Video Altar's fifth installment presents a night of cult terror cinema with live industrial and dark electronic performances!

Featuring E. Elias Merhige's grotesque 1989 underground classic Begotten and screening a collection of experimental horror short films with DJ CRMSN CRETR.

Performing artists include JT Whitfield from Austin, TX as well as locals Dope Dungeon, Sayaka Nono, and Smokey Emery.

Thursday, October 20th
Doors + trailer pre-show 7:00pm
Begotten 8:00pm
Performances + short films 9:30pm
$12 pre-sale / $15 day of

Mask wearing is highly recommended indoors. N/95, KN/95, surgical masks suggested and provided.

The night begins with a pre-show of vintage and cult horror movie trailers as sensory foreplay with CRMSN CRETR DJing fierce industrial, black metal, and dark wave selections.

Followed by a feature film screening of Begotten (1989) that’s been described as a “ritual caught on film" and "a tale of human suffering".

“Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.”

(Trailer: https://youtu.be/XGYXpPjdbNU)

A film review on Begotten by Anthony Ramon Maldonado: https://videoaltar.com/f/begotten-1989-review

JT WHITFIELD
@sweatandnoise
Cut-up rhythmic industrial from Austin, TX. With visuals by CRMSN CRETR

LOWER TAR
@lowertar___
Techno/electro/industrial by Ori Ofir

DOPE DUNGEON
@dopedungeons
Industrial noise by Alexandra Kacha with support by JT Whitfield.

SAYAKA NONO
@jennysayakanono
Electronic thrash undercover.

SMOKEY EMERY
@smokeyemery
Tape collage by Daniel Hipólito.

CRMSN CRETR
@crimsoncreature
DJ + TV wall installation.

VIDEO ALTAR
@videoaltar
www.videoaltar.com
Video as ritual.

A collection of rare short films will be shown between and after live sets as a club screening with customized soundtracks picked by CRMSN CRETR. Titles include Nico B. and Rozz William’s Pig (1998), Satan Bouche Un Coin (1968), David Lynch’s 16mm (1968), Kenneth Anger’s Invocation of My Demon Brother, JX Williams' Psych Burn (1968) and The Virgin Sacrifice (1974) plus more visual treats!