Third 2014 Commendation Screening

Running Order

  • location: CB2 Restaurant Café
  • date: Thursday 27th November 2014
  • time: screening starts 8pm
  • price: £3

The Fan

The Fan

A touching moment of solidarity and identification between two complete strangers who like the same singer. A story of friendship and empathy.

(1:39, Animation, AR, 2013)

The Drowned Man

The Drowned Man

Director: Per Krogh,

Jack is having a hard time dealing with his sister’s cancer. On the day of his sister’s arrival from the hospital, Jack gets a harmonica from her. As she gets a small pain attack, Jack runs off to the nearby beach to collect his thoughts. He throws the present into the ocean, but as he does, he suddenly encounters a huge man who seems to be washed to shore.

(16:39, Drama, US, 2013)

The Philatelist

The Philatelist

Director: Jan-Gerrit Seyler,

Hugo lives alone in his own world where symmetry and tidiness reign. One day, his most favourite stamp with an Indian rickshaw motive decides to get blown out of the window. Leaving his room becomes inevitable.

(7:24, Poetic, Adventure, DE, 2011)

Valentine

Valentine

Director: Kate Herron,

On Valentine’s Day, a hopeless romantic and a cynic realise that love is right in front of them.

(4:22, Comedy, UK, 2013)

Poop on Poverty

Poop on Poverty

Director: Vijay S. Jodha,

Set on the edge of India’s Thar Desert and in the middle of the biggest camel fair, this film looks at the lesser known side of one of world’s most visited, filmed and photographed destinations to highlight an issue that concerns over 2.5 billion people on our planet. .

(6:00, Documentary, ZA|DK|IN, 2012)

Dolface

Dolface

Director: Louis Paxton,

DOLLFACE is a tense BLACK comedy about a young couple’s dinner date. Lilly has been seeing Henry for a while now, things are going really well and Lilly suspects that tonight Henry will declare his love for her. …But Henry Hot-Stuff has a far more unsettling confession; one that will test Lilly’s perception of… normality.

(15:00, Comedy drama, UK, 2013)

Democracia

Democracia

Director: Borja Cobeaga,

The manager of a company proposes a daring plan for keeping the workers’ morale high.

(10:46, Fiction, ES, 2013)

Last Bus Home

Last Bus Home

Director: Mark Jackson,

Waiting for her bus home a young lady has a terrifying encounter.

(3:58, Horror, UK, 2013)