMING BOND
(Philadelphia Premiere)
- One-time James Bond actor
George Lazenby narrates his
seemingly unreal life story in
this comedic
documentary/narrative hybrid.
Official selection of 2017 SXSW
Film Festival.
Sunday, April 23, 9:30
PM
THE LAST PINOY
ACTION KING
(Philadelphia Premiere)
- A comprehensive documentary on
the life and career of Filino
action superstar Rudy “Daboy”
Fernandez from the creators of The
Search for Weng Weng.
Monday. April 24, 7:30
PM
Philadelphia
Psychotronic Film Society
- The CFF guest programs a
secret film for the late April
installment of the PPFS, an
ongoing, semimonthly series of
cult, exploitation, and strange
cinema. Always free, always held
at PhilaMOCA.
Wednesday, April 26,
7:00 PM
I, OLGA
HEPNAROVA (Philadelphia
Premiere) -
Critically-acclaimed biopic of
22-year-old Czechoslovakian mass
murderer Olga Hepnarova.
Selection of the 2016 Berlin
International Film Festival.
Wednesday, April 26,
9:30 PM
BORN OF WOMAN
(Philadelphia Premiere)
- An international showcase of
exciting and horrific genre
shorts from female filmmakers
originally assembled for the
2016 Fantasia International Film
Festival.
Thursday, April 27, 9:30
PM
SHE'S ALLERGIC
TO CATS (Philadelphia
Premiere) - A dog
groomer has a rat problem in
this experimental L.A.-based
oddity that is equal parts
romantic comedy and video art.
Selection of 2016 Fantasia Film
Fest.
Full schedule including
previously announced programs is
available here:
http://www.cinedelphiafilmfestival.com/2017-schedule/
PhilaMOCA
531 N. 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
http://www.philamoca.org
http://www.cinedelphiafilmfestival.com
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