Take an international cast, a rolling landscape in Flint, Mich., the thundering music of Red Hex and the twisted, talented mind of Isaac Olsen and you have German expressionist art film, Ich Hunger.

"I've always wanted to something a lot more abstract and experimental," says Olsen, who has also directed the film noir, Quiet Shoes and is in the process of completing Strictly Sacred: the Girl Trouble documentary.

The film - shot in black and white with splashes of color - is in German with English subtitles. The plot concerns a murderous creature boy who terrorizes the farming township of Frondenberg, Germany and an inspector, Stephen Heckel, travels from Frankfurt to hunt him down.

Ich Hunger will screen twice Wednesday, Feb. 27 at The Grand Cinema. Both screenings include an informal meet and greet with Olsen.

Read Nikki McCoy's full feature on Ich Hunger in the Weekly Volcano's Arts section.

THE GRAND CINEMA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 8:30 AND 10:30 P.M., $10, 606 S. FAWCETT AVE., TACOMA, 253.593.4474