LUMI Masquerade: The Seashell and the Clergyman + Meshes of the Afternoon 
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Discover a mesmerising F-rated double bill of surreal arthouse history, exploring both literal and figurative masks. Featuring introduction by LUMI Programmer, Molly Qualter.
The Seashell and the Clergyman | Dir. Germaine Dulac | 1928 | France
Widely recognised as the first surrealist film, the BFI included The Seashell and the Clergyman on a list of 10 Great Feminist Films, describing it as ‘a visually imaginative critique of patriarchy – state and church – and of male sexuality.’
Meshes of the Afternoon | Dir. Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid | 1943 | USA
Meshes of the Afternoon is one of the most influential works in American experimental cinema. A non-narrative work, it has been identified as a key example of the "trance film," in which a protagonist appears in a dreamlike state, and where the camera conveys his or her subjective focus.
You’re invited to the LUMI Masquerade, a season of films that peeks behind the masks, literal and metaphorical, we all wear. Through a selection of 6 films chosen entirely by LUMI Programmers, we’ll explore what masks conceal and reveal.
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