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Film Screening: Kill It And Leave This Town

Beetroots Collective in collaboration with Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, presents the Scottish premiere of feature-length animation 'Kill It and Leave This Town'.

Film Screening: Kill It And Leave This Town

About Film Screening: Kill It And Leave This Town

Beetroots Collective in collaboration with Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre, presents the Scottish premiere of 'Kill It and Leave This Town’ directed by Mariusz Wilczyński, professor of animation at the Lodz Film School in Poland.

Emerging on the festival circuit in 2021, this feature-length animation won major prizes at the Viennale, Ottawa and Annecy festivals as well as in Poland. The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw selected it as one of his "should have been a contender" animations for the Oscars in 2021. The New York Times referred to Wilczyński as “one of the most important artists of contemporary art-house animation”. Wilczyński worked on 'Kill It and Leave this Town’ for 14 years.

A deeply touching, family story set in 1970's Poland, the film explores personal loss and draws you in to a land of memories where time stands still. It is a dark, satirical and psychological horror film which may appeal to fans of Otto Dix, Samuel Beckett, Jan Švankmajer and the Neue Sachlichkeit. Polish-speaking audiences may recognise the voices of the Polish film industry elite: K. Janda, B. Kraftówna, A. Wajda, A. Chyra, A. Dymna, M. Kondrat, D. Olbrychski and many more. With a soundtrack provided by the late composer Tadeusz Nalepa, the music creates a piercingly sad mood and a raw, intense atmosphere which makes use of rock-guitar riffs from the ’70s Polish band Breakout.

Rating: 18 (suitable only for persons of 18 years or over)
Running time: 88 mins.
Genre: Animation
Language: Polish with English subtitles

Trigger warnings: disturbing images, sex, nudity, domestic abuse, moderate references to violence, discriminatory language, mild drug references.

Doors open: 6:45pm
Event starts: 7:00pm (no late admittance)
The film will be followed by a Q&A with Mariusz Wilczyński (via video link).

Beetroots Collective (https://beetroots.org) is an organisation led by a group of diverse artists and creatives aiming to promote Eastern European culture in Scotland. This film is curated by Agnieszka Koperniak-Kerr (Film Programming Manager).

This screening is supported by
Film Hub Scotland | https://www.filmhubscotland.com
Cinema For All | https://cinemaforall.org.uk


This event is part of Sharmanka's programme of monthly live performances by local and international musicians, artists and performers.

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