::
ALI THE GREATEST! - Director Mat Sunderland -
10 mins :: A young, up-and-coming boxer and an elder statesman
of the ring look back over the latter's career
highs and lows as Chucky Venice offers
a homage to one of the twentieth century's greatest
heroes.
::
RUDE AWAKENINGS - Directors Lucy Muss & Alexia
Merrington - 12 mins :: After a drunken one-night stand, a man and woman wake
up in a gorgeous, but completely empty mansion. Hung-over
and feeling awkward, each assumes the house belongs
to the other. And then the real owners arrive.
::
DOLLS HAUS - Director Danny Noise - 3 mins
:: Clever, well-executed stop-frame animation
about the adventures of a doll exploring a
strange 'house-on-the-hill'. All the sets and
characters were constructed from junk and artefacts
the film-maker found at various car-boot sales.
:
THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT
- Director Liz Griffiths - 12 mins: :: Based on Peter Brook's play of the same title,
this clever and highly original film tells the story
of a man who has almost no ability to identify and
distinguish objects. Aspects of surrealism, absurdist
theatre and dance are used to explore this remarkable
phenomenon of human psychology, originally revealed
by the famous neurologist, Oliver Sacks.
:: A
HOST OF DAFFODILS - Director Jane Clark - 14
mins :: In this moving and extremely well made US short about
the durability of family ties, an estranged family
is thrust together in a hospital room after a parent
has experienced a debilitating stroke. Gradually, come
to realize that the love they once had for each other
is stronger than their differences.
:: Special
screening of a powerful and visually stunning
film about the devestating effects of AIDS on
a small African community from a Brighton film-maker. :: Details revealed soon.
:: QUANTUM
WORDS - Director Gil Dekel - 90 seconds :: Intriguing ultra-short that explores the hidden relationship
between language and the creative process and how this
is intensified by emotion.
:: JUST
PASSING THROUGH - Director Ruth Nicklin - 8 mins :: Unusual documentary exploring the unique relationship
between Waterloo Station and the people who
pass through it each day. From commuters to rough sleepers,
this iconic structure becomes the platform from which
they tell their personal stories of love, hate and
indifference.
:: HONESTY
- Directors Tim Hunt & Daniel Cox - 3 mins :: Macabre black comedy about Honesty, a retiree who
spends most mornings tending her allotment and
enjoying the peaceful surroundings. But on this
particular day, her gardening activities are about
to be disrupted by three very unwanted guests.
:: INERTIA
- Director Chris Nunn - 7 mins :: Experimental fantasy/sci-fi music film about three
young people transported to strange locations.
:: BANG
BANG - Director Alex Ryan - 4 mins :: Lost in an apparently make-believe world of heroes
and villains, a group of over-imaginative youngsters
have their action game cut dangerously short.
