Halaloween: Muslim Horror Film Festival: Tiger Stripes

Showings

State Theatre - Theatre 2 Tue, Oct 31, 2023 7:30 PM

Description

The first amongst her friends to hit puberty, Zaffan, 12, discovers a terrifying secret about her body. Ostracised by her community, Zaffan fights back, learning that to be free she must embrace the body she fears. Halaloween Horror Rating: 4/5 Content Warning: Body horror, blood, horror coming-of-age, menstrual horror, similar to Carrie and Ginger Snaps, corrupt religious figures, gendered body horror, post-human transformation Religious Content: Most characters are Muslim, set in a Muslim girl's school, Athan, prayer, Imam, and religious leaders.
NR | 1h 35m | 2023 | Part of our Halaloween: Muslim Horror Film Festival 

What's Halaloween? Halaloween screens horror films from across the globe that were made by, for, or about Muslims with the hopes of understanding ‘What scares Muslim audiences? Are horror movies halal?’. This year’s 2023 festival will be both in person and online, screening one film a week during the month of October, and ending with two in-person screenings at the State Theatre, Tuesdays October 24th and 31st at 7:30 PM. The festival is free both in person and online, though make sure to reserve tickets. The online festival can be found here: watch.eventive.org/halaloween