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19apr7:00 pmFilm Fest Fright FestBite–sized horror shorts!
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BURIAL Dir: Rasmus Lindkvist Sweden 3mins In the depths of the forest, a priest
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Bite–sized horror shorts!
Film Fest Fright Fest
7.30pm screening
BURIAL
Dir: Rasmus Lindkvist
Sweden 3mins
In the depths of the forest, a priest carries out a mysterious ceremony, while company graces his presence.
Micro shorts. Genre.
CULTS
Dir: David Padilla
France 15mins
Catholic boarding school, 1970. Father De Monval is supervising a film projection when a young schoolboy sees something that will turn his life upside down…
Genre shorts. UK Premiere.
MARIA JOSE MARIA
Dir: Chic Noras
Portugal 15mins
On the same night that a dismembered and decapitated body is found in the city streets, Maria José wakes up startled by the absence of her mother. The authorities try to find the author of this heinous crime, but soon they will face unexpected circumstances. With a Hitchcockian touch, this psychological horror film, with both gore and absurd humor, is inspired by a true story that horrified Portugal in the mid-nineteenth century.
Genre shorts.
MARVIN THE VAMPIRE
Dir: Adrian León
UK 15mins
It’s Marvin’s first day at a support group for vampires where they discuss personal problems as well as bigger ones – such as the climate crisis.
Narrative shorts. Comedy. Genre.
METAMODE
Dir: Darlene Dy
Philippines 10mins
Virtual Reality is taking over the internet but what if it reaches the dark side of social media? An online troll is sucked into mysterious VR world Metamode fighting with strangers on the internet, but this time it’s a lot more real than he expected.
Genre shorts. European Premiere.
THE BLOOD ON ME
Dir: Guy Harvey
UK 11mins
During social and economic unrest in a sub-rural village. A detective must uncover the truth of women being murdered in unusual and beastly circumstances.
Genre shorts. Animation.
THE HUNTER
Dir: Donovan Richard
Canada 8mins
When the rabbit has its own story, the story will no longer be written by the hunter.
Genre shorts. Comedy. UK Premiere.
Time
(Friday) 7:00 pm BST
Location
The Front Room
9 Castle St, High Wycombe HP13 6RZ, United Kingdom
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BUY A PASS20apr10:30 amCool Kids on the BlockBe amazed! No shortage of brilliant young talent here.
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A MAN BUYS HIS
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Be amazed! No shortage of brilliant young talent here.
Cool Kids on the Block
11.00am screening
A MAN BUYS HIS WIFE A PLANT
Dir: Roshni Bohra
UK 10mins
Theresa is cooking dinner for herself and her husband, Adonis, when he comes home and surprises her with a plant. She loves it, but soon finds the house flooded with even more plants over time. Trying to ease him off the additions causes him to become irrationally upset with her, and so, to not cause an argument, she continues accepting the plants. Eventually, Theresa is scared into cutting herself off from the world. The plants consume the house, barricading her in. Until one day, with the help of Lucy’s encouragement and support, Theresa is able to escape.
Young filmmaker. Drama.
DEAD RED KITE
Dir: Finn Morgan-Roberts
UK 4mins
When a bird of prey gets ran over, a young girl’s insistence on giving it a funeral incites conflict. At moments horror, at moments comedy, this surreal short focuses on the strangeness of childhood.
Young filmmaker. Experimental. Collage.
DRAGONS
Dir: Tyrese Shipp
UK 10mins
The Bristol Empire Dragons, a Dragon-boat racing community, have to navigate a journey of rebranding and inclusion to survive as a club.
Young filmmaker. Documentary.
FEELING BLUE
Dir: Alexander Larner
UK 7mins
Feeling Blue is about a young man struggling to deal with the grief of the recent loss of his best friend. By chance he meets a vision of his idol Pablo Picasso who teaches the young man to deal with his grief.
Young filmmaker. Drama. UK Premiere.
FRAGMENTS OF SELF
Dir: Nancy Chamberlain
UK 8mins
Having driven herself into a cave of isolation, a late teen struggles to realise the importance of people in comparison to her studies.
Young filmmaker. Drama. English Premiere.
JAPANESE CIGARETTE
Dir: Martinius Temte
Denmark 10mins
A young Japanese man travels to a small Danish town looking for work as a DJ. He gets rejected by the only club in town and ends up wandering the streets meeting strange characters.
Young filmmaker. Comedy. Drama. World premiere.
MINI QUICHES
Dirs: Jack Appleford & Zarik Cross
UK 15mins
Nearly six years after finishing school, a group of friends are reunited after one of them passes away. At the wake of their departed, these friends are forced to confront the harmful ways with which they have been coping.
Young filmmaker. Drama.
SILVER NIGHT
Dir: Luca Pappalardo
UK 7mins
It seemed like a typically quiet night. However, the most unexpected encounter would wreak havoc in Chris’ life.
Young filmmaker. Drama. Genre. World premiere.
SORRY, I CAN’T MAKE IT
Dir: Scarlet Wright
UK 4mins
An experimental short surrounding the disorder of Body Dysmorphia. The film metaphorically represents the condition through contrasting environments, space time and sound, reflecting the debilitating effects of this mental illness.
Young filmmaker. Experimental. Drama.
WHEN CICADAS SING
Dir: Hoching Kwok
UK 5mins
A woman packs away her granddaughter’s belongings after her granddaughter became a cicada and flew away one summer’s day.
Young filmmaker. Animation.
