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05.09.2024
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From surrealist animation to analogue video synthesis, and everything in-between. Expect a kaleidoscopic night of experimental shorts from a whole host of exciting filmmakers and artists. No theme. No rules.
Programme:
Lepidoptera
Edd Carr, 2022, UK, 3’37 mins
A moving image work depicting the interwoven narratives of insect extinction, the life cycle of a butterfly, and childhood trauma. Each scene was hand-printed using a different method, incorporating natural elements including rain, soil, and leaves.
To Do
Saul Pankhurst, 2022, UK, 3’14 mins
A reflection on productivity and the self-improvement industry, explored through the filmmaker’s attempts to participate in a modern mindfulness exercise.
Coiled Fall
Sergej Vutuc, 2018, Unknown, 7’49 mins
A music video for Coiled Fall by Zaïmph, comprising Sergej Vutuc’s Super 8 film Tourné Monté. Edited in-camera, the film is a hypnotic and disorientating visual poem in which places and figures never fully emerge.
Seashells from Yalova, Penzance and Rye
Ela Kazdal, 2024, Türkiye/UK, 4’57 mins
A visual poem that meditates on the interconnection of memory and place.
they will bury us in code
Autojektor, 2023, UK, 3’59 mins
Deepfake technology is used to replace the faces of the past with uncanny digital replicas.
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Autumn Green, 2024, USA, 6’17 mins
Rythmic and chaotic textures emerge from this datamoshed televised performance by jazz musician Bill Evans and his band.
PIXELA-ZZZ
Lucy Ellis, 2024, UK, 1’48 mins
Abstracted figures dissolve and merge into one another through the filmmaker’s use of datamoshing and databending techniques. A VHS transfer process further enhances the imagery, introducing grain and colour distortions that add textural complexity to the work.
The Domesticated Cat
Benny Douet, 2024, UK, 1’20 mins
Audio from a 1980s PBS documentary is repurposed in this comedic animated short, exploring the magical and mysteriously sinister intentions of domestic cats.
Cyborgian Monologue: Exploring Analog and Digital Consciousness
Egle Saka, 2023, UK, 6’20 mins
Produced using a combination of LIDAR, AI and audio and visual video synthesis technologies, Cyborgian Monologue... presents the first-person perspective of a malfunctioning cyborg as it contemplates its own consciousness.
Bouquet
Sam Brewster, 2024, UK, 1’48 mins
A death knell tolls and a transition begins.