Wednesday 1 December (7pm-11pm)
The Paradise, 19 Kilburn Lane, London W10
The Year Of The Documentary 1
With “Grice” (Nacho Crespo) about teenage street kids in Venezuela,
and “Bang Bang In Da Manor” (Sean Mendez)- hard hitting investigation
into the underworld of violence that affects some of Britain’s
Black communities. Plus non stop documentary shorts. . .
Friday 3 December (6pm-11pm)
Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, London W10
It’s A London Thing- A Night Of
Short Capital Dramas
With “Beat” (Tom Harper) about contemporary
beat poets, “Nylon Jacket” (Marlon Marashuma)-a girl, a gun
and a lot of PVC, “Iffy” (Paul Cons)- a day in the life of
a London drug addict, and “Sanhedrin” (Simon Brasse)- Hitler
in Stoke Newington. Plus non stop London shorts. . .
Monday 6 December (6pm-11pm)
Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, London W10
Year Of The Documentary 2
With “The Homies & The Pops” (Monica Magardsy)- the true
story of the Compton LA Cricket team, “The Governator” (Alex
Cooky) Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as the Governor of California,
and “Collective Punishment” (Simon De Glanville)-life on the
West Bank for the Palestinians under Israeli occupation. Plus
non stop documentary shorts. . .
Tuesday 7 December (7pm-11pm)
The Paradise, 19 Kilburn Lane, London W10
Comic Strips- The Best In Animation
With “The Sex Police” (Stephen Cooke), “Moonwalking” (Gutta
Schumenann), “Transit” Piet Kroon, “Superhero Music” (Dotti
Colvin & John Shearlock), and “Harvey Krumpet” (Adam Elliott)
-this year’s short animation Oscar winner. Plus non stop animated
shorts. . .
Wednesday 8 December (7pm-11pm)
The Paradise, 19 Kilburn Lane, London W10
You Must Be Joking- An Evening Of
Contemporary Comedy
With “Mad” (Jonathan Glazer) with Dennis Pennis, a selection
of work from Punchdrunk films, “Hideous Man” (John Malkovich)
with top supermodels in Bella Freud’s sexy clothes, and “Northern
Soul” (Shane Meadows). Plus non stop comedy shorts. . .
Friday 10 December (6pm-11pm)
Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, London W10
Portobello Summer Film Festival
2004 Award Winners
The winning films from this year’s Portobello Film Festival
including “The Great Dance” (James Hersov) about the Bushmen
of the Kalahari, “Salvador” (Hexstatic)-state of the art 3D
music video, and “Roaring Lion” (Ishmahil)- the history of
Rastafarianism, and the special Director’s Cut of “The Plague”
(Greg Hall) youth and innercity society.
Sunday 12 December (2pm-11pm)
Westbourne Studios, 242 Acklam Road, London W10
All Day Grand Finale
Take 2- Best Of The Fest plus new work.
With “Derek Jarman-A Life In Film” (Andy Kimpton-Nye),
“The Barracudas-Live” (John Wheeler & Geoff Mann), “Iota”
(Simon Denis), “The End” (Jose Luis Motesinos), “Victim” (Corrie
Jones), “Choices” (Wilf Macdonald Brown), Aki from FunDaMental’s
selection of the Best Of Bollywood, and “Cuba Libre” (Juan
Gerard) with Harvey Keitel and Gael Garcia Bernal.