Documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe (The People vs. George Lucas, Memory: The Origins of Alien) takes a unique approach with his upcoming documentary Chain Reactions, enlisting five celebrated artists to explore the impact of Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
As Alex DiVincenzo explained in a recent festival review, “Each subject is given about 20 minutes to wax poetic about the film. Stephen King candidly discusses the film’s craft, the horror genre, and morality in art. Patton Oswalt discusses the movie and its relation to other works with equal passion and eloquence. Takashi Miike details how a formative viewing of the film impacted his later work. Film critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas provides an analysis from the perspective of a girl in Australia. Director Karyn Kusama examines the role of beauty in art.”
The goal? In Philippe’s words, to “forever change the way you watch or think about the film.”
The 103-minute documentary Chain Reactions is being screened at upcoming film festivals including the Perth International Film Festival and the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Chain Reactions will be released later this year from Dark Sky Films. Watch the trailer below.
