San Francisco Film Society Presents
FEAR(S) OF THE DARK: SPECIAL SCREENING
Tuesday, October 21 at 7:30 pm
Landmark's Embarcadero Center Cinema

Fear(s) of the Dark
<http://www.sffs.org/events/films/film_fears_of_the_dark.html> , the
highly anticipated, beautifully scary, animated portmanteau, will
premiere at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, October 21, at Landmark's Embarcadero
Center Cinema, as an SFFS Special Screening and warm-up to the San
Francisco International Animation Festival. Co-director Charles Burns is
expected to attend the screening and to participate in a Q+A.

Tickets are on sale now at www.sffs.org <www.sffs.org> .

Spiders' legs brushing against naked skin. Unexplained noises in the
dark. A hypodermic needle getting closer and closer. A dead thing
trapped in a bottle of formaldehyde. A growling dog running and on the
hunt. A big empty house creaking....Six amazing graphic artists and
cartoonists lend their distinctive hands to stylize these dark
nightmares with no color, only black, white, and gray.

With ultrarealistic techniques now possible, it is important to remember
that animation is first and foremost art. Whether slick or rough, paint
or pencil, or even originating from a computer, an image is carefully
hand designed for every single frame of film. It is the ultimate work of
a creator, personally using the drawn frame, chiaroscuro contrast, the
angle of the light, and the line movement to tell a story. But it is
also the duration of a shot, and what is and isn't heard. It is the
style of the art and the art of the storytelling that make Fear(s) of
the Dark so wonderful. Since they come from the artists' own phobias,
you can trust a loving exploration into the surreal atmosphere of your
creepiest dreams. As your emotions get worked over, you won't jump
up; you will sink in.–Mike Plante, Sundance Film Festival

For more information, please visit
http://www.sffs.org/events/films/film_fears_of_the_dark.html
<http://www.sffs.org/events/films/film_fears_of_the_dark.html>
View the trailer:
http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2501574681/
<http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2501574681/>




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