An experimental short film from Toshio Matsumoto featuring Mona Lisa.
The Caveman's Valentine tells the story of Romulus Ledbetter, a mentally-ill and homeless man living in a cave in New York City. He becomes obsessed with solving a murder that takes place near his cave. Romulus struggles with his own delusions and mental illness while trying to uncover the truth. As he delves deeper into the investigation, he uncovers dark secrets and faces danger. The film explores themes of isolation, mental illness, and the power of imagination.
A collection of 8mm film reels from İlhan Mimaroğlu’s archive—once tucked away in whisky boxes—has found new life through art. Curated by director Serdar Kökçeoğlu and producer Dilek Aydın, the project brings together visual artists and musicians to reimagine these long-lost images. Over thirty artists transformed the footage into fifteen distinct audiovisual pieces, blending experimental soundscapes with contemporary video art. The project concludes with a special highlight: the first-ever screening of Mimaroğlu’s silent short film about a street jazz festival, accompanied by Erdem Helvacıoğlu’s dark jazz score.
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.
The works of today's most revered talents are set against a provocative, highly amusing commentary track in this celebration of queer art.
An Experiment video by Ravin kamaran
A tutorial about guided meditation. Throughout the project, the spectator is invited to follow a series of steps that, if done well, will take them to a calm and tranquility state.
In this hyper-realistic digitally rendered video, sandwiches are assembled in sequence. Each component, from the first slice of bread to the last, is dropped dramatically from a height, before bouncing and settling into place in slow motion. Mayonnaise, then ham, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and the final slice on top. This perfect yet uncanny choreography reads like an exaggerated, perverse take on ‘food-porn’ obsessed advertising campaigns. These sequences repeat, the sound gradually incorporates saws and machinery, echos from empty environments, pianos breaking, smashes, crashes and mechanical crescendos like jet engines alongside eerie drones, bells, and hard rummaging noises. Another piece of bread lands, some rubber baby dolls fall onto it, some brown slop, a blanket, denim jeans, some businessmen in suits, and more slop. Ketchup, then a union jack, all encased in the final layer of bread that falls to the top of the pile to the sound of a tolling bell. Infinite continuation, loop.
The Man is a comedy-drama film set in Berlin, Germany. It follows the story of a man who discovers his stepmother's betrayal and seeks revenge against her. Along the way, he explores his relationship with his father, his passion for painting, and the underground street art scene in Copenhagen, Denmark. The film explores themes of family, love, and the power of art.
A collaboration between Kadet Kuhne & Alba G. Corral.
Terror Nullius is a remix collage film that takes snippets of Australian film and television history to create a political and cultural critique. It explores themes of colonialism, politics, and nostalgia, while also incorporating elements of mythology and eco-horror.
Swim Little Fish Swim follows the journey of struggling musician Leeward and his artist wife, Lilas, as they navigate their relationship and artistic ambitions in New York City. Leeward is a French musician who dreams of making it big but finds himself stuck in a dead-end job at a recording studio. Lilas, on the other hand, is a talented artist who is struggling to find her own voice in the art world. As they try to balance their personal and professional lives, their relationship is put to the test. With the arrival of Lilas' estranged mother and a young French girl named Violet, their lives are further complicated, leading to a series of events that challenge their dreams and aspirations. Swim Little Fish Swim is a heartfelt exploration of love, creativity, and the pursuit of happiness.
Photon is an experimental animated film that takes viewers on a journey through the evolution of life, from the molecular level to the creation of the universe. Set in a dystopian future Earth, the film combines elements of science, art, and storytelling to explore the mysteries of life and the universe.
Anti-war movie in the true sense of the word, searching for possibilities for peace in the most unlikely place of an online war game. It’s a tribute to disobedience and desertion — in both digital and physical-real warfare. Shot in the picturesque war landscapes of «Battlefield V», the hyperreal graphics become the backdrop for an essay-like narrative. The film revolves around the history of deserters — a part of human history, which has hardly been illuminated. Performances and creative interventions explore the scopes and limits of the audiovisual entertainment machine.
Motorcycles and cars are lost in the sound of traffic and disappear in bands sliced into film footage of Jakarta’s roads. The horizontal and vertical lines or checkerboard patterns emphasizing the density and chaos of the crowded roads were made by optically printing 16mm film.
Shot on 16mm film in New York and composed in Berlin, the work explores polarizing themes of the metropolis. Audibly and visually, the viewer is put in a flicker between serenity and intensity; harrowing ambience cut with sharp beeps, vulnerable steps mashed in high velocity.
Commercial Entertainment Product is a satirical movie that criticizes media manipulation and commercialism. It combines elements of electronic music, video collage, and techno music to create a visually captivating experience. The movie takes a satirical approach to critique American television and politics, using distorted images, repeated stock footage, and news footage. It also includes montages of presidential addresses and state-of-the-union speeches. Through its unique video art style, the movie aims to highlight the culture of commercial entertainment and the impact of media on society.
In “Samples II”, Alÿs walks around London with a drum stick in his hand, playing the sounds of metal fences beside him.
I Can’t Get Away is a three-channel black-and-white silent video. The video depicts 4 sequences: a figure perpetuating walking away; a figure bounded to an immobile tree; a figure running away from another figure, and vice versa. The performances of stages within the grieving process, different modes and processes to grapple with loss and the sensibilities that comes with mourning impermanence.