The Florida Experimental Film and Video Festival

UPCOMING EVENTS

FLEX hosts a variety of events, screenings and fundraisers. Check back here for the latest listings and information!

February 9, 2012	Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts by Patrick Meaney FLEX presents a documentary about legendary comic book writer, Warren Ellis. Warren Ellis sees the future. He is a comic book writer and cyberpunk philosopher living on the edge of tomorrow. He speaks to a cult audience of artists, journalists, scientists and fans who hail him as INTERNET JESUS.	show: 9 p.m. / doors: 8 p.m. The Laboratory 818 W. University Ave. $3 http://warrenellismovie.com/
March 7, 2012	Everything is Terrible: The 'All Dogs Go On Tour' Tour! Come out with FLEX and seven furry, lovable internet monsters who live in a cave full of VCRS and solve mysteries. Watch forgotten VHS tapes edited down into 'easily digestible' viral videos. Hilarious.	8 p.m. The Laboratory 818 W. University Ave. $5 http://www.everythingisterrible.com/p/live-and-unblogged.html

Past Events: 2011

November 17, 2011	Rocaterannia by Brett Ingram Rocaterrania is a feature length documentary exploring the secret world of scientific illustrator and visionary artist Renaldo Kuhler. Check out Brett's website!	8:30pm The Top Secret Space 22 N Main St. 4 dollars donation
October 28, 2011	ART BASH FLEX presents a program of spooky shorts from the UF film dungeon. Plus! A diy film workshop! Make your own short 16mm film loop and project it for all to see.	6pm-9pm University of Florida School of Art & Art History FREE
April 8, 2011	Best of the Flex! Experimental Short Film/Video Program FLEX presents a program of festival favorites at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, FL as a part of their international cinema series. Check out Eckerd College for more information and directions.	7pm Eckerd College Dan and Mary Miller Auditorium 4200 54th Avenue South St. Petersburg, Florida. Free
February 17-20	FLEXfest 2011!!! The Florida Experimental Film and Video Art Festival returns. Juried competition with 60 films from all over the globe battling for top honors! Be there or be square. DOWNLOAD THE SHORT PROGRAM & SCHEDULE! [PDF] Check out FACEBOOK for more up to date listings and fest information.	The Top Secret Space- Thursday 7pm & 9pm, Friday 7pm & 9pm, Saturday 7pm & 9pm, Sunday 4pm, 7pm, & 9pm Hippodrome State Theatre Saturday 1pm
January 16	Who is Bozo Texino by Bill Daniel Hobo grafitti documentary	11pm The Junkyard 15 SE 12TH ST
January 27	Sonic Orphans by Bill Daniel A night of lost and found music films from 1965-87 and a punk rock photo show!	time tba on FB The Top Secret Space 22 N. Main St

Past Events: 2010

December 11	FLEX Presents: Wizard People, Dear Reader by Brad Neely (an unauthorized re-telling of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)	9pm Common Grounds
November 9th	FLEX Presents: Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo by Brad Beesley Q&A and photo exhibit by Craig Smith, still photographer for Sweethearts at the Palomino after the screening.	7:30pm The Hippodrome State Theater
October 26	FLEX Presents: Cut + Run Film Tour San Francisco-based wunderkind curators Mallary Abel and Brenda Contreras roll into town with a program of films and videos gathered from the latest and best of the avant garde from the world over.	8pm The Top Secret Space 22 N. Main St. 4 Dollars Donation
October 9th	FLEX Presents: Expiremental Karaoke	9pm Common Grounds
September 30	The Tailenders by Adele Horne	9pm The Top Secret Space 22 N. Main St. 4 Dollars Donation
June 23	Cinema under the Stars: King Kong by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave. 3 Dollars Donation
June 16	Cinema under the Stars: Anchors Aweigh by George Sidney	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave. 3 Dollars Donation
June 9	Cinema under the Stars: Bringing Up Baby by Howard Hawks	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave. 3 Dollars Donation
June 6	FLEX Presents: A Few of Our Favorite Things A screening of past festival favorites at Uniondocs in Williamsburg, New York City. FLEX at Uniondocs FLEX on Facebook	7:30pm Uniondocs 322 Union Ave Brooklyn, NY 7 Dollars Donation
June 1	NEW LOW by Adam Bowers FLEX presents the Gainesville premiere! www.newlowmovie.com	8pm The Top Secret Space 22 N. Main St. 3 Dollars Donation
May 24	Cinema under the Stars: The Lady Vanishes by Alfred Hitchcock	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave. 3 Dollars Donation
May 17	Cinema under the Stars: The Birdpeople by Michael Gitlin Yard Work is Hard Work by Jodie Mack	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave. 3 Dollars Donation
May 10	Cinema under the Stars: Duck Soup by Leo McCarey	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave. 3 Dollars Donation
February 20-23	The 3rd Biennial FLEX Invitational Festival Our biennial curated short film showcase returns. Click here for full details	multiple venues around Gainesville
February 11	Lunchfilms by Mike Plante Films commisioned for the price of a lunch.	8pm The Top Secret Space 22 N. Main St. 3 Dollars Donation
January 27	FLEX Gong Show Our own style of Gong Show featuring an odd assortment of 16mm films.	Common Grounds
January 19	Basement Cinema Lounge Event Bedtime for Bonzo starring Ronald Reagan, with a selection of shorts from FLEX's 16mm collection!	8pm Hippodrome State Theatre 25 SE 2ND Place 3-5 Dollars Donation

