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Restored 'Begotten' Screens at IFC Center in New York
Original: 'Begotten': Rubbing Your Eyes in Disbelief https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/arts/begotten-ifc-center-restoration.html
Edmund Elias Merhige's 1989 experimental horror film 'Begotten,' known for its grainy, unsettling imagery, is back in the conversation with a restoration screening at New York's IFC Center, covered by the New York Times. The piece captures the shock the film still delivers, with viewers left rubbing their eyes in disbelief at its raw, wordless visual style.
Why now: A new restoration of the cult experimental film is being screened, prompting renewed discussion of its disturbing imagery.
BegottenIFC CenterNew York TimesEdmund Elias Merhige
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- 'Begotten': Rubbing Your Eyes in Disbelief https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/arts/begotten-ifc-center-restoration.html # Film # Art # IndieFilm · nyt_arts@robot.villas · 2
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