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CINEMAL

6pm, Thursday 12 February at CIRCUIT:

A book launch for Tessa Laird's publication CINEMAL: The Becoming-Animal of Experimental Film, followed by a screening of five films from Aotearoa and Australia exploring the animal qualities of cinema.

CINEMAL
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An animated still of a woman sitting in a bathtub playing with military vehicles. The wallpaper alternates pictures of bombs and roses.
Sandy Gibbs

Bathtime! with Judith (2026)

A satirical response to the New Zealand government’s NZ$2 billion investment in new military hardware.

Bathtime! with Judith
Generative Dopamine Environment
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Generative Dopamine Environment (2025)

A pre-recorded digital environment which fluctuates in response to frequently opened phone apps; creating a map of dopamine activation in the users brain

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Take a 10
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Take a 10 (2022)

A performative meditation on labour and time.

Take a 10
Happy Ever After
Samantha Cheng

Happy Ever After (2021)

The artist repeatedly attempts to run into the sunset.

Happy Ever After
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Writing & podcast

A woman smiles for the camera, behind her are colourful mosaic tiles stuck to the wall.

Tessa Laird's CINEMAL

Episode 125
Hosted by Mark Amery ·

“All film is made out of hooves”. Mark Amery speaks to writer Tessa Laird about her new publication Cinemal: The Becoming-Animal of Experimental Film.

Epsiode 125: Tessa Laird's CINEMAL
A flood of colourful digital shapes burst towards the viewer from a single viewpoint.

How to Programme a Cyborg, and Shannon Novak’s Generative Dopamine Loop (2025)

Essay
By Lauren Yates ·

Lauren Yates examines the interface between technology and satisfaction in recent work by Shannon Novak.

Shannon Novak’s Generative Dopamine Loop
A person in retail working clothes holding an inflatable ring and walks towards the ocean.

Comic Release: Samantha Cheng

Hosted by Joe Jowitt ·

In a hyper-connected world, Samantha Cheng's durational performances examine failure as a generative space.

Samantha Cheng
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News and opportunities

A film still of a lake and a shoreline of thick bush is overlaid with drawings of taniwhā, canoe and birdlife.

Call for Proposals: 2026 Matariki Commission

Call for proposals

Applications are now invited for CIRCUIT’s 2026 Matariki Commission.

Call for Proposals: 2026 Matariki Commission
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