Sat 5 Sept
WESTBOURNE STUDIOS



INTERNATIONAL


1pm


Europe, A Successful Story
Francesco Paolo Altomonte 65 minutes 12
Is the European Union convenient and to whom? Is it
just an empty box or does it involve all citizens? Is it a
real conquest or just a making-up to secret the interest
of few people?
It started in Paris on May 9th 1950 and was consolidated
in Rome on March 25th 1957: this Europe
seems Unknown for many...
This documentary, through the history, shows living
Europe to the public, an Europe made of open
problems, achieved goals and ambitious projects to
fulfill: the kind of Europe that was born after an
afflicted past, marked by wars and dictatorships and
grown thanks to profound values and brave choices.
The result: peace, democracy, liberty, wealth, respect
of human rights and solidarity among states -
conquest of European integration - has become a
resource for all citizens. Documentary. Italy


2pm


DUTCH FILMS

MONA: a ghost story
Terry O’ Leary 8 minutes 12A
MONA is a haunting ghost story that crosses the thin
line between passion and obsession. Drama. Holland

About The Fish And Revolution
Margien Rogaar 12 minutes U
Two separate worlds come together at an ordinary
fishing pitch. Gerard’s marriage has become a drag,
his friendships have dwindled and the fish he catches
are too small. Drama. Holland

Activity Centre
Michiel van Dijk & Sjeng Schupp 5 minutes U
Horror in the living room. Everything seems to be
normal, but slowly things are getting out of hand.
Drama. Holland

Away
Margot Schaap 23 minutes 12
Sophie is going to study and has to say goodbye to
her family. At the same time she wants to stay with
them, in a warm safe environment. Drama. Holland

Big Buck Bunny
Sacha Goedegebure 10 minutes U
3D animation about a giant rabbit and three forest
bullies. The movie has been created with open source
3D sofeware ‘Blender’ and is all open content.
Animation. Holland

Den Helder
Maartje Pompe van Meerdervoort 37 mins 15
Character study of two brothers on a crossroad in their
lives in the most northern tip of Holland: the city of
Den Helder. Drama. Holland

Impasse
Bram Schouw 5 minutes U
Without words, we’re left to consider whether love and
attraction can break through impasse of human
intolerance. Drama. Holland

Jolanda 23
Pim Zwier 10 minutes U
Short observational film about taking a picture of a
cow. The actions lead to achieving an ideal of beauty.
Art. Holland

Notebook
Evelien Lohbeck 5 minutes U
Expectations are challenged in this short experimental
film which plays with illusions and reality. Animation.
Holland

Reef
Eric Steegstra 12 minutes U
Two frogmen are swimming through a mesmerising
underwater world full of translucent deep-sea
creatures and multicoloured surprises. Drama. Holland

Sand
Joost van Ginkel 21 minutes 12A
Luuk seems to be a good father for his daughter
Isabel. But is this the truth? A compelling and romantic
story about a truck driver and his daughter who both
like to feel the sand. Drama. Holland


4.30pm


Taboo / Tabu
Aylin Kuryel & Emrah Irzik 24 minutes 15
“Taboo” is a game where players have to describe a
world without using five other forbidden words. For
this film, custom game cards were prepared for youth
to pay. The words on these cards are cultural, political
and sexual taboo in Turkey, such as homosexuality,
feminism, the Armenian Genocide, etc. the film
reveals young people’s ideas and reflections on controversial,
taboo-like issues in a playful manner.
Documentary. Turkey

The Old Fool Who Moved The Mountains / Yugong Yishan
Joanna Vasquez Arong 30 minutes 12
From an old Chinese fable to one of the stories in
Chairman Mao’s little red book and to a small bar in
Beijing owned by a Chinese musician, Yugong Yishan,
explores the spirit of the old fool through three
generations. Documentary. Thailand

Venetian Venice / Venezia Veneziana
Elena Ballarin 13 minutes U
Documentary film dedicated to the city of Venice’s
everyday life, which is quite different from the
stereotyped tourist aspects and from the too many
false beliefs that are around. Documentary. Italy

Clean And Jerk
Daniel Quinonls & Jesse Quinonls 10 mins 12A
A moving documentary about 4’11 weight lifter Jo
Lalvino and her quest to compete in the 2012 London
Olympics. Documentary. London

Sweat
Thomas Hilland 14 minutes 12A
In the Northern deep forests of Finland lives local hero
Timo Kaukonen - the four times winner of the Sauna
World Championships. In temperatures up to 140
degrees Centigrade, the competition has one simple
rule: He who sits longest, wins. Documentary. Sweden

Project One
Yohan Forbes 7 minutes U
A cinematic journey through London, the skate
boarders reapproporation of the city transforms it into
a playground where its usual constraints are far from
hire. Shot on location in and around London, Project
One shows an exploration in our use of urban space,
landscape and architecture. Documentary. London

The Youngling / Der Jungling
Dave Lojek 9 minutes U
Four young woman prepare for a casting in Vienna
and are surprised to meet there. A short film about
life, matters of the heart, excitment, choice, family
ties and a voice recorder with a poem by Heinrich
Heine. Comedy. Germany

The Cemetery People
Allessandro Molatore 3 minutes 12A
Over 6,000 people make their home among the tombs
of Navotas Cemetery, located in the Philippines. Here
entire families live, sleep and even play among the
graves. Documentary. Ireland

Delphinium: A Childhood
Portrait Of Derek Jarman
Matthew Mishory 12 minutes 15
Delphinium is a stylized and lyrical coming of age
portrait of legendary artist and activist Derek
Jarman’s artistic, sexual, and political awakening
inpost-war England. Featuring cinematography by Lili
Wilde and original score by Steven Severin of Souxsie
And The Banshees and the Glove. Drama. USA


6.45pm


The Broken Hearts
Club Angelo Bell 100 minutes 15
Love-lost couples air out their grievances to an
apathetic psychiatrist who prefers treating the
criminally insane. Comedy. USA

Say Leo
Leonid Rybakov 82 minutes 15
This could happen to anyone. If you are 18. If your
friends have all settled. Some have started business;
some have gone to college; some are in the army. And
only you still don't know what you want to be. Like
childhood: a fireman or a pilot. And there is no one to
ask. You don't speak with your parents and your little
sister is too young to understand. There is only one
window to the world left to you. The computer screen.
Inside there, everything is different: the life of the
net. Although it can bring no true human aspects it
cannot destroy the desire for friendship, love and
emotion. Drama. Russia

Freedom
Ty Hunter 100 minutes 15
A Chinese woman moves up the street ranks of New
York City through the sale of black market goods and
human trafficking. Lady Chong creates an empire
before a siew of murders puts the police on her tail.
But Lady Chong will resort to any tactic to stay out of
prison. Feature Length Drama. USA



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