vlx7 / durham / final transmissions
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VLX 7

The season ends in Durham.

Two nights in Durham, North Carolina, in October. VLX 7.6 and 7.7 close a seventh season that began in Los Angeles and passed through Chicago. Two distinct programs, not one show played twice. Twenty-one short experimental films from thirteen countries, with select works scored live. Both nights at (perfect lovers) on North Roxboro.

vlx7.6 / durham
VLX 7.6

Eleven films. Ten countries.

The first of two Durham programs. Eleven short experimental films running about seventy-two minutes, from Latvia, Lebanon, Armenia, Hungary and beyond. Analog film, deepfakes, wigs, super volcanoes. Select works scored live.

When
Wed · Oct 21
Doors
TBC
Runtime
72 min
Format
Season close, night one
Venue
(perfect lovers)
2823 N Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704
North Durham Get directions About the space

An espresso and art space run by Carrie Elzey since 2022, built as a coffee pop-up inside a gallery rather than a cafe with art on the walls. It has held dance, spoken word, tattoo pop-ups and acoustic sets, and it carries on a Durham lineage of scrappy, artist-run rooms. The right last room for this season.

Select works scored live
Artist Announcement

To Be Announced

Select works in this program will be scored live. The ensemble will be announced ahead of the show.

11 films · 10 countries
01summer schooldir. Josh Weissbach Short Non-Fiction2:45Latvia
02[sun]filmdir. Derek Taylor Short Animation3:10United States
03All Windows Look Inwarddir. i. fredericks Short Fiction3:47Canada
04Feedbackdir. Hüseyin Mert Erverdi Short Non-Fiction4:00Turkey
05Interviewdir. Michael A Mersereau Short Fiction4:28United States
06HELP HEIVI STAY!dir. Lily Pellaud Short Fiction5:26Switzerland
0750 WIGS: Problemsdir. Kate Pelling Short Non-Fiction6:37Germany
08ici loin / here afardir. Ghada Sayegh Short Non-Fiction8:00Lebanon
09The Big Bloom Drop (Death by Selfie)dir. Lisa Birke Short Non-Fiction9:33Canada
10The Unsilenced City: Six Love Song to Yerevandir. Elaine Crowe Short Non-Fiction9:36Armenia / Ireland
11Tell Me Whydir. Roger Deutsch Short Fiction15:00Hungary
RSVP · Wed Oct 21

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VLX7.6

Wednesday, October 21 · 8:00 PM · perfect lovers – door 7:00pm

79 seats remaining

Free to reserve. Pay what you can at the door, suggested $15–25. No one turned away.


VLX is donation-based and artist-first. Your seat costs nothing to hold. What you give at the door goes straight into a small, artist-led budget that pays the musicians and keeps this work outside the pay-to-play economy.

Press or RSVP by email · hello@vastlab.org
vlx7.7 / durham / season close
VLX 7.7

The last night of season seven.

The closing program. Ten short experimental films running about sixty-nine minutes, ending a season that ran seven programs across three cities. Light on water, stop-motion sleep, 16mm contact-printed by flashlight. Select works scored live.

When
Fri · Oct 23
Doors
TBC
Runtime
69 min
Format
Season finale
Venue
(perfect lovers)
2823 N Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704
North Durham Get directions About the space

An espresso and art space run by Carrie Elzey since 2022, built as a coffee pop-up inside a gallery rather than a cafe with art on the walls. It has held dance, spoken word, tattoo pop-ups and acoustic sets, and it carries on a Durham lineage of scrappy, artist-run rooms. The right last room for this season.

Select works scored live
Artist Announcement

To Be Announced

Select works in this program will be scored live. The ensemble will be announced ahead of the show.

10 films · 6 countries
01My Worddir. Carme Puche-Moré Short Non-Fiction3:19Spain
02LIGHT WAVESdir. John Woodman Short Non-Fiction4:30United Kingdom
03Melencolia 3: Sweet Assassin (A Music Video for Brood Faye)dir. M Woods Short Fiction4:55United States
04Toil and Spindir. Maureen Zent Short Animation5:05United States
05Weather Reportdir. Janne Ahola Short Animation5:20Finland
06Fractures Chimiques ON/OFFdir. Charles-André Coderre, Mathieu Arsenault Short Non-Fiction5:58Canada
07(for once I dreamed of you)dir. Kate Solar Short Non-Fiction5:58Canada
08Parallel to All Ghostsdir. Toby Kaufmann-Buhler Short Non-Fiction9:45United States
09The Sippy Cup Incidentdir. Caroline Rumley Short Fiction10:00United States
10DYNAMICSdir. Teo Baehler Short Fiction14:00Netherlands
RSVP · Fri Oct 23

VLX · Reserve seats

VLX7.7

Friday, October 23 · 8:00 PM · perfect lovers - door 7:00pm

80 seats remaining

Free to reserve. Pay what you can at the door, suggested $15–25. No one turned away.


VLX is donation-based and artist-first. Your seat costs nothing to hold. What you give at the door goes straight into a small, artist-led budget that pays the musicians and keeps this work outside the pay-to-play economy.

Press or RSVP by email · hello@vastlab.org

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