11th ANNUAL TROMADANCE FILM FESTIVAL TO HOST EAST COAST PREMIERE OF ‘THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE’

(New York, NY) – The TromaDance Film Festival (www.tromadance.com) Committee is honored to announce today that the notorious horror sensation THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE will have its east coast premiere at the 11th Annual TromaDance Film Festival on April 17. The film will be screened alongside TromaDance’s official selections at the Showroom (708 Cookman Ave) in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Like Frank Henenlotter’s BAD BIOLOGY, which screened at TromaDance last year, Tom Six’s THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE has set a new standard for horror and will be an unforgettable experience for all in attendance.

From IFC Films:

“A one-of-a-kind experience that is guaranteed to shock and divide audiences, Dutch filmmaker Tom Six’s twisted biological horror film THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE confidently goes where few films have dared to go. In addition to its shocking imagery, the film also features an indelibly villainous performance by Dieter Laser, whose brilliant and demented Dr. Heiter is sure to soon join the ranks of Freddy, Jason and Jigsaw whenever true horror icons are discussed.

During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help they find only an isolated villa, whose mysterious owner, Dr Heiter, takes them in for the night. The next day they awake to find themselves in the basement, trapped in a terrifying makeshift hospital with another one of the doctor’s abductees. Dr. Heiter explains to the three of them that he is retired surgeon who had specialized in separating Siamese twins. However, his three “patients” are not about to be separated, but joined together in a horrific operation. He plans to be the first to connect people, one to the next, via their gastric system, and in doing so bring to life his sick lifetime fantasy: THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE.”

For more news about the TromaDance Film Festival lineup, please visit www.tromadance.com!

The festival will begin at the ShowRoom (708 Cookman Ave) on Friday, April 16 at 10:00 PM with a TromaDance fundraiser screening / New Jersey premiere of Lloyd Kaufman’s POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD, which Ain’t It Cool News hailed as “a masterpiece!” and The New York Times described as “a grindhouse analogue to the psychosexual provocations of the artist Paul McCarthy and is every bit as liberating.” Following the screening will be a Q&A with Kaufman. The official selections will continue through April 17th at the ShowRoom, and the festival will wrap with the now-legendary TromaDance After-Party at the historic Asbury Lanes (209 4th Avenue) featuring this year, for the first time, independent bowling!

Inspired by Trey Parker and founded in 2000 by Kaufman, TromaDance is the first film festival wholeheartedly devoted to filmmakers and fans. Unlike every other film festival, TromaDance does not charge filmmakers a fee to submit their films. Entrance to all screenings is free and open to the public. There are no VIP reservations and no preferential treatment of any kind is given regarding admission to films, panels, or parties. The organizers of TromaDance believe films are meant to be seen, especially when it comes to new filmmakers. Art, in all its forms, is for the people!

Funding for TromaDance comes entirely from donations. The festival relies on the generosity of those who believe in its cause. Donations can be submitted online via PayPal, and tax-deductible donations of $100 or more can be submitted online via Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts services organization.