Witches

Strange Frames presents a deeply personal essay film that delves into the topic of post partum psychosis, informed by director Elizabeth Sankey's experiences with anxiety and depression following the birth of her son. 

Harnessing an archive of film clips from classics including Häxan, The Witchfinder General, The Craft, Suspiria and The Wizard of Oz, Sankey explores how cultural representations of witches echoes more troubling societal ideas of femininity, motherhood, and mental illness.

The film will be introduced by the director, Elizabeth Sankey.

A “Kafkaesque echo chamber of paranoia and patriarchal oppression is deftly illustrated”  - ★ ★ ★ ★  THE GUARDIAN

This film is F-Rated. The F-Rating is applied to all films which are directed by women and/or written by women. Find out more about F-Rating.

Part of our Female Gaze mini-season celebrating International Women's Month with F-rated films that highlight women on screen and behind the camera.

Strange Frames is a new film club that celebrates the offbeat, grotesque and arcane, examines the unexpectedly transgressive and revels in the strange frames of cinema. Exploring the 20th century’s most important storytelling medium through the lens of folklore, myth and legend.

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