exposures 2012 Competition Screening: Programme 6

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One of six competition screening programmes for exposures 2012. exposures showcases the best of film and moving image work produced by students studying at UK Universities.

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The Phone Box
Dir Ian Robertson/GB 2011
University of Glasgow
A telephone conversation builds a fortune but costs much more.

Injuries
Dir Jean-Philippe Blunt/GB 2011
MET Film School
In an insular all-boys private school a student who has developed a particular interest in user-generated video sites is in search for a connection to the ‘real’ world.

Red Letter
Dir Tom Marshall/GB 2011
University of Westminster
After the death of his mother, Charlie moves to an isolated village in Wales. It’s not long until he discovers that the old lady who lives next door has a very sinister secret.

I Dream in Colour
Dir Felix Elsen/GB 2011
Middlesex University
Six people with various sight conditions take us on an audio-visual journey, revealing alternative ways of seeing and hearing.

First The Bird Fell
Dir Sing J Lee/GB 2011
Manchester Metropolitan University
Britain, 1963. A reporter forces the former running champion John Kelly to recall ideas and memories of what it meant to run.

Blind
Dir Alex Lockwood/GB 2011
University of Gloucestershire
Fearing the CCTV camera outside his window is looking in on him, an elderly man lives in the dark. Until he receives an unexpected visit…

The Changing Face of India
Dir. William Hartley/GB 2011
University of Salford
For centuries, beards and moustaches have been integral to Indian culture. This film gives a history of India through the medium of the Indian Moustache, and explores whether it reflects an increasing westernisation of India.

The Ball
Dir Emal Hakim Khan/GB 2011
Staffordshire University
A discarded football in an industrial estate comes to life and sets off to explore the world around it.

Wall
Dir Michael Barwise/GB 2011
Farnham University
Through the manifestation of isolation, paranoia and uncertainty, Wall  explores what it is like to live beside peace walls in Northern Ireland, questioning the spaces we consider home.

Duration:
87 minutes

Country of origin:
Great Britain

Year of production:
2011