"Join us for femmes and frights galore 10/30 from 6-10 PM at Spacy DTX. Pregame your Halloweekend festivities with us by shaking butt with DJ Heaven Above, grabbing a drink, or finding a new boo! Doesn’t this scream sapphic? Bite you soon x" -- FEM-E-NEM

THIS SCREENING HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO OCT 27TH

Maya Annik Bedward, 2026, Canada, 93 mins

Black Zombie digs beneath the blood-soaked spectacle of modern horror to uncover the zombie’s buried and unsettling origins. Long before it became associated with flesh-eating ghouls, the zombie was a living metaphor for slavery: not a monster, but the ultimate victim of colonial power. A symbol of stolen agency was recast as an object of fear, while Black spiritual traditions were distorted, sensationalized, and erased. Director Maya Annik Bedward traces the evolution of the zombie from colonial Haiti to contemporary Hollywood, reconsidering iconic films like White Zombie, Night of the Living Dead, and The Serpent and the Rainbow alongside archival footage, vérité scenes, and interviews with cultural historians, artists, and genre legends including Yves-Grégory Francois, Mambo Labelle Déesse, Slash, Tom Savini, and Zandashé Brown. Part cultural reckoning, part horror remix, Black Zombie exposes how a figure born from enslavement, spiritual belief, and resistance was transformed into one of pop culture’s most profitable monsters.

Aaron Schimberg, 2018, USA, 91 min

A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur's English-language debut.

Join us for our next collaboration with Tractorbeam on Sunday, October 25. We'll be showing a free screening of The Kiss (1988). This underseen horror gem is a perfect blend of 70's possession movies and late 80's cheese. It's The Exorcist without all of the esteem and Poltergeist without a special effects budget. Presented in its original (and still most accessible) VHS format, The Kiss is the perfect B-movie appetizer to your Halloween week.

Mix, mingle and swap at 6 - @zalatpizza and beer will be provided. Screening at 7. All at Tractorbeam HQ. Seating is limited. Save your spot at rsvp@tractorbeam.com.

All proceeds of this screening will be going to Dahnoun Mutual Aid, a group of grassroots organizers led entirely by Palestinians inside and outside of Gaza working to provide life sustaining aid to the people of Gaza.

Mohammed Shebl, 1981, Egypt, 100 min

Egypt’s answer to The Rocky Horror Picture Show, this delirious musical-horror oddity follows two innocent lovers who stumble into a nightclub of disco-dancing vampires, rock ‘n’ roll numbers, and campy bloodsucking mayhem. Cairo meets Transylvania in a cult curio that’s equal parts satire, singalong, and surreal nightmare. Mohammed Shebl’s 1981 adaptation isn’t just a cult classic, Fangs (Anyab) is also an astute commentary on the Egyptian socio-political climate all wrapped up in disco, glam, and vampire fangs! -- Cultpix

BREACHED: A CHRONICLE OF CARGO THEFT

Thomas Dekeyser, Andrew Culp, 2024, USA, 15 min

Freight train robberies grabbed headlines in late 2021. Amidst a supply chain crisis, stark images of train tracks strewn with Amazon packages went viral. Consumers, awaiting delayed orders, spotted their items among the sea of cardboard. To reassure anxious shoppers, California’s governor joined the cleanup, while rail companies spent millions on added security.

Breached asks: What makes container freight so sacred yet so vulnerable?

The story is told from the POV of a local worker, drawn from his diary. His alienated existence unravels when he witnesses the robbers in action. A hidden landscape of logistics, infrastructure, and surveillance snaps into focus, both violent and fragile. The turning point comes when he trains himself to read the landscape like a looter, discovering a way to channel his disaffection into a strike against capitalist ideology.

MACHINE IN FLAMES

Thomas Dekeyser, Andrew Culp, 2022, USA, 50 min

A cinematic search for the elusive group CLODO, who bombed computer companies in 1980s Toulouse, France. Journeying through the cybernetic nodes of military, industrial, and socialist development, the film exposes how recording devices fail to collect the ashes of history. The film combines archival traces, a viral desktop choreography, and paranoid footage of nocturnal stakeouts into a philosophical investigation of self-combustion.

