The Shortest Day (le Jour Le Plus Court )
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Fri 20 December 2013 // 19:00
THE SHORTEST DAY- Le Jour Le Plus Court
Friday 20th, 7pm, £5
On the shortest day of the year, Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival and The Cube are joining forces to celebrate short films on the big screen and support the Cube freehold campaign with an evening of fine shorts as part of Le Jour Le Plus Court- The Shortest Day; a world-wide celebration of short film launched by the French National Cinema Centre with parallel screenings across different countries.
It will be a lovely antidote to all things Christmas - with a rare opportunity to enjoy highlights from the Encounters 2013 programme.
PROGRAMME:
ANARCHY FROM THE UK!
Fight, or flight? This energetic, inventive and sometimes downright subversive programme of takes the pulse of current UK short filmmaking - from live action drama to animation, music video, documentary and experimental work. Presented by Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, one of the world’s leading platforms for emerging film and animation talent, and a gateway to prestigious awards: the Oscars, BAFTAs, European Film Awards and Cartoon d’Or.
FLIGHT OF THE POMPADOUR
DIR: KARAN KANDHARI, UK 2013, 7 MINS 40 SECS, Fiction
A melancholy comedy about a young loner with hair issues visiting a rockabilly club.
MOUNTAIN
DIR: DAVID PROSSER, UK 2012, 3 MINS 32 SECS, Animation
A captivating observational film of city life in Seoul.
STEW AND PUNCH
DIR: SIMON ELLIS, UK 2013, 16 MINS 40 SECS, Fiction
A housewarming party with beef stew and much punch spirals out of control when the host couple are sucked into a bout of light-hearted arm wrestling.
NATURE HOUSE INC.
DIR: NICK JORDAN, UK 2013, 6 MINS 12 SECS, Experimental
A film which depicts the proliferation of bird houses, erected to attract the Purple Martin - 'America's Most Wanted Bird'.
BEAT
DIR: ANEIL KARIA, UK 2013, 11 MINS 30 SECS, Fiction
A film about a man walking a paper-thin line between hopelessness and euphoria, testing and pushing the boundaries of conventions and impulse.
BEHIND THE JOURNEY
DIR: BRISTOL SPROUT, UK 2013, 3 MINS 2 SECS, Documentary
A short mixed media film documenting the invisible heroes who make people’s daily journeys possible.
GET UP (RATTLE) – THE BINGO PLAYERS
DIR: TIM HOPE, UK 2012, 2 MINS 52 SECS, Music Video
A group of vigilante ducks take revenge on a group of delinquent kids.
EVERYTHING I CAN SEE FROM HERE
DIR: SAM TAYLOR, BJORN ERIKI ASCHIM, UK 2013, 6 MINS 58 SECS, Animation A game of football turns deadly as an uninvited player joins in.
COOL UNICORN BRUV
DIR: NINAN DOFF, UK 2012, 1 MIN 30 SECS, Fiction
Unicorns, innit.
NO ORDINARY PASSENGER
DIR: CABELL HOPKINS, UK 2013, 7 MINS 36 SECS, Documentary
The story of an ex-world sidecar champion, Stan Dibben, aged 87 years, who describes his career as a 'passenger' in a very dangerous sport.
DUST
DIR: BEN OCKRENT, JAKE RUSSELL, UK 2013, 7 MINS 24 SECS, Fiction
A sixty-something loner follows a young girl and her mum home from school.
MYSTÈRE - HUGO & THE PRISMATICS
DIR: RAOUL PAULET, UK 2013, 3 MINS 30 SECS, Music Video
Through a journey of self-discovery a woman explores the meaning of life.
SUN
DIR: PAUL HILL, UK 2013, 1 MIN 30 SECS, Animation
The Sun has come out to play. Run for your lives!
NO KADDISH IN CAMARTHEN
DIR: JESSE ARMSTRONG, UK 2013, 13 MINS, Fiction
Gwyn is confused. Who is he, how should he act? On the edge of being erased out from his daily visits to see his best friend’s girlfriend, he’s on the verge of getting beaten up. Can he survive the beating & protect his most important relationship?
‘Just like some readers love short stories, certain film lovers love short films. Certain film lovers even wait for the small hours of the morning for tv channels to screen them. There are festivals, special screenings of course…Yes, there’s an audience for short films, but not a proper distribution structure. In my youth, every feature film in the cinema was preceded by a short film.
