Search for Weng Weng Book Launch and Screening

Search for Weng Weng Book Launch and Screening


For the first time ever, Brisbane’s Kings of Cult Movies – Kristian Fletcher and Andrew Leavold – meet head to head for this amazing event!

In conjunction with Monster Pictures, they present…

THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG (96 min).
The bizarre history of Filipino B-films, as told through filmmaker Andrew Leavold’s personal quest to find the truth behind its James Bond superstar Weng Weng.

Followed by a Q&A – Kristian Fletcher will interview the man behind the doco Andrew Leavold.

Andrew Leavold owned and managed Trash Video, the largest cult video rental store in Australia, from 1995 to 2010. He is also a film-maker, published author, researcher, film festival curator, musician, and above all, unrepentant and voracious fan of the pulpier aspects of genre cinema. His writing has been published globally in mainstream magazines, academic journals and underground cinema fanzines, for the last two decades. This is his first book.

Tickets $12 + booking fee (18+ event).

Books and merchandise will be available for sale on the evening.
Licensed bar open from 6.30 pm.

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