The film is the debut work of the Destructionist International, and the first in a series of films on the appetite for abolition in ultra-leftism. It was first distributed through a network of self-erasing USB data sticks dropped outside corporate campuses.

Avalon Fast, Jillian Frank, 2026, Canada, 105 min
Early twenties Iris (Jillian Frank) and Palmer (Avalon Fast) never left their hometown. They work at the same restaurant, share the same bed, and both have a habit of drinking and driving. They run into Levi (Ethan Hawksworth), a guy they used to know. They spend time with him and his cousin, Phoenix (Henri Gillespi), in cars, backyards, and other people's bedrooms. When Levi shares a dream he had with Iris things change between the four of them. The reality of the summer becomes faded, the parties die. The four end in a field of unified confusion.

Featuring a pre-recorded Q&A with director James Ward Byrkit moderated by programmer Simon Pruitt

James Ward Byrkit, 2013, UK, 89 min

Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.

Jean-Claude Brisseau, 1988, France, 95 min

Bruno is 14. When his grandmother dies, he returns to Bagnolet with his mother who is rarely there. At school he meets Jean-Roger, who introduces him to a group of delinquents.

Jack Hazan, 1973, UK, 106 mins

Semi-fictionalized documentary biopic of British artist David Hockney. After a difficult break-up, Hockney is left unable to paint, much to the concern of his friends. Titled after Hockney's pop-art painting 'A Bigger Splash'.

Join FEM-N-NEM for the screening of 'Bodies, Bodies, Bodies' October 16th from 8-12 AM. Enjoy refreshments, sweet treats, and do the monster mash after credits with DJ Heaven Above. Doesn't this scream sapphic?

General Itinerary:

8 PM- Doors

*8:30 PM- Movie screening (Bodies, Bodies, Bodies- 1 hr 35 mins)

10 PM- Monster mash! (Music for event goers to mingle and dance to)

Bodies, Bodies, Bodies

Halina Reijn, 2022, USA, 94 min

In an isolated family mansion, a group of rich 20-somethings decides to play Bodies Bodies Bodies, a game where one of them is secretly a “killer” while the rest tries to “escape”. Things take a turn for the worse when real bodies start turning up, setting off a paranoid and dangerous chain of events.

Kasi Lemmons, 1997, USA, 116 min

Kasi Lemmons made a splash with one of the most distinctive directorial debuts of the 1990s, a richly atmospheric, Southern Gothic stew of sex, lies, and voodoo in which a young girl witnesses secrets and deceptions tearing her wealthy Louisiana family apart. A primordial American blend of Creole folklore, magic, and mysticism, Eve’s Bayou provides a scintillating showcase for a powerhouse ensemble of Black actresses.

Jacques Tourneur, 1943, United States, 69 mins

A nurse in the Caribbean turns to voodoo in hopes of curing her patient, a mindless woman whose husband she’s fallen in love with.

Herk Harvey, 1962, USA, 78 mins

Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh start is interrupted by visions of a fiendish man. As the visions begin to occur more frequently, Mary finds herself drawn to the deserted carnival on the outskirts of town. The strangely alluring carnival may hold the secret to her tragic past.

Don Sigel, 1956, USA, 85 mins

Something evil has taken possession of the small town of Santa Mira, California. Hysterical people accuse their loved ones of being emotionless impostors; of not being themselves. At first, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) tries to convince them they’re wrong…but they’re not. Plant-like extraterrestrials have invaded Earth, replicating the villagers in giant seed “pods” and taking possession of their souls while they sleep. Soon the entire town is overwhelmed by the inhuman horror, but it won’t stop there. In a terrifying race for his life, Dr. Bennell escapes to warn the world of the deadly invasion of the pod people!

