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PROGRAMME:
Thursday, September 25th 2003 This
month's programme includes five films from The Ignition Network's third
intake that were premiered during the 2003 Brighton Festivals. This year's theme
was 'memory'.
Ignition Network is funded by Screen South and the UK Film
Council. For more information, write to: Maze Studios, Phoenix Arts Association,
10-14 Waterloo Place, Brighton BN2 9NB or email: ignition_net@hotmail.com
| TWS
- Director David Dodd Commuting by train: the same people every day,
day in day out, sitting opposite you in a sweaty, crowded train carriage. Ever
wondered if the conditions and stressful routine could have a lasting impact?
Well, 'investigative journalist' David Masters has... |
| IN
A QUIET HOUSE IN HOVE - Director Gary Cove This documentary tells the
story of Hormuzd Rassam who was born in Mosul, Mesopotania, now Iraq. In the early
years of the last century, he was sent by the British government to Ethiopia as
royal envoy to King Theodore. While there he came across the King's collection
of antiquities which he supplied to the British Museum. Hormuzd died in Hove;
a forgotten man.
| | SNAPSHOT
- Director Steve Roberts Do photographs contain memories which unfold
in the mind when they are looked at? This unusual film reveals the people, places,
thoughts and emotions that can be locked inside a simple snapshot.
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| BOB
AND DIANA - Directors Joe Atkinson and Jenny Sadler Bob is an 18 year-old
dropout working as a hospital cleaner who discovers an unknown patient suffering
from amnesia. Falling instantly in love, he tries to convince her they are lovers. |
| I
MAKE MY PICTURES FOR WHAT HOLLYWOOD SPENDS ON LIPSTICK - Director Rochelle Vincente
While making a film about the life of her brother, the late Herbert Komar, the
director discovered a letter from Maya Deren, avant-garde film-maker and cult
figure. Its contents prompted the director to make this film exploring the events
in Daren's life that led her to becoming a film-maker.
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| PLUSPROJECT
MAYHEM - Director Rob Chiu - 4mins With the release of Teminator 3,
we just had to show this excellent film again. Cleverly edited and packed with
lots of great SFX, Project Mayhem is set in a futuristic cityscape reminiscent
of the Terminator series. But this film deals with a far less violent subject:
creative block - aka The Ronin. Check out Rob's other work at www.computerlove.net
| | MUSIC
FOR PIANO & PIER - Director Tim Brickell - 2 mins A poignant
film about Brighton's doomed West Pier originally shot on 16mm and Super 8 before
the recent storms and fires that all but destroyed it. The director also composed
the soundtrack which was recorded on a Steinway grand piano. The film has been
shown at London's Soho Curzon and at several recent French film festivals. |
| COMPARED
TO WHAT - Director Richard Harris - 18mins An affectionate portrait
of Lawrence Jones, leader of Brighton's premiere jazz combo, The Brighton Jazz
All-Stars. Born in a Philadelphia ghetto, Jones is a multi-instrumentalist who
studied music at America's famous Berklee College and has performed with the likes
of Grover Washington and Chaka Khan. The film includes fascinating archive material
plus action-packed footage of his memorable 3rd Anniversary gig at Brighton's
Lion & Lobster filmed earlier this year. |
| HOLOCAUST
- Directors Mathew Yassin, Denise Williams, Kelly George, Ana Smith, Marion Marinelli Two
years after the destruction of New York's Twin Towers, the directors of this powerful
short have created a visual montage of still images and TV footage as a visceral
and very personal reaction to the violent world in which we live.
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| MYCLONIC
JERKS - Director Katie Smith Unusual experimental work from a film
student at Northbrook College.
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| EVERYTHING
FLOWS - Director Will Jewell - 3 mins Dreamy, abstract music video
cut to The Man Pt 1 by The Peter Kruder Peace Orchestra. It has a haunting club-visuals
look based upon footage of car headlights and tail-lights caught in the early
hours of the morning on the M25. | | |