SUN 14 SEPTEMBER Westbourne Studios FINAL DAY & AWARDS 1pm The Last Man Out Jonathan Kerr-Smith 90mins 15 Eye-witness testimony of the last man to exit the North Tower of the World Trade Center, A compelling and emotional story. Documentary, Britain 2:30 Bike 202 Paul o’ Connor 30mins U A school teacher convinces her boyfriend to cycle 12,000km from England to Australia. rather than damage the climate they pedal across Iran, Pakistan and 64 other countries. Documentary, Britain Celestial Esther Johnson 15mins U Taking the form of an experimental portrait, ‘Celestial’ explores the poetry of the sky, a space of fascination and contemplation. Art Documentaries, London Barry Cox; The Chinese Dream Nick Ahlmark 8mins U The story of Barr Cox, a white Liverpudllian who sings Chinese Pop in the mega casinos of Macao, China. Documentary, London Hearing Colours, Seeing Sounds TEASER Susanna Laune 5mins 15 Hearing Colours, Seeing Sounds feature documentary is the story of Psychedelic trance music, and its subculture. In the teaser version former Killing Joke bass player and record producer, Youth, gives an insight into Psychedelic Trance culture. Music Documentaries, London The Poet And The Ballerina Cristina Pinheriro & Andre Sculato 27mins U The Poet And The Ballerina is a story about the disagreements in modern city. The ballerina tries to find the poet, but partially lost the address. With sepia colour, only some details colourful, the work is declaration of love and silent cinema. Art, Brazil Missed Guy Ducker 5mins U Will is shocked when he’s told that his colleague Emma has died while on holiday. He’s even more surprised when he sees her walking past the window of the cafe in which he’s sitting the next day... Sarah-Jane Potts (’Kinky Boots’) stars in a tale of missed opportunities. Drama, London 4:00 Want Richie Winearls 7mins 15 A lonely isolated child walks onto the stage of the Mask, a Mephistophelean symbol. She is lured into the temptations of the modern world, ‘via a tunnel’ where the zenith of human happiness is regarded as the attainment of celebrity, fame, power and money. Drama, London Shell Scott Graham 20mins 15 A teenage girl living in a remote petrol station in the Scottish Highlands is taken closer than ever to the edge of the road and her desire to escape when a salesman stops and offers her a taste of the outside world. Drama, Britain Sick Mike Rymer 15mins 12 The experience of depression and alcoholism have left Brian’s daughter (Amanda) relying on him for her son’s welfare. When Brian’s wife dies and he gives the child into the social care, Amanda’s world falls apart and she and her father don’t speak for 15 years. that is until she gathers the strength to visit him. Drama, Britain Goodbye, Hello David Chidlow 15mins 12 A heartfelt portrait of the day a young couple move into an empty flat together, excitedly turning it into their first home entirely inter cut with the day they move out of the same flat, having broken up their relationship. Drama, London 5:00 Tumbleweed In London Ed Hartwell & Claire Blundell Jones 10mins U This short sees a young woman escort as genuine tumbleweed across London, with a leaf blower. On her course, she receives genuine reactions from the British public. To her relief she is not the only person with a tumbleweed. During her walks, she passes Tumbleweed Boy. Art, London Safe Zone Carlo Ortu 17mins 15 A soldier returns from the war in Afghanistan and finds the peace he wants is hard to find. Drama, London 21 Seconds Ru Mcardle 9 minutes 15 A grim and gritty romantic tragedy. Maddie walks around a car park, looking for a place to commit suicide, whilst security guard Kieth is out to save her. a fairttale ending? Definitely not. Drama Britian Who Wants Roberto Santini’s Guts? Jean-Julian Collette 15 minutes 15 Flight 623 from Berlin is 15 minutes late. Enough time for a young businessman, on a plane, to throw a part of his life into question. At the airport, Joseph Conrad, a tramp with a troubled past, seems obsessed by this mysterious flight. These two men, worlds apart, have nevertheless one thing in common: the final drop that makes the vase overflow. Drama Belgium 6:00 The Years in The Desert Frankie Frears 15 minutes 12A The life of a young boy living with his father is revealed through a series of vignettes illustrating the effect of outsiders on their dysfunctional family life. Drama London, England Wednesday Rob Sorrenti 25 minutes U Wednesday is about two babies born on the same day, at the same time, in the same hospital, whose paths cross again years later in the very same place.Drama London, England Border Work Tom Wright 10 minutes 12A 22-year-old Rob is proud of his landscape gardening job, but isn’t used to being the boss. Today he’s been left in charge of a Polish stranger twice his own age. Finding little in common, patience between foreman and worker quickly wears thin..... Drama London, England The Cleaner Neol Kearns 13 minutes 15 An emigrant cleaner at a London Hospital is asked to translate for an injured foreign man. But the cleaner recognises the patent as a brutal warlord from the former war-torn homeland. Now will he help save the man’s life or take the ultimate revenge? Drama London, England 7:00 Clean Off Simon Bates 11 minutes 15 A man is ambushed and bundled into the back of a van. Across town a beautiful woman waits for the love of her life. And waits.... And then the police arrive. A terrorist cell have sent a DVD, they begin...... Drama London, England Circumstances Marco Sanges 6 minutes 15 “Circumstances” is a short film made of stills. each photo tells a unique multi-layers story, creating a highly personal, imaginary cinema. Art London, England Automat Prosper De Roos 7 minutes 12 Men created from the dust of the ground the machine. And the machine learned to speak, to see and to feel. And he became a living soul, struggling for recognition. Art Holland Time Patrol Jasmin Jodry 3 minutes 12 Gray men walk around in the metropolis and steal time from everyday people. Like parasites, the gray men need time as a drug to fuel their own existence. They are essentially vampires of time. The gray men paralyze each victim by the smoke of their cigar, steal the future time in the form of receipts which they roll into cigars and smoke. Soon, life in the metropolis becomes motionless..... Art London, England Like Father, like death Adi & Mak Omanovic 10 minutes 15 A young man meets his father for the first time after many years. The father left the family years ago and the son finds it hard to forgive. One of them brings a gift to the meeting the other one brings a gun! Drama Sweden 7:40 Hello My Name Is Maxime Renard Sevy Weber & Neils Dubost 82 minutes 15 The trajectory of a man torn between the reality of his life and the sweet dream of being one day on television. Drama France Nuthin’ To say Softwhere 7 minutes 12A Music video by UkK band Softwhere for their tune ‘Nuthin’ To Say’ which is either a postmodern essay on seminal consumerism: or a bit of a laugh. The video uses slightly disturbing special effects mixed with scenes from 1960’s U.S promotional and advertising footage sourced from public domain internet archives. 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