2010 Hole Head Program Guide - Strigoi
Strigoi
Dir: Faye Jackson
Vlad investigates a murder in his Grandfather’s village that raises the dead and some unsettling questions about land ownership in the community. The ghoulish trail points to the ex-Communist Tirescu and his wife, but when confronted by Vlad he discovers that the richest landowners in town have become… Stigoi.
Strigoi? An ancient myth where the souls of the dead rise again after death to seek justice if they’ve been wronged in life. The arisen Strigoi wander the earth with a blood lust and an insatiable hunger. There is never enough and they are driven by an appetite for both blood and food of any kind.
From the interview with Faye Jackson:
“I was researching the origins of Dracula out of curiosity and became interested in the folklore stories that appear to have inspired Stoker. I immediately loved the accounts I read of Strigoi. In particular I remember reading a story about a guy burying an uncle only to go home and find him sitting in his favourite chair, eating his dinner. To me, Strigoi are the people you can’t get rid of, even after they’re dead and it immediately seemed a good way to tell a story about history and family and corruption.”
Stigoi is a beautifully crafted film and has an intelligence and sense of elegance to the undead. Throughout the film you’ll find an ongoing sense of humor that works beautifully. If you ever wondered what might happen if the dead were to return for supper, Strigoi delivers. A mystery is solved and the dead? Well, let’s just say they are often dispatched with a vengeance!
- Mike Skurko
Dir: Faye Jackson
Vlad investigates a murder in his Grandfather’s village that raises the dead and some unsettling questions about land ownership in the community. The ghoulish trail points to the ex-Communist Tirescu and his wife, but when confronted by Vlad he discovers that the richest landowners in town have become… Stigoi.
Strigoi? An ancient myth where the souls of the dead rise again after death to seek justice if they’ve been wronged in life. The arisen Strigoi wander the earth with a blood lust and an insatiable hunger. There is never enough and they are driven by an appetite for both blood and food of any kind.
From the interview with Faye Jackson:
“I was researching the origins of Dracula out of curiosity and became interested in the folklore stories that appear to have inspired Stoker. I immediately loved the accounts I read of Strigoi. In particular I remember reading a story about a guy burying an uncle only to go home and find him sitting in his favourite chair, eating his dinner. To me, Strigoi are the people you can’t get rid of, even after they’re dead and it immediately seemed a good way to tell a story about history and family and corruption.”
Stigoi is a beautifully crafted film and has an intelligence and sense of elegance to the undead. Throughout the film you’ll find an ongoing sense of humor that works beautifully. If you ever wondered what might happen if the dead were to return for supper, Strigoi delivers. A mystery is solved and the dead? Well, let’s just say they are often dispatched with a vengeance!
- Mike Skurko
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