VERTICAL
POOL PRESENTS
an ANTERO
ALLI
film
(USA. 2002;
83 minutes; color)
"HYSTERIA" is a profound and frequently disturbing work of intelligence
that forces viewers to weigh in on emotional issues that haunted America
as a result
of the tragic events of 9/11: the damage created by religious
dogma, the terror in dealing with inner fears, and the inability to justify
a
societal
mind frame built on a foundation of selfish behavior."
Phil Hall, filmthreat.com (five stars) --
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NEXT PUBLIC SCREENING
WEDNESDAY MAY 14th, 2008. 7:30pm, $5.
HUMANIST HALL, 390 27th STREET, OAKLAND
Filmmaker in person.
VALERIE BURNS as "Mary Datura" and JAKOB BOKULICH as "Ikar"
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The Serb-Croatian war; 1991. A young soldier and devout Catholic
unwittingly drinks tea made from the hallucinagenic datura root
and
experiences, what he believes to be, a genuine religious
vision of
the Virgin Mary. Ten years later he migrates to
post-9/11 Oakland
California to destroy what his vision tells
him is the "den of iniquity".
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(left) ATOSA BABAOFF and ANASTASIA VEGA; (right) pagan fire ritual
