Portobello Film Festival 3rd London Film Makers Convention 26 March 2009, 6pm – 11pm Inn On The Green 3 Thorpe Close London W10 5XL Entry FREE 6:00 The Dickens Connection Nick Fletcher 9 minutes U A video about Malton’s links with Dickens and the shutter opening ceremony by Selina Scott. Waiting To Pop The Question Michael Franklin 21 minutes A human condition film exploring modern day dating expectations contrasted with old-fashion courting. If you were transported in time from 200 years ago into today’s dating scene, how would it sit with you? What are the pros and cons? You decide! 6:30 A Selection of highlights from the Stranger Festival 90 minutes Stranger Festival is a new European showcase for short films by European youth. It has commissioned a report by Demos on the virtual Video Republic: “the explosion of audio visual creativity is sowing the seeds for a more participative expressive democracy...” The selection includes the Winners from the First festival in Amsterdam (6:30), a Q&A from Duncan Smith of ACAVA – the British branch of the festival (7:00), a selection of the best British films (7:10), and a Portobello Film Festival selection of favourites (7:30). 8:00 Silo: The Sage Of The Andes Daniel Zuckerbrot 48 minutes 15 In the sixties the Argentine philosopher Silo went into the Andes to build a stone house, escape violence of the Junta and meditate. Within years his words were being translated into twenty languages. He still travels the world spreading the message of active non-violence and The WorldMarch.Org for peace. Not You Again! Stuart Pound 4 minutes U Just a bit of joyful self-hate in the recent snow. This Is Where We Live Ben Falk & Josiah Newbolt 3 minutes U Journey through a vibrant, bustling literary world. Commissioned by publisher 4th Estate to celebrate their 25th anniversary this short is a marriage of stop motion and 2D drawn animation. 9:00 Captive Gus Alvarez 9 minutes15 A man is held captive, threatened and mentally tortured by his captors. An anxious boardroom gathers to watch the resulting hostage tape; the tension mounts as it draws to its inevitable conclusion... but events are even more sinister than they appear. Today Robert Reina 15 minutes 15 An intimate and moving tale of the fragility of life. A man goes around his day not realising his girlfriend has been involved in a freak accident. Hear Me Out 12 minutes 12 Hear me Out is a young man's journey around London hearing from some of the inspiring youths of England's capital city. Dark Harbour Paul Bruce 14 minutes 15 A dying psychic corrupts the naive inhabitants of a small village and in the process alienates her daughter. The Karaoke Killers Paul Bruce 16 minutes15 A black comedy set amid the jealous, narcissistic world of karaoke competition, where death awaits the weak.... But it aint over till the fat man sings. 10:00 BallBoy - Trying Not To F**k It Up Andy Kimpton-Nye 65 minutes 15 On a hot sweaty night at the end of July last year, the Scottish indie band BallBoy played the penultimate gig in their 2008 tour. This is the story of that wonderful performance. In the Lounge Bar 7:00 Ancient Code Philip Gardiner 60 minutes U Leading authors speak about getting back to nature. 8:00 A Hard Act To Follow Rupert Ferguson 60 minutes U Thirteen year retrospective on the passing of the most hated government bill in counterculture history 1994 - 2007. With original archive footage of Spiral Tribe, and many more. 9:00 Earth Dream 2000 Matt Bonner 60 minutes 12A Real life road movie featuring Australian chapter of Mutoid Waste Company with a Madder than Max aesthetic. Crazy but engaging characters and comedy and tragedy aplenty. back