Monstrous Flesh x The Screen at Contemporary present Hideous Thing Inside
Delving into fairy tales and folklore to explore the wild feral, forbidden, feminine.
And the little woman, whom we call hysterical, alone and unhappy, isn't she still a riddle for us?
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath - Haxan is a darkly humorous witch’s brew. Through a series of phantasmagorical vignettes, Benjamin Christensen chronicles the development of witchcraft, from its pagan origins to the onset of understanding mental illnesses. A brave, insightful and enduring documentary about the destructive power of religious intolerance and mankind’s fear of the unknown.
Accompanied by a live score from Memorials, Verity Susman (Electrelane) and Matthew Simms (Wire)