On Sunday, August 24, at 7 p.m., the unique Venuše ve Švehlovce theater will host a pre-premiere of Marie & Petr Šprincl's film Satan Kingdom Babylon.

An experimental documentary by Petr and Marie Šprincl delves into the darkest corners of America’s hate-fueled subcultures, confronting the viewer with a visceral, sensory experience. Through a haunting mosaic of raw footage and interviews with cult leaders, the story follows a fictional detective investigating the disappearance of a young woman in a post-apocalyptic hotel. His search leads him deep into the world of the Ku Klux Klan, ultra-Orthodox Jews, Black Hebrews, and other religious movements of Trump’s America. The end is here.

The gloomy atmosphere of the film will be complemented by the rondocubist interior of the historic theater hall. The screening will be accompanied by a discussion with the filmmakers, who spent half a year among hateful groups in North America while shooting the film.

The evening will conclude with a raffle hosted by Ladislav Čumba. The prizes will vary and will not be related to the mood of the film. They will range from raw meat to mini golf vouchers.

🗓️ When: Sunday, August 24, 2025, at 7 p.m.

📍 Where: Venuše ve Švehlovce (Slavíkova 22, Praha 3)

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About the directors

Marie & Petr Šprincl began collaborating as artists during their studies at Václav Stratil's Intermedia Studio at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Brno, and today they are a highly distinctive creative duo with a very characteristic style. Their work is characterized by unsettling poetics, drawing on the dark side of reality and working with 8mm film material or VHS equipment, where the typical characteristics of the recording material, especially image defects usually caused by wear and tear or structural damage, are objectified, aestheticized, and even fetishized. The audiovisual aspect of their work is usually complemented by rich iconography that transcends the medium of the moving image, which is given space for presentation within the Flesh&Brain creative platform. Their work balances on the border between fiction, documentary, and experiment, with a common feature being the exploration of various social forms of evil, often hidden beneath the thin veneer of everyday reality. They are the authors of the trilogy Moravia, Oh Fair Land (2015–2019), Vienna Calling (2018), or the current film Satan Kingdom Babylon (2024). In addition to films, they also work on music videos, theater performances, and gallery installations.