Pater Noster and the Mission of Light

The hunt for that one forgotten or long-lost vinyl record — only true vinyl junkies will understand the feeling.Hidden messages when you spin a record backwards? You’ve probably stopped believing in that by now.But that such a forgotten record could hand you a one-way ticket straight to hell… that’s something Max and her friends are about to find out the hard way.

Max, a young record store clerk, stumbles upon a rare LP. What begins as the discovery of a collector’s item soon becomes a trail leading to an abandoned hippie commune from the 1970s — illuminated by esoteric cult rituals and overshadowed by deadly chaos.

This film oozes grindhouse horror, shot with a pure DIY spirit you can feel in every flicker of the frame. Budget? Next to nothing. But with an unshakable love for underground cinema, director Christopher Bickel turns it into a punk-infused love letter — a punk rock demo cassette in film form — for those who refuse to settle for the ordinary.

Pater Noster and the Mission of Light isn’t just horror; it’s a love letter to vinyl lovers and record shops. You can almost smell the authenticity of that small record store, while also feeling the homage to the cult cinema of the ’60s and ’70s — back when there were few rules, and no one was easily offended.

This film doesn’t just dip into a genre; it celebrates its most obscure edges. If you love cult cinema with a hefty dose of DIY, if vinyl is in your blood, and if you seek out films that write their own rules — this is your movie.

A trip that lingers — just like the echo of that record in the shop, long after the needle has lifted.

Practical info

• Date: Friday … October 2025

• Time: 22:15

• Location: Razor Reel Flanders Film Fest, Magdalenastraat 30, 8200 Bruges, Belgium

• Tickets & info: www.razorreel.com/tickets