MAY 1, 2026 6 Showings: 5,6,7,8,9,&10pm
The SPooKy Girls: Before the Fall Preludes
A series of short film vignettes, a magical mix of stop-motion technique and live action puppetry!
At the MOVIE MADNESS MINIPLEX
FRIDAY, MAY 1st 2026
$5
Come and get initiated into the coven!
In its very first Portland unveiling, The SPooKy Girls: Before the Fall Preludes, is a series of short film vignettes, a peek into the daily activities, lives of a coven of modern teen witches, before they open a gateway to a daemonic death realm... and fall!
If you're looking for a plot, go to the graveyard instead! It's cool to be a witch right?
Movie Madness Miniplex
ANIMATION JAM with THE SPooKY Girls
SATURDAY MAY 2nd, 2026
At MOSMA HQ
$10
Following the Movie Madness screenings, come see the original puppets up close and decipher the mysterious world of the SPooKy Girls at the Museum of Stop Motion Animation Headquarters!
At this Animation Jam we will explore the process of creating the unique blend of stop-motion technology and live action puppetry seen in The SPooKy Girls: Before the Fall Preludes.
The Hand and the Shadow, the creators of The SPooKy Girls, will discuss the ancient craft of live puppetry; its roots, theories, philosophies, and how a deeper understanding of puppetry's history can inform and influence the next generation of animators.
The SPooKy Girls was "crafted" by some of the hands that brought you stop motion projects such as Coraline's hairdresser, Paranorman's clothier, Wendell and Wild's doctor and The Shivering Truth's make up artist.
The Hand and the Shadow ~ Just lit up Movie Madness with the epic shadow show WhiTE KniVeZ and has been cutting video experiences for over 20years with Quintron & Miss Pussycat at the Hollywood Theatre; Japanther's video Lil Taste, PICA TBA and Disjecta; and produced a surrealistic live music video with bassist Paz Lenchantin (Pixies/Perfect Circle).
We hope to see you!
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