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On the surface, most vampire films are about predator and prey, monster and victim. The history of cinema is cluttered with fiendish bloodsuckers, with the earliest depiction of vampires dating back to the age of silent films. Bram Stokerâs 1897 novel âDraculaâ gave rise to the most popular cinematic adaptation of vampire literature. More than 200 feature films have been based upon Stokerâs Transylvanian count. The character is commonly portrayed as well-groomed, sophisticated and cultured â a convenient façade the creature employs to conceal his insatiable thirst for blood and power.
From the beginning, vampire films have always made use of subtext. Stokerâs novel was a product of a restrictive Victorian society, dealing indirectly with concepts of lust, sexual immorality, and evil. Throughout the 20th century, movie vampires epitomized societal anxieties about sexual, religious, and cultural nonconformity.
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Barbara Crampton as Anne Fedder in ‘Jakob’s Wife’. Image: RLJE Films
Travis Stevens’ love for genre film is clear as day in the last decade of his career as a producer and director, including independent hits like
Cheap Thrills, Jodorowsky’s Dune, Starry Eyes and
Mohawk. Stepping back into the director’s chair once again with a follow-up to his 2019 directorial debut
Girl on the Third Floor, Stevens’ latest is
Jakob’s Wife, a horror-comedy starring horror legends Barbara Crampton and Larry Fessenden as a middle-aged married couple whose waning marriage is challenged by her unexpected transformation into a bloodthirsty vampire by ‘The Master’ (Bonnie Aarons).
SXSW Film Alumni Releases – April 2021
We know you just got off the couch reeling with excitement from all of the Film Festival screenings last month during SXSW Online, but we have some more goodies for April. Buckle up!
SXSW Film Festival alumni films on release this month include
WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn – a documentary following the rise of frenetic founder Adam Neumann; a journey through the halls of high school from the view of a 14-year-old pubescent Persian boy,
Chad;
Hysterical, a documentary spotlighting stand-up comedy’s most boundary-breaking women; and more.
Read more about this month’s releases and where to watch below. Subscribe to Film Community Newsletters to stay up to date with Film news and more from SXSW.