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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Matthew Lax

Matthew LAX is a filmmaker, artist and writer interested in power and group dynamics. Lax works between New York and Los Angeles and often collaborates with non-actors and the “everyday ensembles” found within families, lovers, hobby clubs, athletic teams and kink communities. Lax’s writing and organisational work focuses on narratives of production, labour and critical exchange. Lax received a BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. Lax’s films and video installations have been screened and exhibited at venues including Viennale, Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, MIX New York, LA Film Forum and many others. Lax is a recipient of a 2024 Lightning Fund Grant from Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) and the Andy Warhol Foundation. At IFFR 2025, Lax will have a dedicated Focus Programme showcasing his work.

Filmography

APOLOGIE (Basement Tapes) (2015, video), Lil’ Tokyo Story (2016, short), American Folk (2017, short), FABRICATED OIN THE ACTUAL ARCTIC (2018), Brunt Drama (2018, instal), A DOG AND HIS REFLECTION (2021-2023, short), A TIRED DOG IS A GOOD DOG, PART ONE (2022, short), PUPPY PLAY TABLE READING (2022), AN ANIMATED DOG READS BERGER, HARAWAY, KAFKA (2024, instal), A TIRED DOG IS A GOOD DOG, PART TWO (2024, short), Gay Men’s Book Club (2025)

More info: Matthew Lax

Matthew Lax at IFFR