Murder City Carnivale of Cinema
Murder City Carnivale of Cinema

Experience the excitement of Alternative and Underground Cinema
The Murder City Carnivale of Cinema is a refreshing and exciting three-day film festival in Adelaide, South Australia, featuring a diverse selection of Alternative and Underground films from Australian and international filmmakers. Join us for an unforgettable cinematic journey.
Screening at the Golden Triangle of South Australian Theatres, The Palace/Nova, Mercury and Piccadilly Cinemas. A Film Festival where Independent, Alternative and Underground Films and creators are forefront. Come along and be inspired, network with others and meet the film makers. There will be Question and Answer sessions with film makers after selected screenings. Enjoy these diverse and eclectic entertaining films on big screens where they deserve to be seen.

OUR PROGRAM
Three Days, Three Cinemas and Five features from Australia, United Kingdom, United States, Melbourne and Adelaide. Australian and Adelaide premieres!
Friday 7th February
Palace Nova Cinema
I should have Been Dead years ago.
(USA) (Adelaide premiere)
Director: Jason Summers.
101 mins.
8.30 pm
Exploring the life, music and artistic output of Stuart Gray, the notorious underground rocker who created the most psychotronic group to emerge from Australia: the legendary Lubricated Goat.

Saturday 8th February
Mercury Cinema
An American Masquerade

Aust/USA (Adelaide premiere)
Directors: Addison Heath & Jasmine Jakupi
Includes Q & A with Filmmakers.
102 mins 4.00 pm
Two failed actors agree to transport a large amount of drugs from Portland to LA in order to fund their Hollywood dream. Along the way they meet a wild array of criminals, perverts and porn stars as they attempt to secure their own version of the American Dream.
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Trasharama Film Program LIVE on stage!



120 mins Doors 6.30pm
7-9pm.
The Trasharama LIVE on stage show is BACK! Fourteen sick and twisted short films from all over this wretched planet. Sourced by the Marco Polo of filth, your host, Dick Dale. Special guests and the Toilet Rock House band, The Raw Spud Ensemble. Schlock horror, video nasties, fake trailers, film clips, animations and more!! There will be prizes and the bar is open. You'll need it!
SKEETER | Chris McInroy | USA | 4 mins FROM ONE HOLE TO ANOTHER | Nadine L’Esperance | Canada | 7 mins BURDEN | Jordan Ellis | Australia | 8 mins BUT | Edward Yates, Alana Auden | Australia | 5 mins BARRY GIBBON | Thomas Wind, Alexander Iffländer | Germany | 7 mins INTERGALACTIC DETECTIVE - DR MONKULA | Alexander Iffländer | Germany | 3 mins TURNO DE NOCHE: WRONG PLACE | Juanjo Avi | Spain | 15 mins BABY BRO | Celia Bullwinkel | USA | 2 mins THE PUSSY WITH AN UZI | Esa Jussila | Finland | 7 mins TOPNOVIL: NOBODIES HERO | Adam Jordan | Australia | 5 mins THE LAST THING SHE SAW | Anthony Cousins | USA | 8 mins THE SKIN | Jose Casas | Spain | 12 mins MINGO MAN EATER | Timothy Spanos | Australia | 4 mins PUMPKIN GUTS: DEVILS NIGHT | R.J. De León Vega | USA | 15 mins
Pervirella DELUX
UK (Adelaide Premiere)
Director : Alex Chandon
92 mins
9.30pm
The grotesque, power-mad Queen Victoria builds a wall around the country and establishes a 'monarchy of terror; Intellectuals and "pervs" are prosecuted and killed, or driven underground to form the 'cult of perv'
This is a REMASTERED REDUX of the original 1997 Indy Cult classic. It features better-quality picture and the effects and soundtrack have been enhanced for your viewing pleasure!

Sunday 9th February
Piccadilly Cinema
Nightfall:
A
Paranormal
Investigation
South Australia (Aust Premiere)
Directors: Myles McEwen
& Ripley Stevens
80 mins
4.00pm
June 6th, 1988, 6pm. Two young paranormal Investigators return to Elizabeth Blair's home. This is Case 13.
A chilling locally made South Australian Found Footage thriller. The Award winning debut feature from McEwen and Stevens is here.
Featuring Q&A with the Filmmakers.

Dick Dynamite 1944
Scotland
(Aust Premiere)
Director:
Robbie Davidson
93 mins
7.00pm
In the dying days of World War II, Nazi scientists hatch a desperate plan to turn the population of New York into flesh-eating zombies. The only man who can stop them is DICK DYNAMITE: killing is his business and in '44 business is good.
Stars: Snars, Olly Bassi, Nick Oliveri, Irvine Welsh, Blag Dahlia.


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FULL VIP TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE
This ticket makes you a VIP Customer giving you access to all Screenings across the three day event. Five feature films and the Freakin Trasharama short Film program LIVE on stage!
You can also have a new Trasharama-ago go or Murder City Carnivale stubby holder. You'll get news on those soon
Thank you for supporting the event! Presales help a LOT.

$30 ALL DAY DEAL
Mercury Cinema



HALF PRICE ALL DAY SATURDAY!
Three great programs all day Saturday at The Mercury Cinema.
For only $30 it's half price and you can see two Feature length Films. An American Masquerade.
(Includes Question and Answers with Film makers)
Trasharama LIVE ON STAGE!
Pervirella Delux. With an introduction by Josh Collins.
Come and go as you please!
Drinks and refreshments available!
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