| 32 | The Cost of Living | 10"22' |
|  | A young woman rents an amazing flat for next to nothing, but soon discovers how it will make back its money. Writer/Director Max Hochrad directed his first short only a few years ago, and is currently in the process of making his first feature film. |
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| 33 | James May | 13"00' |
|  | A graduate struggles to find a decent job. Needing to pay the rent before his girlfriend realises he is unemployed, he creates an elaborate web of lies in a desperate attempt to get his life back on track. Written and directed by Jeremy Elman, this is the first short film produced by Gerard Boujo and Gareth Hulbert, a pair of established theatrical producers. |
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| 34 | Moth | 12"00' |
|  | An unhappy boy becomes obsessed with moths and their magic, seeing them as the only means to escape the homespun conflict which engulfs him. Director Simon Curris and producer Alison Reddihough together founded Amulet Films, which most recently produced 'Moth'. Writer Clifton Stewart is a successful television screenwriter. |
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| 35 | And the Sea Came By | 6"40' |
|  | The sea came by one morning in March, when all hope was lost.
Film-maker Filippo Fraternali studied astrophysics at the University of Bologna and started film-making in 2001, subsequently winning numerous awards for his films. |
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| 36 | Still Life | 10"50' |
|  | A short film about taxidermy, exploring the purpose and meaning of this curious art. Directed by Joanna Barker and produced by Elena Riccabona over the course of a one-year documentary making course. |
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| 37 | BussipysŠkki | 1"20' |
|  | Three men wait for a bus. Director Rob Zywietz hails from the Highlands of Scotland, studied Animation at the Edinburgh College of Art, and now works freelance. |
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| 38 | Fission | 5"00' |
|  | A man sees himself as graffiti on the wall, and a captivating and animated graphic starts to draw itself and follow our character, creating a conflict with the 'real' world. Creator Kun-I Chang is an independent video artist based in New York and has been involved in various design and art projects as a designer, animator and video artist. |
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| 39 | The Fool Looks At The Finger That Points To The Sky | 6"15' |
|  | A clumsy wooden puppet sits alone as a story unfolds before his eyes. Lured in by the beautifully crafted pieces of an enchanted theatre, he is taken on a whirlwind ride over which he has no control.
Written, directed and animated by the team behind Loetzinn, their work has previously been screened at the Edinburgh International Festival and on the BBC Film network. |
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| 40 | The Queue | 9"20' |
|  | A rational man is driven to extremes by the frustrations of modern life and an automated telephone system, and we witness his transformation from passive customer to radicalised sociopath and violent criminal. Writer/Director Jonathan Miles studied film at the Surrey Institute of Art and Design. Producer Bruce Webb has several feature projects in development. |
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| 41 | A Neutral Corner | 13"52' |
|  | A young boxer arrives in a desolate town where he meets a powerful dog, a strange man and a mysterious waitress. Graham is on a journey, and no one knows his destination. Writer/Director Emily Greenwood studied film at Paul Valery University in Montpellier, before taking her current job as a digital film editor in London. The music was composed by BAFTA nominee Richard Hammarton. |
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| 42 | Cherryade | 3"00' |
|  | This animated pop video treats life as a computer game, as Girl and Boy Eskimo (and a rather nice polar bear) seek to live out their lives and score the most points in a 3D platform adventure. Florence Richer wrote, animated and directed the whole piece. Mark Slater of the Consortium of Gentlemen produced the video, while the music was written and performed by James Hurst. |
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| 43 | IntraVenus | 12"11' |
|  | A short film about the sudden incursion of trauma in every day life, and the drastic alteration of one woman's existence. Director Max Blustin and producer David Wieder produced IntraVenus at the University of Kent, and are currently pursuing a professional career in film. |
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| 44 | The Trainee | 8"15' |
|  | The Trainee has finished the late shift at a 24-hour convenience store on the Keong Saik Road. She broke a freshly painted nail while closing up the register, and is in no mood for the next man to enter her inconvenience store. The Trainee is writer/director Craig Rosenthal's first short film, although he has considerable experience of writing 30-second adverts, including the ÒFat people are harder to kidnapÓ slogan for Marriott Hotels' all-you-can-eat buffet. He has lived in Singapore for over seven years. |
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| 45 | A Hitch in the Plan | 1"10' |
|  | A panic stricken woman is relentlessly pursued down a deserted city path late at night - but who is chasing her and why? Only when she arrives home do we find out the terrible truth. Director/producer Paul Denny is a freelance cameraman, while writer/producer Paul Nash is an award winning screewriter. |
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| 46 | Six & Out | 16"30' |
|  | It is the school holidays, and a group of friends meet up to play cricket on the driveway, back when a day in the sun with your mates was a day well spent. Written and directed by Sarmad Masud and produced by Tina Pawlik. |
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| 47 | East Cliff, West Bay | 2"50' |
|  | On a romantic weekend by the coast, a video nerd films his elaborate marriage proposal. The one thing he hasn't organised is her response. East Cliff, West Bay was produced by Tom Williams as part of Screen South West's HD Lab in autumn 2006. |
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| 48 | Primero | 10"57' |
|  | Actor Benjamin Green recounts a story of the worst thing he has ever done, the first of a trilogy of films about an artist unburdening himself about the past, the present and the future.
Written by Ben Woodiwiss, directed by Simon Aitken and produced by Stephen Cartwright. |
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