NEW SHORTS: Movement: Uprooted
Wed 13 Jan 19:00 Hackney Picturehouse (screen TBC)
Immigration and the global movement of people is currently a hot and controversial topic. In one of two fictional programmes looking at such issues, here we look at people who are uprooted out of choice, whether as part of a culture or to experience a different life to better themselves.
Film running order:
DISTANCE Cristian Perez Scigliano 22 mins
DÁNIEL Dean Loxton 14 mins
SWALLOWS Rui Mendes 14 mins
SILENT ROOMS Katarina Complova 24 mins
SNARE WVLFCVB 24 mins
98 mins
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DÁNIEL
Dean Loxton 14 mins
Dániel is studying in London while working part-time as an escort. He is invited to a lunch by his best friend at which she surprises everyone by introducing her new lover Tom, the result not being what she hoped for.
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DISTANCE
Cristian Perez Scigliano 22 mins
Raul is all alone in one of the biggest cities in the world. Far from family and home, he lives in a shared house where everyone has the same needs. Soon he will have to leave the house and find his own way.
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SILENT ROOMS
Katarina Complova 24 mins
Silent Rooms is a short film depicting the close bond between two young women, Eva and Nadia. The pair’s relationship, which falls somewhere between friendship and romance, is thrown into crisis when Nadia finds a new boyfriend, Simon. Rather than being a cheesy love triangle, the girls' relationship is portrayed in a subtle way, through everyday problems and special close moments.
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SNARE
WVLFCVB 24 mins
Snare is a dark tale of family, revenge and redemption. An intimate portrait of a young traveller family who leave their community, and head out into the nether regions of rural England. Told from a young Mother’s perspective, she is faced with the harsh realities of life on the road, and the haunting shadow of her Husband’s past.
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SWALLOWS
Rui Mendes 14 mins
Sara moved to London to find a job in graphic design but she’s stuck in a restaurant kitchen. Today, after one more rejection, the reality of her life sinks in. Torn between what’s been left behind in Portugal and the possibility of a better future, Sara finds herself on the edge of change.
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