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Christopher Bickel

@smashism.bsky.social

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Director THE THETA GIRL (2017), BAD GIRLS (2022), and PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT (2024). Bands: In/Humanity, Guyana Punch Line, Anakrid West Columbia, SC Horror in opposition. I coined the term "Emoviolence." Www.paternostermovie.com

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Nov 15

PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT - short trailer. 2024 Underground Horror feature "made for the price of a used car" in South Carolina by Christopher Bickel #horror #horrormovies #indiefilm #cults #recordcollecting #psychedelic #folkhorror #recordstores

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much!!! <3

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IAMKEVINPAUL @iamkevinpaul.bsky.social · 5d

#31DaysofHalloween #HorrorMovieMarathon Night 5 w/ @jjjennnnn.com &

PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT (2024)

Searching for a rare valuable record, a record store clerk stumbles on to the hippie cult that made the record. It does not go well for Max & her friends at the cult compound.

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A movie poster for the 2024 movie "Pater Noster and the Mission of Light".

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JJJENNNNN @jjjennnnn.com · 5d

: This girl’s bedroom¹ is goals. 😎💿 Record stores, thrifting, a cult… — Who could ask for anything more? ♪ Extremely well‑done for $20k; not for the squeemish 😨🫢🫣 Thanks to @Mister-Lobo.bsky.social for the suggestion!
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· #indiefilm · Hallowe’en #HorrorMovieMarathon
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characters of the 2024 film ′Pater Noster and the Mission of Light‘ in Maxʼs bedroom with walls completely lined with a massive collection of vinyl records on shelves

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 16d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · 22d

We reached a milestone today! Over 1,000 logged watches on Letterboxd. Extrapolating from the guesstimated law of internet averages, I'd imagine the number of people in the world who have seen the movie is 100x that. Piracy is an effective distribution system.

Pater Noster and the Mission of Light (2024)

Max, a young record store clerk stumbles upon a rare vinyl LP and is drawn into the world of a 1970s hippie commune. An invitation to the remnants of the cult and its unholy spawn leads to grave circu...

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Harris Dang aka Critic Name @filmmomatic.bsky.social · 29d

Films I'll be seeing at Sydney Underground Film Festival tonight:

TOKYO EVIL HOTEL by Yoshihiro Nishimura
PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT by Christopher Bickel
THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN by Braden Sitter Sr.

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Sep 10

"He didn't deserve this"

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bring on the headless horses @ihavethatonvinyl.com · Sep 7

while IHTOV is on break, i will highlight some past pieces. this is an interview between @owenbrazas.bsky.social and director @smashism.bsky.social about his film "Pater Noster and the Mission of Light." ihavethatonvinyl.com/conversation...

Pater Noster and the Mission of Light: a Horror Movie And an Ode to Records

There’s a meme I once saw that I felt rang true: “Hippies are mean people pretending to be nice and punks are nice people pretending to be mean.” Every generation sucks though when you get down to it....

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Sep 7

One of the most delightful reviews we've received and it's en Español.

Pater Noster and the Mission of Light, una psicodélica locura llena de gore y música

Pater Noster and the Mission of Light le da de zapes a Rob Zombie en un filme que nos muestra lo alocada, tétrica y violenta que puede ser una secta

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Sep 2

He just blamed the video of something be thrown out of the White House window on "A.I." but then a minute later said "if anything bad happens, blame A.I."

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Sep 2

There's no doubt in my mind he's had a stroke. He looks like shit. I mean even more shitty than usual.

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Sep 1

OMG this theater looks amazing

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Goblin Girl @muelitas.bsky.social · Aug 29

#LastFourWatched
Recomiendo ampliamente tengan en su radar Pater Noster and the mission of light. Especial para los fans de la música y los cultos.

Screenshot of letterboxd recent activity with the last four watched. Posters from left to right:
D. E. B. S, three and a half stars, rewatched.
Funny games (2007), three and a half stars.
The bad guys, three and a half stars.
Pater Noster and the mission of light, three and a half stars.

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Aug 20

I immediately hate any movie that does ad buyouts of Letterboxd, causing all their pages to crash and load wonky. @letterboxd.social

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Aug 20

DEVO documentary on Netflix was excellent - here's how it could have been longer and better
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A ★★★★★ review of DEVO (2024)

Excellent documentary on one of the most interesting American bands of all time. The editing here really shines, packing so much of DEVO's visual identity into the narrative. My only complaint is that...

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Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Aug 19

WOW!!

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Aug 17

Come on! Bad haircut, mustache, glasses guy?! COME ON!!!!

Christopher Bickel @smashism.bsky.social · Aug 14

Trump fittingly selects KISS to be a Kennedy Center honoree.
"I don't usually say things like this to girls your age...
But when I saw you coming out of school that day... That day I knew, I knew... I've got to have you, I've got to have you" youtu.be/Twsb0SBP9pI?...

Kiss - Christine Sixteen, Largo, 1977

YouTube video by MetalMadTom

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⛧𝔚𝔶𝔯𝔡 𝔚𝔬𝔯𝔡 𝔚𝔦𝔱𝔠𝔥⛧ @wyrdwordwitch666.bsky.social · Aug 14

My review of Christopher Bickel's Indie gem PATER NOSTER AND THE MISSION OF LIGHT.
I loved this movie.
Support Indie Horror! #FilmSky #HorrorSky #IndieSky #IndieHorror #PaterNoster #ChristopherBickel #CultMovies
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