Tag: new-french-extremity

• Dead Duck Cult Film Festival 2025: New French Extremity – Review and deep dive into the films

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  by Samuel Leary On November 1st, I had the pleasure of attending the Dead Duck Film Festival at Savoy Cinema in Nottingham. The festival was organised and hosted by Nottingham’s own Dead Duck Film Club, an incredible collective of amazing people with a passion for all things film. They have made quite the splash on…

  

• Suffering and Sexual Politics – A Conversation with Zoë Rose Smith exploring New French Extremity filmmaking and Umbrella Entertainment’s New Extremity Boxset Vol.1

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  by Isabelle Cocozza In July of 2025, I sat down with critic, creator and self proclaimed ‘Queen of Extreme Horror’, Zoë Rose Smith (@zobowithashotgun) to discuss all things New French Extremity, especially the aspect of women’s focus in the movement. Zoë has produced work on The Suffering Woman in NFE (New French Extremity) for the…