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Cult Mentality

Cult Mentality
Sunday May 27th 12:45 PM
Run Time: 1 hour 31 min
8 Euro/5 concession
Cinema of the Damn'd at 301 Overtoom

They tell you how to think...they tell you what to say...they tell you how to act.
Governments, religions, communities, families...all in pursuit of control...of power.

My Father
Dir. Jean Malek (Canada 2016) 7 min
Program: Cult Mentality

A young woman exalts her father and finds herself under his direction.

Microcastle (Microcastillo)
Dir. Alejandra Villalba García (Mexico 2016) 22 min
Program: Cult Mentality

THey go to church, they say grace..but something is very wrong in this family...

Each to their Own
Dir. Maria Ines Manchego (New Zealand 2016) 19 min
Program: Cult Mentality

Still reeling from the aftermath of her fathers unexpected death, Jenya wanders through the suburban landscape of Auckland, eventually finding herself drawn into the bosom of a Charismatic church.

Don't Pass Through San Bernardino (No Pases Por San Bernadino)
Dir. Hugo Magaña (Mexico 2017) 20min18s
Program: Cult Mentality

Through government institutions and social organizations, Ligia, a mourning peasant mother, will search for answers after her sons death.

Periolimbo
Dir. Roberto Ortiz (Mexico 2017) 17min21s
Program: Cult Mentality

Alberto is a journalist, who, still suffering the death of his colleague, is threatened by investigating a genocide in a small town. Alberto must choose between protecting his family... or exposing this crime to society.

5:33
Dir. Lexi Bass (USA 2017) 5min 33s
Program: Cult Mentality

5:33 is a skeptic's response to misinformation and 'alt facts.' It is an emotional reaction to the national war of opinions that has erupted with the recent US election. Most of all, it is an exploration of the cult of always being right.