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