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Extreme Film Festival at The Labia

The 5th Extreme Film Festival, to be held at The Labia Theatre, Cape Town from 11 to 13 May, 2012, will be expanded to cover: freestyle moto-cross, zombies, martial arts legends, forest demons, Viking religious exploration, the porn industry, apocalypse, psychos, ghosts, terrorists, Japanese hara-kiri, experimental-, myth-, fantasy- and musical inclusions.

Mind Of The Demon - The Larry Linkogle Story

Narrated by Lemmy from metal band Motorhead, this award-winning documentary takes us through the rise and fall of fearless moto-cross luminary and madman Larry Linkogle. The dark, analytical documentary gazes into the psyche of one of the most talented, yet aggressively self-destructive minds of his generation.

Extreme Film Festival at The Labia

Put Up Your Dux

Frank Dux is the martial arts expert whose life was the basis for the popular movie Bloodsport, starring Jean-Claude van Damme. This documentary looks at Dux's life, hearing from the man himself, controversy not far behind - from the ring, to courtroom drama with Van Damme, and rumours of involvement in undercover agencies ...

Adventures In Pornoland

In this "mockumentary" only a few of the filmmakers were in on the secret. A Canadian director tries to make it in Hollywood. Struggling to find work, he takes a job in the porn industry to make a little money. He ends up more interested in the adult world than anybody thought he'd be, especially his fiancé. Features porn stalwarts Ron Jeremy, Kimberly Kane and others.

X Flix Short Film Collection

An anthology of short films from around the world, pushing the boundaries of what the viewer has come to expect, including:

• Miss Mishima: Hara-kiri/seppuku takes on a new dimension
• Red Lines: A stay after school results in ghostly revelations. Featuring Doug Bradley, aka Pinhead from Hellraiser
• Veriga Mesa: A killer's blood lust
• No Face: An amazingly crafted movie with a dark theme that has a photographer attempting to capture emotion
• Reign Of Terror: A man is abducted by terrorists with surprising consequences
• Obsession: A new music video from Cape Town-based band Terminatryx, featuring special guest Theo Crous
• Blarghaaahrgarg!: A hilarious biological monster flick form the creator of Papa Wrestling & Banana Motherf*cker
• The Black Angel: Live action/animated noir journey
• Onrusbarend: BlackMilk's Schnit project award winner
• All Night Laundry: A quiet night at the laundromat can be deadly
• Help Me: A time period-crossing ghost tale
• Thy Kill Be Done: Grindhouse madness with vigilante nuns on the rampage

The Viking Serpent

What do the three most evil symbols for Christianity - 666, the pentagram and the snake - have in common? Quite possibly one of the most amazing discoveries of all time, this documentary reveals an ancient and incredible legacy from the great Norwegian landscape, via renowned authors Philip Gardiner and Harald S Boehlke.

The Defiled

In a post-apocalyptic world, science and technology have backfired leaving unfathomable destruction and a permanently diseased planet in their wake. A virus is mutating the human race, turning innocent survivors into mindless cannibals. A different zombie take.

The Root Of Evil (La Raiz Del Mal)

A village is attacked by demons from a nearby forest. The men are brutally murdered and the women abducted and taken to the depths of the forest where they form part of a bloody ritual. A survivor must venture back into the madness, with dire consequences. A mad and bloody gorefest! (Spanish with English subtitles.)

The Collapsed

After the end of the world descends, a family of four desperately try their best to survive the ever-present deadly dangers. After they flee into the forest, they soon discover that the other vicious and relentless survivors may be the least of their worries as the living nightmare closes in ... Strictly over-18s only.

Tickets: R30 each. Call +27 (0)21 424 5927 to book.

The Labia Theatre is a licensed venue and drinks from the bar can be taken into the cinema.

Additional information and screening schedule can be found at www.XFEST.org

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