Wednesday, December 4, 2024​
7PM
BFI Stephen Street, 21 Stephen Street, London
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This screening session features 11 short films (see below). All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
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Wood Dove (United States) by David Jonathan Orr
Animated video, made entirely from still images of dove feathers for a song by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.
Running time: 00:04:48
Escape (United Kingdom) by Masha Kevinovna
A young woman discovers a way to escape her reality through dance.
Running time: 00:03:42
Skulk (United Kingdom) by Max Ward
In the dead of night, creatures slink through the streets of London. Foxes howl to warn when they are close. A woman wakes up in the night to the sound of foxes and shortly after notices a strange figure outside her home.
Running time: 00:06:41
Land's End (United Kingdom) by Will De Ritter
A psychogeographical study of several ancient sites in West Cornwall, as reported by a sometimes inconsistent narrator.
Running time: 00:02:32
NEA (Colombia) by Alex Ulises, Nelson G. Navarrete
In this surreal film led by first-time actors, a hot-headed taxi driver and henchman in Medellín is enlisted to repair his boss's AC at five in the morning. After an endless night, his determination is put to the test through a series of trials and tribulations the city throws in his way, leading him to question his work, himself, and his role in society.
Running time: 00:21:35
RitualK (United Kingdom) by iloobia
Emerging technologies offer fertile creative opportunities in that brief window of time when conventions and rules are still embryonic.. Experimental approaches can conjure up unexpected results, as we feel our way through the potential of these new tools.
Running time: 00:00:00
Made For Duty Overseas (United Kingdom) by Katie King
Made For Duty Overseas is a noir-ish tale centred around a packet of menthol vogue cigarettes, moving between Sri Lanka and the UK. Intrigued by the allure of this woman’s identity, our narrator finds herself enticed into an addiction. Made For Duty Overseas explores the allure of aesthetic distractions.
Running time: 00:04:37
Cyclepaths (Belgium) by Anton Cla
An old woman is carrying her shopping bags. A child with a gun on his back riding a scooter. Birds are flying. A city is falling. A party is lit.
Running time: 00:12:25
Cock (Norway) by Robin Jensen
Two sweaty men end up at odds with each other in a crowded sauna. A short film about prejudice and politics. And cock.
Running time: 00:06:30
Reincarnation (United Kingdom) by Alexia Lu
The belief that after somebody’s death their soul lives again in a new body.
Running time: 00:01:12
Rock Paper Scissors (United Kingdom) by Franz Böhm
Based on a true story - A father and son running a makeshift hospital on the front line of war, face a tough decision when a platoon of soldiers approaches their building. They must find a way to protect both their patients and themselves.
Running time: 00:19:59