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WED 16 AUG
Inn On the Green 6–11pm

THE RETURN OF THE VIDEO CAFÉ

From the Portobello Film Festival’s inception in 1996 right up to 1999 The Video Café was a very special feature of the Festival. The films here are not programmed and are listed by number. If your film is here please come along early on the night and request it’s screening. If a film interests you please request it’s screening. This is the livliest night of the Festival. Get here early.

Two screens will be operating throughout the evening.

Your VJs for the night: Festival Director VJB and Festival Subscription Manager “Gobby” Geoff Mann.

517 Visit Dungavel, Monster Of The Glen
Camcorder Guerillas 25 minutes 12A
What’s it like to be a refugee locked up in Dungavel, Scotland’s only detention centre? Documentary Britain

366 The Holyrood Files
Stuart Greig 90 minutes 12
The new Scottish Parliament building was intended to embody the rebirth of the Scottish nation. What could possibly go wrong? Scotland’s new parliament - far from being a cause for national celebration- had become the country’s most damaging scandal. Documentary Britain

362 Take Me In Your Arms
Rostislav Aalto 85 minutes 15
The documentary Take Me In Your Arms tells of a 33-year old Timi, who lives in Helsinki, Finland, it is a story of loneliness and glimpsing of moments of happiness and sadness. Documentary Finland

600 Olympia /aipmylo
Simon Tyszko 140 minutes 12
A joyous celebration, nations gathered together, sovereign flags are lowered, laurels are removed, crowds cheer as medals are returned, exhausted athletes are thrown from blankets to race backward to what end. Art London, England

521 Arabs & Terrorism
Ep.1,2 & 3
Quilting Point 140 minutes 18
A film that tries to mend some of the fundamental divides that separate the people who make up the fabric of our global community. Documentary London, England

265 Dark Arc
Dan Zukovic 120 minutes 15
A noir-ish game of deceit & revenge, Dark Arc plays upon the idea of images & memories. Comedy Canada

32 Andrew The Pirate
Sung Yong Son 15 minutes 12
Struggling in his new life, Andrew pushes his father away. Eventually, he recognise the value of his father. Drama USA

42 Anemonis
Monja Art 75 minutes 15

Beside the travesty and the homosexuality concerning different focal points (Islam, coming out, homo marriage) also the bisexuality, the transgender problem as well as the heterosexuality and the love over several age limits have been dealt with. Feature Films Germany

43 Life of a Man
Chris Daykin 5 minutes
Moments in time memories - recollection we build our lives around the theory of a story. Animation Sri-Lanka

45 Counting Sheep
Chris Daykin 3 minutes
This is a comedy. The nervous self creation of a clerk and the condition of his day. Animation Sri-Lanka

45 Supermen In Suits
Chris Daykin 3 minutes
Compilation of “supermen in suits” Animation Sri-Lanka

84 The Night Breeze
Andy Bloom 15 minutes 12
Three women, three Ghosts, three stories in a constant state of collision. Drama London, England

86 About Sofia
uis Zamora Pufyo 10 minutes 12
Sofia a 12 year old girl remembers a bedtime story her father told her. Animation London, England

88 Hello
Graeme Webb 10 minutes 12A
One man struggles with a call center. Drama London, England

90 Wavelength
Graeme Webb 7 minutes 15
Be careful what you watch on TV. Horror London, England

98 Toast
Steve Hammal 10 minutes U
Ingmar’s perfect life of routine and synchronisation comes crashing down after a mundane burning becomes an existensial crisis. Comedy Britain

108 Dreaming Of Darkness
Ben Hemming 5 minutes U
A man sits in a darkened room and contemplates his mundane existence. Drama Britain

110 Injoy
Gabriel Amaral 2 minutes U
Surrounded by the hectic roads, pavements and tube stations of London, Luli is trying to find her little space of calm where she can relax and be with her own thoughts. Art London, England

112 A Fair?
Gabriel Amaral & Nicolas Mandri 3 minutes 12A
Never mess around with a married woman, you might come out with more than you bargained for. Comedy London, England

116 Careers At Macfingalls
Angus Gafraidh 15 minutes 12
Helen Carter is looking for a career move. Comedy London, England

122 Project Greenhouse
John Wyatt 30 minutes U
Going from one home-made invention to the next, Jack sells a motorbike to build the cheapest octagonal greenhouse in Britain. Comedy Britain

