UPCOMING EVENTS

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

February 15-17, 2013

FLEXfest 2013

Our biennial competitive festival presents the best contemporary short experimental media from around the globe, selected from more than 800 entries from 55 countries!

Program overview
February 2, 2013

FLEXfest 2013 sneak preview

A sneak preview of selections from the 2013 competitive festival, presented by Roger Beebe, FLEX founder and Artistic Director. Program details here.

8 p.m.
Laboratorio Arte Alameda
Doctor Mora 7
Mexico City
FREE!
February 1, 2013

Best of FLEX

A sampling of some of our favorite films from the past 9 years, presented by Alisson Bittiker, FLEX Managing Director and Natalie Nix, FLEX Co-Managing Director. Program details here.

7 p.m.
C. Emerson Fine Arts
909 Central Ave.
St. Petersburg, FL
FREE!

Past Events: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004

Past Events: 2013

January 16, 2013

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VHS vanguardists The Found Footage Festival roll into town with a program of their amazing discoveries from the trash heap of recent history.

8 p.m.
The Atlantic Gallery
15 N. Main St. (upstairs)
$5

Past Events: 2012

November 1, 2012

Evan Meaney, in person!

20something glitch guru Evan Meaney presents his Ceibas Cycle.

8 p.m.
The Atlantic Gallery
15 N. Main St. (upstairs)
FREE!
June 9, 2012

FLEX @ the Substation Singapore!

FLEX brings a program of (mostly) experimental documentaries from recent fests to the 3rd Experimental Film Forum.

8 p.m.
3rd Experimental Film Forum
April 21, 2012

Caveh Zahedi's The Sheik and I

Underground filmmaking legend Caveh Zahedi (I Am a Sex Addict, Tripping with Caveh) comes to Gainesville to present his most recent feature, The Sheik and I, an experimental/narrative/documentary that seeks to explore the limits of free speech in the Arab World. Smart. Provocative. Funny. Everything you'd expect from Caveh Zahedi.

8 p.m.
The Top Secret Space
22 N. Main St.
FREE (donations welcome)
April 5, 2012

An Evening with Don Hertzfeldt

Cult animator and Academy Award nominee Don Hertzfeldt (Rejected, Billy’s Balloon, the Meaning of Life) is coming to Gainesville for a rare event! A selection of Don’s classic animated shorts will return to the big screen, culminating in the exclusive regional premiere of his newest film, It’s such a beautiful day: the third and final chapter in a trilogy about a mysterious man named Bill. The entire animated trilogy will be screened together for the first time via new 35mm prints, immediately followed by a live on-stage interview and audience chat with Don Hertzfeldt.

8:30 p.m.
The Hippodrome Theatre
25 SE 2nd Pl.
$12.50
April 4, 2012

Jake Barningham

Chicago wunderkind video artist brings a program of his (mostly) silent recent videos to Gainesville.

8 p.m.
The Top Secret Space
22 N. Main St.
FREE
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
Everything is Terrible blog
February 17-20, 2012

FLEXfest 2012!!!

Su Friedrich, Steve Reinke, Sam Green (and friends), and Crispin Hellion Glover headline our 8th Annual Festival

showtimes and venues on the FLEXfest 2012 website
February 9, 2012

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghots 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
official website

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!

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Mécanique (1924, France) by Fernand Léger 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 Jetée (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.)



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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)
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