overlooked // unseen

When we turn away from human narratives, how do we see the world? From a congregation in a church basement to the Cornish coastline, these films position us as part of the fauna around us, challenging our preconceived notions of importance, slowing us down, and zooming us in. Combining both animation and documentary formats, overlooked // unseen is an experiment in thought and a call to alter our perspectives.

The session will feature a Q&A with xxx, chaired by xxx

Lobsteropolis

James DeLisio / 2025 / USA / 22:00

An observation of the California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) through a series of disparate contexts, tracing its passage through the commercial fishing and scientific research industries. Through a slow, silent visual study, the entanglement of nonhuman life in issues of ecology, labor, and knowledge production come to the surface.

Lick a Wound

Nathan Ghali / 2024 / France / 24:57

A mysterious community of animals engages in rituals in the basements of a church, sheltered from humans. These animals have chosen to live self-sufficiently in this cellar.

ROCK POOL

Dan McKay / 2025 / UK / 17:17

ROCK POOL invites the viewer into a space of quiet encounters, one that asks for attention, rewards stillness, and hopefully awakens a sense of awe for the hidden rhythms of the life all around us. From murky kelp forests to scallop burial grounds and a UV lit cosmic expanse, ROCK POOL’s non-narrative flow draws its audience through the circadian cycles that turn the worlds beneath our feet. As commonplace as they are alien, these cauldrons of primordial wonder are animated by an innovative experimental soundscape and seamless, layered montage.