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Violet Hour x Distorted Frame present: Surveillance Séance: Paranormal Activity + My House Walk-Through (short film)
There are no trailers or adverts before the film, and the event will start at 21:00 with a short introduction.
Paranormal Activity
2007, 86 min
Paranormal Activity places the haunted house at the centre of an act of self-surveillance. When Katie reveals to her boyfriend Micah that she has been haunted by an evil presence since childhood, Micah employs an array of digital devices to try and record any strange events that might happen around their home. But when doors start slamming on their own, a Ouija board spontaneously combusts and Katie appears to become possessed (caught in chilling time lapse), the couple may have got more than they bargained for. The capturing of these events gives the film a documentary feel, but one wonders if the ghost is not just on screen but also in the machine. Oren Peli’s low budget chiller conducts a séance for the YouTube generation, a conjuring of spirits in high definition, offering proof that our collective fear of the unknown, despite our technological progress, is even more potent than ever.
Director: Oren Peli
Language: English
The film will be accompanied by:
My House Walk-Through
2016, 12 min
Directed by visual artist and filmmaker PiroPito, this atmospheric short film claims to be “not a horror video” but instead a simple visual tour of their own home. But what quickly emerges is an increasingly disturbing parade of grotesque images presented as a single, unbroken take. As the camera tracks through an impossibly unending hallway, this repetition of phantasmagorias builds to a haunting and ultimately tragic conclusion. A chilling example of “creepypasta” (scary stories presented online as real-life happenings), My House Walk-Through is an astonishing work of low-budget digital horror and a perfect companion piece to Paranormal Activity.
Director: PiroPito
Language: Japanese (with English subtitles)
Violet Hour showcases the dark, transgressive and enigmatic side of the screen. Exploring the psychic shadow through cinema, we screen and discuss works that unsettle, undo us and challenge our perceptions.
Distorted Frame is a digital-focused community film club that presents screenings of films which embrace the unique qualities, flaws and possibilities of the digital camera.
