Monster in the Mirror is a festival that centers around dark fantasy; it celebrates the dark side of the human condition.

The name Monster in the Mirror eludes to the main theme found in the featured films. Del Toro’s monsters tend to be compassionate and tender, while his human villains are the source of cruelty and horror. This point of view is a way to tell stories from the perspective of “the other” and is a reversal of mainstream storytelling conventions. 

The visuals play with duality: monster versus human, addressing it in visual form via juxtaposition and transparencies.