Cross Frequencies

Eclectic shorts programme made up of innovative works by video artists from all over the world.

As well as being a nuanced artform, the short film format has also often been a space for risk-taking and experimentation. The artists behind these shorts have strived to create something unique, something previously unseen.

We begin with filmmaking collective Neozoon, who have taken the mashup and mashed it even more with MY BBY 8L3W, a multi-split-screen homage to (or piss-take of) those who post videos of themselves with their pets online. Video artist Douwe Dijkstra’s short film Démontable, a by-product of his exhibition ‘DoorDouwe’, is an absorbing take on the absurd relationship between daily life and global news, using green screen to great effect. And Flatpack alumnus Ryan McKenna’s latest quasi-documentary Controversies takes recordings from Winnipeg’s popular Action Line radio show, and reminds us of the magic of the wireless; acaptivating work, full of charm and humour. (dir. Neozoon) Germany/France, 2014 – 3min (dir. Douwe Dijkstra) Netherlands, 2014 – 12min (dir. Ryan McKenna) Canada, 2014 – 16min (dir. Susann Maria Hempel) Germany, 2014 – 15min (dir. Ka Wah Liu) UK, 2014 – 2min (dir. Duane Hopkins) UK, 2014 – 6min (dir. Nicolas Brault) Canada, 2013 – 4min (dir. Kevin B Lee) USA, 2014 – 25min

Cross Frequencies is one of our Short Film Competition screenings. A Short Film Competition pass can be bought here to see all five screenings.