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.
Location: Whirled Cinema
259-260 HARDESS ST
LOUGHBOROUGH JCTN
LONDON SE24 OHN
LINEUP
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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:
Saturday Afternoon Screenings
Afterparty
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)