The original viral video; Faces of Death transcends time and format, borne of analogue home entertainment media and predating the phenomenon of Liveleak, Worldstarhiphop & rotten.com. Its pervasiveness as an idea, only whispered of in hushed tones in the backs of video stores and amongst elder brothers’ sketchy friends, is what draws TFFF to screening it; more than just a shock-documentary, it’s a cursed object. Now restored in and premiering on the big screen, Faces of Death can be scrutinised in the same clinical manner that the film itself leaps at the chance to exploit death and tragedy. Will this be a chance to finally exorcise this title’s power over audiences by dragging it into the light or are we only spreading the reality virus further?

This World Premiere will be preceded by a recorded intro from Daniel Goldhaber.

- Kit Ramsay

The Final Film Festival is a multi-venue event comprising new independent releases from across the world, exciting and unusual repertory presentations and emerging artists from the UK and beyond. TFFF was created by independent film programmers Jack Hewitt and Kit Ramsay, for more information including the entire programme, please see tfffestival.co.uk or @Tff_Festival on Instagram.