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April 18th, 19th
& 20th, 2008 at Cineworld Cinema, Wood Green, London N22
Friday April 18th
Opening Night Launch Party
6:45pm - Local Film Selection - Invitation Only
Friday April 18th
9:30pm - Drama Session One
A Fitting Tribute
Director: Daniel Cormack
A naïve local news reporter on a 'death-knock' gets more than he
bargains for from grieving mother of a young road traffic accident victim.
The
Calling
Director: Jason Edwards
Two men, two lives, one moment
Missed
Director: Guy Ducker
Will is surprised when his colleague Emma passes the café window
- he'd been told that she'd died while on holiday.
Anna
Director: Dan Thorens
Anna Hanson of Clairmont County has been missing for 8 days. Her mother
overdosed on pain killers, unable to cope with the loss. Anna is still
alive but the detective in charge doesn't know the abductor is a member
of the police's IT department.
The Stranger
Director: Jamie Montgomery
Vincent KeKario is a former police detective turned vigilante out to avenge
the unsolved murder of his wife. Fuelled by rage and revenge his motive
he is out to clean up the streets
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Director: James Appleton
A group of bored teenagers mimic tv shows by making video clips with 3g
phones. Loner Jake wants to be known and liked, but peer pressure takes
hold, reality blurs, and what started as innocent fun with new friends
turns to disaster.
Winner of the main Jury prize at the 2008 Wood Green International Short
Film Festival.
"A huge thank you to
Cineworld and everyone who made the award possible. In particular I wish
to thank Caz Kennedy for creating the festival and making it such a huge
success. I want to thank all the sponsors, especially The Mall. And I
wish to thank David Waterson for all his help and support through Haringey
Film. A really great cast and crew - and in particular I want to thank
James Appleton for all his hard work, talent and creativity in making
this film. Thank you."
Peter Devonald
Something I'll Forget
Director: Balti & Havana
A woman struggles to shake off the pressure of the day. She asks her partner
to tell her something. Something light. Something she will forget….
Two Glasses
Director: Charles Michael Duke
A look at a modern day marriage and the difficulties faced through infidelity.
Danny Boy
Director: Gemma Atkinson
A simple story of love & Hate, triggered by a family pet.
Saturday April 19th
11:00am Fast Forward Film Feast
Films By Teenagers Of Haringey
Saturday April 19th
1:30pm Music & Experimental Session
The Stirring -
So This Is How It Feels
Music video promo of the song 'so this is how it feels' by Brighton based
band 'the stirring' brown ink drawn 2d and 3d animation of characters
representing the emotion related to being in love with partner, using
bizarre and impossible situations. Independently created by (the contradiction
of) Stephen Smith
D9
Director
Set in the old Geelong Gaol, D9 is a mix of private dramas and deeper
secrets. Performed by theatre of speed. Welcome D9, where everything starts
for the first time.
The Devastated Fan
Director: Daniel Eastgate
Lead singer loses girlfriend and wants her back. He plays at a gig and
remembers the relationship they had. Towards the end of the gig, his ex
girlfriend comes into the club with friend. Video is a subtle love story
about the lead singer asking his ex girlfriend to surrender to him.
At The Zoo - I Just Want
To Dance
Director: Daniel Eastgate
Music video documenting the song 'I Just Wana Dance' set in a newer ending
toilet cubicle.
Blue Room Remix
Director: Joon Goh
A man lives the same routing over and over. His only respite is the dancer
who lives next door.
A Sip Of Bitter Sickness
Director: Ruben Latre
The separation of 2 lesbian young girls by the hand of a post apocalyptic
priest
Tumbleweed In London
Director: Ed Hartwell & Claire Blundell Jones
A young woman escorts an American tumbleweed across London with a leaf
blower
Cats Smack
Director: Joon Goh
In an abandoned church hall a woman dances with the ghosts of her past
loves.
Event Horizon
Director: Tim Mewton
Strange metal figures appear on the city horizon. This short film offers
a unique perspective on one of the largest ever urban public art commissions.
Three Minutes - One Lifetime
Director: Balti and Havana
A poetic documentary piece, revealing the innermost hopes, dreams, thoughts
and desires of those who have devoted their lives to the squared circle.
