The 2009 Doomsday Film Festival explores our collective obsession with the Apocalypse in film, art, and culture.
From raptures, plagues, meteorites, nuclear holocausts, aliens, zombie attacks, ecological catastrophe, and cybernetic revolt to the 2012 doomsday predictions, the Festival will touch upon all possible permutations of our collective demise.
We'll be screening films from across the board, with works ranging from premieres to established classics to rediscovered gems. On the schedule for the 2009 Festival are nuclear fallout cartoons, early '60s atomic parables, '80s zombie punk, award-winning independent shorts, and much more.
The event will incorporate a panel-based symposium featuring authors, artists, and all manner of experts on the End of Days. We plan to tackle the Apocalypse in all its forms, and hope you'll join us for the ride!
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OCT 18, 2009
The Chronic Rift talks with festival director Kristana.
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OCT 6, 2009
Festival Directors Andrew & Kristana spoke with Comic News Insider about the inaugural festival. Hear the interview »
WHERE IS THE FESTIVAL BEING HELD AND
HOW DO I GET THERE?
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87 Lafayette St. (between Walker & White)
(212) 966-4510
6, J, M, Z, N, Q, R, W Trains to Canal St.
Walk south down Lafayette St.
WHERE DO I BUY TICKETS?
Tickets are available online or at the door. The cost is as follows:
$10 per program (a la carte)
$20 for a day pass
$35 for a festival pass
CAN I SUBMIT MY FILM, LITERATURE, LIVE PERFORMANCE, WHATEVER?
Thank you but submissions are closed for the 2009 festival. Please keep in touch with us for next year!
WHO ARE THE FESTIVAL DIRECTORS?
Andrew Miller is an award-winning filmmaker living in Brooklyn, NY. His short stories, articles and photography have appeared in a handful of assorted publications. He's the drummer for the band Riff Raff and works for a non-profit which provides relief services for New York's homeless population.
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Kristana Textor is a Brooklyn based documentary Director of Photography. When she's not working in film & television she paints abstract interpretations of End Times.
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Schedule and screenings are still being added and submitted. Tickets are available online or at the door. The cost is as follows: $10 per program (a la carte); $20 for a day pass; $35 for a festival pass.
7:00PM - 8:00PM
OPENING RECEPTION
 8:00PM - 10:30PM
DOOMSDAY OVER THE AGES & HOW TO SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE
Screening:
The Road Warrior | George Miller, Australia, 1981; 92 min
Panelists:
• Nicholas Thompson, Senior Editor of Wired magazine
• Justin Taylor, editor of The Apocalypse Reader
• Ron Miller, Hugo-award winning illustrator/author of many books including the forthcoming The End of the World
• Lee Quinby, author of Millennial Seduction: A Skeptic Confronts Apocalyptic Culture
• Andrew J. Rosenthal, graduate of Union Theological Seminary & chaplain resident at Methodist hospital in Brooklyn
Read featured speaker Nicholas Thompson's recent doomsday article Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine »
 12:45PM - 2:30PM
DAWN OF THE ATOMIC ERA
Screenings:
• Panic in Year Zero! | Ray Milland, U.S., 1962; 93 min
• Plus some special PSAs & Trailers
 2:45PM - 5:45PM
APOCALYPTIC INSPIRATION: DOOMSDAY IN VIDEO GAMES
Game Time in the Fallout Lounge (sponsored by Play N Trade)
• Fallout 3
• Left 4 Dead
Screening:
• War Games | John Badham, U.S., 1983; 114 min
Panelists:
• Joost van Dreunen, founder of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA).
