A 1967 British experimental psychological drama, Don Levy’s Herostratus is named after a legend of a man who burned down the Temple of Artemis to achieve immortal fame. It follows Michael Gothard (The Devils) as a young poet who proposes to a marketing firm that they turn his suicide into a mass media spectacle.

Vladlena Sandu, a survivor of the war in Chechnya, studies her traumatic memories in order to transcend and transform them via cinema in her poetic debut feature.

The lovers are trade fair hostess Brigitte (Johanna Wokalek) and young Paula (Hannah Schiller). Faced with the shrinking market value of her femininity, Brigitte makes wealthy Heinz (Ben Mün-chow) her lover. She just manages to make her way to the top, while Paula has yet to learn the hardships of life.

At once disturbing and oddly amusing, Ōshima's macabre farce about a man who survives his execution and throws the judiciary system into chaos, is a searing indictment of both capital punishment and the treatment of Korean immigrants in his country.

Electric Blue Cinema presents the UK premiere of a new video mixtape from emerging Canadian directors Kalil Haddad and Ryan Steel, exploring lo-fi aesthetic, youth in flux, and the very notion of experimental filmmaking in 2026.

Early twenties Iris (Jillian Frank) and Palmer (Avalon Fast) never left their hometown. They work at the same restaurant, share the same bed, and both have a habit of drinking and driving.