CONCEPT
The Edge of Dawn film festival will celebrate the iconic director, David Fincher’s,unique construction of storytelling in Seven, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, and Zodiac. The common thread of these five films in particular involves confronting inner darkness, though dangerous and terrifying, to achieve an understanding of self. David Fincher’s innovative use of violence transforms his characters on a psychological level. He uses darkness to bring attention to the characters’ natures, as well as to create appropriate atmospheres. It is through the darkness of man, manifested in mental disorders and physical violence, that Fincher shows how the dark side of human nature can force a personal transformation.
The Edge of Dawn film festival will celebrate the iconic director, David Fincher’s,unique construction of storytelling in Seven, The Game, Fight Club, Panic Room, and Zodiac. The common thread of these five films in particular involves confronting inner darkness, though dangerous and terrifying, to achieve an understanding of self. David Fincher’s innovative use of violence transforms his characters on a psychological level. He uses darkness to bring attention to the characters’ natures, as well as to create appropriate atmospheres. It is through the darkness of man, manifested in mental disorders and physical violence, that Fincher shows how the dark side of human nature can force a personal transformation.