Past Events: 2009

December 12	FLEX Gong Show Our own style of Gong Show featuring an odd assortment of 16mm films.	Common Grounds
November 17	Basement Cinema Lounge Event Masculine-Feminine by Jean-Luc Godard, with a selection of shorts from FLEX's 16mm collection!	8pm Hippodrome State Theatre 25 SE 2ND Place 3-5 Dollars Donation
August 13	SFLM: Silent Films Loud Music At the Popmayhem Festival Featuring films scored by local musicians.	The Laboratory
February 20-26	FLEXfest 2009 Click here for full details	Hippodrome State Theatre 25 SE 2ND Place $5/show $30/festival pass (15 shows!)

Past Events: 2008

January 25-27	The 2nd Biennial FLEX Invitational Festival Our biennial curated short film showcase returns. Click here for full details	multiple venues around Gainesville
June 12	Cinema under the Stars: Robert Altman's CALIFORNIA SPLIT	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 12	Cinema under the Stars: Luis Buñuel's LOS OLVIDADOS	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 3	Cinema under the Stars: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's MEMORIES of UNDERDEVELOPMENT	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 10	Cinema under the Stars: Jean-Luc Godard's MASCULIN FEMININ	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 17	Cinema under the Stars: Jean Vigo's ZERO for CONDUCT and Jean Lamorisse's lovely WHITE MANE (CRIN-BLANC).	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 24	Cinema under the Stars: Peter Watkins' THE WAR GAME preceded by Jodie Mack's WWII-themed animation, LILLY.	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 1	Cinema under the Stars: Bryan Forbes' SEANCE on a WET AFTERNOON	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 8	Cinema under the Stars: Ingmar Bergman's HOUR of the WOLF	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 15	Cinema under the Stars: Roman Polanski's CUL de SAC	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 22	Cinema under the Stars: Akira Kurosawa's THRONE of BLOOD	dusk (8:30 pm) Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
September 9	Experimental Karaoke featuring Diana Arce's POLITAOKE followed by BUFFY-OKE An evening of experiments in karaoke. Artist Diana Arce in attendance!	doors 9 p.m./ show at 10 p.m. Common Grounds $3
October 29	International Animation Day: Mickey Mouse meets the Avant Garde	The Storyhouse 11 SE 5TH AVE
November 5	Trash and Treasures from the 16mm Archive	The Storyhouse 11 SE 5TH AVE
November 12	Wizard People, dear readers -Brad Neely	The Storyhouse 11 SE 5TH AVE