124 “Really?”
Mark AJ Waters 20 minutes 12A
Fiona is losing herself to the urban pressures after the death of her husband. Drama London, England

195 FISH
Cameron Taylor 10 minutes U
Crap fisherman meets the girl of his dreams at the local fishing hole. Comedy London, England

217 Know Your Enemy
Aaron Arendt 35 minutes 15
It is a time of uncertainty & rumours of war. The Russians and Americans are on the verge of cataclysmic confrontation involving the most fearsome of weapons. Drama USA

218 A Sense Of Duty
Gary Moore 10 minutes 18
With a two year waiting list on the NHS & desprate to save her dying 4 years old daughter, Kate turns to prostitution under the guise of Tamzin, to earn the money needs for a private life saving operation. Drama Britain

220 Teen Diary
Gary Moore 10 minutes 12
Claire finds the exploits of the school bully, Shauna, exciting, until Shauna turns her attention to Claire. Drama Britain

228 “Dawn’s Chorus”
Matt Smith 15 minutes U
After discovering that he has a short time left to live, a secondworld war veteran tries to find his old friend and comrade. Drama Britain

236 Sophie
Peter Vadocz 1 minute 15
The name of the character “Sophie” allude to everything what starts with “sophist”...Drama Hungary

247 En El Hoyo
David Martin De Los Santos 25 minutes 12
Lucia is desperate & decides to take her own life. Drama O.K. Spain

259 Trapshot
Alasdair Ogilvie 10 minutes 12
A man sent on a fool’s errand, has an encounter with two women. Drama London, England

266 Gerald Williams
Jay Mccatty 3 minutes 15
Gerald Williams is a young boy that has a number of physical & emotional problems living in a poor suburb. Thriller London, England

273 The Idiocy
Vice Luchian Deurell 35 minutes 15
Idiots are everywhere. Comedy Britain

277 Dead Time
Jason Wilcox 102 minutes 15
Orna and her boyfriend Jack rent a Victoria seaside cottage for a summer holday, during which time Orna hopes to finish a draft version of a screenplay. Drama London, England

280 Dissolve
Jason Wilcox 10 minutes 12
A woman escapes into the woods from the noise of modern life. But is there any way back? Drama London, England

281 Recovery
Jason Wilcox 13 minutes 15
A woman finds herself having to use her body again as if for the first time. Drama London, England

300 First Stages Of Grief
Adam Baxter 17 minutes 12A
The film chronicles a young man’s journey as he confronts his feelings of loss and grief on the day of his mother’s funeral. Drama London, England

317 The Last Train (Winds Up Here)
Steve Jackman 5 minutes U
A mystery / thriller in the eyes of the beholder.
Drama London, England

327 Door
Mark Poole 2 minutes 12
When the babysitter arrives and is told she can do anything except open a certain door what will she do? Comedy London, England

333 Fantasy Seduction
Jason Wilcox 10 minutes U
A woman shopping daydreams about angels and imagines herself receiving a special invitation. Drama London, England

346 The Human Factory
Jonathon Crewe 120 minutes 12
One mans struggle to find himself and his place in society. Featuring comedy, drama, music, songs and even a real documentary. Drama London, England

367 Sleeping With Fishes
M.J.Gunn 80 minutes 15
Keith an addicted gambler in South London, has 32 hours to find 20,000 pounds. Drama Britain

376 Over Simulated
Adam Laurence 55 minutes 15
A strange illness that is sweeping the country which causes bizarre televisual hallucinations. Drama London, England

380 “Haneen”
Amira Mashhour 10 minutes U
Haneen is a very touching story about an old Iraqi grandma who first came to Sydney as an refugee with her family and lived for the last 30 years in Sydney. Drama Egypt

381 Nightlights And Sunrise
Martin McInerney 90 minutes 15
In London there are 8 million people. Everyone has a story to tell. Drama London, England

403 2 Tales Apart, Make A Goats Tail
Julius Amedume 55 minutes 15
How I made my first independent feature film. Documentary London, England

416 Inertia
Chris Nunn 5 minutes 12
Three teenagers are transported to strange locations where they each encounter the same mysterious figure. Drama Britain

417 Inertia Creeps
Chris Nunn 7 minutes 12
Three teenagers are, for the second time, transported to strange locations. Drama Britain

418 Inertia Alpha
Chris Nunn 5 minutes 12
Three teenagers are transported for the last time to strange locations. Drama Britain

