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6 August
Inn On The Green

(formerly Westway Fitness Centre)
3 - 5 Thorpe Close
London W10
Entry FREE


Independent Films:

 

About Baghdad 90 minutes 12A      

In the simmering heat of Baghdad's summer, Iraqis, of various ethnic and political backgrounds, speak of past horrors and present fears.                     

 

The Forrest (Michael Barber) 40 minutes    15       

The year is 1650. The plague of Civil war spreads across the England. Turning friend against friend and brother against brother. Hate and mistrust burn throughout. The evil of war is only matched by the evil of the unknown.

 

Gangster (Tom Doyle) 40 minutes 15         

Following the life journey of one individual from where we see him at the beginning of the film. The film features no dialogue, just music with moving images.

 

Drytown (El Libre Albedrio) 40 minutes 12A          

In a shady district of Barcelona, a couple of gangsters vie for power. One likes his plane spotting, the other, his philosophy.

 

Red Lion Square (Damien Rea) 60 minutes 18       

Life centred around a London Square. The myriad of characters and their lives spin in and out of control.

 

The Weekend (Jeff Bilman) 7 minutes U    

A young father wakes up each morning to go to his unsatisfying day job. Each day follows the same routine, and none of it really matters, there are so many more important things in life.  

 

Whispers (Mark Jones) 10 minutes 12A     

Let's just say if life were a game would you listen to the whispers in your head. And what if it was like a game of chess where there are two forces playing and we could be –The Pieces.” 

 

Summer (Conor Phillips) 10 minutes 12     

Summer takes a retrospective look at why a shirt but intense relationship comes to an abrupt end.     

 

Irene en negativo (Jose Velazquez & Richard Bridge) 10 minutes 12        

Hector is a photographer obsessed with his model and lover's image: Irene. But as his interest swings from her to her pictures, Irene plans her escape and ultimate revenge thru the photo negatives ...

 

Reality Sucks (Geoff Cockwell) 3 minutes 12A     

Suzie loves –Family Relations”, a small realty show. Envious of Karen and Taylor, she can't stop watching this hot couple battling to win in the final week of the show.  Her obsession and jealousy of them is intense ... maybe too much. Is Suzie simply addicted or is the show just a bit too real for her....         

 

Edible Snow Beasts  (Richard Nash) 15 minutes 12A                                                                               

 

Subtle Affects (Dionisio Vitoria) 7 minutes 15       

A drama that approaches the subject of AIDS through Adam's eyes in a non-linear and surrealistic way.                                                                     

 

The Visit (Didem Erayda) 20 minutes 15    

What is a dream? A young woman explains her dream to her psychiatrist and her dream is like reality. But then what is real?

 

The Start Of Somehting (Alex Stevens) 3 minutes U       

Eyes meet across a room...  The start of something. 

 

The Full 10 Yards (Shehzad Azal)   5 minutes 15 

The viewer is held hostage by the opinions and doctrines of street philosopher and football evangelist Jimmy Doyle.

 

I See hope (Anu Gautam) U

A colourful interior monologue portraying the thoughts and feelings of Asha, a young cancer patient. As Asha prepares herself for whether her treatment has been successful, her senses take centre stage.  

 

Policed Up! (Ommera Ahmed, Osman Celik) 3 minutes U  

Policed Up is a documentary insight into the work and thinking of a Pakistani police officer working on the streets of Glasgow.    

 

Running Away (Bruno Catalano) 23 minutes U      

A Video-dance production in Italy/Holland. Inspired by a book from Giorgio Manganelli. In the story the protagonists do not have •registered' characters. They do not have a name, they do not have a job, and they do not own anything. They gradually take on the characteristics of those that live in the area where they land: in this case human beings.     

 

More Than A Job's Worth   (Alex Kalymnios) 10 minutes 12A    

More than a job's worth is a short film about a young shy boy named WILL, who is on work experience at an Employment Centre. Will has a unique and special gift giving him a deeper insight and understanding into the lives of people he encounters during his day.

 

Torque Janine  (Opal Fisher) 7 minutes 12

Two lovers, once together but then separated by a tragedy, one left to deal with the consequences of death. The narrator is split between the audio and the video.        

 

The Chihuahua Messiah (Mark Simon Hewis) 10 minutes 15     

A live-action / animated tale about Kitty and her mother who lives on the lonely moors. Kitty is a girl on the brink of adulthood; plagued by the distant memory of her vacant father, the gift from him of a special Chihuahua, and where he put it.

 

Cappuccino (Mario Hamad) 10 minutes 12 

Metropolitan Portobello fiction of a young man who flirts with dreams, infatuated with a Parisian young lady. He attempts to pursue a relationship but his ripe and juicy fantasies are shrivelled when met with rejection...

 

The Man Who Didn't Like Animals (Tom Bainton) 10 minutes U         

Jean is a writer, just not a very good one. As rejection letters pile up, his girlfriend continues with her delicate pleas that they should get a pet. His outbursts become more and more intense... but there could be a reason...

 

Unrequited (Tom Bainton) 5 minutes                                                                                                                                                                      

The Fun Guy (Tom Bainton) 5 minutes                                                                                                      

Footsteps (Tom Bainton) 5 minutes                                                             

 

The Operation (Tom Bainton) 5 minutes                                                                                                                                                   

The Naked Launch   (Tom Bainton) 5 minutes                              

 

The Nexus (Will Taylor) 80 minutes 15      

A young famous actor is completely transformed by his personal awakening and enlightenment.

 

Total time=541 minutes






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