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Location: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library – University City Regional (5528 Waters Edge Vlg Dr, Charlotte, NC 28262)

Join IPH at the University City Regional Library for a Teen Horror Series! Films in the series are used as tools for community building, offering a welcoming space for teens to connect, share interests, and engage in meaningful conversations about storytelling, culture, and creativity. Screenings include:

Meshes of the Afternoon (14min) – This avant-garde classic, created in collaboration with her husband Alexander Hammid, is an important work of feminist filmmaking. Regarding the film’s subjective camera movement, jump cuts, and visual repetition, Deren wrote that it “is concerned with the inner realities of the individual and the way in which the subconscious will develop, interpret, and elaborate an apparently simple and causal occurrence into a critical emotional experience.” Here, in its original version, it is presented intentionally silent.

The Tell-Tale Heart (23min) – “Madness, but will you say that I am mad? Murder, perhaps you judge too soon. For when you hear my story, you will certainly understand why, very gradually – I made up my mind to take the life of the old man.” True to the words of master storyteller Edgar Allan Poe, this stunning adaptation brings to life what is perhaps Poe’s best known short story. Murder, madness and betrayal from within interweave in this fascinating study into the mind of one driven by his own demons to take the life of another.

This Indie on Wheels screening is are supported by Culture Blocks — a community partnership between ASC, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation to bring arts and cultural experiences closer to where residents live. Culture Blocks is funded by Mecklenburg County.