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) -- Click this for entire review

 


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

 

 

 


MEDIA REVIEWS

 


JAKOB BOKULICH, ATOSA BABAOFF, ANASTASIA VEGA

the press raves!
reviews, stories, interviews

 


PRODUCTION LINKS

 


SERENE ZLOOF

 

CAST AND CREW

DIRECTOR FILMOGRAPHY

DVD and SOUNDTRACK

BEHIND-THE-SCENES

SCREENING HISTORY

 

MP3
by Sylvi Alli (from the
HYSTERIA soundtrack)

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