A strand devoted to the kind of cinema flourishing out of dreams – and nightmares. Irreverent genre and out-of-the-box films bound to take you on exhilarating journeys of amusement, fear and awe.
Festival Programme
Films — by Strand
Nocturnal
Cuckoo
Equal parts picturesque, creepy and batshit crazy, with a stunning performance from Euphoria’s Hunter Schafer in her first feature lead role, this riotous horror flick proves to be raucously entertaining and refreshingly unpredictable.
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Vampire humaniste cherche suicidaire consentant
A sensitive vampire meets a depressed teenage boy in this deadpan romantic comedy about two loners connecting.
I Saw the TV Glow
Gunge, goons, and girls with unbreakable psychic bonds are your new late-night obsession in this unsettling fable about what happens when you get offered a chance at a fantasy, but choose to settle for reality.
The People's Joker
Vera Drew lays her soul bare with this fever-dream of a DC Universe parody that takes us through the trippiest and most monumental moments of her life and gender realisation.
Sasquatch Sunset
A year in the life of a pack of mysterious Sasquatches unfolds as an eccentric mix of nature documentary and silent-era comedy in the Zellner brothers’ peculiar yet profound film.
The Sweet East
A psychedelic journey through a warped America, this contemporary picaresque follows a high school runaway as she navigates oddities, dangers and delights on the road to nowhere, from cinematographer-turned-director Sean Price Williams.