The day will conclude with a rare screening of 2 films which define this era of radical experimentation:

The Velvet Underground and Nico (A Symphony of Sound) (Andy Warhol, 1966, US, 67 mins, 16mm, b/w) is a portrait of the band recorded at a practice session in Warhol's legendary Factory. It shows the group rehearsing for their opening show at the Film-Makers' Cinematheque basement theatre in New York City. The film was recorded by Warhol on two 16mm reels to be projected on two screens between songs as the band played live - here the reels will be projected consecutively on a single screen. It features Factory regulars Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Nico, Ari Boulogne, Gerard Malanga, Billy Name, Stephen Shore, the New York Police department and Warhol himself.

Beyond Image (The Sensual Laboratory, UK, 1968, 14 mins 5 secs, 16mm, colour) perfectly evokes '60s psychedelia and the spirit of the legendary UFO Club in London's Tottenham Court Road, where hip young things mixed with celebrities like Mick Jagger and John Lennon to watch bands such as Pink Floyd and the Soft Machine accompanied by multi-media lightshows and film projections. Credited to the Sensual Laboratory - a collective including Mark Boyle, Joan Hills, Cameron Hills, John Claxton and Des Banner, which was responsible for psychedelic lightshows at various events in the late '60s - the film uses coloured oils swirling and bubbling together, filmed through a series of filters to allow colours to slide and change. The film is completed by a pulsating soundtrack from Soft Machine, making for a far-out, mind-blowing feast of the senses.