FACETS announces another partnership with Full Spectrum Features on Friday, July 25. A multi-media, multi-sensory plunge into the virtual mucilage as they take over FACETS for a night of video, installation, performance, and goo. The event will have two versions of the screening of Cyberslime — one that will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A or one that will immerse you in the scent of Cyberslime’s official fragrance, cero by agar olfactory. The event will include a live set by WNTSAD and immersive installations by Video Waste.
This event takes place Friday, July 25 at FACETS, 1517 W Fullerton Ave. Tickets are $13 for general admission, with FACETS Members and Students saving 15%
Cyberslime
Friday, July 25, 7pm – 12am
Choose between two versions of the screening – one that will be followed by a filmmaker Q&A, or one that will immerse you in the scent of Cyberslime’s official fragrance, cero by agar olfactory. Whichever path you choose, your journey will include a live set by WNTSAD and immersive installations by Video Waste. FACETS’ Lounge will be open with drinks available for purchase – come early, stay late, hang out all night.
Curated by: Henry Hanson
Titles by: JG Singhal
Featuring: Music by Fire-Toolz & Original Glitch Art by Jesi Gaston and Henry Hanson
LINEUP
7G: The Fight Against Phones – David Leo (NYC, 2024)
In a near future, Pascadia, an outsider in a rebellious but ultimately ineffective group of humans, is struck by lightning and transformed into a digital superwoman.
Rose Tinted – Jay Villalobos (Chicago, 2022)
Lilly is slowly transforming into a rose while being chased by a persistent bee who wishes to pollinate her. She has nowhere to run. An invisible studio audience observes her spiral.
Stuck in the 90s: Episode Negative 1 – M Woods (Chicago, 2025)
The prequel nobody asked for and the reunion episode that makes you wanna kill yourself…all in one! Let’s catch up with the producer of the former hit television show Stuck In the 90s (Starring the Prom Date Fuck).
A Few Things I’m Beginning to Understand – Xenia Matthews (Philadelphia, 2021)
Surf the glittering channels of Xenia’s mind in this highly saturated, musical spectacular.
Tastes Like Pork – Dante Dammit (Chicago, 2023)
Two women meet as the result of a personal ad: an eager trans woman who wants to serve her genitalia to a cannibalistic cis woman.
Stuck in the 90s Episode 1 – M Woods (Chicago, 2025)
Allow yourself to be transported back to now. Watch us watch you as we film ourselves watching ourselves filming you.
Neo New Jersey – Jennifer Marie Cella (Turnersville, NJ, 2021)
A night in the life of two blacklight gossip queens in the year 2999.
casual encounters – Austin Killips (Providence, 2025)
Sean is a horny high schooler who spends all day cruising craigslist and scrolling through fetish porn on imageboards. When a stranger replies to a personal ad, Sean seizes on the chance for fantasy and reality to intersect.
eyes closed see stars – josh brainin (Chicago, 2025)
Shot on Hi8 and VHS tape, a surreal coming-of-age dance is cloaked in lace and datamosh. Two friends stagger under the influence of a mysterious elixir and crawl into Lake Michigan.
Stuck in the 90s Episode 2 – M Woods (Chicago, 2025)
The Prom Date Fuck is feeling ugly and decides to go to the museum about it. Come along, you’ve got no choice!
The Triangular Door – Dylan Mars Greenberg (NYC, 2024)
The last survivors of an obliterated culture search for spiritual bondage in a reality show from hell. A salesman, a triangular door, a demon in the window with three faces. A miracle occurs. Shot on Super 8 film and narrated by Guy Maddin. Featuring Adam Green as the Earth’s Salesman. Original score by the Flushing Remonstrance.
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