exposures 09/ Competition Screening: Programme 8

Directed by Jennifer Fearnley, Jennifer Marguerite Hargrave, Zhivko Dimitrov, Edward Styles, Alfredo Cozzi, Joe Efstathiou & Richard Webb

The 2009 edition of exposures: new talent in moving image festival comes to an end, as we finish on a high with this final programme of the best short films by UK student filmmakers.

 
Minute

Dir. Jennifer Marguerite Hargrave; Edinburgh Napier University
A little girl begins to realise that time is constant, living things grow old and die and that the moment experienced never quite lives up the moment imagined.

Body

Dir. Zhivko Dimitrov; Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London
A little lonely guy on a journey to himself.

My Favourite Things

Dir. Edward Styles; University of Leeds
A young girl and boy’s lives cross paths in a touching and beautiful manner.

Recovered

Dir. Alfredo Cozzi & Joe Efstathiou; University of Hertfordshire
Footage recovered from a video camera in a ruined city reveals disturbing scenes.

Wishful Expectations

Dir. Richard Webb; Manchester Metropolitan University
Hand-drawn animation illustrating opposing views of Christmas, as seen through the eyes of a child and a single parent.

Stuck on the Edge

Dir. Jennifer Fearnley; Goldsmiths, University of London
Recently discharged from hospital, 100 year-old Mavis returns to her London home where she is lonely. Visiting her 99 year-old brother in a care home she reveals issues we will all inevitably face.

Duration:
59 minutes