Experience Unique Cinema with Fringe Flicks
Discover a World of Thought-Provoking Films
Fringe Flicks is a quarterly underground short film night curated by People Versus TV CIC, showcasing strange, bold, and experimental cinema from around the world. Each event features a curated lineup of local, national and international short films — from surreal micro-docs and animated oddities to lo-fi horror and poetic absurdities — alongside a featured cult short.
We champion work that pushes boundaries, plays with form, and speaks from the margins. Whether it’s DIY, dreamlike, or defiantly unmarketable, this is cinema with bite, wit, and heart.
🎟️ All events are Pay What You Can
📍 Hosted at DoES Liverpool
🎨 Alternative film posters by local artists
🍹 Free ticket & drink for Patreon supporters
🏆 Audience vote: pick your favourite short
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Season 3 Events
- Friday 4th July 2025 — Altered Selves, with Reality+
- Friday 10th October 2025 — Absurd Performance
- Friday 6th February 2026 — Uncanny Desires
Fringe Flicks Season 3
Fringe Flicks returns with a bold new season of underground cinema. Our July screening dives into themes of identity, transformation, and fractured perception — from intimate inner shifts to full-blown metamorphosis. Expect esoteric horror, poetic dreams, neurodivergent monologues, surreal detours, and a documentary written entirely by pigeons.
Featured Short: Reality+
Written and directed by Coralie Fargeat — the filmmaker behind The Substance — Reality+ is a lo-fi sci-fi satire about digital masks, augmented beauty, and the fragility of self-image. Dark, razor-sharp, and oddly tender, it plays like the prototype for Fargeat’s now-infamous feature.
🎟️ Pay What You Can
🕢 Doors 19:30 / Screening 19:50
📍 DoES Liverpool, The Tapestry, L3 8HL
Fringe Flicks: Altered Selves, with Reality+
Friday 4th July 2025
July Lineup
ADHD Potpourri (Liverpool, UK)
Directed by Tom Shennan
A scouser seeks an ADHD diagnosis and wrestles with the chaos of his own mind.
Colors of Passion (India)
Directed by Kunal Biswas
An experimental rework of My Best Friend’s Wedding, reframing love through abstraction.
Dastgir is Disappearing (USA)
Directed by Khwaja Hamzah Saif
“Dastgir is disappearing. How embarrassing! And, does health insurance cover this?”
Gaze Box (China/UK)
Directed by Shan Huang
A poetic vision of the future where non-verbal eye contact replaces spoken language.
Kalp Fiction (India)
Directed by Siddharth Kumar
A surreal tale of disrupted routines, coincidences, and philosophical flatulence.
La Croix (France)
Directed by Fleurot Joris (Spline Studio)
A designer loses her grip on reality after an esoteric ritual awakens something sinister.
Moonlight Haunts (UK)
Directed by Kayal Karuppiah
A haunting reflection on what happens when we ignore the noises in the night.
My Uncle Bonito’s Creative Epiphany (UK)
Directed by Things Found and Made
A Cypriot Yorkshire uncle discovers the infinite truth of creativity, Swayze, and Gail from Corrie.
Sjhlrùl (Belgium)
Directed by Anna Mancuso
Written by pigeons. Really. A cross-species poetic documentary.
When Anxiety Leaves – (Liverpool, UK)
Directed by Oksana Cherepashchuk
A young woman battles chronic anxiety on her way to see whales — and herself — clearly.
Poster Release
A limited-edition, glow-in-the-dark screen-printed poster by Liverpool artist Rhonda Davies is available now, as well as on the night — part of our ongoing collaboration with Liverpool Community Print Station.
Fringe Flicks: Absurd Performance
In our second night of the season, performance breaks down, roles unravel, and logic takes a walk. This programme dives into absurdity, satire, and surreal theatricality — from chaotic dinner tables and fake reality TV to mummies trespassing in vampire country.
🎟️ Pay What You Can
🕢 Doors 19:30 / Screening 19:50
📍 DoES Liverpool, The Tapestry, L3 8HL
Friday 10th October 2025
October Lineup
Alone (Iran)
Directed by Negah Sohrabi & Abofazel Amir
A poetic visual reflection on post-war loneliness and displacement, inspired by the works of Iranian poet Hoshang Ebtahaj.
