The Hotel presents Stan Brakhage + Henry Cyer + Excel DJ Cafe Oto, London, UK

This is the second time musician and film maker Henry Cyer has screened a film by Stan Brakhage - perhaps the greatest American avant garde film maker of all time - under the banner of his curatorial/publishing house The Hotel. In 2025, Cyer hosted three sold out screenings of Brakhage's famous 1958 film Anticipation Of The Night at London's Close-Up cinema. This packed event at Cafe Oto presents the rarely seen (because unavailable on any medium other than 16 mm) 1990 work Passage Through: A Ritual, which is particularly notable for being one of the few Brakhage films with a soundtrack, a score by the American composer Philip Corner. Also on the bill are musical performances by Cyer himself and Excel DJ, whose chaotic set provides an energising counterpoint to the contemplative tone of the rest of the night.