Featuring an extended introduction from Sunday Symposium (filmmaker Daniel Laabs).

Jean-Luc Godard, 1963, France, 103 min

Scenes from a marital breakdown between screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his wife (Brigitte Bardot), as both become enmeshed in the behind-the-camera struggles of a director (Fritz Lang) and producer (Jack Palance) as they film an adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey.

Artist River Shell presents this screening in conjunction of their current gallery exhibit, "The Dust is Here to Stay", at Tureen which ends on October 3rd.

Joao Pedro Rodrigues, 2000, Portugal, 87 mins

An unusual, ultra-kinky story from Portugal tells of Sergio, a Lisbon trash collector who enjoys anonymous rough sex with both women and men in bathrooms and the backseats of cars. A control freak, Sergio usually gets what he wants, but when one handsome young man doesn't respond to his advances, he goes off the deep end, taking his obsession to kinkier heights.

Co-partnering with Party for Socialism and Liberation DFW & Latin American Film Festival of Dallas and will feature a post-screening discussion.

Chantal Akerman, 2002, France, Spanish and French with English subtitles, 99 min.

Following her study of the crumbling Soviet Union landscape in 1993’s D’est, De l’autre côté (From the other side) finds Akerman shifting her focus to the border that divides the US and Mexico. Here, Akerman’s compassionate and curious gaze generously listens to the story of Mexicans journeying to cross the border. Shot nearly 25 years ago, this chilling portrait of migration remains an insightful rumination on the borders that divide us.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 1979, India,

When circumstances at work compel Ram to pretend to have a twin, his lie works -- until the boss wants his daughter to marry Ram’s fictitious brother.

Lino Brocka, 1998, Philippines, 136 mins

Upon losing a reliable American client, 18-year-old gigolo Pol (Allan Paule) leaves the provinces to try his luck in the soapy gay clubs of Metro Manila. Pol learns the ropes alongside fellow stripper Noel (Daniel Fernando) and savvy prostitute Bambi (Jaclyn Jose), discovering an underbelly of protection rackets, human trafficking and rampant political corruption.

One of Lino Brocka’s lasting successes, 1988’s MACHO DANCER combines a flair for socially conscious melodrama with pulp provocation, setting the template for what would become Viva Films’ erotic niche to this day. Underlying the film’s astute, cynical outlook on systemic, class-based exploitation in the Philippines is a neon-lit tale of self-discovery gyrating between queer desire and heteronormativity, sensuality and street-level grit, tenderness and violence. Heavily censored upon release and hugely successful overseas, MACHO DANCER follows the recent re-discovery of Brocka’s Bona and is presented here in a new 4K restoration from Viva Film’s original film elements.

Kaveh Daneshmand, 2023, France, 98 min

The mother of two adopted children's sense of duty takes a macabre turn when she learns that her husband may be having an affair with one of their kids.

Are you queer and/or trans? Do you have a poem or short story you're working on?

Come to our free queer reading starting at 7pm for folks to share original poetry, stories, etc

(Every participant will have a five minute time limit on their work just to be respectful of everyone else who wants to share their work)

Sept 9th 7:30pm

Sept 25th 8pm

Jeong Jae-eun, 2001, South Korea, 112 min

A sleeper hit at the time of its release, Jeong Jae-eun’s perceptive debut Take Care of My Cat chronicles the lives of five graduating friends whose bonds begin to fracture as they contend with their share of squashed dreams and unequal opportunities. Director Jeong sets the lives of her protagonists (among them Bae Doona and Lee Yo-won in breakout roles) against the industrial backdrop of Incheon, a port city adjacent to Seoul and bearing the brunt of South Korea’s ruthless globalization efforts. In the doing, her film expands to accommodate notions of class, solidarity and privilege – in what is now a timeless snapshot of a rapidly evolving society. Alternately bleak and sunny, realistic and effortlessly cool, suffused with the joys of girlhood yet clear-eyed about the uneasy transition into adulthood, Take Care of My Cat offers a tender and a multi-faceted portrait of young women at the turn of the new millennium.

