VIOLET HOUR III: INCANTATIONS

DATE: 10/06/2025

TIME: 21:00

Join us for the third instalment of Violet Hour, Incantations , exploring films that blur the lines between language, ritual and the natural world.

Nietzchka Keene’s The Juniper Tree (1990)

Starring a young Björk in her first screen role, Keene’s adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale is evocative, lyrical and deeply atmospheric. Made in Iceland on a miniscule budget, The Juniper Tree follows two sisters fleeing for safety after their mother is burned for witchcraft. A quietly acclaimed treasure in folkloric cinema, Keene’s tale explores sorcery, symbols and female power.

Peter Rose’s Incantation (1972)

A mesmeric 8-minute invocation where voice, language and image dissolve into pure spellwork. An Islamic chant over rapidly edited images of trees, the moon, the sun and water, Incantation is a phonetic ritual that entrances and beguiles.

About Violet Hour

Violet Hour showcases the dark, transgressive and enigmatic side of the screen. Exploring the unconscious through cinema, we screen and discuss works that unsettle, undo us and challenge our perceptions ~