Go in the Wilderness
Giants, fairies, magicians, ghosts, dragons, and monsters of all kinds… Here’s what your Cinémathèque has in store this summer! Since Méliès, filmmakers have embraced the fanstastic potential of cinema, creating infinite phantasmagorias and extraordinary spectacles where the unreal becomes real. Step into a world of fantasy and boundless imagination: whatever your generation, the monsters and wonders that once filled your childhood dreams are back this summer 2025!
In the presence of the filmmaker, Elza Kephart
Go in the Wilderness tells the story of Lilith, Adam’s rebellious first mate, and Sammael, her guardian angel, as they forge an uneasy alliance on their journey back to Eden. Once in the Garden, they meet Adam and his new mate Eve, and realise that all is not as it seems in Paradise... Shot against the striking backdrop of Quebec’s remote North Coast, Go in the Wilderness presents a bold new version of the myth of creation.
Elza Kephart
Elza Kephart is a Canadian filmmaker from Montreal. She has her own production company, Midnight Kingdom Films. She wrote, directed, and produced her first feature film, Graveyard Alive: A Zombie Nurse in Love, in 2003. The film was well received by critics, who appreciated its camp horror style and modern feminist motifs, while evoking the traditional black-and-white era. She directed Go Into the Wilderness, shot in Quebec's remote North Shore region, in 2013, and the horror comedy film Slaxx in 2020. The film was released as a Shudder Original the following year.
