Din of Celestial Birds

Din of Celestial Birds is screening at Boom on Friday 23 October, with the film starting at 20:00. It's a single-film night, so the screening is the whole of the evening.

If the title doesn't ring a bell, it's worth knowing the context it sits in. The screening is associated with Begotten, the experimental horror film known for its grainy, high-contrast imagery and its focus on the birth of a god. Begotten is a slow, visceral piece of cinema that deals with creation and existence, and Din of Celestial Birds shares that same territory. Both look at the beginning of things, and both do it through a lens that's more about atmosphere and image than a straightforward plot. If you've seen Begotten and liked it, this is exactly the kind of thing that would follow on from it.

Boom is over at Byron Street Mills, Millwright Street, Leeds LS2 7QG, just a bit further into the city centre than some of the more familiar spots. It's a good place for a screening like this, where the focus is on the image and the sound rather than a big crowd. Tickets start from £15.10, and the film kicks off at 20:00 on Friday night, so it's an easy one to fit in after work.