2022 FESTIVAL - Afternoon Screenings

April 9 | Doors: 4:00 PM | Show Starts: 4:30 I Whirled Cinema

A Medieval soldier’s plea for peace… A mission to rescue the ghost of a cat… Neighbours attempting to one-up each other during the weekly lockdown clap…

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 12 amazing short films.

 
 

Location: Whirled Cinema

259-260 HARDESS ST
LOUGHBOROUGH JCTN
LONDON SE24 OHN


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CLOUDS

written & directed by David Yorke, produced by Phil Beastall

A young boy struggling with depression navigates through his daily routine, while being followed by a grey cloud.

CLOUDS is an Official Selection in our Micro Budget Category.


SHALLOW

directed & produced by Paul Ashton, written by Joe Johnsey

Barry and Larry dig deep into society.

SHALLOW is an Official Selection in our Low Budget Category.


PELICANS

directed by Ellie Heydon, written by Toto Bruin, produced by Lydia Bland & Ellie Heydon

Pelicans are a symbol of the process of letting go. They are birds who gather together in order to overcome struggle with the knowledge that they are most likely to succeed as a combined unit. Our story follows 5 grieving teenagers trying to comprehend and navigate their personal loss. The film is an aesthetically driven piece set against the vast expanse of the British coastline. It finds the friends in a slightly comedic limbo between denial and acceptance. The film is structured around the changing tide, moving in waves and healing our group of misfits until finally they are able to head from the bizarre purgatory of their seaside sadness back into the real world.

PELICANS is an Official Selection in our Sponsored Category.


UNWRAPPED

written & directed by Eva Gauley, produced by Oli Falcon & Will Bradbury

An uncomfortable encounter during a video call.

UNWRAPPED is an Official Selection in our Sponsored Category.


SHE

written & directed by Matt Greenhalgh, produced by Ryan Bennet

A frantic young woman struggles against an unforgiving inner voice that battles against all logic, rhyme or reason... Compelling her to endure a physical, mental journey that takes her right to the very edge.

SHE is an Official Selection in our Sponsored Category.


FINDING BEAST

written & directed by Olivia Accardo, produced by Will Mason, Sofia Snyder & Kristen Politis

While Olivia’s parents prepare to sell their NJ home and relocate to Florida, Olivia puts her life in LA on hold to embark upon an important mission – she must rescue the ghost of her childhood cat from her family’s home before it’s too late.

FINDING BEASTis an Official Selection in our Sponsored Category.


Intermission

BLINKERS

written & directed by Sophia Capasso, produced by TUTTI TUTTI Productions

Two young women, their lives meticulously intertwined, are each on a fast paced journey to very different destinations.
BLINKERS is a short film about the cracks we don’t see splitting in the rollercoaster that is modern life and how two experiences of one night can be drastically dissimilar.

BLINKERS is an Official Selection in our Low Budget Category.


DUNDERWHELP

directed & produced by Jasper Valentine, written by Mark Little & Jasper Valentine

Two soldiers have fled the field of a viscous and bloody battle, only to be confronted by each other in this clash of the cowards.

DUNDERWHELP is an Official Selection in our Low Budget Category.


WANK

written, produced, & directed by Christian Gordine

A man is tortured by the memories of a relationship that ended as he spends his days alone during lockdown.

WANK is an Official Selection in our Low Budget Category.


SOGGY BISCUIT

written & directed by Emma Jesse, produced by Oli Falcon

A group of soldiers travelling through a war torn British countryside take cover for the evening ... they decide to play a bizarre and unsettling game.

Soggy Biscuit is a short dark comedy exploring toxic masculinity, men's mental health and how so often peer pressure, humiliation and brutality acts as a substitute for emotional vulnerability and support.

SOGGY BISCUIT is an Official Selection in our Sponsored Category.


EMBERS

written, produced, & directed by Tom Ganley

Alice sits alone at a restaurant, waiting for her date to arrive...

EMBERS is nominated in our Low Budget Category.


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 the filmmakers will pitch their next short film to the audience. Then the audience gets to decide who wins!