It’s back. LIAF’s annual walk on the wild side featuring the most twisted films to emerge this year. We dug deep to find the best and this is what you find when you go down that far. The ever-popular Late Night Bizarre programme is a bunch of anti-classics guaranteed to be as far away from Disney as it’s possible to get. A dirty fistful of 17 of the weirdest, wildest, most demented films hand-picked from the 2,400 entered.
Animation is such an unbridled artform and it unleashes some of the most unleashable imaginations on the planet. The temptation to ‘go wide’ is played out time and time again by these animators as they bring to the screen barely imaginable scenarios, crazy battling juxtapositions and boil-your-eyes imagery.
Expect a dependably depraved screening of animated specimens from the wrong side of the tracks including bug sex, drugs, animal sex, violence, monsters and bad singing.
This is the second of two programmes tonight – the Music Video Session screens beforehand at 7pm. You can buy tickets for both programmes at a reduced price.
VENUE & ONLINE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE!
The Bleacher – Nicole Daddona & Adam Wilder, USA
The disappearance of her sock at a local laundromat sends a fragile Rita over the edge. Hellbent on finding it, she searches deep and gets sucked into a washing machine, entering an otherworldly cycle from which she may never escape.
2024 8’00 min
The Old Man and the Pee – Leah Shore, USA
Ernest Hemingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ as retold by the filmmaker’s Dad in 90 seconds – with a twist.
2023 1’30 min
Desk Bugs – Hakhyun Kim, South Korea/Japan
A bright red desk and a blue pencil. Skulls, cups, and a modular synthesiser. When you sit at the desk, they appear. With fluffy purple bodies, they’re called “Desk Bugs.”
2024 3’15 min
Devil’s Trumpet – Maddie Brewer, USA
When three teenagers inhale the powerful pollen of The Devil’s Trumpet, a rare flower said to bring on strange hallucinations, the ensuing journey exacerbates underlying emotional tensions.
2024 1’50 min
Missed Connections – Jack Gray, USA
‘Missed Connections’ is an online forum where anyone can post their story, in hopes of reconnecting with someone they shared a passing moment with.
2024 5’00 min
The Doldrums – Chris Childs, UK
Chosen’t – Yotam Goren, Israel
In a fantastical world, where all good stories commence, a young girl is declared “The Chosen One” by the angels, destined to face challenges and confront monsters.
2024 6’50 min
Little Edy Episode 3: the Joy Ride – Felipe di Poi, USA
Little Edy and Banjo go for a joy ride.
2024 3’25 min
Keep Out – Tan-Lui Chan, Hong Kong/Czech Republic
Individuals live in tiny, isolated rooms away from the hazards of the outside world. They make a living through live video streaming, but one fateful day, a boy stumbles upon an unexpected secret.
2024 8’00 min
Incidental 38: Strange Action at a Distance – Robert Morgan, UK
An occult stop-motion puppet ritual of murky origin and questionable aims.
2024 4’00 min
Duck – Elie Chapuis, Switzerland/Belgium
Vladimir and Olga raise ducks on a small isolated farm in the countryside. They hope for a child, but this expectation soon turns into a nightmare.
2023 9’00 min
This film is not included in our online programme
Sleep Sleep Sheep – Kannosuke Enomoto, Japan
Where do sheep called to sleep come from and where do they go?
2024 5’00 min
Star Tree of Arm Jouth – Jack Wedge, USA
Rough day for Beads Kew.
2023 4’20 min
Confetti – Amanda Therese Bonaiuto, USA
Detlev – Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Germany
A constantly freezing man in his forties drives to a lonely petrol station every evening and orders a microwaved Toast Hawaii. But when he is observed by a stranger one night, his world begins to crumble into shameful pieces.
2024 12’50 min
You’ve Got a Friend in Me – Peter Millard, UK
Boy, and as the years go by Our friendship will never die. You’re gonna see it’s our destiny. You’ve got a friend in me.
2024 2’10 min
Bug Diner – Phoebe Jane Hart, USA
A dissatisfied marriage, a secret crush, and workplace fantasies come to a head in a diner run by a mole with a hot ass.
2023 7’15 min
Our Funding Partners
With Special Thanks to the Arts Council England
Event supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
Venue
The Horse Hospital is a three tiered progressive arts venue in London providing an encompassing umbrella for the related media of film fashion, music and art. For more information about The Horse Hospital and how to get there, find out more.
Horse Hospital, Online
