BAR TRASH continues our 14th sensational season — TRASH PLANET 3: APOCALYPSE! — with a special presentation of two post-apocalyptic films made with no money and pleasingly short run times: Michael J. Murphy’s DEATH RUN (1987) and Steven Kostanski’s MANBORG (2011).

DEATH RUN aka ‘Mutant City’ dir Michael J. Murphy (1987 / UK / 73mins)

Shot entirely on home cinema format Super 8mm, DEATH RUN is a rare, bargain basement ‘maxploitation’ flick from prolific British diy filmmaker Michael J. Murphy. A young couple awake from suspended animation after a nuclear war. Captured by marauders, they are taken to Junk City where the tyrannical Messiah forces them to compete in the ‘Run’, a deadly game where participants are handcuffed to an electrified wire and forced to run its length downhill while fighting mutants barefisted.

MANBORG dir Steven Kostanski (2011 / Canada / 62mins)

A throwback to 1980s sci-fi horror action films, MANBORG is the story of a dead soldier who is reanimated as a cyborg killing machine to fight Nazi vampires in the far future. “A marvel of DIY makeup, costuming and special effects" (Toronto Star), MANBORG was made by makeup artist turned DIY filmmaker Steven Kostanski for roughly $1000 Canadian dollars with live action sequences shot in his parents’ garage and everything else thrown together in post production. Befitting our TRASH PLANET 3 season theme, costumes and props were made from recycled junk salvaged from dumpsters, and regularly needed gluing back together during filming.

Polite notice: DEATH RUN screens with subtitles. MANBORG screens without subtitles. Both films will be projected from the best available digital sources. Please approach the original lo-fi materials for these ultra-low budget films with love, wonder and empathy. There will be one intermission between the two films.

/// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic Token Homo and friends. Films are served with themed drinks, introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles / captions where possible. Tickets from £3.50 + fees. Adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo or visit tokenhomo.com for all the gory details ///