Radboud University
On 10 and 11 November, we bring death out of its damned corner with the Sterf! Film Festival with a wide selection of deathly good films. At the festival, you will slide into your last supper, meet true crime podcasters or visit a crematorium for small animals together with your children. You can find the whole programme here.
From moving and thought-provoking films to a special exhibition by De Museumwinkel, you will find the entire programme below. Click on a programme item before to read the descriptions and buy tickets.
Prayer Card Booth
In the front café of LUX, you will find the prayer card booth where you can go on a speed date with artist and writer Jelko Arts! After your date, you will have your own unique prayer card!
Looking at Death
Which story about death in a film, book or during this festival impressed you the most? How did you notice it? Do you feel that it made you look at death differently? Give one of our research assistants of Professor of Communication and Influence, Enny Das, a call and tell us!
Exhibition - De Museumwinkel
Come to the Huis van de Nijmeegse Geschiedenis (House of Nijmegen History) on 10 November and admire the wonderful collection that De Museumwinkel has put together especially for this festival. From bells full of butterflies to symbols of death like the vulture. Will we see you there?
All De Museumwinkel's stuffed animals have died a natural death.
17:30 Het Laatste Avondmaal
18:30-20:00 De dood in film
19:00-20:15 STERF!: Kort filmprogramma
20:45-23:00 After Yang: De dood en AI
21:00-23:00 Pink Moon
11:00-12:30 Crematorium voor kleine dieren
12:30-14:30 De gelaarsde kat II: De laatste wens
12:30-15:15 Departures: De samenleving en de dood
15:15-17:45 After Life
16:00-18:15 Seven Psychopaths: De dood en humor
18:30-20:45 Tukdam en de wetenschap
19:30-21:00 Van podcast tot mortuarium
20:00-22:15 Whodunnit?
21:00-22:00 Mensen Zeggen Dingen
21:30-23:30 Jeux Interdits
22:00-00:00 De snijtafel
See the full programme on the LUX site.
In the modern world, death has largely been rendered invisible and relegated to the fringes of society. This festival brings death back to the middle of the city. Is death really as terrifying as we think, or are there other sides to death? Moving or humorous, perhaps? The aim of the festival is to explore this with you.
People don't like to think about death. Dying is their most fundamental fear, yet many people love films in which people suffer and die. In the research project 'Beyond the Fear of Death', scientists at Radboud University have been investigating for the past few years whether people use tragic entertainment to temporarily suppress their fear of death or to accept it and rise above it. This festival concludes the research.
At this festival, we want to bring art and science together around the topic of death. We do this by showing our research to people but also by letting people talk with us about the theme, their experiences and their ideas about death. It is precisely by seeking interaction that we want this festival to make people think about their own position on dying.
Contact person: Marieke van Egeraat (marieke.vanegeraat [at] ru.nl (marieke[dot]vanegeraat[at]ru[dot]nl)).