18. LICHTSPIELKLUB
SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
23.-29.01.2025
A Band Apart (Experimental, Drama), D.: Ruth Hunduma, 08:06 Min. A film about the moment before the Heist. Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard’s classic, from a black perspective. |
Gorka (Drama, Comedy), D.: Joe Weiland, 18:28 Min. A French exchange student visits England for the first time and finds himself at the centre of a very British family dynamic. With Geraldine Somerville (“Gosford Park”). |
Homemaker (Animation, Drama, Musical), D.: Ciara Kerr, 09:00 Min. Renee loses herself in a controlling relationship and the abuse she suffers gets worse until she is utterly trapped. |
Tow Truck (Drama), D.: Kieran Stringfellow, 14:15 Min. Nicky, a non-binary, single parent with undiagnosed bipolar disorder, has just impulsively quit their job … again. |
The Sun is Up Forever (Drama), D.: Charlene Jones, 11:17 Min. On a hot summer’s day, a young daughter seeks to soak up the sun, but finds her thoughts are preoccupied with other things. |
The Walk (Drama), D.: Michael Jobling, 11:38 Min. Pilgrimage or purgatory? Every Wednesday Amar (Adeel Akhtar, “Four Lions”) endures a 24-mile round trip on foot to the JobCentre and back to sign on. |
Sven (Comedy), D.: Chris Parton, 08:46 Min. Mia’s world is thrown into turmoil as she discovers a shocking truth about her boyfriend, that is forcing her to question their relationship. |
Jill, Uncredited (Experimental), D.: Anthony Ing, 18:21 Min. Unique portrait, constructed entirely from performances by the prolific background actress Jill Goldston, from “Mr. Bean” to “The Elephant Man.” |