FLOPFEST • Nederlands Filmhuis Denhaag

FLOPFEST

FLOP

/flɒp/

[intransitive] (informal) to be a complete failure

- Oxford Dictionary

Our Programmer Thomas about FLOPFEST

"This month, Filmhuis Den Haag once again invites you to embrace the chaos, the absurdity, and the accidental brilliance of B-movies, cult classics, and campy gems with the third edition of FlopFest.

But FlopFest isn’t just about flops, it’s about the experience of watching something truly unique. It’s about that feeling when a film takes such a strange turn, or dares to be so bold, that you can't look away. This mini retrospective dives deep into the wonderfully weird world of films that push the boundaries of taste, logic, and sometimes even the basics of filmmaking. From low-budget body horror and obscure slashers to cinematic oddities made by filmmakers who swim against the current, FlopFest celebrates the wild and the unpolished, not in spite of their flaws, but because of them.

Every edition includes at least one gloriously trashy gem from TROMA, for the true TROMA heads who know and love its absurd, radioactive chaos.

This edition also features two recent films that slide right into the FlopFest spirit. VHYes by Jack Henry Robbins is a bizarre and heartfelt retro comedy shot entirely on VHS and Betamax. It follows 12-year-old Ralph as he accidentally records over his parents’ wedding video with late-night TV and home video clips — an analog fever dream full of nostalgia, strangeness, and a beautiful performance by Weyes Blood. The other modern entry is The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man, a film whose title tells you exactly what kind of ride you’re in for. It follows a paranoid young man who launches a bizarre crime spree against the citizens of Toronto. Instantly iconic, joyfully absurd, and fully aware of its own ridiculousness, this is a modern cult classic in the making that doesn’t take itself seriously for even a second."

Voor je bezoek

Openingstijden

Van maandag t/m zondag is de kassa van 10.00 tot 22.00 uur open. Ons café is open van 10.00 tot 00.00 uur. Kom dus heerlijk ontbijten, een kop koffie drinken, lunchen of vegetarisch dineren. We kijken ernaar uit!

Kassa

Info over tickets, prijzen en kadobonnen vind je op de bezoekerspagina. Vragen? Je kunt een mailtje sturen naar tickets@filmhuisdenhaag.nl. De kassa is telefonisch (070-3656030) bereikbaar op maandag tot en met vrijdag tussen 10:30 en 12:30 uur.

Kom eten

Speciaal voor het Filmhuis hebben onze vrienden van Karsten & Kuiper een selectie van heerlijke gerechten samengesteld waarvan je in gezelschap - of alleen - kunt proeven! Verse, lekkere en verrassende smaken van kwaliteit voor een vriendelijke prijs, gezellig in ons filmcafé.