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SOLITUDO, Alice Lowe
New Shorts

NEW SHORTS: Gothic!

20:00 Sat 10 Jan 2015

Hackney Picturehouse, Screen 3

Through a glass darkly for a selection of gothic horror tinged fairy stories for a dark winter’s night. There’s mysterious yet intoxicating stories of sexual secrets in 1950s suburbia in ROOM 55, an obsession with hair in THE SILKEN STRAND, a creepy florists in SUB ROSA (featuring Prunella Scales), and a boys school with a secret in THE SUBSTITUTE (featuring David Bamber). 

(103 min)

  • ROOM 55

    Rose Glass 21 mins (, 2014)

    Room 55' follows the journey of Alice Lawson as she spends an unplanned night alone at the mysterious Clove Hotel. Over the course of her stay, Alice gradually realises that beneath the refined appearance of her new surroundings lies something darker and more seductive... What are those strange noises coming from the neighbouring room? And what is happening in room 55?
  • SALT

    Tom Stoker & Jacob Taylor-Kipping 6 mins (UK, 2016)

    SALT follows socially awkward Rufus, as he goes through an incredible journey of getting some salt back into a salt shaker. But every time he tries, the situation gradually gets worse.
  • SOLITUDO

    Alice Lowe 10 mins (, 2014)

    The directorial debut of writer/actress Alice Lowe (SIGHTSEERS; GARTH MARENGHI’S DARKPLACE), Solitudo is the austere tale a nun living in isolation at a rural convent. She attempts to adhere to the strict Benedictine daily routine, but something wants to disrupt her. She is terrorized by an ever encroaching darkness. Is the darkness coming for her... or from within?
  • SUB ROSA

    Thora Hilmarsdottir 15 mins (, 2014)

    Tilda, an eight year old girl, grows up with her grandmother who runs a flower store. She roams freely around the shop and discovers a world of indecent activities lurking behind closed doors. She peeks through cracks in the walls and sees things that she shouldn't see. Her behaviour starts to change and develops a deranged self-image.
  • THE KEY

    Shaun Clark & Kim Noce 7 mins (, 2014)

    An animation about western society hidden fears. When the residents awake to find the key missing to the Town gate frustration soon sets in. Only this key is happy to be lost and keen to show some things should not be found.
  • THE SILKEN STRAND

    Rose Glass 16 mins (, 2014)

    Trichophilia. Etymology - Greek tricho, ""hair"" + philia, ""love"". Noun - a paraphilia in which one is sexually aroused by, or extremely fond of, human hair. Edward and Annie are a couple who share an intense relationship which revolves around Edward's fixation with Annie's hair. However, what starts off as an innocent, mutually enjoyed fetish soon turns into a bizarre obsession that gradually consumes them both..."
  • THE SUBSTITUTE

    Nathan Hughes-Berry 22 mins (, 2014)

    A young teacher takes a job at an unusual private school where she starts to realise the boys have a sinister power over the girls. As the day goes on, the newly appointed substitute starts to lose her control over the class as the boys predatory behaviour intensifies and becomes increasingly threatening, forcing her to question what is really happening at the school.