Scannán Glas Screening
4-6pm Saturday 18 April 2026

Scannán Glas is an exhibition and screening programme exploring ecology, nature, and our relationship with the nonhuman world through experimental film and moving image. The programme features works by Irish artists Sarah Browne and Laura McMorrow, alongside Mexican artist Elena Pardo. The exhibition also includes an installation of work created during community workshops held at Mud Island Community Garden.

Scannán Glas highlights artists working with experimental film practices that engage with environmental awareness, observation, and ecological thinking. The exhibition concludes with a special screening of 16mm films by international filmmakers, celebrating the material and sensory qualities of analogue cinema. Visitors are invited to experience film as a way of observing the rhythms of the natural world and reflecting on the connections between people, place, and environment.

Experience the texture and beauty of analogue cinema at this film screening in Dublin, presented as part of the Five Lamps Arts Festival. This unique event brings together a curated selection of experimental films on 16mm and Super 8 , celebrating the enduring power of film as a physical and artistic medium.

Featuring works by acclaimed artists including Margaret Tait, Miles McKane, Francien Van Everdingen, Claudio Caldini, Rose Lowder, Jennifer Reeves, Marie Menken and Nathaniel Dorsky , the programme highlights a rich diversity of experimental filmmaking practices. Each film explores visual storytelling through light, texture and movement, offering audiences a distinctive cinematic experience beyond digital formats.

Alongside these works, the screening includes a series of Super 8 films created through collaborative workshops at the Mud Island Community Garden , showcasing community-led creativity and experimentation. These films bring a local dimension to the programme, connecting international film practices with Dublin-based artistic initiatives.

This analogue film screening in Dublin invites audiences to slow down and engage deeply with cinema as an art form. The use of traditional film formats creates a tactile, immersive experience, where each projection becomes a unique and unrepeatable moment.

Taking place as part of the Five Lamps Arts Festival , this event contributes to a wider celebration of visual arts and culture in Dublin’s North Inner City. It offers a rare opportunity to experience experimental cinema in its original form.

If you are looking for things to do in Dublin this April , this free and inspiring screening is not to be missed.