Doors 6:30 p.m.; Event 7 p.m.
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The Experience

Join us for a screening of The Witch. In advance of the film at 7pm there will be group tarot by The Word Witch Tarot (Charlie Claire Burgess), a nonbinary trans author and artist working at the intersection of queerness and mysticism.

ON SCREEN: The Witch

2015. Directed by Robert Eggers. Runtime: 1hr 32min. Rated R.

Catch Robert Eggers’ 2016 chilling horror film The Witch (The VVitch) – a New-England folktale exploring isolation, religious dread and evil’s many forms.

In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member’s faith, loyalty, and love are tested in shocking ways.

ON STAGE: Charlie Claire Burgess

Charlie Claire Burgess (they/he) is a nonbinary trans author and artist working at the intersection of queerness and mysticism. They are the author of Queer Devotion and Radical Tarot and creator of the Fifth Spirit Tarot and Gay Marseille Tarot decks. Charlie offers classes on tarot, witchcraft, and working with queer divinity online and in Portland, Oregon. Find him on Instagram @the.word.witch and online at thewordwitchtarot.com. 

The Witch is one of Charlie’s favorite horror films for its exploration of the unruly female spirit in an oppressive patriarchal society and the allure of the taboo and forbidden as self-reclamation. As a queer, nonbinary teenager in the conservative, Christian Deep South, Charlie was drawn to tarot and witchcraft for many of the same reasons a young Puritan woman might be drawn to sign the devil’s book. Because in a society that preaches repression, self-denial, and subservience, the sinful and taboo can offer avenues to self-discovery, liberation, and living deliciously. 

Note: We do not generally provide advisories about subject matter or potentially triggering content in films, and films exhibited don’t necessarily reflect the views of PAM CUT, the Tomorrow Theater, or the Portland Art Museum. In addition to the synopses, trailers and other links on our website, further information about content and age-appropriateness for specific films can be found on sites like Common Sense Media, IMDb and DoesTheDogDie.com.