On September 12th Indy Film Library’s sixth Experimental Showcase invites audiences to come to Amsterdam‘s Supermercator, to discover a world of independent art on their own doorstep. With screenings of films across the cinematic spectrum, and Q&As with the artists behind them, the event offers viewers an introduction to a series of diverse and innovative films, showing them in a whole new light.

Since 2020, Indy Film Library (IFL) has hosted an annual selection of experimental shorts on its website. But this year, for the first time, the showcase will take place with a physical screening. To celebrate this opportunity, the five 'in competition' films from 2026 (Untitled walk, Home, Oheilster, There is something I don't understand, A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof, Assembling Paradise) will be complemented by six films 'Hall of Famers' from previous Experimental Showcases (Lunatic; Napoli - Amsterdam; Monorail; Rotterdam, verlaat ons niet; Up Close; Rebirth of Venus).

"The featured anthology of 11 unique films sees artists from Amsterdam and beyond invite audiences to meditate on familiar spaces, well-known genres, and common experiences. Over the course of the movies – including an otherworldly Western, a documentary about an abandoned holiday resort, a sci-fi comedy, and a desert island treasure hunt – you will find yourself looking at art, cinema, and life from a fresh perspective.”

Jack Benjamin, editor of Indy Film Library