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Ten titles will be screened with limited capacity and free admission, at two times, 18:00 and 20:00.
The many faces of horror movies (witches, ghosts, possessed toys, shark phobia, paranormal experiences) take place from this Monday October 25 to Friday 29, with two daily performances, at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., at the MAAC Cine (Malecón and Loja), as an initiative of the project Rivet Room.
Fernando Cunuhay, one of the mentalizers of the exhibition ‘Terror en el MAAC’, recalls that it began in 2016, when together with Rafael Plaza they inaugurated the first cycle of horror films. In 2019 they opened an international call for horror short films, with participants from more than 50 countries.
“When we see the acceptance of the Guayaquil public, we are encouraged to continue until this, the fifth edition at the MAAC“Says Cunuhay, who defines the city’s audience as” a case study “in terms of their tastes.
“The first cycle we launched was a reminder of Charles Chaplin. The audience was small, 50-80 people ”. But in October with a classic horror film series, they exceeded the capacity of the room, 350 people. “The last day we had 800 people and there was a second show.”
The film director Federico Koelle It also highlights that eclecticism that has led them to form a collection of diverse titles. “This variety gives richness to the cycles” and creates a trend and the conviction that citizens do like to watch movies, but greater support is required for these spaces to be legitimized.
Making space for alternative cinema
‘Terror en el MAAC’ is the product of Sala Remache, one of the branches of Rivet Alianza Audiovisual. The intention of this project, explains Koelle, is to activate sites with the potential to enjoy alternative cinema.
Two of them have been the terrace of the Manso Hostel (Malecón Simón Bolívar y Aguirre) and the cafeteria The Succulent (Magallanes and Rocafuerte alley). “We have been completing a cycle of films about social problems,” explains Koelle, adding that both places were the scene of a ‘Tour of Terror’, which lasted throughout this month of October and ended on Friday 22nd.
This Monday 25, ‘Terror en el MAAC’ will take over the projections with lto the worst nightmare of many, a rain of sharks (Sharknado, United States, 2013).
The colors of terror in the cinema
The purpose of this cycle, Koelle points out, is to explore together with the audience the paths of horror cinema from its intersection of other genres: comedy, science fiction, drama, documentary. “It is a diverse and extensive genre”, adds Cunuhay, “crossed by the myths, the legends, the traditions of each country. The terror of Guayaquil is not the same as that of other cities ”.
So ‘Terror at the MAAC’ brings a varied selection, such as stories of puberty, adolescence, suicide and possessions. (Ginger Snaps, Canada, 2000), which is screened on Monday 25 at 20:00 (and the second part on Tuesday); but also of witches, or what has been agreed to believe what witches are (Akelarre, Spain, 2020). “This film shows us how the perception of those in charge was distorted,” observes Cunuhay, “in this case, the Church, the patriarchs.” This will be seen on Wednesday 27 at 18:00.
The innocence of childhood faced with crime is another of the themes suggested to the public, with Christmas story (Movies not to sleep, Spain, 2005).
As for phobias, the chosen one is Uzumaki (Japan, 2000), an adaptation of the manga by horror author Junji Ito, who built a story about the dread of spirals.
For those who like supernatural stories of midnight there is the documentary The Nightmare (United States, 2015), which draws the exasperating experiences that many people have with the paranormal, or properly said, from the phenomenon known as sleep paralysis. Director Rodney Ascher premiered his 90-minute play at the Sundance Film Festival.
Chucky won’t be there, but yes Puppet Master (United States, 1989) representing killer toys. This was released directly to video as part of its commercial strategy and became a cult film.
The oldest on the list is Poison for the Fairies (Mexico, 1986), in which a girl plays the occult and prepares a poisonous brew to intimidate one of her schoolmates.
‘Terror at the MAAC’ closes with Shutter (Are among us, Thailand, 2004), a classic for those who swear they see ghosts in photographs. (AND)
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