WINTER ROMANCE
Dir: Junyi Huang
USA 3mins
The fox wanted a good Christmas meal but found no meat in the fridge. Seeking help from his ancestors, they advised him to hunt for meat. While hunting, he stumbled upon a frozen rabbit and decided to take it home to thaw by the fireplace. The heat revived the rabbit, who mistook the fox’s actions for a heroic gesture. Believing the fox had made a meal for her, she expressed gratitude and then proposed to the fox. Startled, the fox watched as the rabbit, caught up in her own fantasy, embraced and proposed to him.
Young filmmaker. Animation. UK Premiere.
Time
(Saturday) 10:30 am BST
Location
Bucks New University - Studio 1
Bucks New University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY A PASS20apr1:15 pmRollercoaster…the emotional ups and downs kind! Short dramas.
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HUBBLE’S LAW Dir: Arnas Balclunas Lithuania 18mins A mute guy struggles
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…the emotional ups and downs kind! Short dramas.
Rollercoaster
1.30pm screening
HUBBLE’S LAW
Dir: Arnas Balclunas
Lithuania 18mins
A mute guy struggles to fit in at a construction site. Tensions rise among the workers when a colleague gets badly injured.
Young filmmaker. Drama.
LOVE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT
Dir: Yotam Knispel
Israel 15mins
Rina can’t look at her son Dean, who’s under house arrest at her home. Tomorrow Dean’s trial starts. As Rina doubts her ability to stand by his side, today, she will have to look into his eyes and hear the truth.
Narrative shorts. Drama. UK Premiere.
NO CALLER I.D.
Dir: James Hughes
UK 3mins
An under pressure personal assistant gets a call from a kidnapper threatening the life of his son unless he pays their ransom. Except, he doesn’t have a son.
Micro short. Drama
P.D.O. (PROTECTED DESIGNATION OF ORIGIN)
Dir: Samy Sidali
France 18mins
Advised by an administration full of good intentions, Latefa and her two children Walid and Ptissam Frenchize their first names at the same time as they acquire French nationality. They face this unique ordeal with humor and lightness, just before the start of the school year.
Narrative shorts. Comedy. Drama. UK Premiere
PENUMBRA
Dir: Eli Ricanati
USA 10mins
On a decaying ranch in Tehachapi, CA, Lily Aleman seeks answers to her endless fight with a worsening illness. Lily decides to relinquish physical control of her predicament, instead placing her faith in the Lord’s redemptive power. Her husband, Joseph, a recently unemployed construction worker, chooses a more pragmatic approach, searching for employment so that he may continue to support his ailing wife. At its core, PENUMBRA explores faith and hardship through the lens of a domestic drama, asking the question: how does faith emerge in the face of despair?
Narrative shorts. Drama. European Premiere.
SWEET FORTY
Dir: Annlin Chao
UK 15mins
Tensions rise at Anita’s 40th birthday party when her teen daughter finds out she’s gay before everyone else. Sweet Forty is a drama-comedy short film based on a true story, addressing the family relationships and an incredible journey of a 39-year-old closeted gay woman, in the lead-up to her 40th birthday.
Genre shorts. Drama.
THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE RAV KALMENSON
Dir: Dayan D Oualid
France 15mins
Every Saturday morning, Yoel goes, accompanied by his 6-year-old son, to honor Shabbat in the synagogue. That day, the Rav Kalmenson, will challenge Yoel by announcing to him that his son “is lighting up”.
Narrative shorts. Drama.
Time
(Saturday) 1:15 pm BST
Location
Bucks New University - Studio 1
Bucks New University, High Wycombe, HP11 2JZ
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BUY A PASS20apr7:15 pmDual Aspects – Personal and SocialDouble Bill Part 2: Documentary Shorts and a Feature
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CONFLUENCE: A
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Double Bill Part 2: Documentary Shorts and a Feature
Dual Aspects – Personal and Social
7.30pm screening
CONFLUENCE: A MEDITATION IN DOCUMENTARY FORM
Dirs: ETA & Shanhuan Manton
USA 15mins
CONFLUENCE is a meditation on ancestry and identity through the lens of APIDA and queer artists filmed during moonroom’s 2019 PHASE, an event series celebrating APIDA Heritage Month with underground events throughout Southern California. This mix of hypnotic images and heartfelt testimonies explores the turmoil of being othered, while enduring creatively and shattering community and perceptual barriers. The reductive myths unjustly stuck on the Asian American diaspora are directly questioned by those who’d rather choose their own labels — or simply do away with them altogether.
Experimental. Documentary.
CONTENT
Dir: Jay Dixon
UK 1min
In the time it takes you to watch this film, 41,666,667 WhatsApp messages, 347,222 Instagram stories and 1,388,889 voice calls will have been made around the world.
Micro shorts. Documentary. World Premiere.
SHAHROOR
Dirs: Yafa Ezzat Shahroor, Mo’men Ghanim Hasanain
Palestine 15mins
Shahroor is a short documentary about Yafa’s story, who was known for her passion for media since childhood. She had a clear plan to achieve her dream, with the support of her father Ezzat, the journalist, but one day all that vanished.
Documentary.
THAT GREAT BRITISH DOCUMENTARY
Dir: Joan Hillery
UK 60mins
Shot over ten years and prompted by the death of her father, filmmaker Joan explores Britain’s colonial past and the legacy her dual black and white heritage has had on her life.
Feature documentary.
Time
(Saturday) 7:15 pm BST
Location
Drama Studio 1, Bucks New University