A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

Wonderfully atmospheric vampire tale, with the streets of Bakersfield reimagined as underworld Iran.

A black-clad figure is haunting the streets of Bad City late at night. Look a bit closer. She appears to be wearing a hijab, and riding a skateboard.

With her debut feature Ana Lily Amirpour delights in confounding expectations at every turn, spinning her own Middle Eastern heritage and Californian upbringing into a languid Vampire Western with a surprising emotional kick. Shot in black and white to die for, with a soundtrack that combines Iranian indie with English post-punk and a series of tie-in comics to follow, Amirpour has created a world to get lost in.

This screening is presented in partnership with Electric Sheep, and will be introduced by editor Virginie Selavy.