Kier-La Janisse Movies

  • 2021
    A Folk Horror Tale

    A Folk Horror Tale

    A Folk Horror Tale

    42021HD

    Maison Margiela 'Artisanal' 2021 Collection - A Folk Horror Tale - a film based on an original concept by John Galliano and directed by Olivier Dahan.

    A Folk Horror Tale
  • 2024
    Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter

    Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter

    Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter

    02024HD

    The author of Cockfight: A Fable of Failure recounts her long history with Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter (1974), which is...

    Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter
  • 1970
    The Occupant Of The Room

    The Occupant Of The Room

    The Occupant Of The Room

    01970HD

    Based on the short ghost story of the same name by Algernon Blackwood from 1909, The Occupant of the Room centers on a schoolteacher whose late-night...

    The Occupant Of The Room
  • 2021
    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon

    02021HD

    Quinqui cinema encompassed a series of Spanish crime films with a unique national sensibility, as they reflected the times of the Franco dictatorship...

    Blood In The Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
  • 2025
    1000 Women in Horror

    1000 Women in Horror

    1000 Women in Horror

    52025HD

    Is horror a man’s world? You might assume so – but you won’t be thinking that way for long once you investigate the vast...

    1000 Women in Horror
  • 2021
    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror

    7.42021HD

    An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British...

    Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
  • 2017
    We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea

    We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea

    We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea

    6.22017HD

    A windswept ghost story set on England's southeastern coast.

    We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea
  • 2014
    Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

    Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

    Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'

    5.52014HD

    "Parasite Memories" is a brand new retrospective piece on the film produced by High Rising Productions with lively contribution from effects artist...

    Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
  • 1970
    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

    01970HD

    A feature-length documentary film adaptation of the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name, chronicling the history of Mondo cinema and the "death...

    Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema
  • 2019
    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film

    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film

    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film

    02019HD

    Documentary tracing the history of Soviet fantasy and sci-fi films. Included on Severin's release of Viy.

    From the Woods to the Cosmos: John Leman Riley on the History of Soviet Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film
  • 2023
    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser

    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser

    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser

    02023HD

    A poignant ode to the star of the Black Emanuelle series and the real-life love story at its core, written, directed and narrated by Kier-La Janisse...

    The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser
  • 2014
    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

    6.7112014HD

    The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which...

    Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
  • 2004
    Celluloid Horror

    Celluloid Horror

    Celluloid Horror

    72004HD

    Celluloid Horror explores Kier-La Janisse's tireless crusade to bring obscure cult horror film to the masses through her independently run...

    Celluloid Horror
  • 2020
    Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

    Tales of the Uncanny

    7.12020HD

    A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

    Tales of the Uncanny
  • 2020
    S.W.A.L.K. II

    S.W.A.L.K. II

    S.W.A.L.K. II

    82020HD

    John Galliano, Nick Knight and SHOWstudio continue their creative partnership, revealing the Maison Margiela S/S 21 co-ed collection. S.W.A.L.K first...

    S.W.A.L.K. II
  • 2012
    Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

    Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

    Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s

    7.72012HD

    A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American...

    Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
  • 1970
    Take My Body: The Journey of a Blow-up Doll

    Take My Body: The Journey of a Blow-up Doll

    Take My Body: The Journey of a Blow-up Doll

    01970HD

    Author Kier-La Janisse on the strange and fascinating story behind one of Schramm's most memorable props.

    Take My Body: The Journey of a Blow-up Doll
  • 2023
    To Fire You Come at Last

    To Fire You Come at Last

    To Fire You Come at Last

    02023HD

    In rural 17th-century England, a group of men gather to carry a coffin on the long walk to the local graveyard for burial. Much ancient folklore and...

    To Fire You Come at Last
  • 1970
    The Stone Forest

    The Stone Forest

    The Stone Forest

    01970HD

    Newly commissioned short film by Severin shot on shooting location of Pobiti Kamani for their release of Morgiana in the House of Psychotic Women...

    The Stone Forest
  • 2023
    The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film

    The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film

    The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film

    02023HD

    Documentary taking a look at Mondo movies.

    The Naked Eye: Sex and the Mondo Film