April 9 | 7:00pm | Whirled Cinema
We’re screening the 9 Nominees for our £1000 Film Fund. After the screening the filmmakers will pitch their next short film to the audience. Then the audience gets to decide who wins!
Location: Whirled Cinema
259-260 HARDESS ST
LOUGHBOROUGH JCTN
LONDON SE24 OHN
OUT OF ORBIT
directed by Jess Kay & Dann Emmons, written by Jess Kay, produced by Jess Kay, Dann Emmons, Raghav Mukerji, & Charlotte Hardick
When Esme’s mum dies, her world falls apart. She struggles to navigate her day to day life until she gets an idea, fueled by their mutual love of space, which may lead to the relief she so longs for.
OUT OF ORBIT is nominated in our Micro-Budget Category.
PORTRAIT
written & directed by Keir Siewert, produced by Alix Austin
'Based on real accounts, a model takes matters into her own hands
to expose a serial predator in the photography world.'
Rhetta, an industrious model, sets up a shoot with a predatory photographer, notorious for his coercion tactics and aggressive actions. However, little does he realise that Rhetta has orchestrated this meeting as a sting to expose his inappropriate behaviour on an online video live stream.
Winner of the Genera grant, Portrait is a tense drama built on research from interviews with 21 models about their experiences overcoming the abuse of power in the photography world.
PORTRAIT is nominated in our Micro-Budget Category.
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
directed by Elliot Taylor & Liam Francis, written by Liam Francis, Elliot Taylor, Dann Cooper & Lucy Hilton-Jones, produced by Lucy Hilton-Jones
A listless Luna makes big life changes by leaving her boyfriend for the Moon. But when communication breaks down and the world is up in arms, she wonders how she can get him back into orbit, and her own life back on track.
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART is an Official Selection in our Mirco-Budget Category.
A TREE FELL TODAY
directed by Oliver Crawford, written by Oliver Crawford & Rob King, produced by Simone McIntyre
Elise revisits the traumatic memories of her lover Jessica committing suicide due to the catastrophic death of their child, struggling to escape the eternal circle of anguish and misery she tries to move forward but she is stuck in an endless loop.
A TREE FELL TODAY is an Official Selection in our Low Budget Category.
LOVE YA LIKE POISON!
directed by Max Azulay & Rosie Yadid, written by Rosie Yadid, produced by Sarah Epstein & Rosie Yadid
Twenty-something Louise returns to NYC after university abroad. She is reunited with her firecracker of a Jewish mother, Nadine, and their relationship seems to pick up right where it left off.
While Nadine wants her back for good, Lou is desperately trying not to get too comfortable. When she reveals news of her engagement, old wounds are reopened as Nadine reveals secrets about her own failed marriage.
LOVE YA LIKE POISON! is nominated in our Low Budget Category.
VISKAR I VINDEN
written & directed by James Newman, produced by Harry Newman & James Newman
A feisty forensic investigator is gathering evidence at the murder scene. Until the corpse posthumously communicates with the investigators through its decaying farts. They must conduct a most unusual interview to catch the killer.
VISKAR I VINDEN is nominated in our Low Budget Category.
FISHWIFE
written, produced, & directed by Beth Park
In wild 18th century Britain a lonely woman discovers that her menstrual cycle is of interest to a stranger.
FISHWIFE is nominated in our Sponsored Category.
STANDSTILL
written & directed by Katia Shannon, produced by Gareth Brown & Katia Shannon
A fight to get through the gridlock becomes a fight for survival for Amanda as her body comes to a standstill.
STANDSTILL is nominated in our Sponsored Category.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
written & directed by Tomasz Frymorgen, produced by Brianna Ferguson & Tomasz Frymorgen
During the UK's Thursday evening clap for healthcare workers, an over-virtuous neighbour is challenged by the nurse next door. His only way to avoid public humiliation is to crush the heretic before him.
This short satirical film searches for the line between encouraging virtue and enforcing submission in pandemic Britain. It’s about class divides, witch hunts and the darkness beneath our most righteous performances.
THANK YOU SO MUCH is an Official Selection in our Sponsored Category.
The Big Pitch
All 9 Nominees will each give a 1 minute pitch of their next short film project. The audience will then narrow it down to the top 3 films - 1 Micro Budget Film, 1 Low Budget Film, and 1 Sponsored film.
Intermission
Drink + Mingle
Awards
Presentation
Award Nominations are split into two categories:
Honorary Awards (which are decided by the festival jury)
Film Fund Qualifying Awards (which are decided by the audience)
Audience Choice Spoiler
Audience members will have voted at all previous screenings leading up to the Awards Gala. The film with the highest audience vote will be chosen to compete with the top 3 nominees. The audience will have a moment to chat with the filmmakers before making their final decision on who wins the £1000 film fund.
Afterparty
Network and drink! Nuff said.