Exploring Extreme Cinema

About this event

Exploring Extreme Cinema offers a critical examination of how film confronts and challenges audiences through shock and provocation. This course investigates the cultural, aesthetic, and ethical dimensions of cinema that pushes boundaries, drawing on notable case studies including the Saw franchise, Martyrs (2008), Crash (1996), and Happiness (1998).

Participants will explore the spectrum of extremity across violence, sex, trauma, and taboo subject matter. The session engages with key questions surrounding representation, censorship, spectatorship, and the ethical implications of viewing such material, encouraging thoughtful reflection on how audiences respond to challenging cinema.