• Ryan Savini, associate producer for Nintendo Week
• Justine Elias, film critic
• Matthew Hawkins, video game journalist
• Liel Leibovitz, author
 6:00PM - 8:00PM
ZOMBIE NIGHT: ZOMBIE GIRL SCREENING
Pre-Screening Complimentary Zombie Makeup
Game Time in the Bomb Shelter Lounge (sponsored by Play N Trade)
• Left 4 Dead (sponsored by Play N Trade)
• Zombie Makeup Artists: Miles Roper, Nate Hohauser, Joe Siena, & Matthew Militello
Screening:
Zombie Girl | Justin Johnson, Aaron Marshall, U.S., 2009; 89 min
 8:00PM - 11:00PM
ZOMBIE NIGHT: WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK - EXAMINING OUR OBSESSION WITH THE UNDEAD
Pre-Screening Complimentary Zombie Makeup/Gamers Reception:
• Left 4 Dead (sponsored by Play N Trade)
• Zombie Makeup Artists: Miles Roper, Nate Hohauser, Joe Siena, & Matthew Militello
Panelists:
• David Wellington, author of The Monster Trilogy
• John Joseph Adams, editor of Wastelands, The Living Dead and Seeds of Change
• David Barr Kitley, author
• John Langan, author
Screening:
• The Return of the Living Dead | Dan O'Bannon, U.S., 1985; 91 min
Post-screening Zombie reception
 12:30PM - 2:00PM
APOCALYPTIC INSPIRATION: DOOMSDAY IN LITERATURE, POETRY & COMICS [Special admission: $5]
Screening:
• Selections from The Animatrix | Shinichiro Watanabe & Mahiro Maeda, U.S., 2003 (The Second Renaissance Parts 1 & 2)
Panelists:
• Bob Fingerman, author and comic artist
• Hilary Florido, comic artist
• Matt Hawkins, journalist
• Justin Taylor, editor of The Apocalypse Reader
• John Joseph Adams, editor of Wastelands, The Living Dead and Seeds of Change
• Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero, They Bite and Doomwar
Readers:
• Jeremy Schmall, poet
• Sommer Browning, poet
• Emily Brandt, poet
• Alex Cuff, poet
• Martin Rock, poet
Limited Edition copies of The Apocalypse Anthology of Poetry edited by Sommer Browning will be available for sale from Flying Guillotine Press.
 2:15PM - 4:15PM
THE SKY IS FALLING: ECO CATASTROPHE AND MOTHER EARTH'S REVENGE
Screening:
A Crude Awakening | Basil Gelpke & Ray McCormack, U.S., 2006; 84 min
Panelists:
• Dan Miner, peak oil specialist
• Amanda Taylor, journalist for The L Magazine
• Joe Gonzalez
 4:30PM - 6:45PM
THE END IS NIGH: PROPHECIES OF END TIMES FROM THE RAPTURE TO 2012
Screening:
The Rapture | Michael Tolkin, U.S., 1991; 100min
Panelists:
• Gabriel McKee, author of The Gospel according to Science Fiction
• Keith Uhlich, editor of The House Next Door and film critic for Time Out New York
• Lee Quinby, author of Millennial Seduction: A Skeptic Confronts Apocalyptic Culture
• Leigh Rogers, graduate of Union Theological Seminary & public
relations for United Methodist Women
 7:00PM - 9:00PM
THE COMING PLAGUE: PANDEMIC PARANOIA OR REALITY?
Screening:
Shivers | David Cronenberg, Canada, 1975; 87 min
Panelists:
• Dr. Marc Siegel, author of Swine Flu, Bird Flu, and False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear
• Vadim Rizov, film critic for The Village Voice
• Lauren Wissot, film critic for Slant magazine & author of Under My Masters Wings
• Steven Boone, film critic for The Village Voice, Time Out NY and RES
• Leo Goldsmith, editor at Not Coming to a Theater Near You and film critic for IndieWire & The Village Voice
• Simon Abrams, film critic for The House Next Door
• Jeremiah Kipp, critic for Slant magazine and The House Next Door
9:15PM - 10:30PM
DOOMSDAY SHORTS
Screenings:
• Attackazoids! | Brian Lonano, U.S., 2008; 7 min
• Attackazoids, Deploy!! | Brian Lonano, U.S., 2009; 4 min
• Zombies & Cigarettes | Rafa Martinez and Iñaki San Román, Spain, 2008; 17 min
• Rising Up: The Story of the Zombie Rights Movement | Laura Moss, U.S., 2009; 27 min
• The World Naked as a Jaybird | Tiina Treasure, U.S., 2006; 9 min
• When The Sky Falls | Mattson Tomlin, U.S., 2009; 20 min; and MANY MORE!
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 Tickets are available online or at the door. The cost is as follows:
$10 per program (a la carte)
$20 for a day pass
$35 for a festival pass
Savory pot pies will available for purchase courtesy of
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