Atmospheric Eco-Horror at Jakob Church of Culture

Films From the South eagerly welcome you to a very special screening of atmospheric eco-horror film Gaia on the 16th of November. Norwegian NGO The Future in Our Hands (Framtiden i våre hender) will introduce the film, which is thrilling, mysterious, and beautiful all at once.

Tickets: 170 NOK
Doors: 6pm
Film Screening: 7pm
Age Limit: 15+

About the Film

South African Gaia is a breath of fresh air in the even fresher genre of ecological horror. It’s beautiful, dystopian and disturbing – and it includes some scenes that are guaranteed to haunt your thoughts on any future hikes through the woods.

We meet forest rangers Gabi and Winston while they are on a routine mission in the deep primeval forest in South Africa. Things quickly take a dark turn for the forest rangers, and Gabi winds up with doomsday prepper Barend and his son Stefan. The two of them live in a post-apocalyptic reality in the forest, in a somewhat strange interaction with nature. However, Gabi soon realizes that there are greater dangers in the area than two defectors from the community.

Gaia centres around a few people in a very limited geographical area, which gives it an occasional claustrophobic feeling. The film is as beautiful as it is unpleasant and serves a very clear commentary on the greatest global crisis of our time.