Based on 170 short films, Legacy Of An Invisible Bullet invites an audience into the collapsed time universe of a cancer-struck, conflicted filmmaker and video artist as he investigates his life and film archive, with the help of a female avatar acting as his subconscious voice. 

Date(s)
6-9 Feb 2025
Venue
Mareel
Times
11am - 9:30pm, daily
Free - no ticket required

The 170 short films that make up Legacy of an Invisible Bullet will be screened daily (Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 February) in Mareel's Auditorium from 11am - 9.30pm, so you can drop in for different parts when it suits you (no ticket required).

Film-maker Doug Aubrey has spent his entire life with a camera in his hand observing the world and often getting into trouble. Diagnosed with thyroid cancer after a winter surf trip, he turns his camera's gaze inward and starts making short films. Making (existential) use of the surfer terms: Wipe out, Hold-down and Surfacing, Legacy Of An Invisible Bullet unfolds as a stream of 170 short films exploring a real as well as a hidden 'inland geography' populated by fear, hope, trauma, dreams and an imagination facing the end of life.

During this exhibition, the chapters can be viewed linearly in their entirety, bite size individually, or even front to back. Logic is present no matter what, in the 10 ½ hour show, and you can jump in and take part in the journey anytime.

Feature-Length Screenings of Legacy of an Invisible Bullet

Doug Aubrey

In addition to the daily screenings of the film in its entirety, we will also have two screenings of a feature length version (run time: 2hrs17) in the cinema, on:

Wednesday 5 February at 6:30pm*

Sunday 9 February at 12:40pm

*The screening on Wednesday 5 February will be followed by a live Q&A with director Doug Aubrey, hosted by Kathy Hubbard.

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