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Relaxed Screening: Shorts Programme + ScreenTalk (18*)

Good Vibrations: The Sound of Neurodivergence

,Cinemas 2 & 3
A cartoon drawining of a white man with brown hair sitting on a yellow bed, in front of a radio

From silence to dissonance, neurodivergent relationships to sound are explored in this diverse shorts programme featuring animated and experimental depictions of hypersensitivity.

Neurodivergent responses to sound and music vary greatly, often producing powerful images and feelings both positive and negative. This programme of short films goes on a journey through worlds of silence and noise, mirroring radical and dynamic soundscapes with powerful imagery crafted through experimental techniques and vivid animation. It presents a sonic journey through neurodiverse experience.

The will be followed by a ScreenTalk with curator and co-founder of Stims Collective, Lillian Crawford, plus a panel of filmmakers exploring questions about hypersensitivity and differing relationships to sound. Screened in a relaxed screening context, the panel asks if the volume should be turned down or up.

The event will include a screening of Music & Clowns directed by Alex Widdowson. Full film programme to be announced.

Tagged with: Cinema Relaxed Screenings Members' Priority Booking

Carers and companions go free. 

Seating will be 75% unallocated.

Ticket prices

*Excludes £1.50 booking fee

These accessibility provisions are available for this event.

Relaxed

How is this screening relaxed?

A relaxed event takes place in an environment that is specially tailored for a neurodiverse audience, as well as those who find a more informal setting beneficial. 

The cinema environment is tailored to the needs of the audience.

For this screening:

- The lights are dimmed, though not off.

- The volume levels a little lower than usual.

- You are free to move around the screen and to enter and exit the cinema at any time, with easy access for any wheelchair users.

- You're free to make noise in these screenings. 

- Staff are trained and ready to assist with any help you or other audience members may need while you're at the cinema at Barbican.

A visual guide to our cinemas is available on request – just click on the Visual Stories tab on our Accessible Events page. For more information please contact the Box Office.

Cinemas 2 & 3