Past Events: 2007

January 27	Silent Film/Loud Music: Local musicians score silent films A FLEX FAVORITE Films include: Harold & the Purpole Crayon, Ballet Mecanique, Un Chien Andalou, Spills & Chills, Cops (Buster Keaton), and The Reproductive Behavior of the Guppy	10pm Common Grounds
April 18	FLEX Presents: Georg Koszulinski's Cracker Crazy Gainesville premiere of a new documentary about Florida's often unseemly history. 12,000 years of racism, murder, and exploitation. Fun!	8pm The Civic Media Center 1021 W. University Ave.
April 30	Bill Daniel 2fer! Bill Daniel, one of FLEX's favorite fellow travelers, returns to Gainesville to deliver a mighty one-two punch. First, at 8pm, Bill unveils his Punk Rock Photo Show. Then, at 9pm, stay tuned for an encore screening of Who Is Bozo Texino?, his hobo graffiti documentary that was 20 years in the making.	8pm Punk Photo / 9pm Bozo Texino WARPHAUS 818 NW 1st Ave.
May 24	Cinema under the Stars: SUNSET BOULEVARD and HIS GIRL FRIDAY C.u.t.S. returns (by popular demand) with a doubleheader of silver screen classics. The show starts with the oddball noir of Sunset Boulevard and continues with the ratatat dialogue of Howard Hawks' His Girl Friday. Gloria Swanson, William Holden, Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell. And that's just the top of the bill. All presented, as always, in GLORIOUS 16MM FILM.	8pm Sunset Boulevard/10pm His Girl Friday The Pontiac Tavern 232 SE 1st St. (next to the Hippodrome)
June 5	Cinema under the Stars: SLAPSTICK and the AVANT GARDE Summer C.u.t.S. gets underway with a dialogue between Silent Hollywood and the European A-G scene. Films include Easy Street (1917, USA) with Charlie Chaplin, Ballet MÃ©canique (1924, France) by Fernand LÃ©ger and Dudley Murphy, Cops (1922, USA) featuring Buster Keaton, and Un Chien Andalou (1929, USA) by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. Always, always in GLORIOUS 16MM FILM.	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 12	Cinema under the Stars: VISIONARIES: DREAMS and MEMORIES Summer C.u.t.S. continues with an offering of oneiric masterpieces. Films include Maya Deren's Meshes of the Afternoon (1943, USA), Chris Marker's La JetÃ©e (1962, France) and Sally Potter's Thriller (1979, England). Did we mention that they're in GLORIOUS 16MM FILM?	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 19	Cinema under the Stars: HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR Yet more Summer C.u.t.S., this time Alain Resnais formalist chef d'oeuvre, made in collaboration with renowned French novelist Marguerite Duras. In 16MM, that's how we roll.	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
June 26	Cinema under the Stars: APUR SANSAR (THE WORLD of APU) FLEX invites you to enjoy the final installment of Indian master filmmaker Satyajit Ray's "Apu Trilogy," perhaps his most beloved film. (Don't worry if you haven't seen the first two parts--it works as a stand-alone film.) We're gonna show this one in 16MM too, okay?	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 3	Cinema under the Stars: SHERMAN'S MARCH Ross McElwee, one of the most unique voices in self-reflexive documentary, got a grant to make a film about William Tecumseh Sherman's trail of destruction during the Civil War. Instead, he made this movie about how hard it is to fall in love with a camera on your shoulder (hence the subtitle: "A Meditation on the Possibility of Romantic Love in the South During an Era of Nuclear Weapons"). Shot in 16mm. Presented in 16mm. This is a RARE treat to be able to see this film in its original format.	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 10	Cinema under the Stars: SUNA NO ONNA (WOMAN in the DUNES) An incredibly strange premise for a film--a woman falls into a hole in the sand and is unable to escape--produces an incredibly strange and effecting film. This is not your run of the mill samurai flick...	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 17	Cinema under the Stars: La CIOCIARA (TWO WOMEN) Summer C.u.t.S. rolls on with Italian Neo-Realist Vittorio de Sica's oft-overlooked classic Two Women, featuring an unforgettable performance by Sophia Loren. Adapted from the novel by Alberto Moravia, the writer who also provided the foundation for Godard's Le Mepris (Contempt) and Bertolucci's Il Conformista (The Conformist). 16mm, yo!	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 24	Cinema under the Stars: PERSONA Get your bug spray ready, because you will not want to miss Ingmar Bergman's most intensely stylized film, Persona. The opening sequence will forever be emblazoned in your mind, and the rest of the film doesn't let up much from there. If you're not yet on the Bergman bandwagon, now's your big chance. No video projection for us--16mm of pure celluloid.	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
July 31	Cinema under the Stars: EARLY POLANSKI: From POLISH to ENGLISH Summer C.u.t.S. ends with a bang (or at least a laugh followed by a long, painful scream) with two early films from Roman Polanski. Starts with 14 minutes of Polish slapstick in the early short Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) followed by 104 minutes of Catherine Deneuve slowly losing her mind in Repulsion (1965). Really good stuff. Really real film. SIXTEEN MILLIMETERs of ENTERTAINMENT. (That's more than it sounds like it'd be.)	8pm Turtle Court The Thomas Center 302 NE 6th Ave.
October 8	Silent Films/Loud Music: BRENT GREEN and SIN ROPAS Experimental animator Brent Green comes to Gainesville to present a program of his short films, followed by a set by the band Sin Ropas. Green's films--amazing d.i.y. cell animations--have screened at Sundance, the Getty Museum, the Andy Warhol Museum, the IFC Center in NYC, etc. He's collaborated more than once with indie-rock stalwarts Califone and will be accompanied at this show by Sin Ropas, like Califone one of the bands formed by the former members of Red Red Meat.	9 pm The Atlantic 15 N. Main St.

