Enter the world of the "video nasty" with director Prano-Bailey Bond and DP Annika Summerson. Censor stars Niamh Algar as Enid, a film censor in Thatcher-era England, a period that happens to coincide with the rise of the "video nasty," a subset of the horror and exploitation genre that outraged the conservative public in the UK. This led to prosecution, censorship, and outright banning of the films, although they still circulated on VHS. Enid is haunted by the disappearance of her sister, and as tensions rise in her job and her parents decide to move on from their grief, Enid thinks she's spotted her sister in one of the horror films she's meant to regulate. Reality fractures and the protagonist soon finds herself slipping between dreams, nasties, and life. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 2 February, 2021