The X Fest is the perfect antidote for commercial overload.
The X FEST
Extreme Film Festival
Chapter V
11-13 MAY2012
@ The Labia Theater - 68 Orange Street, Gardens, Cape Town, ZA
The most outrageous film festival on South African soil claws its way to the half decade mark, defying cinematic convention!
Set to rip the screen to shreds at the X Fest's resident home The Labia Theatre (Orange Str., Cape Town), this year the big screen extremities
pushing the boundaries of the expected norm in feature films, documentaries and short films expand even more to cover ground like freestyle
moto-cross, zombies, martial arts legends, forest demons, Viking religious exploration, the porn industry, apocalypse, psychos, ghosts, terrorists,
Japanese Harakiri, experimental-, myth-, fantasy- and musical inclusions.
MIND OF THE DEMON - The Larry Linkogle Story (brought to you by Monster Energy)
Narrated by Lemmy from the timeless rock band Motorhead, this award-winning documentary takes us thru the rise & fall of fearless moto-cross
luminary and madman Larry Linkogle. The dark, analytical documentary gazes into the psyche of one of the most talented, yet aggressively
self-destructive minds of his generation.
PUT UP YOUR DUX
Frank Dux is the martial arts expert whose life was the basis for the popular movie Bloodsport, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
This documentary looks at Duxs life, hearing from the man himself, controversy not far behind - from the ring, to court
room drama with Van Damme, and rumours of involvement in undercover agencies...
ADVENTURES IN PORNOLAND
This is as real as fiction gets! In this mockumentary only a few of the filmmakers were in on the secret. A Canadian director tries to make it
in Hollywood. Struggling to find work, he takes a jobin the porn industry to make a little money. He ends up more interested in the adult world
than anybody thought hed be,especially his fianc饮Features porn stalwarts Ron Jeremy, Kimberly Kane & others.
X FLIX Short Film Collection
Another kick-ass anthology of short films from around the world, pushing the boundaries of what the viewer has come to expect, incl.:
MISS MISHIMA (Harakiri / Seppuku takes on a new dimension)
RED LINES (a stay after school results in ghostly revelations. Feat. Doug Bradley aka Pinhead from Hellraiser)
VERIGA MESA (a killer's blood lust)
NO FACE (amazingly crafted movie with a dark theme has a photographer attempting to capture emotion)
REIGN OF TERROR (a man is abducted by terrorists with surprising consequences)
OBSESSION (new music video from Cape Town-based band TERMINATRYX, feat. special guest Theo Crous)
BLARGHAAAHRGARG! (hilarious biological monster flick form the creator of Papa Wrestling & Banana Motherf*cker)
THE BLACK ANGEL (live-action/Animated noir journey)
ONRUSBAREND (BlackMilk's Schnit project award winner)
ALL NIGHT LAUNDRY (a quite night at the laundromat can be deadly)
HELP ME (a time period crossing ghost tale)
THY KILL BE DONE (Grindhouse madness with vigilante nuns on the rampage)
THE VIKING SERPENT
What do the three most evil symbols for Christianity (666 / pentagram / snake) have in common? Quite possibly one of the most amazing
discoveriesof alltime, this documentary reveals an ancient and incredible legacy from the great Norwegian landscape,via renowned
authors Philip Gardiner & Harald S. Boehlke.
THE DEFILED
In a post apocalyptic world, science & technology have backfired leaving unfathomable destruction and a permanently diseased planet in its wake.
A virus is mutating the human race, turning innocent survivors into mindless cannibals. A different zombie take.
THE ROOT OF EVIL (LA RAIZ DEL MAL)
A village is attacked by demons from a nearby forest. The men are brutally murdered, and the women abducted & taken to the depths of the
forest where they form part of a bloody ritual. A survivor must venture back into the madness,with dire consequences.
A mad and bloody gorefest! (Spanish with English subtitles)
THE COLLAPSED
After the end of the world descends, a family of four desperately tries their best to survive the ever-present deadly dangers. After they flee into
the forest, they soon discover that the other vicious and relentless survivors may be the least oftheir worries as the living nightmare closes in...
Strictly over 18s only.
Tickets: R30 each / Call 021 424 5927 to book
The Labia Theater is a licensed venue and drinks from the bar can be taken into the cinema
Additional info & screening schedule can be found at the official website: www.XFEST.org
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