October 16-24, 2015
Room 4955, Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, SFU Woodward’s
The Andean Horror Film Fest offers Vancouverites some of the most interesting independent horror films produced in the Peruvian Andes. The films (2002 – 2005) are audiovisual adaptations of local Andean folktales, featuring such mythological monsters as the Jarjacha (a part man-part llama demon), the Pishtaco (the White assassin), and the Kharisiri (the evil shaman). By merging folklore and genre, their narratives explore social insecurities, political climates and aspirations, as they resonate with the aftermath of the internal armed conflict that shook Peru (1980-2000).
The festival screens 2 feature-length films, 1 experimental/gore medium-length film (free screening), and 1 documentary short (free screening). On the closing night, MarĂa Cecilia Saba will be hosting the panel discussion “Horror in the Andes,” with Rachel Fox (Programmer at the Rio Theatre), Ronnie Dean Harris (Director of the Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival) and Ana Maria Carrizales (Peruvian Actress, Filmmaker and Producer).
Tickets are $6-$11.
Program:
Friday October 16:
5:00 pm – The Curse of Jarjacha. Director: Palito Ortega Matute. Running time: 93 minutes.
7:00 pm – The Other Cinema. Directors: Sofia Velasquez and Javier Becerra. Running time: 28 minutes.
8:00 pm – Opening Reception
Saturday October 17:
5:00 pm – The Mystery of the Kharisiri. Director: Henry Vallejo. Running time: 123 minutes.
7:30 pm – Pishtaco. Director: Jose Antonio Martinez Gamboa. Running time: 75 minutes.
Friday October 23:
5:00 pm – Pishtaco. Director: Jose Antonio Martinez Gamboa. Running time: 75 minutes.
7:00 pm – The Mystery of the Kharisiri. Director: Henry Vallejo. Running time: 123 minutes.
Saturday October 24:
5:00 pm – The Curse of Jarjacha. Director: Palito Ortega Matute. Running time: 93 minutes.
7:00 pm – The Other Cinema. Directors: Sofia Velasquez and Javier Becerra. Running time: 28 minutes.
8:00 pm – Horror in the Andes: A discussion on Andean folktales and genre films
Tickets:
Single screening: $5 SFU Students and Cineworks members; $7 General Public
Festival Pass (3 screenings): $15 SFU Students and Cineworks members; $18 General Public
Please Note: Limited Seating – RSVP