The 9th London Short Film Festival is taking place between the 6th – 15th of January 2012, and will celebrate the very best in contemporary British short filmmaking. Download the full programme at www.shortfilms.org.uk
15th Jan 2012 :- screening time 3.45pm address Roxy Bar and Screen – 128-132 Borough High St, London, SE1 1LB 020 7407 4057
£6 BUY TICKETS HERE –
DVDS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BUY £10 EACH – PROCEEDS GO TO THE MUSEUM AND MEMORIAL OF AUSCHWITZ – BIRKENAU
KAZIK AND THE KOMMANDER’S CAR Dir. Hannah Lovell 23 mins
On June 20th 1942, Kazik Piechowski, then a Polish boy scout, and three other prisoners, disguised themselves as SS officers, stole the commandant’s car, and escaped from Auschwitz. Today this story is brought back from the memories
STARTS AT 1.30PM
OTHER FILMS LISTED
15 01 12: LSFF – Long Docs
Sunday 15th Jan
new shorts 24: LONG DOCS
Doors from 12:30pm, Films start 1:30pm
£6 tickets, available in advance here
Spend a cold winter’s afternoon with longer form documentary short films. This powerful selection takes us from the tough prisons of Scotland to voodoo experiences in Haiti. Meet a veteran low-budget filmmaker in Pennsylvania, a rock star-turned-cabbie in Glasgow, and an ex-pat Englishman on the snowbound streets of New York’s Lower East Side.
Where possible, each film will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker.
Please note this event is planned to finish around 6pm, but there’ll be plenty of time to buy food and drinks.
1.30 -2.05PM
ACHANTE Dir. Emily McMehen 35 mins
An immersive image-driven portrait of spiritual practices in Haiti.
2.05 -240PM
BALL & CHAIN Dir. Mark Craig 31 mins
A one-time rock musician turned taxi driver takes us on a ride through his home city
and his life, reflecting on events & changes that have forced him to face reality.
2.40PM – 3.10PM
CUTTING LOOSE Dir. Finlay Pretsell / Adrian MacDowall 30 mins
Prison life in the build up to the annual Scottish Prison Service hairdressing competition. Winning the coveted prize is the ultimate goal, but Francis, the current champion has other objectives on his mind.
3.10PM – 3.37PM
DYLAN Dir. Ania Winiarska 27 mins
Intimate portrait of a disfranchised teenager from Belfast, who lives on the edge of exclusion in the society.
3.37PM – 4.02PM
FLY LITTLE BIRDS Dir. Emma Greaves 25 mins
Alice and Jerusha are two young, beautiful, spirited Kenyan girls preparing to leave the children’s centre they have grown up in.
4.02PM- 4.25PM
KAZIK AND THE KOMMANDER’S CAR Dir. Hannah Lovell 23 mins
On June 20th 1942, Kazik Piechowski, then a Polish boy scout, and three other prisoners, disguised themselves as SS officers, stole the commandant’s car, and escaped from Auschwitz. Today this story is brought back from the memories.
KING DONG Dir. Simon Mercer 23 mins
A beige-striped glimpse into the brain of American filmmaking obscurity Len Cella, who for forty years has strove to make the lowest brow comedy films with all the seriousness of an auteur.
NEW YORK Dir. Poppie Skold 23 mins
A short film following two people based in New York city both involved in the underground music scene.
Total 194mins + intervals