ATL Experimental Fest - Lineup
ATL EXP - 2026 Film showcase
ATL EXPerimental fest 2026
Showcase One: Man Vs. Machine
Experimental films exploring humanity’s collision with artificial intelligence, digital systems, and the growing instability of reality itself.
4:00 PM - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Run Time: One Hour
Showcase Two: Celluloid Rituals
A showcase of experimental works inspired by the language of cinema itself. Some films embrace shooting on actual film, analog process, and handmade techniques, while others reimagine the feeling through contemporary forms.
5:20 PM - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Run Time: One Hour
Showcase Three: The Body Electric
A visceral collection of experimental films exploring identity, ritual, technology, performance, and physical transformation.
6:30 PM - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Run Time: One Hour
Showcase Four: Personal Archives
Experimental films reflecting on memory, identity, family, and the emotional fragments we leave behind.
7:45 PM - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Run Time: One Hour
Showcase Five: Phantom Geography
Dreamlike experimental films drifting through emotional landscapes, spiritual passageways, and worlds suspended between memory and myth.
9:00 PM - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Run Time: One Hour
Showcase Six: Expanded Cinema
Featuring a live Audiovisual Performance by The Nebulous Orchestra with their project The Exquisite Corpse Will Drink The New Wine
10:15 PM - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Showcase Seven: Consumed
An unsettling late-night collection of experimental films exploring desire, appetite, obsession, and emotional transformation.
11:00 PM - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Run Time: One Hour
Awards Ceremony
A quick awards announcement before closing followed by a late night after-party at El Myr to celebrate.
Midnight - Friday July 10 at 7 Stages Theatre
Closing Party at El Myr
Celebrate the filmmakers and artists involved in the 2026 Atlanta Experimental Fest at our closing party at El Myr
1091 Euclid Ave NE C, Atlanta, GA 30307
(down the street from 7 Stages Theatre)
Late Night
Friday July 10
Atlanta Micro Short Film Fest - Saturday, July 11 at 7 Stage
Join us for the 3rd Annual Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival on Saturday, July 11 at 7 Stages. Featuring over 100 short films under 6 minutes each, mixers, panels, parties and more.