Documentary

La Noche De La Bestia

Genre
la noche de la bestia

Using some of Iron Maiden’s most famous tracks, Mauricio Leiva-Cock follows two young metalheads coasting aimlessly through Bogota’s alleys on the day of Iron Maiden’s first-ever concert in Colombia.

Production year
2020
Film duration
70minutes

Opération Luchador

Genre
operation luchador

Probably the greatest story ever told, after FORGOTTEN SILVER by Peter Jackson. Suddenly, everything makes sense in history. But you will not be able to tell what you just saw. During World War II, the Allied Secret Service recruited a Mexican masked wrestler named the Golden Angel. Recently discovered secret files reveal that this agent thwarted several plans that could have changed the course of the conflict in favor of the Nazis. This documentary chronicles the perilous missions of the Golden Angel and how he came to face Hitler in person.

Production year
2021
Film duration
85minutes

The El Duce Tapes

Genre
poster the el duce tapes

Between appearing in supporting roles in General Hospital and local TV commercials, Ryan Sexton spent the early 90s documenting the life and art of El Duce, lead singer of the notorious shock rock band The Mentors. Famous for taking the stage in black executioner hoods, the band spent a few moments in the national spotlight after some of their most offensive lyrics were denounced on the floor of the US Senate.

Production year
2019
Film duration
104minutes

Sisters with Transistors

Genre
poster sisters with transistors

SISTERS WITH TRANSISTORS maps a new history of electronic music through the visionary women whose radical experimentations with machines redefined the boundaries of music: Clara Rockmore, Daphne Oram, Bebe Barron, Delia Derbyshire, Maryanne Amacher, Pauline Oliveros, Wendy Carlos, Eliane Radigue, Suzanne Ciani, and Laurie Spiegel. While electronic music is often perceived as a boy’s club, the truth is from the beginning women have been integral in inventing the devices, techniques and tropes that have defined the shape of modern sound.

Production year
2020
Film duration
86minutes

An American Satan

Genre
An American Satan

Founded in 1966 in California by Anton Szandor LaVey, the Church of Satan has often been surrounded by mysteries, scandals and moral panics.
Some of today’s active members of the church and other free-styled Satanists will share their views, memories, ritual practices and personal stories about how they got involved with Satanic religion and what are the false myths that still surround the movement. An immersive journey into one the most fascinating phenomena of American religious pluralism.
Why the hell not join the club?

Production year
2019
Film duration
72minutes

Hail, Satan?

Genre
poster hail, satan

A look at the quick rise and influence of the controversial religious group known as The Satanic Temple.

With unprecedented access, HAIL SATAN traces the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most controversial religious movements in American history. The Temple and its enigmatic leader Lucien Greaves are calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation's soul. But are they for real?

Production year
2019
Film duration
95minutes

The Power of Glove

Genre
power of glove

1989. In an era of Nintendo-mania, toymaker giant Mattel unleashes a bold technological experiment to an eager public. The POWER GLOVE: the first video game controller that allows players to operate Nintendo games with intuitive hand gestures. Despite immense hype surrounding its release, the product is a critical failure, disappointing thousands of children with its subpar gameplay. More than two decades later, however, dedicated fans continue to repurpose the Power Glove for art pieces, hacking projects, electronic music, and more.

Production year
2017
Film duration
65minutes

Fuck the Fascism Paris

Genre

Fuck the Fascism intends to expose the true story behind monuments that glorify genocides, tyranny and slavery; to raise public awareness about the national heroes who we praise, those men who our streets are named after, and bequeathed great wealth forged with robbery, abuse and blood.

Production year
2018
Film duration
16minutes

Fuck The Fascism

Genre

FUCK THE FASCISM INTENDS TO EXPOSE THE TRUE STORY BEHIND MONUMENTS WHICH GLORIFY GENOCIDES, TYRANNY AND SLAVERY; TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE NATIONAL HEROES WHO WE PRAISE, THOSE MEN WHO OUR STREETS ARE NAMED AFTER, AND BEQUEATHED GREAT WEALTH FORGED WITH ROBBERY, ABUSE AND BLOOD.

Production year
2016
Film duration
8minutes

A Doll's Eyes

Genre
A dolls eyes

Haunted by the movie 'Jaws' since childhood, a filmmaker discovers why the movie affected him so deeply.

Production year
2016
Film duration
12minutes

Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

Genre
Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution

A documentary on Queercore, a cultural and social movement that started in the punk scene and was inspired by the anger felt in the LGBT-community regarding discrimination, transphobia and homophobia in society. In the talking heads we see this year's main guest Bruce LaBruce and previous main guest John Waters: "If you want to piss off people, be a punk. If you really want to piss off people, be queerpunk."

Production year
2017
Film duration
83minutes

Xangadix Lives!

Genre
Xangadix Lives!

A documentary on Dutch cult classic De Johnsons; a collaboration between a serious arthouse director, a famous writer and the most popular Dutch actress of the time. A combination that shouldn't have worked, but turned into magic. 25 years later, Xangadix Lives! explores how that magic happened.

Best watch in combination with De Johnsons

Production year
2017
Film duration
50minutes

White Darkness, The

Genre
White Darkness, The

Directed by Richard Stanley, this documentary explores the role of Voudoun in Haitian society.

Production year
2002
Film duration
52minutes

Otherworld, The

Genre
The Otherworld

Hidden deep in the south of France, practically untouched by the modern age, is a place known by many as ‘the Zone’. In this space, the supernatural is an everyday reality of life. Magic is everywhere. It is reason. It is currency. It is unquestionable fact. Richard Stanley’s documentary about his current hometown Montsegur and its inhabitants, who all seem to share an interest in the occult and the supernatural.

Production year
2013
Film duration
105minutes

Mansfield 66/67

Genre
MANSFIELD 66 - 67

Mansfield 66/67 is about the last two years of movie goddess Jayne Mansfield’s life, and the rumors swirling around her untimely death. As entertaining as a documentary can get. Examining reasons why Jayne Mansfield has become such a cult icon. Starring John Waters (BUT Film Festival Main Guest 2008)!

Production year
2017
Film duration
84minutes

Dead hands Dig Deep

Genre
Dead Hands Dig Deep

This years’ Metal Movie is a documentary about metal’s most extreme performer ever (who makes GG Alllin look like a kindergartener). While living in complete isolation in the desert of southern California, a long forgotten shockrock musician refl ects on his dark past of drug abuse, violence, and self destruction.

Production year
2016
Film duration
75minutes

Spit'n'Split

Genre
Spit'n'Split

A mockumentary about the real band ‘The Experimental Tropic Blues Band’ and their surrealistic adventures on the road. How do you survive as a band constantly on the verge of making it (a bit) bigger? The band has composed the entire soundtrack of the film.

Production year
2016
Film duration
87minutes

Revisiting Melancholie der Engel

Genre
Revisiting Melancholie der Engel

An in-depth documentary about the mysterious German director Marian Dora (BUT guest 2010, and winner of the GROUNDREAKER award) and his masterpiece MELANCHOLIE DER ENGEL, steadily in the top lists of ‘most disturbing fi lms’. Who is this director, and what drives him (or her?) to make these extreme and sickening yet beautiful films?

Production year
2017
Film duration
60minutes

Forgotten Scares

Genre
Forgotten Scares Poster

The feature-length documentary “Forgotten Scares” goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the 70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium. A lot of interviews with the people involved, and some choice anecdotes about the likes of Rabid Grannies and Daughters of Darkness.

Production year
2016
Film duration
96minutes