Video Nasties Live Talk

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At the beginning of the 80s, a moral panic broke out in Britain because one horror film after another was released on VHS. The authorities launched the so-called Video-nasty list with a total of 72 films that were banned. Lucio Fulci's film "Zombie Flesh Eaters" from 1979 is among these, and ranked high on most people's list of their favourite Video-nasties. In cooperation with the Cinemateket in Trondheim, we give you the chance to see the film (which also goes by the name Zombie 2) at the Ramaskrik film festival in October. And even in an uncut 35mm copy. The film will also be shown at Cinemateket in Trondheim on Halloween, October 31st and one more screening in November.

With a live chat from the stage in the foyer, we put a little extra focus on the phenomenon of Video nasties during Ramaskrik. We have with us director Rob Savage, and genre film researchers Rebecca Janicker and Lincoln Geraghty from the University of Portsmouth. All three are from the list’s home country, have good insight into the phenomenon. 32-year-old Rob Savage has grown up with these films and speaks warmly of the impact it has had on him as a filmmaker. The list appears regularly and most recently in 2021 we got a glimpse into this world with Prano Bailey-Bond's film "Censor". Blu-ray publishers like Arrow and Severin Films keep the movies alive and the latter actually ranked "Zombie Flesh Eaters" as the very best of the 72 Video nasties movies!

Period	19 Oct 2024
Event title	Ramaskrik Film Festival
Event type	Other
Location	Oppdal, NorwayShow on map
Degree of Recognition	International