The Flipside Presents... Witchcraft Night at the NFT

Apologies for the poor picture, a lack of stills is an indication of how rare the movies showing at The Flipside Presents... Witchcraft Night at the NFT really are.

The date is Saturday 31st October from 18:20 at NFT1 at the BFI Southbank, the movies on show being:
 
Secret Rites (1971)
Don’t miss this ultra rare witchcraft documentary by notorious British exploitation veteran Derek Ford.  Hairdresser Penny is curious about paganism and meets Alex Saunders, the infamous ‘King of Witches’, for a pint at her local.  She is soon initiated – undergoing the mysterious rites of the First Degree – and attends a pagan wedding, complete with groovy post-ceremony ‘free expressive dance’.  Saunders, dressed as Anubis, then leads his circle in the climatic Egyptian Rites of Ra.  Obscure prog band The Spindle provide the evocative and intense soundtrack to this quirky but respectful film.

Out of Step - Witchcraft (1957)
Controversial founders of modern Wicca, Margaret Murray and Gerald Gardner, make rare appearances here to provide candid, outspoken answers to the question: is witchcraft just glorified nudism?
 
24 Hours: Witches (1970)
Revealing footage of Alex and Maxine Saunders and their coven as they perform a ritual in a woodland at midnight - licking fire and dancing naked.  The self-styled King of Witches says he’s not like other men. We think you’ll agree.
 
Find out more and get tickets at the BFI website