421 Gateway
Chris Nunn 10 minutes 12
A dead man walks down a light filled corridor. As he enters each door, he finds himself pursuing a woman veiled in black. Drama Britain

426 ADA
M.Sands 17 minutes 12
Shots ring out at night. Who shot Monty? Drama Switzerland

428 29 Days Later
Various 5 minutes 15
After a virus devastates mankind, one man battles for survival. Horror London, England

429 The Fourth Angel
Various 10 minutes U
Charlie’s Angels come to Notting Hell! Drama London, England

430 Raiders Of The Lost Park
Various 10 minutes 15
A series of bizarre encounters in a West London Park Comedy London, England

575 Threnody For No One
A. Arda Altinc 15 minutes 15
Everything he desires could become real, if he finds the answers. Drama London, England

603 The Walk
Mary Ferguson 7 minutes U
A close up view of a young woman who is aware that she is rapidly losing her eyesight, as she awakes and goes about her mourning routine while awaiting a visit from her boyfriend to take her for a walk. Drama London, England

4 The Alien
Nick Fletcher 2 minutes U
A strange man in a flat discovers that he is living with an alien. Comedy Britain

85 Billy Blaze
Jessica Mellor 30 minutes 12A
Billy Blaze is a wannabe rapper from Newcastle. He attempts to show a TV crew the Newcastle Hip-Hop scene. Documentary London, England

301 Money For Art’s Sake
Kaya Ertunc 10 minutes 15
Two crooked musicians, one crooked rich politician. He’s about to fund the arts in a way he won’t like. Drama London, England

384 “Nino”
Marco Rusca 40 minutes U
The history of a homeless with an end surprise. Drama Italy

394 Park Life
13 minutes U
Park Life is a series of sketches set in Ravenscourt Park involving a number of characters created in a collaborative, brainstorming session between the BBC’s head of comedy development, Michael Jacob. Comedy London, England

419 AKA Lillywhite
Chris Nunn 5 minutes U
Drama Britain

420 Adam Pead
5 minutes 15
An introduction to a longer story, an artist suffers extreme headaches that proceed surreal visions of the future. Drama Britain

433 Cunavolus Colton Scars
60 minutes 15
After a battle a 7th century knight loses his memory - a pilgrim helps him find out who he is. Drama Britain

470 Covert Encounters
Catherine Main 7 minutes 15
Sal, a waitress, witnesses a murder in a cafe in which she works, and follows the killer to a secret hiding place where they get captured by the killer’s boss. Drama London, England

508 Para
Gary Palmer & Heri Mkocha 10 minutes 12A
A broke musician fallen from his own limited success sits on the bus awash in paranioa from to much “smoking”. Drama London, England

532 Kristacido
Flavio Sciole 3 minutes 12
An acid Jesus. Italy

555 Santita Plastica
Flavio Sciole 35 minutes 15 Plastic sanctity. Art Italy

556 Plastic Santita
Flavio Sciole 40 minutes 15
Plastic for a saint. Art Italy

557 Homo Hominilupus Odio L’Uomo
Flavio Sciole 15 minutes 15
Man is a wolf. Art Italy

3 Street Life
Nick Fletcher 5 minutes U
A realistic and candid journey through the streets of York. Documentary Britain

92 The King
Nick Fletcher 1 minute U
A fans videos of the day a rock legend visited a sleepy village. Documentary England

288 The Lost CD
Madonna Momoh 10 minutes U
The Lost CD is about a family of 4 children. They lost their fathers Fela Kuti CD and try to replace it by buying a new one. DramaLondon, England

Runners 11
Robert Hertner 40 minutes U Roberts 11th consecutive film for the Portobello Film Festival in which he takes the TV licensing authority to the High Court.

Zero Degree
Omid Khoshnazar 10 minutes 12A
He killed a man and the camera wants to take revenge. Animation Iran

From Skin To Stone
Pedro Sena Nunes 40 minutes U
The green mountains were trying to escape the fire that consume the earth. In the stuffy air, a breeze led us to a new task: explore the Laundry of the Panasqueria Mines, abandoned 15 years ago and try to integrate into the miner’s reality._A desert village expected us, the sharp eyes of one or two locals were following our steps.Down 1470 feet in the dark we went on to meet the miners._We heard stories and danced with them. Art Documentaries Portugual