UK Shorts II - Relationships: The Eternal Riddle
SHORTS
UK, 2009.
74 mins. English
Who says love is easy? Delve into the deep ends of what love does to you and what scars you should look for once it has gone.
TIME TRAVEL BOYFRIENDS (2009, 10 mins)
Director: Josephine Halbert
A woman remembers moments from her love affairs with famous men from history. Based on the director's book of the same name.
ECHOES (2009, 11 mins)
Director: Rob Brown (UK/Poland)
Would you risk everything to give someone else a life you can never have? A female sex trafficker faces an unexpected moral dilemma.
WHORE (2008, 11 mins)
Director: Fyzal Boulifa
When angry Muslim youth Azeem overhears a group of girls gossiping about his white girlfriend Gemma his suspicions are flared - and so begins a sadomasochistic game in which both parties seek to gain control.
SCENT (2009, 17 mins)
Director: Darren Bolton
The harrowing tale of John, an elderly man gripped with grief following the death of his wife Patricia, exploring themes of love, loss and denial.
I'D RATHER HAVE A MEMORY THAN A DREAM (2009, 2 mins)
Director: Matt Strachan
The line between a man's memories and dreams blur, mutating into something his ageing mind can't escape from.
SARAH (2009, 23 mins)
Director: Ashar Aftab, Steve Pool
A chance encounter between Drew and Sarah is told as a sequence of Drew's fractured recollections. An essay on how to distort, re-interpret and recompose our memories over time.
JUNCTION (2010, 11mins)
Director: Afolabi Kuti
On the glowing night streets of Camden a series of misunderstandings unfolds as a group of people paths cross at different junctions through out the evening. Based on true events, a young man chases and attacks a stranger who he accuses of stealing his wallet. On lookers and passers-by are drawn into the conflict and attempt to resolve the situation but end up adding to the confusion themselves.
MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH (2009, UK)
Director: Daniel J Gill
The classic scenario of a couple separating their music collection at the end of a relationship is given a new spin for the I-Pod generation…
TIME TRAVEL BOYFRIENDS (2009, 10 mins)
Director: Josephine Halbert
A woman remembers moments from her love affairs with famous men from history. Based on the director's book of the same name.
ECHOES (2009, 11 mins)
Director: Rob Brown (UK/Poland)
Would you risk everything to give someone else a life you can never have? A female sex trafficker faces an unexpected moral dilemma.
WHORE (2008, 11 mins)
Director: Fyzal Boulifa
When angry Muslim youth Azeem overhears a group of girls gossiping about his white girlfriend Gemma his suspicions are flared - and so begins a sadomasochistic game in which both parties seek to gain control.
SCENT (2009, 17 mins)
Director: Darren Bolton
The harrowing tale of John, an elderly man gripped with grief following the death of his wife Patricia, exploring themes of love, loss and denial.
I'D RATHER HAVE A MEMORY THAN A DREAM (2009, 2 mins)
Director: Matt Strachan
The line between a man's memories and dreams blur, mutating into something his ageing mind can't escape from.
SARAH (2009, 23 mins)
Director: Ashar Aftab, Steve Pool
A chance encounter between Drew and Sarah is told as a sequence of Drew's fractured recollections. An essay on how to distort, re-interpret and recompose our memories over time.
JUNCTION (2010, 11mins)
Director: Afolabi Kuti
On the glowing night streets of Camden a series of misunderstandings unfolds as a group of people paths cross at different junctions through out the evening. Based on true events, a young man chases and attacks a stranger who he accuses of stealing his wallet. On lookers and passers-by are drawn into the conflict and attempt to resolve the situation but end up adding to the confusion themselves.
MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH (2009, UK)
Director: Daniel J Gill
The classic scenario of a couple separating their music collection at the end of a relationship is given a new spin for the I-Pod generation…
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Friday 24 September, 5:30PM
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UK Shorts II - Relationships: The Eternal Riddle by Festival Daily
26 Sep 2010
This second selection of UK Shorts explored the ups and downs of...
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