Chained For Life Limited Edition – Blu-ray

Aaron Schimberg's impressive second feature is his response, as a filmmaker with facial deformity, to cinematic portrayals of disfigured people, from Freaks to The Elephant Man. Simultaneously empathetic and sardonic, Chained for Life's multi-layered meta-narrative casts Jess Weixler (Teeth) as Mabel, a well-intentioned Hollywood star. She takes the role of a blind woman in a hospital-based horror movie about abnormalities, directed by an egomaniacal German filmmaker. As shooting progresses, Mabel gradually falls for her friendly British co-star Rosenthal, played by Under the Skin actor Adam Pearson.

LIMITED EDITION 2 DISC BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
DISC ONE: CHAINED FOR LIFE
High Definition presentation
Original mono soundtrack
Audio commentary with writer-director Aaron Schimberg
A Different Kind of Intimacy (2020, 18 mins): actor Jess Weixler reflects on the themes and production of Chained for Life
Good Things Happen to Good People (2020, 10 mins): actor and activist Adam Pearson discusses the role of Rosenthal
We Are Family (2020, 17 mins): actor Sari Lennick recalls her experiences of making the film
Eight deleted/extended scenes (13 mins)
Super 8 On-set Footage (2018, 2 mins, mute): silent material shot by film archivist John Klacsmann
Late Spring/Regrets for Our Youth (2009, 5 mins): short diary film by Aaron Schimberg
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
DISC TWO: GO DOWN DEATH (LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE)
UK premiere presentation of Aaron Schimberg’s 2013 debut feature
High Definition presentation
Original mono soundtrack
It would be sad to see this end up in a dump (2013, 6 mins): rare behind-the-scenes footage shot by producer-editor Vanessa McDonnell
Eight deleted scenes (32 mins)
Theatrical trailer
Image gallery
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet containing new writing on Chained for Life by David Jenkins, Jeff Billington on the 1950 exploitation film Chained for Life, Alejandro Bachmann and Michelle Koch on Go Down Death, and film credits