Atlanta EXPERIMENTAL fEST - May 17, 2026 at Limelight
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ATL EXP
An Exhibition of Experimental Expression and Cinematic Evolution
May 17, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia
Formerly known as Atlanta Immersion. Now reimagined as ATL EXP – Atlanta Experimental Fest. ATL EXP is the city’s most unconventional film festival, a gathering for filmmakers, digital artists, and creative misfits who are redefining what cinema can be. This one-day event celebrates the strange, the abstract, and the beautifully unclassifiable. It’s a home for experimental storytelling, poetic documentaries, unconventional animation, mixed-media art, and AI-powered stories.
If your film is too weird, too wild, too tech-driven, or just doesn’t fit anywhere else, it belongs here. We’re looking for work that challenges form, bends genre, and breaks structure. Whether made with code, crafted on instinct, or pieced together from chaos, we want the films that don’t play by the rules.
What To Expect
Expect a full day and night of screenings, filmmaker Q&As, panels, and connection, all charged with the energy of a party. We end the night with a celebration where creators connect, trade ideas, and embrace the kind of work that thrives outside the mainstream. Atlanta Experimental is a living exhibition of cinema’s evolution and the fearless artists behind it.
What We Are Looking For
We’re looking for shorts that challenge form, mess with structure, and bend genre. Whether made with code, crafted on instinct, or pieced together from beautiful chaos, we want the films that don’t play by the rules. Think surreal storytelling, poetic docs, abstract animation, or AI-powered visuals.
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