BRIGHTON FESTIVAL FRINGE 2007

OPENING NIGHT SCREENING - Saturday, May 5th @ Sussex Arts Club

Our opening night screening in the 2007 Brighton Festival featured a packed programme of top UK and international shorts, including award-winners and World premieres, plus the launch of Final Cut – Take Three. The event also included the World Premiere of London director, Dewi Bruce-Konuah’s powerful Gone 2 Soon , about the St Valentine’s Day 2007 shooting of Billy Cox. Dewi attended the screening for a Q&A, along with the film's Executive Producer, Ashley Walters (aka ‘Asher D’) of So Solid Crew.

GONE 2 SOON - Director Dewi Bruce-Konuah - 17 mins
On St Valentine's Day 2007, 15-year-old Billy Cox was shot dead inside his home on the Fenwick Estate in south west London. Billy's murder, and the unconnected shootings of two south London teenagers a few weeks earlier, made headline news across around the world and cast a media spotlight on Britain's black community. Gone 2 Soon delves beneath the over-heated headlines to reveal the enormous impact Billy's murder had on his friends, neighbours and the local community.

World Premiere

TAROT - Director John Condon - 23 secs
A Gypsy Tarot reader deals the cards for a nervous customer. What secrets will they reveal?

Official selection: Nokia Shorts Festival and Faux International Film Festival

SEND IN THE CLOWNS - Director Henry Naylor - 15 mins
Is laughter really the best medicine? Dr Chip Eaves thinks so. He is one of the world’s leading Clown Doctors and is taking a team of red-nose medics to Afghanistan to heal the war-torn country with, er, laughter. Inspired by a true story, this laugh-out-loud satire attacks cultural insensitivity in all its guises.

HEADS UP - Director Adam Rowley - 3 mins
Stylish and very funny film set in a world where people can only see things from one point of view. Literally.

DROP - Fleming Jetmar - 4 mins
Superb OTT thriller packed with believable special effects about a man whose day starts badly...and gets worse.

MY MUM THE WRESTLER - Mark Withers - 2 mins
Delightfully quirky story about a young mother’s attempts to become a professional wrestler; as seen through the eyes of her eight-year-old daughter.

YOGA WOGA REYOGA - Director Kengo Kurimoto - 5 mins
Two monks are searching for greater Cosmic Union through meditation. As each becomes aware of the others' thoughts, an unspoken Enlightenment Competition develops.

UK Premiere

HONK - Director Barry Hecker - 6 mins
Creepy chiller about a collapsing relationship, a missing dog and a nasty surprise in the woods.

BLIND MAN’S ALLEY - Director Tony Kelly - 7 mins
In this tense thriller, five new players arrive at a secret location to take part in the ninth annual game of Blind Man’s Alley. Hooded and stripped to their underwear, they wait to see who will be the winner.

ADJUSTMENT - Director Ian Mackinnon - 6 mins
Witty and highly original short combining live footage with stop-frame animation to reveal the problems of emotional obsession.

TRACE - Director Chirstinn White - 1 min
Fascinating new dance ultra-short from this award-winning director, using the Shake compositing programme to track and display a performer's progress across the screen.

Chirstinn's successful 2006 film, 'Flicker', can be seen on Final Cut - Take Three

UK premiere

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THE TECHNICAL HITCH - Director Jon Dunleavy - 6 mins
We’ve had a large amount of claymation work submitted this year, so it’s nice to see bit of good old-fashioned computer wizardry. This fast-paced and cleverly written film is narrated by TV’s Robert Lindsay who recently guest-starred in 'Extras' on BBC2.

ELEN - Director Caryl Lewis - 10 minutes
This poignant story of lost love was filmed in Wales and is shown tonight with English subtitles. It stars the talented Welsh actress, Ffion Wilkins, in the title role of a young woman living a lonely rural life who finally ends her grieving on New Year’s Eve.

SQUARE EYES - Director Dan Wilson - 5 mins
Part music video and part bizarre soap opera, this hilarious dolls house extravaganza will amuse and amaze. Truly breathtaking and a great soundtrack, too.