Directed by: Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe | 104 minutes | USA
Having previously stepped into the shower for his exhaustive study of Psycho's most famous scene with 78/52 (2017), and having boarded the Nostromo for Memory: The Origins of Alien (2019), acclaimed documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe returns to NorthwestFest with this special Pre-Halloween screening!
This time, he turns his attention to another landmark of genre cinema - The Exorcist (1973). Framed around an epic six-day interview with director William Friedkin, his expertly assembled analysis is not just an in-depth musing on one of the most influential and widely acclaimed horror movies of all time, but also an enlightening and intimate portrait of one man's creative process.
Passionately discussing his influences, and interrogating the obsessions he has returned to throughout his filmmaking career, William Friedkin makes for a riveting subject - reflective, insightful and often disarmingly candid.
This screening will be followed by a screening of the 1973 classic, THE EXORCIST.
