CHILDREN OF THE WICKER MAN
DISCOVERY SCREEN 1
FRIDAY 23 AUGUST - 8.45 PM
Directors: Justin Hardy, Dominic Hardy, Chris Nunn.
UK 2024. 86 mins
DOCUMENTARY - WORLD PREMIERE - Fifty years after The Wicker Man, director Robin Hardy’s lost papers come to his filmmaker son Justin. Enlisting his brother Dominic, they journey to discover the complex nature of independent filmmaking and fatherhood. Justin’s view of the film is tainted because it robbed him of his father, home and mother; Dominic is more distanced, his experience relating to its subsequent cult status. But what was Robin’s creative contribution to the iconic shocker? Fans may not always like what the brothers find but will come closer to understanding the evolution of a fantasy classic and the maverick director behind it.
FrightFest features horror, fantasy, science fiction and thriller films with an overall 18 rating. Therefore, all films will feature an assortment of the following: supernatural/alien threats, strong language, upsetting scenes, violence, gore, blood, suicide, monstrous menace, tobacco products, creature mayhem, psychological intimidation, sexual imagery, death, child endangerment, maiming, religious profanity, abusive behaviour, bullying, nudity, drug use, strobe lighting and racial stereotyping.