Filmed Up – Sep 2016 (18)

Our regular showcase of short films by North West filmmakers. A great opportunity to discover a selection of short films that are being produced right here on your doorstep. The entire programme is selected by a panel of audience members.

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PROGRAMME (in alphabetical order of title)

  • Back Track/ Dir Jack Silverwood/ GB / 07:42
    Trapped on a supernatural train platform and clad in hospital garments, Bradley and his sister Susan attempt to piece together why he is there, and how to wake himself up.
  • Brie/ Dir Tommy Ollerenshaw / GB / 01:45
    A short poetry film exploring cheese and loneliness.
  • Cassidy/ Dir Anastasia Glover/ GB / 12:32
    A documentary exploring a perspective of freedom through the eyes of an American prostitute, cam girl and dominatrix.
  • Desire Lines/ Dir Scott Bradley/ GB / 12:00
    A deadbeat graduate yearning for love and attention stumbles across The Fringe night club, a mysterious world between dream and reality.
  • Finding the words/ Dir Jo Lane / GB / 01:27
    There comes a time in life where you must try to find the words to tell someone just how much you love them..
  • January Hymn/ Dir Katherine Canty/ GB / 12:32
    A poetic reflection on grief, January Hymn sees Clara return for the first anniversary of her father’s death.
  • King of Drag/ Dir Valentina Tschismarov/ GB / 03:05
    A young woman explores a hidden side of her identity as she prepares for a night out.
  • Like Father / Dir Martin McGreal / GB / 11:49
    Rehabilitated from an 18 years prison sentence, a guilt-ridden father pursues the whereabouts of his daughter to rationalise his devastating actions of two decades ago.
  • My dad’s bigger than your dad/ Dir Jo Lane / GB / 02:47
    A visual representation of Dave Viney’s poem
  • Parts/ Dir Naqqash Khalid/ GB / 04:56
    An actor moves to the city for work, but gets knocked back at every turn, until his agent comes up with a proposition.
  • The Truants/ Dir Aaron Dunleavy/ GB / 12:22
    Two teenage boys break free from school to embark on a dangerous adventure, as they truant their way across the threatening industrial landscape which surrounds them.
  • Yvonne/ Dir Lea Vinter Sonne/ GB / 09:37
    Documentary about Yvonne, who has been a crane operator in Denmark since the age of 17.