Concrete Playground

Is it that time again already? The Sydney Underground Film Festival is back, bigger and better than ever. If you thought Harmony Korine couldn't out-do Julien Donkey Boy and Gummo, you were wrong; Trash Humpers is here to rock your socks. It seems this American filmmaker is living up to the reputation forged for him by Werner Herzog. Gaspar Noe has also returned to the big screen, with his effort Enter The Void, after a seven year absence since Irreversible, and Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas present the life of the now-deceased comedian Bill Hicks, in American: The Bill Hicks Story. Notably, this film made a great impression at SXSW.

Congratulations to whoever in the organisation of this event managed to schedule 89 films over a 54-hour period. Kudos, friend. Kudos. The three evenings of cinema commence with a screening of Un Chien Andalou, a film that many will recognise from the Pixies song 'Debaser'. The product of a partnership between Luis Brunel and Salvador Dali, the film's opening sequence is perhaps what made it famous. What will make this screening particularly interesting however, is the fact that Jay Katz and Miss Death have composed a live score to accompany the film.

Get on down to the Factory Theatre, and help bring these films out of the underground.

Image: Trash Humpers