The Kingdom Of Shadows (2016)
A Motion Picture by Daniel Fawcett & Clara Pais
The Kingdom Of Shadows(2016) is a mystical cinematic experience which stirs from the darkness the spirits of our ancestors and reawakens the horror of unresolved crimes and denied desires. A family trapped in a house are tormented by unseen forces, a lost figure desperately attempts to escape his crimes, two lovers drift in eternal darkness and a hooded alchemist seeks the key to transformation. Shot on location in Portugal with an international cast,
The Kingdom Of Shadows is a surrealist vision inspired by dreams, biblical myths, alchemy and family history.
Some quotes about the film:
"The Kingdom Of Shadows is like an enlightening dream you volunteer to get lost in forever." - Nikola Gocić / NGBooArt
"The makers of The Kingdom Of Shadows can now join the rank of other “film sorcerers”—such as Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, Jane Arden, Derek Jarman, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Werner Schroeter, Nina Menkes, David Lynch." - Jit Phokaew / Limitless Cinema
"The filmmakers beautifully orchestrate the flow of dance sequences, music, evocative visual design, and ambient sound, and these elements all work together to create a kind of feverish dream in which a familys history is alchemically analyzed down to its roots in our founding myths." - David Finkelstein / Film Scratches
"The Kingdom of Shadows drags the ephemeral, private cadences of personal dream worlds solidly into this one." - Karen Eng / Take One
More info and trailer here
Runtime: 70 mins
DVD Specs: PAL Region 0
First Edition: 100 copies
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