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the eye begins in the hand
CAPS EXPERIMENTAL
Presented by Screen Queensland and viewed at the Fig Tree Gallery, CAPS EXperimental showcases a series of short films and videos which fit the narrative of experimental in nature than the standard story structure.
SCREENING SCHEDULE
1100-1600 Daily
SCREENING LOCATION
Fig Tree Galleries Yeppoon

THE SAINT
SPOKEN WORD - 9 MIN
DIRECTED BY JAY JAY JEGATHEVA
Where does the border lie?

STINGER
EXPERIMENTAL - 5 MIN
DIRECTED BY BRIAN ZAHM
A filmmaker documents his own subtropical parasitic disease...

XERO SUGAR
EXPERIMENTAL - 4 MIN
DIRECTED BY LACHLAN ANDERSON-SCHMIDT
A man chasing a mysterious woman through his subconscious, as he believes she is his one and only.

THE SANCTUARY
DOCUMENTARY - 6 MIN
DIRECTED BY TIM RAYMOND
Recounting his love of the water, Ray snorkels among the vibrant sea life of the marine sanctuary he has helped to protect.


HAPPY ROCK
CASCADE
DANCE - 4 MIN
DIRECTED BY AMBER LIBERTE
This dance-film meets music video is a collaboration between NZ film-makers and UK producer Origamibiro.
EXPERIMENTAL - 6 MIN
DIRECTED BY MAX CADZOW-SMITH
A dream of a town.

QUEEN BESSIES GAL
SPOKEN WORD - 7 MIN
DIRECTED BY KAYE TUCKERMAN
Erin Quill tries to unravel her complicated Chinese family background.


THE SPAGHETTI STAINS
INK TRAIN
DOCUMENTARY - 7 MIN
DIRECTED BY OLLY SINDLE
Train passengers open up about their lives through the lens of their tattoos.
DOCUMENTARY - 16 MIN
DIRECTED BY FINEGAN SAMPSON
An immersive look at Melbourne based band 'The Spaghetti Stains', including their upbringing in the regional Australia

THE EYE BEGINS IN THE HAND
DOCUMENTARY - 15 MIN
DIRECTED BY YEHUDA SHARMIN
El Ojo Comienza En La Mano is a tribute to campesino histories in rural CA


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REFUSED CLASSIFICATION
SHORT FILM - 13 MIN
DIRECTED BY CHRIS ELENA
Three people in love must justify their relationship and existence to the MPAA
EXPERIMENTAL - 11 MIN
DIRECTED BY DARYEN RU
Through the power of interpretive movement, seven dancers embody mental health issues to visually manifest the suffering of the mind.

THE MAGICAL CROW
MIXED ANIMATION DOCO - 13 MIN
DIRECTED BY JOSEPH BETROS
A poet's story of his upbringing and troubled relationship with his mother.


STERILE
101 DAYS OF LOCKDOWN
EXPERIMENTAL - 2 MIN
CREATORS JELENA SINIK & NCOLETTE AXIAK
Exploration into the mundane and domestic moments of aloneness that made up the human experience of the pandemic lockdowns
EXPERIMENTAL - 15 MIN
DIRECTED BY LUQMAN ALY
A world post-collapse. A struggle.

ECHOES
ANIMATION - 6 MIN
DIRECTED BY IVAN ORDAS
From birth to sacralization, change is the infinite path of being.

QUINOS DREAM
ANIMATION - 7 MIN
DIRECTED BY SANTIAGO ERLICH
The arrival of the first child reveals the difference between loving and accepting how each one is.
CAPS EXPerimental Shorts are a FREE original video arts event Thursday to Saturday, 1100 to 1600 located at the Fig Tree Galleries.

16 original
innovative
shorts
Gold Partner Screen Queensland proudly supports regional screen culture and events.
artistic technique involving new and innovative style

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