Chiu discusses his films — Mangoshake and the epic Open Doom Crescendo — and his hopes and fears for DIY art in the future.
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Maximum Lo-fi: Terry Chiu’s ‘Open Doom Crescendo’ (2022)
'Open Doom Crescendo' is a major cinematic achievement, a dense, DIY epic set in a wasteland where inhabitants battle and seek the Embodiment of Angst.
Full StorySubtle Alchemy: ‘Wulver’s Stane’ (2024) and the Contemporary Werewolf Reimagined
Joe Cornelison’s debut feature follows a modern werewolf whose existence is marked by pain and abstinence with episodes of ecstatic reprieve.
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Charles Henri Ford's 'Johnny Minotaur' is an unsung, haunting work of taboo motives and fierce, unapologetic eroticism.
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