VLX7
Experimental film, scored live.
Program 4 – Wed July 29 Material
Program 5 – Fri July 31 Elastic Arts
Los Angeles · Chicago · RaleigH
VLX7 – 2026
vlx7.4 / chicago / material
VLX 7.4
A working night in a small room.
The first of two Chicago transmissions. Twelve short experimental films from eight countries, paired with intimate live response. A gallery that does not pretend to be a cinema — and that’s the point. Rough edges welcome.
When
Wed · Jul 29
Doors
7:30 PM
Capacity
20 seats
Format
Lab night
Live Score
One anchor scorer
Artist Announcement
A live score, by one artist.
Reveal · Mid-June
Films
12 films · 8 countries
01
How Do You Move In This World?
dir. Brian Padian Short Fiction
United States
02
Externalities
dir. Dan McHale Short Animation
United States
03
On a clear day you can see forever
dir. Ian Haig Short Animation
Australia
04
The Dream Portal
dir. Samuel Karow Short Non-Fiction
United States
05
hurricane
dir. Héctor Almeida Short Non-Fiction
Cuba
06
London Quick City
dir. Mark G Lonsdale Short Fiction
United Kingdom
07
Buses don’t stop here anymore
dir. Penny McCann Short Non-Fiction
Canada
08
Sandia
dir. Mélissa Faivre Short Non-Fiction
Germany
09
Calibrating
dir. Aby Isakov Short Fiction
United States
10
You’re finally home
dir. Hanna Viktoria Abrahamsson Short Fiction
Sweden
11
Wherever Street Piece
dir. Panu Johansson Short Non-Fiction
Finland
12
La noirceur souterraine des racines / The subterranean blackness of roots
dir. Charles-André Coderre Short Non-Fiction
Canada