Found Footage Festival: After Dark at Arnolfini on Wednesday 29th August 2018
Posted on: 25 Aug 2018Arnolfini in Bristol will host once again Found Footage Festival - a compilation of quirky, hilarious and downright weird American found videos - on Wednesday 29th August 2018.
Presented by Encounters Short Film Festival and Perfect Strangers Comedy, the last gig of its kind at the venue was a huge success featuring a mass of one-of-a-kind videos picked up at thrift stores (that's charity shops to you and me) and garage sales across North America.
The guided tour of oddball found flicks is presented by Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett, offering insight and commentary into the weird and unpredictable world of VHS discoveries along with updates of where the stars of these video obscurities are now.
Among the gleefully esoteric filmic found finds will be highlights such as a New Age exercise video demonstrating a process called "testicle breathing", behind-the-scenes footage from a fishing-themed calendar called Women In Waders, and a "sexy" hype video for a 1980s pro wrestling duo called The Fabulous Ones. Oh yes, it's going to an eye-opening, bonkers few hours.
Debuting in New York in 2004, the Found Footage Festival has gone on to become a massive hit with fans of these often dumbfounding video curios, featuring on the likes of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and NPR.
The Found Footage Festival takes place at Arnolfini from 8pm to 10pm. Tickets for this delirious delve into the inanities and insanities of the found footage world cost £12 (plus booking fee) and can be purchased here.
Arnolfini is located at 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, BS1 4QA. Tel. 01179 299188
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Jamie is a writer, blogger, journalist, critic, film fan, soundtrack nerd and all-round Bristolian good egg. He loves the music of Philip Glass, the art of Salvador Dali, the writings of Charles Bukowksi and Hunter S Thompson, the irreverence of Harry Hill, and the timeless, straw-chomping exuberance of The Wurzels. You can sometimes find him railing against a surging tide of passing cyclists, or gorging himself senseless on the Oriental delights of a Cosmos all-you-can-eat buffet.
