Known for their sensuous atmosphere, Peter Strickland’s films compellingly combine genre, the uncanny and the experimental. Strickland first made his mark in 2009 with the low-budget rural revenge noir Katalin Varga. His international arthouse breakthrough came in 2012 with Berberian Sound Studio, which details the story of a reserved Englishman finding himself working on the sound design of a disturbed Italian giallo horror film.

This key work establishes Strickland’s ongoing interests and obsessions: intricate sound design that plays with how we hear, fetishistic references to the past that explore new ways to the future, a delight in the analog (whether on screen or in soundtrack) and a sharp sense of wit and the absurd. These ideas are expanded upon further in his two most recent feature films — The Duke of Burgundy 2014 and In Fabric 2018 — and his equally important work in radio, which all mine the other-worldly in fascinating ways.

Peter Strickland: Capturing the Uncanny
26-28 July 2019
GOMA, Brisbane
www.qagoma.qld.gov.au