August Movie Nights: “Embrace of the Serpent”
Wednesday August 28th
Doors and drinks 6pm; Film starts at 6.30pm
As part of our August Movie Nights series, we're screening "Embrace of the Serpent" (2hr 5mins, 2015) by Colombian director Ciro Guerra.
The film follows the journeys of an Amazonian shaman, the last survivor of his people, first with a German ethnographer, and forty years later with an American botanist, as they search for a sacred healing plant.
From Mark Kermode's five star review in the Guardian: "This extraordinary, hypnotic work...seems at first glance to be a dreamy inversion of the themes of Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo and Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, turning a generic heart of darkness into a crucible of light, as seen from the perspective of indigenous Amazonian tribespeople.
"Mixing fact and fiction in fable-like fashion, Guerra’s third feature (which secured Colombia’s first Oscar nomination for best foreign language film) offers both a bold indictment of colonial imperialism and a powerful celebration of disappearing cultures...Guerra’s honest, impassioned, inventive film coils itself around its audience in a transcendent cinematic embrace."
After the screening we’ll eat supper together and informally discuss the film.
Thanks to Buzz Baum for the suggestion. If there's a film you think we should show please email zoe@Kairos.London.
Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TG
Doors open at 6pm for drinks. Film starts at 6.30pm. Followed by supper and informal discussion.
£8 Kairos Club Member, £15 Non-member, £10 Struggling financially, £20 Supporter. Food and drinks complimentary.
Before requesting a discounted ticket, please consider sincerely: Are you struggling to meet your basic needs? Would you have to make a genuine sacrifice to buy a full priced ticket? Do you have reduced earnings through a lifestyle choice or because you’re dedicating your time to unpaid work relating to the climate and nature crises?