Free Radicals

Experimental short works from Irish and international filmmakers.

REDISCOVER THE LIGHT

Ian Helliwell | United Kingdom | 2026 | 4 mins

An experimental short that explores colour, light and movement through Super 8 imagery, found footage, and the tactile manipulation of film itself.

PICCADILLY PERMEATION

Ian Helliwell | United Kingdom | 2026 | 3 mins

Degraded 8mm footage of 1960s Piccadilly Circus transforms London's nocturnal lights into an abstract, pulsating vision, accompanied by experimental electronic sounds.

CHRISTINE/CLAIRE

Chris O'Neill | Ireland | 2026 | 1 min

Imagery from a feature film is abstracted, reframed, magnified, fragmented and mixed with the imperfections of a blank celluloid film strip.

DARIA’S NIGHT FLOWERS

Maryam Tafakory | France, Iran, United Kingdom | 2025 | 16 mins

As Daria falls for a mysterious girl known as Abi [Blue], her first manuscript unfolds the secrets of a country where love stories have become crime scenes.

THE STARS WATCH FROM LONG AGO

Stacey Steers | United States | 2026 | 22 mins

A tiny farmhouse drifts through the cosmos with silent film icon Lillian Gish, embarking on a surreal journey through wonder, loss and longing amid the shadow of wildfire.

LINEAR ENDJOY

Nicolaas Schmidt | Germany | 2026 | 1 min

A minimalist exploration of electronic imaging and perception, capturing the final flicker of an electron beam as it fades into material traces, time and subjective experience.

WITCH PISS

Vera Sebert | Austria, Germany | 2026 | 10 mins

Blending animation and found footage, WITCH PISS transforms body horror into an abstract audiovisual experience where melting, distorted forms dissolve the boundaries between bodies, images and perception.

DATNA ÉCLAT

Tina Frank | Austria | 2025 | 4 mins

Tina Frank’s DATNA ÉCLAT transforms letters, colour and sound into a riotous audiovisual spectacle, where shifting patterns and anagrammatic distortions collide with General Magic’s pulsating electronic music.

FLIM FLAM

Siegfried A. Fruhauf | Austria | 2026 | 15 mins

Through hypnotic patterns, manipulated archival footage and visual trickery, Flim Flam challenges the illusion of cinematic truth, revealing how easily perception can be deceived and reality reshaped.

CLOSING DOORS

Nina Berman | United States | 2026 | 11 mins

Set against the backdrop of New York City, Closing Doors captures the disorientation of involuntary movement through an experimental visual and musical journey shaped by composer Finola Merivale and saxophonist Catherine Sikora.

Please note: This programme contains sequences of fast flashing lights. It may affect people who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.