Experimenta

Experimenta

Works by Beloufa, Russell, Wardill and others navigate a path between reality and fantasy. Lay down all thought, surrender to the void...

Experimenta

Letters from two acclaimed directors offer a remarkable portrait of their attitudes to the craft of filmmaking and the world around them.

Experimenta

Pip Chodorov's personal journey through avant-garde film history features appearances from Jonas Mekas, Peter Kubelka, Stan Brakhage and Hans Richter.

Experimenta

A haunting documentary on objects, memory and the politics of commerce by prize-winning filmmaker Mercedes Álvarez.

Experimenta

Gabriel Abrantes and his collaborators use the language of commercial cinema to create works that explore historical and political themes with humour and audacity.

Experimenta

Newly restored prints of sensuous works by the anthropological, found-footage and feminist filmmaker Chick Strand (1931-2009).

Experimenta

A figure in the grass with a gun, a name called out in the distance, a woodcutter and a man who has lost a dog are woven together by Lisandro Alonso in a meditation on the past we inherit and the future we construct.

Experimenta

Poetic, observational works by two distinguished 16mm filmmakers. Dorsky creates beauty from the commonplace; Rivers finds beauty in unexpected circumstances.

Experimenta

Fenz's beautifully photographed, lyric films are structured improvisations which draw on images he has collected around the world.

Experimenta

An abstract crime film by collage artist Lewis Klahr, who re-animates images from comic books, advertisements and photographs.

Experimenta

A visionary journey through American history using chemically treated celluloid appropriated from newsreels and fiction films.

Experimenta

James Benning brings his formal precision to this study of twenty people engaged in the act of smoking.

Experimenta

A delicate and witty portrait of Jake, an outsider who lives in the wilderness of his own creation.

Festival News

21 May 2012
Festival Director Clare Stewart announces significant programme changes and a new partnership with Nintendo.
21 May 2012
Festival Director Clare Stewart addresses guests from the international film community at drinks reception.
22 Mar 2012
Submit a feature or short for consideration for this year's Festival.
22 Feb 2012
Watch this space for information about this year's Festival submissions.

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