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WITHOUT BORDERS. Cinema in VOSE. Bafta Shorts 2021

Friday, October 1st. 19:00 h. VALENTÍN GARCÍA YEBRA MUNICIPAL LIBRARY. ROOM OF EVENTS OVIDIO LUCIO BLANCO.

 

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The British Council, as a cultural partner of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is once again presenting the BAFTA SHORT FILM 2021, a program dedicated to promoting the best British short films. The UK has a long tradition of short film production and both the British Council and BAFTA are aware of the importance of seeking new audiences to support the diversity and talent of British filmmakers.

The BAFTA Shorts 2021 Program includes seven short films, three of them animation with a total duration of approximately 80 minutes. The shorts are not suitable for children under 16 years of age.


EYELASH

Dirección/Director: Jesse Lewis Reece
Producción/Production: Ike Newman
Intérpretes/Cast: Elijah W. Harris and Ishtar Currie Wilson
5´ (United Kingdom)

“Falling in love is hard in this adaptation of the beautiful poem” OCD “by Neil Hilborn, creator of scenic poetry.”


LIZARD

Dirección/Director: Akinola Davies
Producción/Production: Potboiler Productions
Intérpretes/Cast: Pamilerin Ayodeji, Osayi Uzamere, Rita Edward and Charles Etubiebi
18´ (United Kingdom)

“An eight-year-old girl, who possesses the ability to sense danger, is expelled from Sunday school mass. She involuntarily witnesses the underworld around a macro church in Lagos ”.


LUCKY BREAK

Dirección/Director: John Addis
Producción/Production: Rasp Films
Intérpretes/Cast: Jessye Romeo, Steve Oram, Diana Weston, Dean Kilbey and Tom Dayton.
11´ (United Kingdom)

“Uloaku works the night shift at a gas station in a seedy alley and dies of boredom, but an unexpected encounter with a strange suspect is about to change everything”


THE PRESENT

Dirección/Director: Farah Nabulsi
Producción/Production: Philistine Films
Intérpretes/Cast: Saleh Bakri, Mariam Kanj and Mariam Basha
24´ (United Kingdom)

“On their wedding anniversary, Yusef and his young daughter travel to the West Bank to buy a gift for their wife and mother, respectively. Between soldiers, segregated roads and checkpoints, what will the shopping experience be like?


THE FIRE NEXT TIME

Dirección/Director: Renaldho Pelle
Producción/Production: Yanling Wang
Intérpretes/Cast:
8´ (United Kingdom)

“Unrest rages as social inequality rages anger in a struggling community, but the oppressive environment takes on a life of its own as the shadows of the social housing neighborhood draw closer.”


THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT

Dirección/Director: Mole Hill
Producción/Production: Laura Duncalf
Intérpretes/Cast:
4´ (United Kingdom)

“A waxed illustration of Edward Lear’s 1871 poem.”


THE SONG OF A LOST BOY

Dirección/Director: Daniel Quirke
Producción/Production: NFTS
Intérpretes/Cast:
10´ (United Kingdom)

“After his voice broke in the middle of a solo, Ben, a young choir singer, decides to flee his community. He joins a group of nomads who welcome him, although Ben hides a secret about who he really is and must decide what to do with it.

 

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