Past Events: 2006

January 31	Hollis Frampton: • Zorns Lemma • hapax legomena 1 (nostalgia)	8pm WARPHAUS 818 NW 1st Ave.
February 8	FLEX Celebrates Black History Month: 70s educational film called "The Prejudice Film" narrated by David Hartman screening with "Famous Irish Americans" by Roger Beebe	10pm The Atlantic 15 N Main St
February 25	Silent Films/ Loud Music: Kent Lambert performs a live score for Carl Th. Dreyer's Vampyr, plus a screening of his videos followed by a set by his one-man band, Roommate.	8pm WARPHAUS 818 NW 1st Ave.
February 28	Sex & Drugs: Screening of 16mm educational films about with sex & drugs including: • "LSD: Insight or Insanity" • "Sex for Sale" • "Assertiveness Training for Women, Part 2"	10pm Common Grounds
May 19	Jim Finn: • INTERKOSMOS	9pm WARPHAUS 818 NW 1st Ave.
August 13	The Ice Capades: • A touring show of Chicago filmmakers' work	8pm WARPHAUS 818 NW 1st Ave.
October 12	Silent Films/Loud Music • local bands, including members of Cyne, Beat Buttons, Fiya and more, score silent films (and sound films with the sound turned off) including "Doom of Dracula" and "Dream of the Wild Horses"	9pm Common Grounds
October 21	Cinema under the Stars: • NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD It's never too early to gear up for Hallowe'en!	9pm Tim & Terry's 1417 NW 1st Ave.
October 24	back by popular demand: • WIZARD PEOPLE, dear readers (Brad Neely's amazing tweaked Harry Potter)	8 PM Reitz Union Cinema
Nov. 2-5	FLEXFEST 06!!! • (you're looking at the wrong page. see the link on the homepage.)	.
November 18	Silent Films/Loud Music: • MORE LOCAL BANDS! MORE SILENT FILMS! live scores to "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" plus bonus shorts	10pm The Shamrock 1017 W University Ave.

Past Events: 2005

May 11	Cinema under the Stars (C.u.t.S.) 1: • Hans Richter: Inflation, Everything Turns • Ken Jacobs: Little Stabs at Happiness • Kenneth Anger: Rabbit's Moon • THE EYE HEARS, THE EAR SEES: Documentary on Norman Mclaren including excerpts from his animations (1970, 58 min)	9pm (SHARP!) 210 NE 10th Ave (bring your own seating)
May 26	Cinema under the Stars (C.u.t.S.) 2: • Fuji by Robert Breer • Early Abstractions - Harry Smith • Powers of Ten - Charles and Ray Eames • T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G by Paul Sharits • Free Radicals - Len Lye • Frank Film by Frank Mouris	9pm (SHARP!) 210 NE 10th Ave (bring your own seating)
June 29	Cinema under the Stars (C.u.t.S.) 3: • Remedial Reading Comprehension by George Landow • Eaux d'artifice by Kenneth Anger • Valentin de las Sierras by Bruce Baillie • Duo Concertante by Larry Jordan • Arabesque by John Whitney • Psychedelic Wet by Homer Groening	9pm (SHARP!) 1210 NW 3rd Ave (bring your own seating)
July 5	FLEXtravaganza #2	The Atlantic (15 N Main St)
July 23	FLEX tour kickoff	WARPHaus (818 NW 1st Ave.) 9 pm SHARP

Past Events: 2004

July 6	Cinema Under the Stars: Fail-safe	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
July 20	Cinema Under the Stars: Singing in the Rain	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
August 3	Cinema Under the Stars: Shadow of a Doubt	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
August 10	Cinema Under the Stars: Film About a Woman Who...	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
August 17	~~Cinema Under the Stars: Vampyr~~ RAINED OUT!	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
August 24	Cinema Under the Stars: A Nous la Liberte	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
August 31	Cinema Under the Stars: Casablanca	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
September 7	Cinema Under the Stars: Vampyr	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
September 10	Wizard People	10pm The Shamrock (1017 W University Ave)
September 20	Silent Films/Loud Music	9pm The Atlantic (15 N Main St)
September 21	Cinema Under the Stars: Touch of Evil	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
September 25	Cremaster Karaoke	10pm The Shamrock (1017 W University Ave)
October 1	Silent Films/Loud Music 2	10pm The Shamrock (1017 W University Ave)
October 5	Cinema Under the Stars: Dead of Night	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)
October 19	Cinema Under the Stars: Kitsch Kino Night	Dusk (8:30-9pm) Tim & Terry's (1419 NW 1st Ave)