SCUMScope – Singapore’s First Alternative Film Festival
PUBLISHED October 9th, 2015 04:11 am | UPDATED June 29th, 2020 05:24 pm
SCUMCinema proudly presents SCUMScope 2015 – a festival celebrating Alternative & Cult films.
For this inaugural event, there will be screening a mix of art documentary, B grade horror gems from the 80s and a collection of 7 genre-defying short stories from Maine filmmakers.
Check out the films that will be featured this year:
1. DARK STAR: H.R. GIGER’S WORLD
DATE: 15 October 2015, Thursday
TIME: 8:00pm
VENUE: The Projector
Synopsis
Behind the shuttered windows and ivy-covered walls of his residence in Zurich, Switzerland, DARK STAR brings viewers into Giger’s mysterious realm: from the first skull he was given by his father at the age of six, to macabre dinner parties with his close-knit team, to the grisly souvenirs from his time spent on the ALIEN set and reminiscences about model Li Tobler, Giger’s one-time muse, whose suicide reverberates throughout his work.
This Singapore Premiere is a SCUMScope exclusive and will be a one-off screening for this festival only. Please be advised that the film is rated R21 (Consumer Advice: Nudity) and costs $13 per ticket. Get tickets [here](http://ss2015-darkstar.peatix.com).
Watch the trailer [here](http://bit.ly/1MFqkqN)
2. HALLOWEEN MADNESS DOUBLE BILL: BASKETCASE + WITHOUT WARNING
DATE: 23 October 2015, Friday
TIME: 7.45pm
VENUE: The Arts House Screening Room
Basket Case Synopsis
Duane Bradley arrives in New York City, with a basket under his arm. Confined in that basket is his hideously mutated twin that was removed from Duane’s side and left for dead when they were born! Angered over being separated at birth, Duane intends to seek revenge on the surgeons who separated them.
Watch the trailer [here]( http://bit.ly/1KKqjRH)
Without Warning Synopsis
A group of teenagers head out to the lake for a relaxing camping trip in the mountains. They ignore the warnings of the local truck stop owner and head to their destination. Things go terribly wrong when they find themselves up against an extra-terrestrial and its brood of flying killers!
Watch the trailer [here](http://bit.ly/1QKAsiR)
Please be advised that the films are rated R21 (Consumer Advice: Nudity and Violence) and this will be a free screening (with a $10 refundable booking fee) . Get tickets [here](http://ss2015-horrormadness.peatix.com).<br)
3. DAMNATIONLAND
DATE: 29 October 2015, Thursday
TIME: 8:00pm
VENUE: The Projector
Synopsis
Damnationland is an annual showcase of genre-defying scary films from Maine filmmakers that redefine the classic thriller and horror categories with dark, surreal, and comical twists. Whether a hardcore horror fan, an art-house connoisseur or a curious casual filmgoer, Damnationland has something for everyone.
Please be advised that the film is rated M18 (Consumer Advice: Violence) and costs $13 per ticket. Get tickets [here](http://ss2015-damnationland.peatix.com).
Watch the trailer [here]( http://bit.ly/1MFutLw)
SCUMScope is screening from Thursday, 15 October 2015 to Thursday, 29 October 2015 at The Projector. Please see [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/events/1501334186826409/) and the [website](http://scumcinema.com/events/oct2015-scumscope/) for more details.
