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title: Inexpressible - a screening of artists' short films at Fringe Arts Bath 2026
description: Open call for short films (up to 10 min) for a curated screening at Fringe Arts Bath 2026 in Birmingham, UK. Free to apply.
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programType: Open call
organization: Sightlines Projects
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deadline: "2026-04-10"
location: Birmingham, United Kingdom
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disciplines:
  - film
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# Inexpressible - a screening of artists' short films at Fringe Arts Bath 2026

**Hosted by:** Sightlines Projects

**Type:** Open call | **Location:** Birmingham, United Kingdom | **Deadline:** April 10, 2026

## About This Program

> "Responding to the world we live in; expressing the inexpressible through non-prescriptive, experimental film"

'The most profound things are inexpressible', Jenny Holzer, Truisms.

In today's sociopolitical climate, it can be hard to navigate the constant stream of information and endless tidal waves of rhetoric and opinion available through digital media. How can we keep up with 24-hour news, discern fact from fiction, recognise echo chambers, resist indoctrination and avoid unwanted confrontation? How can we stay connected with our humanity and the world around us without becoming completely overwhelmed or desensitised, or without succumbing to the path of least resistance and saying nothing at all?

Sometimes words can feel inadequate. But for artists there have always existed other possibilities, other languages to express thoughts, feelings, truths, and falsehoods. Such modes of communication may succeed where other, more prescriptive ones fail.

For FaB26, Sightlines Projects invites artists who are interested in responding to the world we live in to submit short films of up to 10 minutes in duration (MP4 format) that reflect their views, thoughts or feelings in considered, non-prescriptive, experimental ways; to express what may feel inexpressible by other means for a curated film screening. In other words, to do what artists do and inject a note of reflection and optimism into the deluge.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** International
- **Disciplines:** film, video
- **Note:** Open to all ages, career stages, and applicants from anywhere in the world. If selected, artists are asked for a £25 contribution and some of their time (all curators are volunteers).

### Additional Requirements

Short films of up to 10 minutes in duration in MP4 format

## Timeline

- **Opens:** March 30, 2026
- **Deadline:** April 10, 2026
- **Program Start:** May 22, 2026
- **Program End:** June 6, 2026

## Contact

**Contact:** Sarah Knight

**Email:** inexpressible@fringeartsbath.co.uk

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://www.fringeartsbath.co.uk/inexpressible