2020 FESTIVAL - Saturday Afternoon Screenings

MARCH 7

SHOWTIME: 4:30 PM

DOORS: 4:00

A smitten fuzz ball…

Bickering sisters fighting over a family heirloom…

Climate Crisis protestors shutting down the Waterloo Bridge…

Join us at one of London's coolest indie film arthouses for some afternoon film viewings as part of The People's Film Festival. Come watch 9 amazing short films curated down from over 300 submissions.

 
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Location: Whirled Cinema

259-260 HARDESS ST
LOUGHBOROUGH JCTN
LONDON SE24 OHN


LINEUP

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HERPY AND BOBO IN SPAGHETTI LOVE

Directed by Andy Biddle & Jonathan Hearn

Bobo is memorised by a girl across the room but Herpy wants Bobo's full attention.

NOMINATIONS: Best Animated Short


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THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO

Directed by Max E. Fisher

In April 2019 a group of environmental activists occupied Waterloo Bridge. Their numbers quickly grew, and soon their important message was being heard across the globe. 

The Government sought to swiftly stamp out the rebellion, and ordered Police to clear the streets of rebells by Easter at the latest.

Our story takes place on Easter Sunday, and follows the protestors in their final attempts to hold down the bridge...

NOMINATIONS: Best Documentary Short


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BABY

Directed by Vincent D'Alessandro

Baby (Alexa Swinton), a distracted, seven-year-old girl in a cheaply stitched princess dress, spends her days in and around the food court where her mother works. Baby and Ma, now quite used to this routine, are visited by an unwanted guest who changes the course of their tranquility.

NOMINATIONS: Best Student Short, Best Supporting Performance in a Drama (Shea Whitehead)


THE STRANGERS’ CASE

Directed by Peter Trifunovic

This new film based on a four hundred year old speech shows fear of immigration is nothing new.

In 1517 anti-immigrant riots broke out in London. Thomas More, then a deputy Sheriff of the city, intervened. 

Decades later William Shakespeare wrote a speech for the play 'Sir Thomas More', in which More defended asylum seekers - 'the strangers'.

NOMINATIONS: Best Ensemble Cast (Drama)


SPECIAL DELIVERY

Directed by Robert Hackett

A weary postman trudges through the February snow, delivering brightly coloured envelopes decorated with hearts and cupids – making deliveries to all but one door.


Intermission

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PUT YOUR HEART INTO TO

Directed by Cory Kerr

After a struggling artist pours his heart into his book, he sells the rights, but the deal isn't what he expected. This animated short is about the disparity of what creators earn compared to those who distribute the creators' work.


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HOLLOW POND

Directed by Rolfin Nyhus

After being abandoned by his brothers, a young Maasai boy must outwit a mysterious force to be reunited with his family.

NOMINATIONS: Best Foreign Language Short, Best Costume Design


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BUS STOP

Directed by Vanessa Bailey

Two very different people find themselves waiting together at a bus stop, late at night. Reluctantly forced into conversation by circumstance Rachel and Liam embark on a journey neither of them could have foreseen.


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DON’T SELL THE TIGER

Directed by Ben Wylson

When their father dies, three sisters return to the family home to pack up his belongings. But they can't agree on the fate of one family heirloom - a mysterious bronze tiger.

NOMINATIONS: Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy (Jessica Fostekew)


STICK AROUND FOR OUR AWARDS GALA & BEST OF SHOW SCREENING

Starting at 7:30 we’re screening the 9 Nominees of our £1000 Film Fund. After the screening and a Q&A, the filmmakers will pitch their next short film to the audience. Then the audience gets to decide who wins!


BUY ALL ACCESS FESTIVAL PASS

All Access Pass Gives You:

Festival Passholder Perks:

  • A complimentary glass of champagne!

  • Extra raffle tickets, so more chances to win a prize!

  • Help choose the winners of the festival, including who gets the £1000 film fund!

£29 ADVANCE PURCHASE

£35 AT THE DOOR


Buy tickets

Afternoon Screening Ticket Gives You

  • Afternoon Screening Only

  • (upgrade for full evening’s event for £8)

£7 ADVANCE PURCHASE

£10 AT THE DOOR