DOCUMENTARY: The Measure of a Moment
19:00 Tue 14 Jan 2020
To help combat the constant tug of productivity anxiety, these shorts present quietude and the joy of play.
Awash with childish reveries, conversations with grandparents and time spent in the great outdoors, this programme is a tonic for the uneasy speed of life. Mostly observational, sometimes essayistic, these documentaries present paths that deviate from aspiration, accumulation and the constant push forward. Programmed by Miranda Mungai. 82’
This programme contains references to domestic abuse.
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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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BIN DAY
Becky Manson 12 mins (UK, 2018)
How do you pass the time on a Thursday? Aged 90, Ron microwaves some soup and waits for the bin men to come. -
F FOR FERMENTAION
Anna Volosnik 9 mins (RU, 2019)
A young mother is taking a closer look at what home made food means to her and her family through the eyes of her little son. -
WEST QUESTION EAST ANSWER
Dal Park 7 mins (UK, 2018)
West Question East Answer is an experimental documentary that explores communication problems between two generations (a Korean grandmother and her German granddaughter) based on their cultural and historical background. -
A BLACK HOLE IS A BLACK HOLE IN THE GROUND
Sophia Feuer / Tyler Macri 13 mins (, 2018)
Concerning three groups of children from disparate upbringings, A Black Hole is a Black Hole in the Ground intimately depicts the strange, ephemeral realities that arise on evenings of play, when dimensions of space and time, not fully cemented by adulthood, begin to dissolve. -
OTHER PLANS
Caleb Yule 5 mins (UK, 2018)
A contemplative document of stoic endeavour, Other Plans captures fisherman in their pursuit against the unforgiving sea. -
GONJ
Arman Gholipourdashtaki 9 mins (IR, 2017)
Gonj (honey bee) presents the work of mountaineers-cum-beekeepers on the Zagros mountains of Iran. -
LET THE BLONDE SING
Rachel Knoll 14 mins (US, 2019)
A singing bartender details her life and how she came to work at the only bar open all year round in the small town of Whittier, Alaska. -
CHIYO
Chiemi Shimada 13 mins (UK, 2019)
With the warm textures of 16mm colour comes a sensuous portrait of the filmmaker's grandmother, Chiyo. From her home in the Japanese suburbs, Chiyo shares stories of her dreams and her reality.