To an observer, a flash of light in the dark would draw a kind of constantly moving arabesque that catches their eye. It does not take much more to realise what cinema is: perhaps just a projector running in a dark hall or the projection of the two films that make up this session: Lights, by António Palolo, ★, by Johann Lurf,, where abstract images and research into light are followed by figurations of the sun, constellations, stars and galaxies.

Robert Beavers returns in person to Xcèntric to present a programme that features Eros, O Basileus by Gregory Markopoulos and three of his films, including his latest work Among the Eucalyptuses.

Thursday February 15th, 19:30h
Masterclass with Helga Fanderl

German filmmaker Helga Fanderl films her films in Super8, camera in hand, with no postproduction. She also carefully constructs her own programmes of screenings for each occasion and presents them in person. In this performative talk, she will explain in detail her filmic practice and illustrate it with a series of pieces that she will screen herself in Super8.

Sunday February 18th, 19:30h
Helga Fanderl. Films 2000-2016

Pat O’Neill is an inspirational figure on the Los Angeles avant-garde film scene. Considered a master and innovator in his use of the optical printer, the unexpected compositions and cinematographic landscapes that make up his cinema are the fruit of his pioneering, virtuoso artisan work which, in contrast with the digital age, strongly reveals its visual and chromatic intensity.