The 2551 Trilogy Deluxe Limited Edition Blu-ray presents Norbert Pfaffenbichler’s nightmarish, avant-garde sci-fi saga in a stunning three-film collection. Blending silent cinema techniques with dystopian horror and experimental imagery, this trilogy delivers a surreal and uncompromising vision unlike anything in modern genre filmmaking.

Set in a grotesque underground world of mutants, masked figures, and oppressive regimes, the trilogy follows the evolving relationship between the Apeman and The Kid across three increasingly abstract and disturbing chapters. Told without dialogue and driven by striking visuals and industrial soundscapes, these films push the boundaries of narrative and cinematic form.

Drawing comparisons to David Lynch, Jan Švankmajer, and experimental horror cinema, this collection is a bold and unforgettable experience for adventurous viewers.

directed by: Norbert Pfaffenbichler
starring: Stefan Erber, David Ionescu, Juri Föger
2021–2025 / dialogue-free

The 2551 Trilogy Deluxe Limited Edition [Blu-ray]

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BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

• Seven experimental short films by Pfaffenbichler from 1998 – 2019
• Santora
• Notes on Film 1: Else
• Notes on Film 4: Intermezzo
• Notes on Film 5: Conference
• Notes on Film 9: Odessas Crash Test
• Notes on Film 10: Camera
• Notes on Noise 01: Hoffman's Hymn
• Four new video interviews with director Pfaffenbichler, lead actor Stefan Erber, cinematographer Martin Putz, and stop-motion VFX artist Paul Lechmann
• New interview with Pfaffenbichler discussing his avant garde films, conducted by Danish filmmaker Reinert Kiil
• "Don’t Let it Fester: (Anti)Sentimentality in 2551.01" - New visual essay by journalist and physical media expert Ryan Verrill and film professor Dr. Will Dodson of Someone’s Favorite Prod.
• "Angel of the Abject: The 2551 Trilogy as a Necropolis of Cinema" - New visual essay by experimental filmmaker and film scholar Stephen Broomer
• New audio commentaries by writer & film scholar Shelagh Rowan-Legg, film archivist Eva Létourneau, artist, curator & writer Anne Golden, and podcaster Mike White (The Projection Booth)
• “Jam of the Damned: Behind the Scenes of 2551.03” featurette
• Behind-the-scenes VFX Reel narrated by VFX artist Paul Lechmann
• Two deleted scenes from 2551.03: The End
• Soundtrack score from all three films
• Three new trailers
• Blu-ray authoring by David Mackenzie of Fidelity In Motion
• New art by Beth Morris

DELUXE LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

• Slipcase featuring new artwork by artist J.G. Jones.
• 80-page illustrated book with:
• New essay by film critic & author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
• New essay by film critic Walter Chaw
• New Q&A with director Norbert Pfaffenbichler by film historian Rolf Giesen
• A collection of on set and behind-the-scenes photos
• LIMITED EDITION OF 2000
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