**STROBE WARNING. Most of the films in this program contain intense flicker effects unsafe for those sensitive to light.**

Described by Worden himself as “Optical Crack for the mind and body” (and “dangerously non-addictive”—though I would disagree with that statement), these “flicker films” are some of the most visceral and vibrant works in his oeuvre. Starting with INSOMNIA, a warm-up of sorts before plunging headfirst into the primordial abyss, and continuing with a suite of titles that will have you questioning the very faculties of your eyesight (AUTOMATIC WRITING 2, THE OR CLOUD, and IF ONLY), this is a night for only the most hardcore experimental film junkies looking for a good hit. Capping things off is ONE, which Ken Jacobs selected as the best film of the 1990s: “Fred Worden’s ONE is the breakthrough film of the decade for me in terms of passage to undreamt-of cine-phenomena/esthetic experience. Loosens the brains good.” Trust me when I say that after this screening, your noggin will feel like an over-stretched glob of Silly Putty.

Full lineup here: https://www.spectacletheater.com/fred-worden/#fw2