How many Expérimental films are on CaSTV?

CaSTV has 253 Expérimental films in its database, including short films, features, and works from international horror filmmakers.

Who are notable Expérimental directors on CaSTV?

Notable Expérimental directors on CaSTV include Dmitri Frolov and Ryan Patrick McDonald.

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About Expérimental Films

Experimental is a subgenre represented by 259 films in the CaSTV catalog from 227 directors across 44 countries.

What defines Experimental horror?

Experimental horror refuses conventional narrative structure in favor of formal innovation: non-linear editing, abstract imagery, fragmented sound design, and the deliberate frustration of audience expectation. The subgenre treats horror as a sensory and conceptual problem to be solved rather than a set of genre conventions to be fulfilled.

Notable Experimental Films

Films in this category include Dogshit (2026), dir. Simon Jones, United Kingdom; Dogshit (2026), dir. Kaylee Nicholas, United Kingdom; House of Fire (2026), dir. Chih Hao, China; Dogshit (2026), dir. Simon Jones, Kaylee Nicholas, United Kingdom; Der Mensch ist, was er isst. (2025), dir. Leif Erikson, Italy.

Featured Filmmakers

Prominent voices include Dmitri Frolov (Russian Federation) with 34 films in this category; Martin Del Carpio (United States) with 3 films in this category; Stan Brakhage with 3 films in this category.

Festival Presence

Works in this genre have screened at Bolton International Film Festival (emerging tier), Locarno International Film Festival (emerging tier), International Film Festival Rotterdam (emerging tier).

81% of Experimental films in the CaSTV catalog are short films (under 40 minutes).