Close to Home - Local Filmmakers
Thursday 25 March : 8.30pm : Cineworld : (78 mins) : £3
Showcasing filmmakers from the local area, this strong selection includes films that have already received awards and acclaim at major festivals around the world. Followed by directors’ Q& A and a filmmaker networking event
|Girl Like Me
Lucy is young. Lucy is pretty. Lucy is damaged. Living with abusive, dysfunctional parents, her only comfort is strangers and her sidekick Becks: She wants to be a woman, older, independent, but how far will she go?
Dir. Rowland Jobson (UK)
Drama (12 Mins 59 secs)
|Modern Life is Rubbish
A bittersweet comedy drama for the i-pod generation, which uses the classic scenario of a couple separating their music collection to explore themes of love, loss and the inherent evil of greatest hits albums.
Dir. Daniel J. Gill (UK)
Drama (13 mins)
|A View from the Bench
A mother and child are at a playground together when she loses him. Her search for him unveils her inner fears she cannot relinquish.
Dir. Mahmut Akay (UK)
Drama (5 mins 9 secs)
|Jimmy Then and Now
An autobiographical animation that looks at Jimmy’s battle with alcohol over the last 25 years.
Dir. Jimmy Watkins (UK)
Documentary/Animation (7mins 30 secs)
|Pebble
The exploration of the beauty of a seemingly inanimate object
Dir. Jonathan Stacey (UK)
Documentary (3 mins 26 secs)
|Henry
What appears to be a normal day-to-day routine is shattered when the truth is revealed
Dir. Navarro Aydemir (UK)
Drama (7 mins 17 secs)
|Milk Man
A neurotic voyeur’s late night quest for a carton of milk forces him to confront what he is capable of. What will this mean for his future and the girl next door?
Dir. James Rumsey (UK)
Drama (15 mins 25 secs)
|Hammerhead
Oddball Boris tries to reunite his parents on a shark-spotting trip off the North Yorkshire coast except his biggest enemy is along for the ride….. his mother’s girlfriend, Lilah. Only, once Boris accepts Lilah can he unite his family in his own unique way, through his obsessive love of sharks.
Dir. Sam Donovan (UK)
Comedy (14 mins)