The 2025 Film and Video Poetry Symposium will take place in Los Angeles, California, at Los Angeles Center for Digital Art. The event begins on October 2 and concludes on October 25, 2025.
FVPSociety will present our annual media gallery that included 12 installations, open to the public at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art starting Thursday, October 2, 2025, and ending on October 25, 2025. We will also feature one film block on Thursday, October 16, 2025. In addition, there will be a panel and workshop on October 23, hosted by Dearth X Daggers, a recording project by artists Chuck Daggers and Tommy Dearth. This event will focus on poetry and Hip-Hop lyricism. Finally, on our final day, the Symposium will host The Benders Circuit, a sound collective featured in the Apple TV+ documentary series of the same name. This live performance will feature sound artists who customize electronics to create unique audio-visual experiences. An event not to be missed.
All screenings and media installations are free and open to the public. Please see details of each event below.
FVPS MEDIA GALLERY PREMIERE · HYPERTIDE
Hypertide is FVPSociety’s 2025 principle gallery exhibition and opens on October 2, 2025. This exhibition is comprised of short films, digital, and video art inspired by poetry. All commenting on the convergence of popular modes of media making and freespeach. The goal of this exhibit is to not only present both poetry and media accomplished through exceptional artistry and perspective, but to also bring the poets, filmmakers, video artists, and new media makers into a public dialogue.
Gallery Premiere Thursday, October 2, 2025
12 installations by 10 important artists working in the realm of poetry, filmmaking, animation, video and digital art, will be on display.
Virginia Lee Montgomery | Fernando Brito | Janet Lees
Dez’mon Omega Fair | Brianna Wray | Sofia Theodore-Pierce
Jonathan Lee | M. Freeman | Anatoliy Gankevich | Ottar Ormstad
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
410 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
600am - 1000pm
Thursday, October 2, 2025 is opening night for this exhibition. Light snacks and beverages will be served. Hypertide runs from October 2, 2025 thru October 25, 2025. Usual gallery hours are Wednesday thru Saturday 12noon - 500pm. Closed on holidays.
There is no cost for admission.
THE SHADOW BLOCK
Thursday, October 16, 2025. Our program begins at 700pm.
TETHERED (poet. James Morehead, animator. Gaia Alari, US, 2021)
FOR WHILE (poet and animator. Jess Irish, US, 2019)
HORSE POWER (dir. Christine Veras, animators. Elham Doust-Haghighi, Gina Rattanakone, Emily Banditrat, Sara McClanaham, Austin Sewell, Naznin Sultana, Mayson Bray, Zack Nguyen, Martin Cho, Jacob Reeder, Philip Martin, Kirstin Stevens Schmidt, US, 2021)
I AM SOIL BREAKING OFF (poet. Paloma Sierra, animation. Andrew Edwards, Puerto Rico, 2021)
OTONASHI (animation. Martin Gerigk, colloge art. Nikola Gocić, Germany, 2021)
YESTERDAY’S WARDROBE (poet and director. Colm Scully, Ireland, 2021)
STOLEN (poet and animator. Christina Giordano, US, 2021)
WHISPER, RUSTLE (animation. Maureen Zent, US, 2021)
THE ANIMAL (poem by Erin Carlyle, animator. Nora 6592, US, 2020)
THE COMBINE (poet. Bill Ratner, animator. Micah Chambers-Goldberg, US, 2021)
BROOKLYN STRONG (poet. Latasha Drax, animation. Arlys Lopez, US, 2021)
A HAND TO HOLD (based on a poem by Stacey Davis, dirs. Ali Clark and Stacey Davis, US, 2021)
OSCAR SAID A DIRTY WORD (poet and animator. Myron Pulier, US, 2015)
This program is approximately 60 minutes.
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
410 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
To reserve your seat please forward details of your request to: Contact@FVPSociety.com
DEARTH X DAGGERS | Poetry and Hip-Hop Lyricism
Thursday, October 23, 2025 — Listening Session Begins at 6:00 PM
Listening Session + Panel hosted by Dearth X Daggers (Chuck Daggers & Tommy Dearth)
Dearth X Daggers bring their hybrid practice of streetwise lyricism, vocals, and contemporary sound to a conversation about where poetry, songwriting, and Hip-Hop lyricism meet, diverge, and drive one another forward. The discussion explores craft, lineage, commercialism, and the power of voice.
The evening begins with a listening session featuring new and unreleased tracks from Dearth X Daggers’ studio, inviting audiences to tune in and mingle before the conversation unfolds. The panel that follows offers a vivid exchange on process, influence, and innovation, revealing how lyricism functions as both poetic experiment and sonic narrative in today’s culture.
Dearth X Daggers treat lyricism far beyond the commercial realm. Their recordings are both archive and experiment: ideal for poets, emcees, producers, and anyone curious about the cross-pollination and often misperseption of spoken word, the human voice, and music genre such as electronic music and hip-hop. Expect a grounded, chill, forward-thinking dialogue on craft, context, and performance, paired with live examples drawn from the duo’s recorded and video work.
This program is approximately 2 hours. Bring your poetry and lyrics.
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
410 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
No reservation necessary for this event. Seating is first come first serve.
THE BENDERS CIRCUIT Presents: DISASTER AREA
A Live A/V Performance
Saturday, October 25, 2025 — Starting at 7:30 PM
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
Experience the cutting edge of experimental sound and visual art as The Benders Circuit transforms the stage for a live A/V performance. This collective, featured in the Apple TV+ docuseries The Benders Circuit, showcases artists who utilize customized electronics to create immersive audio-visual experiences. Their performances unleash a kaleidoscope of sound and light, where rewired Speak & Spells drop poetry, hacked synthesizers sound primal, and live video manipulation collide in unpredictable, electrifying explosions that push the very limits of contemporary electronic music. Join us for an evening that celebrates innovation and the avant-garde spirit of Los Angeles' underground scene.
PERFORMERS: Tom Hall | Panic Hardware | SangreLuz | DISKQ | strangejane
This live performance is approximately 3 hour.
Los Angeles Center for Digital Art
410 South Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
This event is free to attend. No reservations are nessacery.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please note: The Film and Video Poetry Society may announce changes to scheduling, event dates, times, venues, order of events, or films within each program. Please remain alert and double check our program and schedule frequently. If you
wish to make an appointment for the gallery or reservation for a screening please email your request to:
Contact@FVPSociety.com
For any additional questions regarding The 2024 Film and Video Poetry Symposium please contact us using this email:
Admin@FVPSociety.com
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