Saturday April 19th
3:00pm - Meet The Professionals Workshop with Q & A
Hosted By: Charles Michael Duke
Guest TBC
Saturday April 19th
5:15pm Political Film Corner & Q & A with filmmakers Zoe Neirizi
& Zia Trench
The Corridor - 26 Min drama / documentary followed by Q & A.
'The Corridor', is based on the experience of Zoe Neirizi, a political
activist in Iran in 1980s. Zoe opposed Ayatollah Khomeini's regime and
was made to pay a heavy price not only in terms of her immediate suffering
but she was tortured and imprisoned at the hands of the regime. She gave
birth in prison and the authorities took her daughter away to be raised
by her husband's family. She was then forced to leave Iran and come to
Britain.
2nd Film - titled 'Pen' which depicts the troubles some writers
have in other counties because of the words that they write. - This is
a session not to be missed.
Saturday April 19th
7:30pm The Comedy Session
Bring Me Joy
Director: Debbie Howard
Sophie White falls in love with a beautiful white sofa. Will it bring
her the joy she seeks ?
How To Pick Up Girls
Director: Dan Gitsham
A dull man, a vibrant girl. A lesson in how to pick up girls ! 'Not all
men are pigs!'
The Mail Attacks
Directors: Thierry Bonnald
A town is invaded by letters.
EXPRESSO
Director: Kevin Powis
One day, one table in a coffee shop, starring Sir Norman Wisdow, Geoffrey
Hughed, Don Warrington, Vincent Franklin, Guy Henry and Finty Williams.
A Hitch In The Plan
Director: Paul Denny
A panis stricken woman is relentlessly pursuded down a deserted city path
late at night - but who is chasing her and why? Only when she arrives
home do we find out the terrible truth…
Santa Corp
Director: Gavin O'Grady
Two corporate executive pitch new ideas for Christmas to Santa Claus.
The Helsinki Affair
Director: Ian Hothersall
Trying to profit from a case of mistaken identity, George finds he unwittingly
agreed to kill for the home office.
The Interview
Director: Andy keller
A quirky tale about a young man who, having applied for a place to study
at university, is subjected to an unconventional interview by an eccentric
professor.
Best Shot
Director: Andy Keller
1975 Soho, London. A dark comedy in which a small documentary crew encounter
the notoriously "difficult" veteran film director Rex Clayton
Discombobulation
Director: Daniel Johnson
After a bizarre incident at a birthday party, an unexpected love triangle
froms.
Clean Me
Director: Joe Hibbert
Mr Cool struggles to overcome his strange obsessions.
On the Upside
Director: Peter Bunll
An elderly couples lives are turned upside down when he gets stuck on
the ceiling. Gravity may have given up on him but she hasn't.
Greek Meatballs
Director: Orthodoxox Theadoulos
A Greek cooking tutorial with a twist
Saturday April 19th
9:30pm Drama Session Two
Amelia and Michael
Director: Daniel Cormack
A married couple appear to have all the trappings of wealth, success and
happiness, but both Amelia and Michael have secrets they are concealing
from each other.
The Hand
Director: David Lilley & Stephen Gray
This horror short sees a girl plagued by nightmares. She wakes hoping
to find comfort from her boyfriend, but a much worse fait awaits her.
Anticlockwise
Director: Dimitiris Bavellas
A silent movie in a noisy environment. A straight cut film. A man who
struggles to find happiness just because he is afraid to risk.
Great & Small
Director: Alex Barrett
A man kneels down to pray and is interrupted by a fly. He soon finds himself
facing a challenge of the great and small.
To Gina
Director: Alison Goldsmith
Scott has met the girl of his dreams and finally knows what it means to
be in love (and nobody will stop him from declaring his love for the most
unsuitable of girlfriends).
Runaround
Director: Ian Mansfield
Car salesman Vic must sell a test drive to Bianca or else. She wants a
discount he wants a sale, so they make a deal.
Going Down Hill
Director: Jacek Holdynski
Young man rides a bike up to the hill. He avoids a car accident but he
falls down. He looses his wheel. He sets off to find the wheel. He meets
smoking man in the park and a girl. He falls in love.
The Generals Wife
Director: Seyward Goodhand
This poetic monologue about transformations of violence examines the labyrinthine
ways in which it can seep into even the most benign environment.
