Signal — Coming to Chicago July 29 and 31

VLX7

Experimental film, scored live.

Program 4 – Wed July 29 Material
Program 5 – Fri July 31 Elastic Arts

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VLX7 – 2026

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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
Venue
Material
2025 West Belmont Avenue
Chicago, IL 60618
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A live score, by one artist.

The Material night is built around a single Chicago-based composer responding to the program in real time. One artist. One room. One transmission.

Reveal · Mid-June
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
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