Censor: Video nasty film explores the power of horror – BBC News

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Can new technology provoke the fear it will cause a breakdown in human social behaviour?Filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond poses this question in her first feature film Censor, set in the so-called “video nasty” era of the 80s.During that time, low-budget horror films were released directly to watch on home video recorders.

Bailey-Bond’s film explores how Enid (Niamh Algar), a film censor, slowly unravels after viewing a “nasty” that reminds her of her sister’s childhood disappearance.Enid tries to solve the puzzle behind the film and its director, blurring the line between fiction and reality.

Source: Censor: Video nasty film explores the power of horror – BBC News