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Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

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Overview

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 film".

Directed by Kier-La Janisse
Written by David Kerekes, David Slater, Kier-La Janisse
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Themes & Keywords

filmmakingcult cinemasocial & cultural documentarysnuff filmmondo film

About Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema

Killing for Culture: The Birth of Atrocity Cinema is a documentary film exploring themes of filmmaking, cult cinema, social & cultural documentary, snuff film, mondo film. Directed by Kier-La Janisse, 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 film".

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