Relaxed Screening: The Stimming Pool

An experimental—at times fantastical—hybrid movie, co-created by a collective of autistic artists, The Neurocultures Collective who invite you into a neurodiverse world within the undulating logic of neurotypical environments. An engaging hybrid feature film, THE STIMMING POOL presents the possibilities of a world informed by autistic perspectives and perception. A B-Movie film club host introduces a lost animated horror movie; a young woman fills out questionnaires and watches sequences in an eye tracking test; an office worker goes about their life, masking their autistic nature; a picture book tells the story of an enigmatic dog-human spirit watching over people with disabilities. The co-directors invite the audience to take pleasure in exploring details in every part of the frame. Each of the characters exists in a separate world whilst also jumping and cutting through one another. Some are concealing their autism and dealing with the resulting feelings of isolation, while others thrive in the communities and support structures around them. All, however, have a shared objective: to find a place where they are free to move and stim, uninhibited by the tests and restrictions of normative society. This secret place is the Stimming Pool… Relaxed screenings are designed for audiences with additional needs, such as autistic and neurodivergent people, people living with dementia, or anyone who would simply enjoy a more relaxed visit to the cinema. For this, we keep the lights up higher than other screenings, as well as having a lower level of volume. Everyone is welcome, keeping in mind that the focus is on the comfort of the additional-needs audience. We will also have a designated Quiet Space outside of the screen.DocumentaryPT1H7M12A2025-03-31

Co-created by The Neurocultures Collective (Sam Chown Ahern

Georgia Bradburn, Benjamin Brown

Robin Elliott-Knowles

Lucy Walker)

and filmmaker Steven Eastwood

Relaxed Screening: The Stimming Pool"Relaxed Screening: The Stimming Pool"

Showtimes

March 31, 6:30 pm