Sunday April 20th
12:30pm - Drama Session Three
Pudding Bowl
Director: Vanessa Caswill
Stuck in 50's british suburbia, nine year old Ivy Loses herself in glamorous
images of Hollywood magazines. But when her mother gives her a traumatic
pudding bowl haircut, her imagination takes flight as she refuses to be
cut down by misfortune.
Sand Bank
Director: Dan Thorens
A struggling writer and his ex lover are stranded in a broken down car,
in the middle of nowhere. Its cold and its dark. She'd like to relive
a past story but he wants to develop a new one, on paper, desperately
seeking ideas for a script.
IntraVenus
Director: Max Blustin
A short film about the sudden intrusion of trauma into everyday life
Honour
Director: Shyla Lee
Mia secretly films herself for her boyfriend Rob. On discovering Rob's
photo, her family to try to protect their honour by forcing her to submit
to an extremely orthodox culture.
Empire of Modern Passivity
Director: Joaquim Barreto & Martin Blazey
A conflict of two fundamentalists in a landscape with a surrealistic overtone
and where a sense of mythic or epic narrative is alluded to.".
Beyond
Director: Gavin Boyter
Craig and Julie had one perfect date. Except she died at the end of it.
Now Craig is romancing Julies ghost.
Side Effect
Director: Mark Forune
Tony Mason is a pawn in a mug's game. Side effect shows how greed and
addiction drag this unscrupulous character closer to his eventual demise.
Sunday April 20th
2:15pm - Animation Session
La Petite Planete
Rose
Director: Mathieu Epiney
On a very small pink planet lost in a funny universe, a small alien and
his flying saucer go through a series of funny adventures.
Pistol To Me
Director: Ruth & Roger Whiter
Stop motion version of the song by Tracy and the Hindenberg ground crew.
It was only his proof of insurance, but it looked like a…
Moustachios
Director: George Flannery
Two Victorian gentleman engage in a surreal duel - using their oversized
moustaches as weapons ! They fight atop a colossal mountain to decided
the ultimate 'Moustachio'
Small Bird Singing
Director: Linda McCarthy
Tiny Elephants, arguing apples and a body in the hedge… Just ordinary
day at small birds singing.
Toothpaste
Director: Clare Creswell
A comedy about living together which wins - Love and compatability or
row about toothpaste.
Sun in the Night Time
Director: Anne Wilkins
A mother mourns her lost son, oblivious to her lonely daughter, who seeks
comfort in an imaginary friend. However, it is the imaginary friend who
reunites the family, and brings a hope in the darkness.
Favalados
Director: Laurent Rossi & Tori Davis
Set in the favelas of Rio De Janeiro, Emmanuel the orphaned shoe shine
boy, carries the burden of looking after his asking sister Ria.
Ilford
Director: Sadia Ur-Rehman & Shazia Ur-Rehman
A stylised animated documentary visually depicting and mapping journeys,
exploring notions of belonging and home. @Ilford@ narrates the tale of
a number of its residents.
The Girls who would be God
Director: Suzie Hanna and Tom Sommons
Fantasy collage animation commissioned for Sylvia Plaith's 75th Anniversary
based on her drawings, paintings and a journal written when she was seventeen.
Sunday April 20th
3:30pm - Documentary Session
A Different World
Director Anne O'Connell
Colin Cook is unsual. A black senior clerk in London's Inns of Court.
He talks about prejudice, alienation and making it to the top.
For Your Tomorrow
Director: Kyoko Miyake
When the soldiers meet their former enemies for reconciliation many years
after the war ended, they begin to see the world differently.
In the Bench
Director: Carla Vestroni
In Devon Annn celebrates the memory of her mother Joan making a cake for
the ceremony of the enbenchment of her ashes at Plaidy a village on the
coast of Cornwall.
Dis-Integration
Director: Peter Lowe
Renee a british born afro Caribbean speaks about why he does not feel
the UK is his home.
A Different Mind
Director: Farren Perkins
A documentary about the ways depression has affected my dad. It is an
actuality footage documentary with reconstructions with a personal account
of his life.
6:15 Drinks Reception & Awards Ceremony
(Invitation only)
Wood Green Cineworld
The Mall Shopping City
Wood Green High Road
London N22
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