CHAIN REACTIONS

Fifty years after Tobe Hooper’s iconic film, TheTexas Chain Saw Massacre, which shocked the world and forever altered cinema and popular culture - Chain Reactions charts the film’s profound impact through the perspective of five great artists: Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Stephen King, and Karyn Kusama. Starting with their early memories, the sensory experiences triggered by the film, and their indelible childhood experiences, the documentary, through interviews and rare archive material, analyzes how the film shaped their creativity and influenced their innermost selves. Focusing on the different viewing experiences – from screenings in 16mm and 35mm to VHS and digital formats - Chain Reactions divulges how an unruly, no-budget independent production wormed its way into our collective nightmares and left a lasting impression on its era.