Screening in collaboration with gallery Nature of Things for their current exhibit "Crying Is Just Wet Laughter" until September 27th located at 3002A Commerce St. Dallas, TX 75226

Mike Nichols, USA, 1966, 131 mins

Edward Albee’s astounding journey into the hell of a stormy marriage blazes with powerhouse performances by Oscar winners Elizabeth Taylor and Sandy Dennis, and Oscar nominees Richard Burton and George Segal. Nominated for 13 Academy Awards, this taut and explosive drama is filled with suspense and a searing tension that is as compelling and riveting as any film ever to hit the cinema.

Featuring a pre-recorded intro from directors John Ledingham & JP Meldrum!

John Ledingham, JP Meldrum, 2025, Canada, 102 mins

A mute man searches for fish and honey at the behest of a cynical carnivoran with the help of ultra-Canadian strangers against the backdrop of the vast and desolate forest-cityscape of Victoria, BC.

A unique alchemy of slow cinema, regional horror, colourful JRPGs, and Walden, In The Land of Fish and Honey is as sinister as it is hilarious. The landscapes engulf our hungry boy as he befriends local weirdoes, paws at the water, and confronts the creature in the woods telling him what to do. Co-writers/directors John Ledingham and JP Meldrum (who also stars in a fearless, mysterious performance) make the most of their $0 budget to conjure an idiosyncratic horror comedy atmosphere totally their delirious own. A studio movie could never reach these strange heights!

SIMILAR: Yakuza: Like A Dragon, the films of Matt Farley and Charles Roxburgh, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers, James Benning

FREE SCREENING!

Roberto Gavaldón, 1963, Mexico, 93 min

Luisa is a small-town girl who works in the bakery of the widower Don Albino. Luisa dreams of marrying and loves children. Just as Don Albino shows interest in her, Luisa announces that she will marry soon with Carlos, the driver of a rich house whom she met recently

FREE SCREENING! Co-presented with Oak Cliff Cultural Center

Ivan Dixon, 1973, USA, 102 min

One of the most radical, revolutionary statements in film history, Ivan Dixon’s explosive adaptation of the novel by Sam Greenlee follows the fictional first Black CIA agent (Cook), who uses his specialized training to build a guerrilla army intent on government overthrow. So potent is the film’s call to revolution that it was pulled from theaters within days of opening.

Ghassan Salhab, 1998, Lebanon, 120 minutes

“A poem to a beloved city and its people” – Variety

Lebanon at the end of the 80s. Ghassan Salhab’s debut follows Khalil as he returns to Beirut under a new identity, forced to confront the old friends and comrades he left behind following his faked death a decade earlier. Phantom Beirut is a haunting exploration of the official silences and collective amnesias that stalk the lives of those who live through conflict.

Following the screening will be a live virtual Q&A with the director Terry Chiu moderated by writer Erik Reeds.

Terry Chiu, 2022, Canada, 175 mins

An experimental Tokusatsu-flavored fantasy epic. The three-hour film follows a lo-fi storytelling aesthetic that pushes the boundaries of independent creation. Proceeds from this screening support director Terry Chiu’s crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming feature, A.A.A. LOVE WILL REIGN AGAIN.

In the destroyed present, the aggressively badass Keikei (Xinkun Dai) and her lackadaisical white-shirted pal Rev (Ging Yu Kei) wander the wasteland looking for their friend Spike (Matias Rittatore), in between running into the confrontational Lady Moondrift (Pei Yao Xu) and her Candy Ass Kickers (They kick candy ass!!!), or the deadly Psycho on The Radio - whose kill count is like into the 900s - with the promise that one day, they'll get all the answers to their problems from the Embodiment of Angst.

RIYL: End of Evangelion, 2000s Adult Swim, the Nostalgia Critic movies, Shaw Bros., Shunji Iwai's Swallowtail Butterfly