GARY PARSONS: MAN, MYTH & MAGIC
DOORS 7PM TICKETS £5 ADV (CLICK HERE) / £7
Conceived and hosted by BILLY CHAINSAW
GARY PARSONS: MAN, MYTH & MAGIC
Described by Kenneth Anger as “The heterosexual me” Gary Parsons is an MA film graduate from Goldsmiths College London who specialises in short films. Utilizing both, elements of the surrealist genre and images of the occult, these films are both beautiful and at times disturbing. They also tap into the verisimilitude of the erotic and the unconventional. Parsons has been influenced by film-makers such as Jan Svankmajer, Kenneth Anger, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Luis Bunuel, Hans Richter, Man Ray and Jean Rollin. All these elements meet within a melting pot to find visual references within the work. The films can be viewed in many different ways, as straight forward narrative pieces but also as ritual film as demonstrated by similar film-makers such as Maya Derren or even as music promo video. The films stand as an ongoing obsession of their maker as an overall understanding of the human psyche within certain specific landscapes. Parsons has recently had two sold out talks on British Witchcraft Documentaries of the 1970s in London.
RUNNING ORDER:
• “CONJURATION”
DIRECTOR: GARY PARSONS, R/T 10 mins, UK 2016, “CONJURATION” is a film about modern magic tapping in to the energies of its ancient past. Filmed in Pompeii, Avebury, Glastonbury, London and Oslo, it also shows an Alexandrian ritual.
• Live conversation between BILLY CHAINSAW & GARY PARSONS discussing the director’s work and influences + audience Q & A
Parson’s chooses a personal favorite from his extensive archive of occult cinema:
• “ANGELI BIANCHI ANGELI NERI” Dir: Luigi Scattini R/T 82 mins, Italy, 1970 “ANGELI BIANCHI ANGELI NERI” is the rarely screened, original European version of Italian director Luigi Scattini’s mondo style documentary on occult rituals from around the world that’s most readily known by its US release title “WITCHCRAFT ’70” – and features different footage from the US release.
INTERMISSION MUSIC PROGRAMMED BY NOVA BILL
