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Monday 16 August
The urban myth of the couple who had sex on a
train and got fined for their post-coital cigarette. Comedy
Sheila Hannah Robinson 10 minutes 15
Harry is a small time gangster. Sheila is the
ultimate femme fatale. And together they’re stuck like rats in a
trap. Drama
Candy Floss Hannah Robinson 15 minutes
12A Love is like candy floss- it looks magical and
sweet but when you bite into it it disappears. Comedy
Night Swimmer Hannah Robinson 25 minutes
15 Now that they have moved
from Malaysia to Scotland, Chinese couple Emily and Kenneth don’t
have sex any more. Drama
Flick Knives & Forks John Clayton 13
minutes 12A An impressionistic short film about the eccentric
English surrealist Anthony Ernshaw. Art Documentaries
Three-Minute Stories Fernanda Trias 23
minutes U At the age of 70, Jaime and Eddie became something
they never dreamt about: professional tango singers. Music Documentaries
The End (Final) Jose Luis Motesinos 20
minutes 18 Manuel earns a living as a writer of suicide notes.
He manages to reach out to many people, all of whom are totally
wretched. Comedy
8.00pm Short Circuit Films And Talk 120 mins
The Digital Shorts Low Budget Short Film Scheme
from the UK Film Council is designed to support the next generation
of emerging filmmakers who are both technological and creative innovators.
The films must follow three simple rules; be shot on digital; be
10 mins or under and made for ?10K or less. Join Short Circuit Films in screening a selection
of the shorts followed by Dir. Mat Whitecross. 10mins. A day in the life of three illegal immigrants
in the UK struggling to find a job in the black market. Rendered powerless by
their situation each character faces exploitation with dreadful consequences. Dir: Iain Finlay. 7 mins A game of cat and mouse goes horribly wrong for
a bus driver on a power Dir. Jason Budge. 3mins. An almost empty car park. Enter Skater Boy. Sitting
by the wall is Bad Girl, the object of his teenage desire. How to
get her attention? Perhaps a skate trick will win her heart? But
the course of true love does not always run as planned. Dir. Peter Peake. 4mins. A man with no nose longs to overcome his nasal
deficiency. Observing his plight and various nose-based flights
of fancy, his girlfriend attempts to rectify the situation. Dir. Steen Agro. 10mins. Dir. Richard Lawson. 10mins. I AM DEAD is a tense harrowing tale of a dying
woman's ordeal after her estranged husband shot her and left her dying.
Her only chance of survival lies with a 999 call centre operator
who is desperately trying to keep her alive. Dir. Andy Frith. 9mins. This is the story of Punch and Judy. Based on
the 17th century script and brought back to its original form as a contemporary
piece of entertainment and social comment for adults. The son of a comatose doctor and the girl who
lives next door find themselves in a media frenzy surrounding the
doctor’s past. As their worlds unravel, they realise they only have
each other. Drama
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