Film
A Self-Induced Hallucination
- 5PM
In this archival documentary about The Slenderman, a fictional horror creature born from the internet and linked to real-world crime, Jane Schoenbrun raises questions of how and why this boogeyman was brought to life by the internet community through stories, doctored fan art, video games, and videos. The film looks at the human impulse to impose meaning—on even the darkest fictions—as a coping mechanism to insulate oneself from reality.
Post-screening Q&A with director Jane Schoenbrun
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