Hannah House October 10, 2010

Sunday, October 10, 2010
7:30 PM
Admission: $5.00
Movies on a Big Screen at The Guild
2828 35th St, Sacramento, CA

Hannah House
Set in 1904, a young couple desiring to own land is convinced by a distant cousin to leave their comfortable city life to pursue homesteading in the Nebraska Prairie. A neighbor's house and land has become vacant, and the couple is told they can have it.

Possibilities of a new life and future for their unborn child overshadow any questions about what happened to the previous occupants of the house. Based on a true story, this chilling account portrays the hardships and desolation of prairie life as the young family unearths the horrifying details of the house and its past.

"Hannah House," essentially a silent film, utilizes visual textures similar to those that occur now in many of the decomposing silent films from the 20's. By capturing the imperfections of scratches, skips, dirt and trapped hairs, the result is like watching a painting of the desolate prairie come alive, and are also used as a narrative element to further the disturbing tone of this film. Note: this film contains a "birth" scene, so there is some brief, graphic (yet simulated) nudity.

We often include quotes from Variety, Village Voice, etc. Which is great and all, but in this case, we’re including a quote from someone who used to help out around MOBS:

"This film is hauntingly disturbing. Its convulsive sepia-toned images come at you like an opium flashback from a previous life. It will stay with you for days, and not in a good way..." - Korey, Former MOBS "Floor Manager" (aka. "the door guy").

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