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
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Fringe Flicks Season 3
Our October edition of Fringe Flicks was one of our most electric nights yet — a full house at DoES Liverpool for an evening of surreal, absurd, and boundary-pushing cinema.
The programme featured Hotel Kalura by Sophie Koko Gate, a dazzling animated short set on the romantic island of Sicily, alongside twelve international shorts spanning the UK, Iran, Spain, France, Sweden, Estonia, Ireland, and the US. From monster comedies and poetic hauntings to DIY horror and satirical animation, each film brought a unique voice and vision to Liverpool’s underground screen.
The Audience Choice Award, sponsored by The DCP Works, went to Les Bêtes by Michael Granberry, an extraordinary stop-motion fantasy made entirely from recycled puppets.
As always, Fringe Flicks combined strange, funny, and heartfelt storytelling with our trademark DIY atmosphere: handmade posters by local artists, a donations bar, and a welcoming community of film lovers.
Fringe Flicks Recap: Absurd Performance
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.
What We Gave, Now Re-designed (UK)
Directed by Mrs. Luva-Luva
A self-portrait through algorithms — AI doubles, pop glamour and the uneasy search for authenticity in automation.
