New Shorts #9 Landscapes
16:15 Sun 8 Jan 2012
Landscape can be an important character in a film, and this selection of shorts not only uses place as a major part of the story, but also gives us some stunning cinematography in beautiful locations.
To book tickets for this programme visit the ICA website, or call 020 7930 3647.
Films listed below are in alphabetical order:
ICA
SW1Y 5AH
Access
Please find all access information here, or drop a line to Helen MacKenzie at access@shortfilms.org.uk for more information or special requests.
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A CUILLIN RISING
Catriona Maclnnes 20 mins (UK, 2011)
In a shadowy caravan on a Scottish Island, teenage lovers, Sorley and Maggie spend time awkwardly, stalked by the haunting presence of Sorley's father. -
CROW FEATHERS
Peter Bunzl 8 mins (UK, 2011)
A boy and his mum live on an isolated farm. But one day a Crow man crashes into their world. -
EVELYN
Ethan Roberts/Mark Smith/Charlotte Hunt 14 mins (UK, 2011)
Evelyn is in her late twenties and pregnant. Her car breaks down in the middle of the woods and she has no way of contacting anyone. She forces herself not to panic and decides to work out what to do next... -
INERTIA
Todd MacDonald 12 mins (UK, 2011)
Alan longs to forget the things that have lead him to identity crisis but, in order to do so, he must confront them. The pitfalls of such a task could lead anywhere. -
INTO THE SILENT LAND
Jean Hogg 13 mins (UK, 2011)
A hypnotic tale, which explores the world of identical twin sisters as they holiday near a working lighthouse on the North Norfolk coast. -
KISS CHASE
Tobias Zaldua 16 mins (UK, 2011)
After a school teacher goes missing, two girls start to wonder if there was something important about the letter she asked them to post… -
LANDFILL
Andrew Kötting / Curious 4 mins (UK, 2011)
A Becketian post apocalyptic picnic. Two women slowly sink into a fissure at the edge of a cliff. Time lapse cinematography charts their slow descent into the earth as they bravely chat on, trying to figure out what went wrong, whether it was their fault and how to keep their chins up. -
PYSKESSA
Kirran Bruce/Duncan Bruch 10 mins (UK, 2011)
A young girl is left to her own devices as her father stumbles about the Cornish countryside in an alcohol-induced haze. Venturing into her own fantasy world with her new acquaintance, a talking radio, the two become fast friends. -
THE ADVENTURES OF A CARDBOARD BOX
Temujin Doran 8 mins (UK, 2011)
One day a boy meets and befriends a large cardboard box. -
THE JUMPER
George Purves 3 mins (UK, 2011)
A young boy finds a way to escape his claustrophobic life, and in a magical world he gets his first taste of freedom, love and, ultimately, sacrifice.