If you’ve got a dedicated, and I mean dedicated film fan in your life, it can be tough to find that one unique gift for them from Amazon or other traditional outlets. Assuming your pal is into the panoply of off-the-wall film and TV projects from A24, the hottest indie film distributor in the game right now (and why wouldn’t they be?), there are many fabulous finds in the company’s official shop. Come with me and let’s take a look!
A lower-cost item at only $10 USD a pop, the A24 Shop features some pretty neat and highly-detailed enamel pins commemorating several of their films. A lovely one of Michelle Yeoh from Everything Everywhere All At Once, a screaming Florence Pugh from Midsommar, and an adorable Baby Ada from Lamb are all on offer, along with Toni Collette from Hereditary and Mia Goth (wearing her truly unsettling grin) from Pearl. Buy one, buy them all!
Everyone can use a little sprucing up, and what confers cleanliness and good hygiene better than Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse? Commemorate that film and keep yourself or your holiday gift recipient looking and smelling great with the official Lighthouse grooming set, which includes, “1 scented beard oil fit for a sea king and 1 lathering soap for the lusty seaman. Smells of sea foam, black waves, biblical storms, and debauchery. With bergamot, Gurjun Balsam, Texas cedarwood, basil, clove leaf, cornmint, eucalyptus, cardamon, seaweed absolute and natural isolates.”
If you (or your loved ones) were as taken by Danny and Michael Phillipou’s Talk To Me this year as I was, and walked out of that theatre with entirely the wrong idea of how fun it’d be to have a spooky summoning hand of your very own, A24 has got you covered. The official incense burner (or smoking device) of the film weighs three pounds, and is made of ceramic and steel and possibly, the souls of those lost in the Other Side. Be the reason people run screaming from the home of your giftee this holiday, and grab onto one of these.
Speaking of intricately-detailed ceramic film collectibles, if you’ve got someone on the ol’ list that needs to learn the value of a dollar and also warrants being slightly upset at you, you might want to take a look at this lovely piggy bank. Memorializing that one maggot-swarmed pig in Ti West’s Pearl, the detail on this one is breathtaking. Okay, it’s not real ceramic, but what is real these days? Either way, you’ll know within seconds if you’ve chosen right for your particular loved one, and if they throw it across the room in sheer horror, it probably won’t break. What more could you ask for?
Nothing says ‘getting lit the fuck up at the holidays’ like gathering around a nice puzzle, and A24 has a wide array of cute mini ones that let you piece together the images of the opal from Uncut Gems, a ski mask from Spring Breakers, the cast from Lady Bird, Charlie’s head from Hereditary, and more!
How cute will the kiddos in your life look in adorable watercolour shirt designs from Rop van Mierlo? They may not be old enough to watch Midsommar, but they can sport a cute bear, can’t they? Maybe a lamb from Lamb, or Racacoonie from Everything Everywhere All At Once? They don’t have to know where these shirts came from.
Fans of Ari Aster’s Beau is Afraid and being cozy this winter will love to relax into the safety and security of these grey satin chiffon pajamas, which feature your name embroidered right on the front, provided your name is Beau. What better way to spend three hours than throwing these on and watching Joachim Phoenix escape his bad, bad dreams?
The A24 Shop has a multitude of off-the-wall gift for any film fan, and anyone who loves a twisted trinket or two. If you find yourself stumped this holiday season, you never know what’s in store for you or your loved ones.
