WED 03 SEPTEMBER Paradise Bar LONDON FILM MAKERS CONVENTION 6–11pm Roman Postcard Silvia Gigliodro 20mins 15 A journey through a gay cruising park in the heart of Rome - in exploring the sensuality of the place and confronting the hypocrisy of a public secret, it reveals the human, mythological, contradictory voices within it - “Roman Postcard” unfolds through the stories of people casually met in the park; these become multiform confrontations with a video camera, and a woman behind it. Documentary, London For Your Tomorrow Kyoko Miyake 13mins 12A Every summer British and Japanese veterans gather for remembrance and reconciliation. They fought in Burma during WWII and used to be trained to hate each other. When they met their former enemies as human beings long after the war ended, they began to see the world differently. Documentary, London Terrible Power George Martinez 5mins U Effects of paint fumes on Graffiti artists.Art, London Abduction Half Arsed Films 10mins 12 We placed an ad in a local newpaper which read ‘Have You Been Abducted By Aliens?:If So Call Us’. Of all the people to contact us these three were the most compelling. This is there story. Sc-Fi Drama, London The Day I Trip To Live Richard Chance & Jonathan Chance 18mins 18 A space pod crashes from the sky and a body washes up on a Spanish shore line, so begins one man’s journey of discovery. Unfortunately he is not alone, and not all is as it appears to be; as the sunsets the man had lived a lifetime in a day. Sc-Fi Drama, Britian Falso Amore Matthew Williamson 5mins 12A As children, most of us were given teddy bears to help us feel secure while sleeping. Once we are too old for teddies, a relationship can provide our comfort and security. But what happens when you lose that bear you thought you’d keep forever? Comedy, Britain Strix Mike Danson & Tristan Ofield 5mins 15 On the cold morning of March the third. A man recalls the events leading up to the attack on the strix. Horror, Britain Sarakiniko Giorgos Artopoulos 15mins 12 An architect lost in time. This is the story of a man who felt he did not belong. He did not belong in the world he lived in; he did not belong in the world he dreamt of. Drama, Britain “09 - 38” Iacopo Di Girolamo 7mins 12 September 1938, New Racial Laws in Italy ordered the identification and expulsion of Jewish kids from the schools. This is just one of those stories, told from the south of Italy, 70 years from that year. Drama, Italy Wwoofing Robin Whenary 11mins U Living and working on an organic farm in Cornwall. A portrait of one man and his environment. Documentary, Britain A Fitting Tribute Daniel Cormack 13mins 12A A naive local newspaper reporter gets more than he bargains for from a grieving mother. Comedy, London Dominant Culture Stuart Pound 15mins 15 Sequences of frames, sampled from a Big Brother broadcast on Channel 4, are repeated three times each in rhythmic succession. Nothing is slowed down or speeded up, but the movement becomes unreal and fractured, parts of spoken words tumble out into a new stream of image and sound, and “reality television” begins to look loke Pop Art. Art, London A Hitch In The Plan Paul Denny 2mins 12 A panic stricken woman is relentlessly pursued down a deserted city path late at night - but who is chasing her and why? Only when she arrives home do we find out the terrible truth.... Comedy, London Dogdom Rodrigo Estrada Gil 7mins 15 The master needs those who need to be enslaved. Slaves teaching their children to be slaves, to wag their tails, to stick out their tongues, to bow to their master, waiting for a beating or a reward. Drama, London Record And Erase Ross Jarvis 10mins 15 Holly has made an online dating video; she appears a typical girl in search of her dream man. However, we discover the inspirations behind Holly’s statements and find she is far from typical. Is Holly truely searching for a date, or just another victim? Drama, London Valentine - A Musical Story Linda Searle 10mins 12A She’s seen the outcome, the consequences of the wrong choice. Its valentine’s day,her wedding, his funeral. Secretly he's there with her drinking a valentine gin on her wedding day. Music Videos, Britain Clear Channel Abner & Kamma Pastoll & Evan Richards 4mins 12An office worker discovers how easy it is to break free from his dull job, start a band and get the girl.... realising his passion for music. Music video for the song by Common Rotation. Music Videos, London 52nd Life Muzeum 5mins U Story of a man who believes he is pursued by agents porting film projectors. He awakes and it begins anew. Music Videos, USA Movie Man Johnny Whitfield 7mins U Music video by Jonny Whitfield for the song ‘Movie Man’ by the band Softwhere. Made using public domain footage from archive Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathhbone and Nigel Bruce. Music Videos, London One (Of Three) Billy Howard 8mins 12A A boy finds and becomes obsessed with a small case. there is something sinister about it , but it fascinates him none the less. Before he/we can find out more it is taken from him. Drama, London Amelia And Michael Daniel Cormack 11mins 12 A married couple appear to have everything, but both Amelia and Michael are concealing secrets from each other. Drama, London Nightwalking Daniel Cormack 3mins 12 A female commuter believes she is being followed home, but what is on the mind of the person following her. Comedy, London Release Kimberley Ng 1 minute U A picture of a girl is changed and manipulated by different hands. She refuses to be changed and tries to relieve herself from the hand’s suggestive intentions. Animation, Britain Alter Ego Gloria Mannazzu 9mins 12 After breaking up with her boyfriend, a girl loses the capacity to recognize herself, her own voice. Drama, Italy Voo Moo Patricia Shrigley 5mins 15 A collection of VooMoo’s different self’s for different situations, desires fitting the desires and fantasy of another person’s or your own VooMoo. the artist plays with these idea’s using her mask and costumes she has made. Art, London Newspeak Patricia Shrigley 3mins 12A A constant re-editing of the news, an on going protest as the conflicts exists. The constant images of war, as if its sanitised for our daily viewing as we lay comfy on our sofa’s. A protest in progress, a brave new world. Art, London The Owl Behnam Afiat 7mins 12 A man’s attempts at writing are interrupted by his hallucinations of the night. His imagination and curiosity compel him to explore what he may not want to discover. Drama, Iran Secrets Of The Mind Karen Shepherd 10mins 12 Hidden thoughts and feelings that can never be spoken occupy a desolate interior from which there is no escape. From which there is no escape. From the confines of this dark and lonely space desperate souls speak out offering a glimpse into the world of depression. Fictional Documentaries, Britian Goldfish Owen Gower 15mins 12A Adapted from an award winning play, Goldfish is the surreal story of a man haunted by his own nightmares and fantasies, with nothing to keep him company but the phonebook and a hoover-wielding demon that lives in his cupboard. Drama, London Remembrance Day Graham Roos 15mins 18 A young man falls for a football player with disastrous consequences for both of them. Drama, London Double Talk Julien Ezri 5mins 12A A man is sitting in a restaurant, waiting. Another man enters and sits down, and her begins an interesting seduction scene! Comedy, Switzerland Alone In Da Sky Florah Vddin 9mins 15 A short film about unprotected sex and the consequences, as the film follows a group of young people living in London. It also questions stop and search, alcohol and drug misuse. Drama, London back to schedule