Call of Nature (Ireland)
Directed by Donal O’Dea
A fisherman finds himself in urgent need — but there are no toilets on the beach. Will nature call unnoticed?
Hand Painted Wooden Reptiles (UK)
Directed by Jim Dethick & Joseph Dethick
A burnt-out detective meets strange characters on a late-night stakeout. Lynchian weirdness in a northern tower block.
Hello Again (Sweden)
Directed by Rasmus Lindkvist
A man hums, the radio crackles, and the mirror stirs. A micro-thriller in one haunted moment.
Keijo on the Go (Estonia)
Directed by Katrina Oll & Alex Toodu
A reality-TV-obsessed reporter meets an Estonian myth. A found-footage farce set in the weird back alleys of fame.
Les Bêtes (USA)
Directed by Michael Granberry
A stop-motion fantasy made entirely from recycled puppets. Dark, lavish, and inspired by 1930s animation.
Lost in Galactic Translation (Sweden)
Directed by Rasmus Lindkvist | Written by Niklas Nilsson
A lonely scientist dreams of aliens and connection. Gentle, melancholic science fiction.
Must Ash (USA)
Directed by John Akre
A hand-painted flicker film about birds, moustaches, and dread. Abstract animation with a sharp emotional pull.
No Trespassing in Transylvania (USA)
Directed by Michael, Maxwell & Emmett Dorfman
Mummies trespass on vampire land. A riotous monster comedy from two filmmaking brothers and their dad.
Stopclock (UK)
Directed by Maxwell Hicks
A leaking tap grows into something surreal and threatening. Domestic horror done right.
The Rime (Liverpool, UK)
Directed by Paris James | Produced by Nathan Smart & Paris James
Fish and chips by the docks spiral into darkness. A slow-burning, tense drama.
The Ultimate Weapon (France)
Directed by Romain Revert
A city crumbles under a roaring beast. Lo-fi monster cinema at full volume.
To Dinner (Spain)
Directed by Robert Rabanal
Two kids sit down for dinner... alone. Or are they? A disturbing, playful short with a sharp twist.
Typing... (Spain)
Directed by Pablo Olewski Díaz
Santi knows reviewing your boss’s work is a trap — especially these days. A smart, satirical take on workplace dynamics.
Fringe Flicks: Uncanny Desires
From seductive rituals to porcelain heartbreak, our final screening of the season dives into desire, transformation, and the strange urges that shape us. Expect unsettling intimacy, mythic flirtations, and surreal reflections on love, lust, and longing.
This is a night of dark charm, offbeat sensuality, and strange seductions — where nothing behaves quite as it should.
🎟️ Pay What You Can
🕢 Doors 19:30 / Screening 19:50
📍 DoES Liverpool, The Tapestry, L3 8HL
Friday 6th February 2026
2020 (USA)
Directed by Tom Bessoir
2,020 flickering colours, one unforgettable year. A visual barrage with a score by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth). Best played loud in a dark room.
Dear Ceiling (Portugal)
Directed by Sarah Legow
A surreal, heartfelt musing on love, longing, and architecture. What happens when the floor falls for the ceiling?
Diva (Canada)
Directed by Rémi Fréchette | Written by Charlotte Poitras
Estelle discovers new pleasures — and unexpected power — through a menstrual cup. Witty, weird, and wonderfully frank.
Equinox Moon Cup (Liverpool, UK)
Directed by Rachel Wilton | Spoken word by Hayley Gordon aka twisted tales
A handmade collage of poetry, politics, and ritual. A lunar ode to bodily cycles and mythic connections.
Living Dolls (UK)
Directed by Dimitris Vrouvas | Written by Carolina Rodrigues & Dimitris Vrouvas
A porcelain doll brings her perfect man to life — but he won’t play along. A gorgeously stylised gothic tale of obsession and rejection.
Merkurio (France)
Directed by Sébastien Pesle
A gigolo makes his rounds in the Basque Country… but he’s messing with powers far beyond him. A wild horror-comedy about seduction and comeuppance.
Set Menu (Spain)
Directed by Denim Candenza
Charlie and Josiño head out for lunch — but one joke too many turns their set menu into something far darker. A sharp, gruesome little thriller.
February 2026 Lineup
We are always on the lookout for new and interesting work and artists. If you have a piece you'd like to share or want to get involved, please get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!
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