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A Focus on Gabriel Abrantes: Ratzo Presents... (15)

Experiments in Film

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An animated rat with large ears stands beside a piano alongside rubble and mess.

An unruly collection of cinematic oddities and satirical sketches hosted by Ratzo – a mischievous virtual rat and alter ego of filmmaker Gabriel Abrantes.

Serving as master of ceremonies, commentator and occasional saboteur, Ratzo guides audiences through a selection of deadpan absurdities, musical interludes and gleefully inappropriate comic turns, ranging from from the Fleischer Brothers’ delirious 1932 experiment in proto-motion capture, to Conner O’Malley’s unhinged reflections on masculinity.

Expect appearances from a Lubitschian Bartleby who expresses refusal with a perfectly timed raspberry, Benjamin Crotty’s self-pitying chauvinist, and Patti Harrison serenading the audience with a disarmingly bleak torch song.

A night of delirium, delusion and gloriously problematic humour – hosted by the internet’s most charismatic rodent.

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This event is a collaboration with Gasworks, coinciding with the opening of Gabriel Abrantes: Bardo Loops.

Film information
  • Release year   2026
  • Country of origin   Portugal
  • Director   Gabriel Abrantes

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