Friday 20th, 7pm, £5
On the shortest day of the year, Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival and The Cube are joining forces to celebrate short films on the big screen and support the Cube freehold campaign with an evening of fine shorts as part of Le Jour Le Plus Court- The Shortest Day; a world-wide celebration of short film launched by the French National Cinema Centre with parallel screenings across different countries.
It will be a lovely antidote to all things Christmas - with a rare opportunity to enjoy highlights from the Encounters 2013 programme.
PROGRAMME:
ANARCHY FROM THE UK!
Fight, or flight? This energetic, inventive and sometimes downright subversive programme of takes the pulse of current UK short filmmaking - from live action drama to animation, music video, documentary and experimental work. Presented by Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, one of the world’s leading platforms for emerging film and animation talent, and a gateway to prestigious awards: the Oscars, BAFTAs, European Film Awards and Cartoon d’Or.
FLIGHT OF THE POMPADOUR
DIR: KARAN KANDHARI, UK 2013, 7 MINS 40 SECS, Fiction
A melancholy comedy about a young loner with hair issues visiting a rockabilly club.
MOUNTAIN
DIR: DAVID PROSSER, UK 2012, 3 MINS 32 SECS, Animation
A captivating observational film of city life in Seoul.
STEW AND PUNCH
DIR: SIMON ELLIS, UK 2013, 16 MINS 40 SECS, Fiction
A housewarming party with beef stew and much punch spirals out of control when the host couple are sucked into a bout of light-hearted arm wrestling.
NATURE HOUSE INC.
DIR: NICK JORDAN, UK 2013, 6 MINS 12 SECS, Experimental
A film which depicts the proliferation of bird houses, erected to attract the Purple Martin - 'America's Most Wanted Bird'.
BEAT
DIR: ANEIL KARIA, UK 2013, 11 MINS 30 SECS, Fiction
A film about a man walking a paper-thin line between hopelessness and euphoria, testing and pushing the boundaries of conventions and impulse.
BEHIND THE JOURNEY
DIR: BRISTOL SPROUT, UK 2013, 3 MINS 2 SECS, Documentary
A short mixed media film documenting the invisible heroes who make people’s daily journeys possible.
GET UP (RATTLE) – THE BINGO PLAYERS
DIR: TIM HOPE, UK 2012, 2 MINS 52 SECS, Music Video
A group of vigilante ducks take revenge on a group of delinquent kids.
EVERYTHING I CAN SEE FROM HERE
DIR: SAM TAYLOR, BJORN ERIKI ASCHIM, UK 2013, 6 MINS 58 SECS, Animation A game of football turns deadly as an uninvited player joins in.
COOL UNICORN BRUV
DIR: NINAN DOFF, UK 2012, 1 MIN 30 SECS, Fiction
Unicorns, innit.
NO ORDINARY PASSENGER
DIR: CABELL HOPKINS, UK 2013, 7 MINS 36 SECS, Documentary
The story of an ex-world sidecar champion, Stan Dibben, aged 87 years, who describes his career as a 'passenger' in a very dangerous sport.
DUST
DIR: BEN OCKRENT, JAKE RUSSELL, UK 2013, 7 MINS 24 SECS, Fiction
A sixty-something loner follows a young girl and her mum home from school.
MYSTÈRE - HUGO & THE PRISMATICS
DIR: RAOUL PAULET, UK 2013, 3 MINS 30 SECS, Music Video
Through a journey of self-discovery a woman explores the meaning of life.
SUN
DIR: PAUL HILL, UK 2013, 1 MIN 30 SECS, Animation
The Sun has come out to play. Run for your lives!
NO KADDISH IN CAMARTHEN
DIR: JESSE ARMSTRONG, UK 2013, 13 MINS, Fiction
Gwyn is confused. Who is he, how should he act? On the edge of being erased out from his daily visits to see his best friend’s girlfriend, he’s on the verge of getting beaten up. Can he survive the beating & protect his most important relationship?
‘Just like some readers love short stories, certain film lovers love short films. Certain film lovers even wait for the small hours of the morning for tv channels to screen them. There are festivals, special screenings of course…Yes, there’s an audience for short films, but not a proper distribution structure. In my youth, every feature film in the cinema was preceded by a short film.