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OPENING NIGHT: Now! That's What I Call '80s Short Film
18:30 Fri 11 Jan 2019
The Eighties! British artists were young, emboldened and equipped with just a camcorder. Helming a loose festival-wide retrospective of the decade and the tenacity that came to define its makers, we present the formative calling cards of the decade’s graduating class, now established prolific British directors among the industry’s greats.
From the early experiments of Clio Barnard and Andrew Kötting, to the playful parody of Sally Potter, to the thoroughly low budget period drama of Harry Potter’s David Yates, these films are rebellious, rough around the edges and speak to the Eighties’ nurturing of burgeoning creative talent.
We will welcome many of the directors for a post-screening Q&A. 83’
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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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WHEN I WAS A GIRL
David Yates 21 mins (UK, 1988)
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KLIPPERTY KLÖPP
Andrew Kotting 12 mins (UK, 1984)
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PLEASURE ISLAND
Carol Salter 2 mins (UK, 1987)
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THE LIMITS OF VISION 1: STILL LIFE
Clio Barnard 4 mins (UK, 1988)
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LONDON STORY
Sally Potter 15 mins (UK, 1986)
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COFFEE COLOURED CHILDREN
Ngozi Onwurah 16 mins (UK, 1988)
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BICEPS OF STEEL
Julian Temple 13 mins (UK, 1980)