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24/7 LAUNCH EVENT - Free drinks & nibbles - 7.30pm

Drinks, food, a few words from our sponsors and a live, online demo of Brighton's first short film streaming service.

HARD LABOUR - Director Oliver Krimpas - 10 mins

This dark tale of deceit and revenge was a finalist at the 2003 Manhattan Short Film Festival and 2003 Rushes Soho Shorts Festival. Voted one of the best eight films - from a field of over 200 - of the Film Council's national Digital Shorts scheme, it tells the story of Simon, a banker who manages to get two women pregnant: his wife Emily, and au pair, Yelena. Although he convinces Yelena to have an abortion and leave the family home, his wife's subsequent pregnancy causes her to to renege on the arrangement and seek revenge through blackmail.

FIRST TO SEE THE SUN - Director Joe Tunmer - 10 mins

Placed on opposing teams in a vicious game of street hockey, Alicia and Julian's relationship is pushed to its furthest extreme. In front of a worldwide online audience of baying gamblers, their love and respect for each other is tested beyond all reasonable means. First To See The Sun has screened at the Delhi, Houston and Sitges film festivals and at Sci-Fi London. It also won 'Best Drama' at the annual Worldfest Awards and has played in 30 cinemas across the UK.

WHOOSH - Director Rozi Peters - 10 mins


Poignant coming- of-age (ex) love story telling the story of a young woman learning who to love and who to trust, while at the same time avoiding stray nudists.

BUCKETHEAD AND THE RAPTURE - Director Matt Brownsword - 9 mins

This unusual mix of stop-motion animation and footage tells the story of an unfortunate boy who is born with a bucket on his head.

CARPET PEOPLE - Director Devlin Crow - 10 mins

A drama starring TV's Richard Briers playing against type as a lonely old man close to death. Trapped in his decrepit flat, he hallucinates about the small beings inhabiting his carpet who are preparing to take him away...

TRAILER TRASH 1: WORSE THAN DEATH- Director Dominic Jones

This horror gore-fest from Brighton film-maker, Dominic Jones, is already being talked about in the local media and this trailer has been specially prepared for Final Cut audiences, giving them a sneak preview of what is to come. Ugh!

TRAILER TRASH 2: SOUTHSIDE- Director MJ McMahon

London gangland thriller featuring an unwanted pregnancy and an irate father-in-law hungry for blood.

TRAILER TRASH 3: GREEN BRITAIN: THE BATTLE - Director Paul Dooner

Trailer for a controversial, hard-hitting film that tells the story of last year's 'Worthing Outrage' when one of Britain's few cannabis coffee shops, Quantum Leaf, was closed in a police raid. Green Britain - The Battle captures the spirit of the local cannabis community's resistance, led by disabled activist Chris Baldwin and is due for release later this year.

TRAILER TRASH 4: FEMME FATALE - Director Lisa Holles

A dominatrix tells us about her lifestyle, revealing her approach and motivations as 3 willing 'victims' respond to her commands. There is no beginning middle or end to the dominant-submissive scenario as one is always being replaced by another. This is her life and their life...and their mutual desires intermingle to form a powerful visual and psychological reality.

TRAILER TRASH 5: THE LONELY WALK - Director Chris Perkins

One man and his door.

TRAILER TRASH 6: IMMORTAL COIL - Director Andrew Purtell

Exciting, fast-paced trailer for a superbly made Sci-Fi animation set in Earth's distant future.

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TRAILER TRASH 7: STORE WARS EPISODE III - ATTACK ON THE SHOPS - Director Shaun Troke

Star Wars spoof about 'The Government' trying to take over Britain's convenience stores, but in the nick of time they are saved by a Jedi Knight in the form of a local newsagent. Hmm…

(That's enough Trailer Trash - ed)

THE WATCHMAN - Director Chris Phelon - 10 mins

A security guard sits staring at his CCTV screens in an empty factory night after night, eventually becomes unsure whether the images he sees are real or imaginary.

PROMISES MADE AT NIGHT - Director Simon Wilkinson - 10 mins

Lenny and Jenny fell in love on a dark romantic night by a lake under the light of a full moon. Now, two years later, they are breaking up. Jenny has moved out and Lenny, left alone in their bare house, decides to take his own life - ensuring that Jenny finds his corpse.

FEMME FATALE - Director Lisa Holles - 10 mins

This is the full-length version of Lisa's film (also previewed in tonight's Trailer Trash) which was finished only days ago. Filmed in Brighton and post-produced in Berlin - and receiving its first public screening tonight - Lisa Holles' powerful new film explores the life of a local dominatrix, revealing profesional secrest and personal motivations as three willing 'victims' respond to her commands.

SAND - Director Kate Aidley - 2 mins

A young girl ponders on the greatness and smallness of sand, the universe and 'everything'.

THREE CHERRIES - Directors Mark & Daniel Goddard (Honey Brothers) - 5 mins

Many of us are drawn to the amusement arcade when on holiday; lured by the bright lights, strange sounds and echoes of childhood. But what about those who don¹t want to leave? People who find their amusement turning to fascination and ultimately addiction? Three Cherries explores life inside the arcade, inside the machines…and inside the heads of their compulsive players.

STILL (The Darkened Mind) - Director Abigail Norris - 3 mins

Based on Gwendolyn Simms' poem, The Darkened Mind, this film explores the dilemma of a young schizophrenic, who has to choose between the side effects of her medication or peace of mind.