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February 2023 'Smush'



It was nice to see loads of new inspirational faces, including a sensitive greyhound and a giant thumb that smushed my face. We also had pots of Play-Doh dotted around for people to smush to their will.


Sam Gainsborough came to talk through his incredible work. Sam is a mixed media director, repped by Blink Ink. His final NFTS film ‘Facing It’ won international awards, including Vimeo’s Best Of The Year. Sam recently guest directed on Channel 4’s ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared’. Bringing his instantly recognisable claymation style to the series. “Urgh, claymation”


Thanks to everyone who got involved, Max Priddy for being on the buttons, and BFI Network & Lemar Barrett for their support.



February 2023's Playlist:

Chongwen Men - Flipped

Naduo Wu - Ward

Angus Ulyett - Valentine's Smush

Ben Sadler - Smush, Ghosts, I Am Being Creative, Painting and Peeing, Have You Been to the Exhibition, Juneau Projects talk, Specular Reflecular

Martin McNally - Smushface

Sophia Kolk-Smith - Seawinkle

Sweet and Sweaty - Heartbreak, Showreel

Jacob Faulkner - Void

Greg McLeod - Derek Gets What He Paid For, Kaboom 2023 Ident

Alex Jolliffe - Smoosh

Amber Iles - Smush, Crack the Egg, Tardigrade


Sam Gainsborough

Facing It

Trolli Mouth Quest

B&Q - Later Means Never

Clash Of Clans

Sparks Brothers Mallet Scene

Clamation Experiments

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared

Shaping Us - Centre For Early Childhood


Interval clips by:

Amber Iles, Amelie Ryder-Potter, Ana Jefimova, Anthony Mbidzo, Benedetto K, Carina Hanslik, Daniel Matthew, Doug Wilson, Emily Doyle, Kyle Douglas, Leo Wright, Louis Hudson, Nathan Stewart, Georgia Madden, Parmy Sodhi, Planet Brill, Robbie King, Ross Butter, Roy Broomhead, Shaikh Subhan Zafar, Sharna Crow


Photos by Jack Spicer Adams. Additional Play-Doh gentleman photo by Tamsyn Preedy.



Next Event

Overlap Show & Tell 'I FELT THAT'
Overlap Show & Tell 'I FELT THAT'
30 Aug, 19:00 – 22:00
Nortons Digbeth,
43-45 Meriden St, Birmingham B5 5LS, UK
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