Programme for
Sunday 15th
June 2008 |
link to Programme for Saturday |
Sunday 15th June 2008 12.00- 3.00pm Brunch party, Music & Art.
Piano Music:
Fabio Tedde from; Sardinia-Italy. Who is a modern-day Italian Pianist/composer
noted for the use of romantic and melodious phrases in his piano compositions.
Pop Rock:
Lisa Theunissen who has recently been nominated as the ‘Best Pop Rock’ act in the Exposure Music Awards (sponsored by TourDates.co.uk), accepted to play at Guilfest 2008 and has self-released an album called HerStory on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby.com.
Blues & Swing:
Callum McIntosh who studied at Royal Academy of Music, London, gaining a Postgraduate Diploma in Musical Theatre with Distinction • He is a professional singer/actor from Scotland with a unique baritone sound.
Bitter Ruin Described as ‘Amazing noir indie-folk’ by Latest7, Brighton’s weekly lifestyle magazine, Bitter Ruin (AKA Ben Richards and Georgia Train) are a haunting acoustic duo with grasping lyrics that are filthy with energy and anger.
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| 3.00 pm - 5.00pm Shorts Screenings: |
| Kolaborator / USA 07 / 14 min /
Director: Chris Bessounian |
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During
the conflict in the former Yugoslavia many soldiers were
convinced to kill fellow citizens in the name of patriotism, One such soldier is increasingly detached
from the task until his soccer coach and life-long friend is led in front of him. Now he must reconsider his actions and
choose between his own life and that of his friend. <trailer> |
| Back to the Fuchsia / UK 07 / 3 min /
Dir: Toby Roberts |
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In
their garden of love he's sowing seeds of doubt, laced with
jealousy. But she has ripe manure to feed his trust and,
hopefully, help their relationship flower.
MIFF nominated for Best Short Film under 5 min
<Quicktime trailer> < trailer> |
| Parabolic Dish (La Parabolica) / Spain 07/ 12 min /
Dir: Xavi Sala |
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During
the broadcast of the Pope's visit, Vicente's television
is broken. Desperate, he decides to make a homemade parabolic
dish. |
| I Became... / India 06 / 5 min /
Director: Ms. Arwa Mamaji |
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The
film revolves around a little street child who is looking
for some food.
The film is about materialism and how it governs
our lives. |
| Interconnected / USA 07 /
13 min / Dir: Mark Mocahbee |
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Richard is tortured by horrible visions
of other people's fate. Marcus sleeps with as many women
as he can. Maggie waits with a gun. When these three people's
paths cross, nothing will ever be the same. |
| Treasure / UK 05 / 10 min /
Director: Paul Olding |
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On a windswept beach, a lone figure trudges wearily across the sand. Deep in concentration, his eyes are trained on the ground ahead. This is the story of an Old Man’s relentless search. He can only ever rest, when he finds his Treasure.
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| Song of the Cricket (El Canto Del Grillo)/ Spain 06 / 17 min /
Dir: Dany Campos |
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Joseba
Perurena, a young terrorist, wants to start a new life together
with his girlfriend. However, cutting ties with the past
is never an easy thing to do especially when the consequences
have not been fully considered. |
| 4 Conversations About Love / UK 06/ 14 min /
Dir: Jessica Townsend |
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4
People, 4 Conversations, 4 Lives Changed. Four 'Short Cuts' style
stories dealing with love, loss, and finally, grace. |
| George Grows (Georg Wachst) / Germany 07/ 2 min /
Dir: Martin Schmidt |
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Animation:
Little George is just one year old when he has the shock of his life.. |
| Bridge (Most) / Austria - Bosnia 07 / 12 min /
Dir: Haris Bilajbegovic |
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...based
on true events...Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992. Most of the
people who took part in the film experienced this terrible
happening in 1992. On this day 13 young
men disappeared. To this day there is no trace of them.
The bridge never revealed her secret. < more > |
5.00pm – 6.00pm Screening: |
| Forgotten Refugees / feature documentary /
50 min |
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Documentary exploring the history and loss of
Middle Eastern Jewish communities, some of which had existed
for over 2,500 years. The film weaves personal stories with dramatic
archival footage of rescue missions, historic images of exodus
and resettlement, and analysis by contemporary scholars, to
tell the story of how and why the Arab world's Jewish population
declined from one million in 1945 to several thousand today.
MIFF Award for Best Documentary Film 2007 |
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6.00pm – 8.00pm Screening: |
Fated / feature-Drama UK 07 /
96 min / Dir: Nicola Scott / cast: Katrine De Candole, Michael Angelis, Lee Boardman, Craig Charles, Kate Robbins, Brendan Mackey
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 A statue comes alive for one night. Never before has a simple kiss caused such chaos.
MIFF Award for Best Feature Film 2007 |
A fairy tale for grown ups. One man’s obsession with his dead love creates a miracle. When the charismatic, eccentric 'Tatty' loses the love of his life , the beautiful free spirit Amy. He can’t come to terms with her untimely death, which he blames on himself. A part of him dies too. He takes to drink, and in a state of drunken delirium he creates a statue of his Amy which he places in the dark heart of a haunted burnt out church, where he lives, as a tramp, devoted to his statue for the next thirteen years until…
< Official Website > |
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8.00pm – 10.00pm Screening: |
Towards Sunset
(Ro be Ghoroub) / Iran 06 /
94 min / Dir: Iraj Emami |
 A moving critique on modern-day Iran
as an Afghani boy, refuse collector, struggles to make ends meet. |
Mohammed, an illiterate Afghani boy, works with his uncle as a refuse collector. But his uncle is arrested and jailed, and the boy is sacked from work. The story opens at night in Tehran. A man conceals a large amount of money in a purpose built compartment of his bag. On way to his car a thief on a motorbike snatches the bag. The robber empties and throws the bag away without finding the hidden money. The owner finally catches up with the robber and finds out he did not discover the hidden compartment. The search for the bag is now on. |
This is a beautifully shot, thought provoking film, one of the best recent examples of modern Iranian filmmaking. MIFF Award for Best Feature Film 2006 |
10.00pm – 12.00pm Screening: |
| Hardcore / feature USA 07 /
97 min |
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Mocumentary... film maker Linda Boreman uses naive movie maker Jack Innov as the subject of her latest film, as he attempts to gather a cast and crew to shoot his first adult motion picture 'Assanova'.
Comedy - strong language
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