Imagine Film Festival: Family Fears Another Night of Terror

Media horror that blurs the line between fiction and reality

In Family Fears Another Night of Terror you follow a family that is plagued every night by something unknown. Their house looks like a television studio, which makes you as a viewer wonder whether you are watching a family or actors. Director Christian Ponce uses this premise to play with your role as a spectator.

Analog tension in a digital world

Ponce reinforces the threatening atmosphere with sounds from analog devices: a television, a radio, and a record player. The darkness around the house and the invisible danger make the film chilling. You do not know what is hiding in the shadows, and that makes the viewing itself a ghostly experience.

Short film: Insecticide by Paula Gallego

Before the main film, you will see Insecticide by director Paula Gallego. In an empty room, Dasnein is born, an insect that tries to satisfy its instincts via a screen. The short film has an energetic style and a penetrating soundtrack.

Imagine Film Festival at Lab111 Amsterdam

Both films are part of Imagine Film Festival, the Amsterdam festival for fantastic cinema. Ponce will be present for a Q&A afterwards. Are you interested? Via the link on this page, you will find the available tickets.