Inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s Netherlandish Proverbs, Belle Bao’s Inverted Realm uses physical performance, surreal imagery and simple stagecraft to reflect a businessman’s greed, ambition and power back at him, raising questions about capitalism, ownership and what we call “fair”.

Low-frequency sound, changing light and sculptural forms turn May Scott Studio into a cave-like environment shaped by human and non-human life.

Within a space inspired by a Victorian dollhouse, costume, textiles, sculpture and interactive installation explore presence and absence through vibration, touch, sound and structure.

Reading Room brings together workshops, VR, ritual, live performance, painting and moving image, inviting different ways of moving through, encountering and participating in the room.

Credited to Tay, this dance film opens the 27 September film programme with a listed running time of 4 minutes 3 seconds.

Xiaohan Luo’s No Traveller Returns is listed as a Special Film at 14:04, with a running time of 7 minutes 38 seconds.

Zijing Chen’s Amblyopia is the animation entry in the film sequence, scheduled for 14:11 and listed at 2 minutes 11 seconds.

Hantao Li’s Giants’ Anatomy is the science-fiction entry, scheduled for 14:13 with a listed running time of 12 minutes 51 seconds.

Credited to Central Drama Lab, Yi Tang, Yitong Fu and Xiaoran Luo, this entry appears in the film block under the label Live Theatre (Film block), with a listed duration of 4 minutes 19 seconds.

Dongting Huang’s Last Night We May Have Died is listed at 14:31 as Live Performance (Film block), with a duration of 3 minutes 49 seconds.

Golden, credited to Tash Tung and Lucinda Chua, is scheduled as a music film at 14:34, with a running time of 6 minutes 59 seconds.

Aolei Kang’s documentary Letters for Christmas appears near the end of the film block at 14:41, with a listed duration of 5 minutes 50 seconds.