OFFICE KILLER (1997)

• Director: Cindy Sherman
• Cast: Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn
• Film: 82mins | USA | No Subtitles | Intermission
• Event: 20:45 – 23:10 [18+]

“WORKING HERE CAN BE MURDER!”

A quiet office worker accidentally kills one of her coworkers, then proceeds to bump off a few others.

BAR TRASH celebrates our 3rd year and 10th sensational season with WE ARE TRASH!, a fan-made mixtape of cult and chaotic cinema (14 May to 20 Aug 2025). This season, we’re proud to bring you our largest number of BAR TRASH titles directed by women — 10 in total! — continuing with Cindy Sherman’s wonderfully oddball work-place slasher, OFFICE KILLER (1997).

Cindy Sherman is an acclaimed visual artist who constantly reinterprets her own appearance through an ever-evolving series of self-portraits, often utilising imagery from B-movies and arthouse cinema as well as production techniques like prosthetics and digital manipulation.

Sherman’s only feature film to date, OFFICE KILLER, was produced by Christine Vachon and her business partner Pamela Koffler through their company, Killer Films. Vachon is the legendary lesbian closely associated with the New Queer Cinema movement and whilst OFFICE KILLER isn’t explicitly queer, if you’ve ever felt like you didn’t fit in at work, the film is definitely for you.

Besides its offbeat sense of humour, outsider identity, and a drab production aesthetic we’ve labelled ‘thrift-store-gore’, OFFICE KILLER also features three cult cinema icons; Carol Kane (PRINCESS BRIDE, ADAMS FAMILY VALUES), Molly Ringwald (PRETTY IN PINK, SPACEHUNTER), and Jeanne Tripplehorn (WATERWORLD, BASIC INSTINCT) having great fun in their roles (although Tripplehorn was reportedly less keen on all the blood and guts…).

“Sherman has said that Dorine (Carol Kane) is ‘a stand-in’ for herself… The most compelling similarity… is their shard interest in arranging bodies… Dorine, like Sherman, is a puppeteer, an arranger of her own [bloody] dioramas…”

Dahlia Schweitzer

Polite notice: We are projecting OFFICE KILLER without subtitles from the best available digital source.

// BAR TRASH is a celebration of cult and curious cinema, hosted by queer film fanatic Token Homo and friends. Films are served with introductions, intermissions, prize giveaways, and subtitles / captions where possible. Tickets from £3.50. Adults 18+ only. Follow @tokenhomo on Instagram for updates. //

Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. www.filmlondon.org.uk/film-hub-london