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Also known as (female)
Winnipeg, Canada
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Birthday
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10
Total Films
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Also Known As (female)
Winnipeg, Canada
Place of Birth
actor
10 Works
producer
11 Works
director
26 Works
writer
5 Works
other
3 Works
Kier-La Janisse on Cockfighter
The author of Cockfight: A Fable of Failure recounts her long history with Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter (1974), which is effectively illegal to screen in the UK due to staged scenes of the titular blood sport.Year:
2024
A Tribute To Karin Schubert: The ‘Nackedei’ Actress
A video tribute to actress Karin Schubert.Year:
2023
The Reluctant Icon: A Tribute to Laura Gemser
A poignant ode to the star of the Black Emanuelle series and the real-life love story at its core, written, directed and narrated by Kier-La Janisse based on an interview with longtime Italian journalist Manlio Gomarasca.Year:
2023
The Devil Down Under: Satanic Panic in Australia from Rosaleen Norton to Alison's Birthday
A video essay about satanic panic in Australia from Rosaleen Norton to Alison's birthday,based on Alexandra Heller- Nicholas's chapter of the same name from the book "Satanic Panic : pop cultural Paronia in the 1980s".Year:
2021
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
An exploration of the cinematic history of the folk horror, from its beginnings in the UK in the late sixties; through its proliferation on British television in the seventies and its many manifestations, culturally specific, in other countries; to its resurgence in the last decade.Year:
2021
Tales of the Uncanny
A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.Year:
2020
Raw, Rough and Rabid: The Lacerating Legacy of Cinépix
A featurette looking back at the early years of the celebrated Canadian production company, including interviews with author Kier-La Janisse and special make-up artist Joe Blasco.Year:
2015
Parasite Memories: The Making of 'Shivers'
"Parasite Memories" is a brand new retrospective piece on the film produced by High Rising Productions with lively contribution from effects artist Joe Blasco, actresses Lynn Lowry and Barbara Steele, actor Allan Kolman, and Canadian critic Kier La-Janisse.Year:
2014
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
The story of the insane scandals related to the remake of “Island of Dr. Moreau” —originally a novel by H. G. Wells—, which was brought to the big screen in 1996. How director Richard Stanley spent four years developing the project just to find an abrupt end to his work while leading actor Marlon Brando pulled the strings in the shadows. Now for the first time, the living key players recount what really happened and why it all went so spectacularly wrong.Year:
2014
Celluloid Horror
Celluloid Horror explores Kier-La Janisse's tireless crusade to bring obscure cult horror film to the masses through her independently run international film festival.Year:
2004
