American feminist film-maker ANNA BILLER is a true auteur known for her use of film genres, humour, the burlesque, and visual excess to talk about female roles within culture. 

For over twenty years, she has been casting herself in candy-coloured films, borrowing from various genres and translating the aesthetic into her world view. Not only is she a writer, director, musician and actor, but also creates all the colourful stylised sets and costumes herself.

We screened her cult freak-out retro 70's spectacle VIVA, back in 2008 and are eagerly awaiting her latest 35mm delight THE LOVE WITCH. Join us tonight when we show three of Anna's short films, from her personal 16mm prints.

THREE EXAMPLES OF MYSELF AS QUEEN
16mm, 1994, 26 min.

A hilarious romp that turns topsy-turvy the old Hollywood standards of female sexuality and pleasure, Three Examples of Myself… brings together three fantasies of how women would run things if they were on the throne of power. Remixing fluffy musical numbers with a definite feminist twist, director Biller creates a rebellious coquette for the 90's

THE HYPNOTIST
16mm, 2001, 45 min.

A twist on the “you get a huge inheritance, but here’s the catch” story, The Hypnotist (the only film to not star Biller) sets three mean-hearted siblings at each other’s throats as they are forced to live together to collect their father’s money. A humorous spin on Technicolor melodramas, it sends up the genre while also displaying full love for its tropes.

A VISIT FROM THE INCUBUS
16mm, 2001, 27 min.

In this horror western musical hybrid, Biller plays Lucy, a woman who is victim to nightly assaults from an incubus. She seeks to boost her confidence by taking a job in a saloon singing and dancing for a bunch of rowdy cowboys, only to find her demonic tormentor also has a stage act! All of this should sound weird enough to have you sufficiently intrigued. 

With beautiful period costumes and sets by director Anna Biller that are borrowed from 1950's Technicolor films, plus big hairdos, weird musical numbers, and plenty of great character actors, this Horror-Western-Musical has all of the elements of a cult classic.

Please note that doors open 30 minutes before the advertised start time.