The Occult Stanley Kubrick -Nathan Abrams
Fri 26 Jul
|Zoom webinar
Was cult filmmaker Stanley Kubrick interested in the world of the occult? Join author and Professor of Film Nathan Abrams as he sheds light on the enigmatic, elusive undercurrents in the iconic director's work.


Time & Location
26 Jul 2024, 17:30 – 18:30
Zoom webinar
About the event
**This event is an online webinar. You will need to use the following link to register in order to attend: **
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Nswvi2x-Q1-D9wsGayrEdw
Occult means ''occluded, hidden from view''. It denotes a world of mystery and esoteric knowledge hidden in plain sight, a world that only divulges its secrets to those who speak the secret language of symbols. Legendary auteur Stanley Kubrick certainly was well-versed in this language -his films mostly take place in liminal, dreamlike settings where nothing is ever as it seems, and where strange, subconscious forces loom just below the surface, bleeding through the mundane and subverting it completely. The enigmatic and elusive filmmaker has not been treated to a full-length biography in over twenty years. Nathan Abrams fills that gap with his Stanley Kubrick: An Odyssey. This groundbreaking work illuminates all things Kubrick, including his ''occult'' aspect that has given rise to speculation, myths and even conspiracies…