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Chained for Life

Aaron Schimberg’s impressive second feature is his response, as a filmmaker with facial deformity, to cinematic portrayals of disfigured people, from Freaks to The Elephant Man. Simultaneously empathetic and sardonic, Chained for Life’s multi-layered meta-narrative casts Jess Weixler (Teeth) as Mabel, a well-intentioned Hollywood star. She takes the role of a blind woman in a hospital-based horror movie about abnormalities, directed by an egomaniacal German filmmaker. As shooting progresses, Mabel gradually falls for her friendly British co-star Rosenthal, played by Under the Skin actor Adam Pearson.

Features:

Disc One
Audio commentary with writer-director Aaron Schimberg
A Different Kind of Intimacy (2020): new interview with actor Jess Weixler
Good Things Happen to Good People (2020): new interview with actor Adam Pearson
We Are Family (2020): new interview with actor Sara Lennick
Eight deleted/extended scenes
Super 8 on-set footage
Late Spring/Regrets for Our Youth (2018): short film by Aaron Schimberg
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Disc Two
UK premiere presentation of Aaron Schimberg’s debut feature
High Definition presentation
Original mono soundtrack
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Limited edition exclusive booklet containing new writing on the films, and film credits
Limited edition of 3,000 copies

Holiday

This controversial drama, passed fully uncut by the BBFC, tells the story of the trophy girlfriend of a Danish drug lord who sets a dangerous game in motion when she seeks the attention of another man whilst on vacation in the Turkish Riviera. Included in the Hollywood Reporter’s list of the Best 20 Films from Sundance 2018, and in IndieWire’s list of Sundance standouts that deserve to find distribution, the film has met with critical acclaim all around the world. Director Isabella Eklöf was also selected in the 10 directors to watch list by IndieWire.

Features
Classified fully uncut by the BBFC
Original 5.1 surround sound
Tricks of the Trade (2020): new interview with writer-director Isabella Eklöf
ICA Q&A (2019): audience Q&A with Eklöf recorded at London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Limited edition exclusive booklet containing new writing on the film, and film credits
Limited edition of 3,000 copies

Relaxer

Set on the eve of Y2K, Relaxer is a mind-bending drama about a young man who is tasked by his overbearing brother to get to level 256 on the classic computer game Pac-Man, and not to leave his couch until he does. Inspired by Luis Buñuel’s absurdist classic The Exterminating Angel, the film premiered at the 2018 South by Southwest festival, and won the Best Actor award at that year’s Fantasia Film Festival.

Disc One: Relaxer
High Definition presentation
Original stereo soundtrack
Audio commentary by writer-director Joel Potrykus
Behind-the-scenes footage
Deleted scene
Rehearsal footage
A selection of short films by Joel Potrykus: Ludovico Treatment (1999), Ludovico Testament (1999) and Coyote (2010).
Follicle Gang (Green) (2011): music video for Heavier Than Air Flying Machines, directed by Potrykus
Image gallery
Theatrical trailer
David Dastmalchian promos
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Disc Two: Buzzard (Limited Edition Exclusive)
UK premiere presentation of writer-director Joel Potrykus’ 2014 feature
High Definition presentation
Original stereo soundtrack
Audio commentary by writer-director Joel Potrykus
Buzzard: The Rehearsal Cut (2014): alternative version of the complete film comprised entirely of rehearsal footage
Locarno Film Festival footage
Behind the scenes footage
Seven deleted/alternative scenes
Hidden ‘Buzzard’ (2014): a guide to the ‘Easter eggs’ within the film
Image gallery
Theatrical trailer
Festival trailer
English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition booklet containing new writing on the films, and film credits
Limited edition of 3,000 copies