NEW SHORTS: Acting the Part
18:30 Fri 18 Jan 2019
Behind the masks we hide behind and into the personas that make us feel the most us. We look to the disconnect between body and owner, clashes of culture and identity, crises of confidence and those with a flair for performance. Featuring Neil Maskell (Humans), the real-life soul musician Geno Washington talking about his early life and the latest from Amrou Al-Kadhi. 96’
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LAKSH
Jennifer Rosen 25 mins (UK, 2018)
Sameer returns to Delhi to spend time with his other wife from an arranged marriage, a Rajasthani woman, and their young son, Laksh. -
ANEMONE
Amrou Al-Kadhi 18 mins (UK, 2018)
Anemio is a second generation non-binary gender teenager, who lives at home with their conservative Christian family - at home, school and church, they are failing the gender expectations of society. -
ENTITLED
Adeyemi Michael 4 mins (UK, 2018)
Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael reimagines his mothers idea of what it meant to be leaving her country of origin, Nigeria as an immigrant 30 years ago for Peckham. -
SHE DANCES
Rik Burnell, Joe Wheatley 9 mins (UK, 2018)
She Dances explores a story through fragments and contrasting moments, somewhere between reality and memory, as young woman’s resolve is tested. -
LITTLE MONSTER
Charlotte Regan 4 mins (UK, 2018)
A man get his first phone call to his daughter after being sent to prison. -
ROUGHHOUSE
Jonathan Hodgson 16 mins (UK, 2018)
Three friends embark on a new adventure in a strange town, but when a manipulative new member joins their gang their loyalty is torn apart with terrifying consequences. -
BEASTS
Chris Lee, Sam Pilling, Paul Storrie 5 mins (UK, 2018)
A local handy man and wrestling enthusiast takes the law into his own hands by targeting the 'undesirables' who pose a threat to his community. -
78 ON 79TH.
Lyle Lindgren 5 mins (UK, 2017)
What happens when you put your money where your mouth is? -
OH, GENO!
Onyinye Egenti 10 mins (UK, 2018)
The vibrant story of one pivotal night in the life of 1960s soul legend Geno Washington, as told by Geno today.