Flux, Fall 2024
- This is a past program
The Flux screening series brings the creative community together to celebrate outstanding short films and music videos from around the globe, with wildly inventive filmmaker presentations and performances.
The 15th season anniversary edition of Flux presents the theatrical world premiere of Evan Forrest Mann’s Opulent Round Edible Object and the visually captivating poem Just Kids by director Jackie Bao. Also featured is Grant Spanier, who will debut his music video for Dua Saleh’s want—a project for which he provided both creative direction and photography for their album I Think You Should Call Them. In Beetlebugs, director Sondock and musician Nick Leng contribute a fresh entry to the mysterious detective genre of music videos. For those who attended the February 2024 Flux, Cassie Marin’s mesmerizing performance left an impact; filmmaker Vanessa Marzaroli was equally captivated, inspiring her to create the visual for Cassie’s Double Sided Girl. In Sexed & Sexual, director C.T. Robert explores the experiences of a young queer Black person growing up in Italy, drawing from the personal journey of London-based Italo-Congolese singer-songwriter Sans Soucis. Inspired by the physically demanding labor of his immigrant farmworker parents, Miguel Angel Caballero crafted the sci-fi short The Ballad of Tita and the Machines, in which an elderly fieldworker, Tita (named for the director’s mother), hires an AI humanoid to take her place in the fields.
The eclectic film lineup spans comedy, dance, drama, animation, and features new music videos for Dongurizu, Maria Chiara Argirò, Macgray, A$AP Rocky, and more.
Special in-person guests include Atlas Acopian, Jackie Bao, Miguel Angel Caballero, Ewan Creed, Evan Forrest Mann, Vanessa Marzaroli, Sondock, Grant Spanier, C.T. Robert, and Griffin Wenzler. A courtyard after-party follows with a DJ set by Eno.
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Let's go by Dongurizu, directed by Yuma Takeda -
Just Kids, directed by Jackie Bao -
Opulent Round Edible Object, directed by Evan Forrest Mann -
Beetlebugs by Nick Leng, directed by Josh Sondock -
The Ballad of Tita and the Machines, directed by Miguel Angel Caballero -
Double Sided Girl by Cassie Marin, directed by Vanessa Marzaroli -
Bartender by Griffin Wenzler -
Light by Maria Chiara Argirò, directed by Raoul Paulet -
Special guest DJ set by Eno -
Binderburn directed by Atlas Acopian -
Want by Dua Saleh, directed by Grant Spanier -
Sexed & Sexual by Sans Soucis, directed by C.T. Robert -
Tailor Swif by A$AP Rocky, directed by Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia -
A Daisy Chain 4 Satan by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, directed by Ewan Creed and James Siewert -
Haunted by Macgray, directed by Aline Magrez
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