Terribly good films at festival

HAVE you ever watched a movie that’s so bad, you can’t stop watching?

That’s exactly the kind of movie Julia Mann is looking to celebrate at a new pop-up for the Frolic Dark Rainbow festival, Terribly Good Cinema.

The event will premier two films on Saturday, 12 and Sunday, 13 June. Queer musical comedy Zero Patience (1993) and Christmas-themed high school zombie flick Anna and the Apocalypse (2017).

Self-described film geek and Terribly Good Cinema founder, Ms Mann said she wanted to bring a unique and fun experience to the community.

“I launched Terribly Good Cinema because, after working at Video Ezy, Movies Plus and Blockbuster right here in Ballarat, I know there are lots of us out there that enjoy movies beyond the multiplex, beyond the Oscar-winners, who love the cult world of cinema,” she said.

“Terribly Good Cinema aims to bring the cosiness and casual-feel of watching a movie with your mates on the couch into a space where we can meet other people who share our love for weird and wonderful cinema.”

Anna and the Apocalypse features high school student Anna and her friends fighting, singing and slashing their way through zombie hordes in their small Scottish town.

Zero Patience is about the urban legend of a Canadian flight attendant responsible for bringing AIDS to North America.

Ms Mann said the two films will live up to the Frolic Dark Rainbow festival’s themes of being “bold, dark and unapologetically queer.”

For info on the films, visit terriblygoodcinema.com.au, and for the LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival visit frolicfestival.org.