G20 Film Festival. British Council touring presents the BAFTA Shorts 2022
13-08-23 | 04:00 PM | Stein Auditorium
G20 Film Festival. British Council touring presents the BAFTA Shorts 2022. Collab. British Council.
Do not Feed The Pigeons ( UK/Animation/ 2021/ 9 mins) Dir. Antonin Niclass. It's 2 AM in a sad coach station like any other. A collection of tired and lonely travelers are waiting for the last coach. Somehow, in that cold and depressing place, the resident pigeons manage to create a magical connection between them for a beautiful instant.
Femme ( UK/English/ 2021/ 18.24 mins) Dirs. Sam H Freeman & Ng Choon Ping. When Jordan gets into the car of a flirtatious drug-dealer, his night takes a dangerous turn.
Stuffed (UK/English/ Musical/ 2021/ 19.8 mins) Dir. Theo Rhys. A musical about a taxidermist who dreams of stuffing a human, and the man she meets online so afraid of ageing he volunteers to be her specimen. An unexpected romantic spark complicates their plans.
Affairs of the Art (UK/Animation/English/ 2021/ 16.27 mins) Dir. Joanna Quinn. Fifty-nine-year-old factory worker Beryl is totally obsessed with drawing, and her fixation dominates the entire household. Apart from her husband, Ivor, Beryl's model, and muse, every member of the family is addicted to something.
Three Meetings of the Extraordinary Committee (UK/2021/18 mins) Dirs. Max Barron, Jones. When the citizens of the small farming village of Dobre vote for a mythical creature, democracy comes face to face with reality.
Night of the Living Dread (UK/Animation/English/2021/11 mins) Dir. Ida Melum. When a power cut ruins Ruby's bedtime routine, she finds herself haunted by some unwanted visitors. The only way for Ruby to get a peaceful night of sleep is to confront her visitors.
The Palace (Docu/UK/ English/2021/28.33mins) Dir. Jo Prichard. A loud, emotional portrait of a reluctant goodbye to The London Palace Bingo Club - told through the stories of the regulars that loved and depended on it, and the owner who couldn't save it.
The Black Cop ( Docu/UK/ English/2021/24 mins) Dir. Cherish Oteka. A docu-drama that explores one former police officer's experience of being both victim and perpetrator of racism in the police force. With ongoing conversations around racial profiling within policing, this timely documentary takes audiences into the usually private world of policing, told from an unfamiliar perspective.
