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portobellofilmfestival.comjourney to Mount Ararat but arrives too late, and hasto bury his father at the foot of the legendarymountain. Drama GermanyAuf dem Land (In The Countryside), DennisSchanz, 16 mins, 12A. A hot summer’s day in thecountryside in Brandenburg. Under the blazing sun,14-year old Volkan is working on a farm, all the whilelonging to return to his home city. Drama GermanyJacobo, David Del Aguila, 14 mins, 15Jacobo must take the most difficult decision of his life.Drama GermanyAll God’s children (Toti Copiii Somnuci),Adrian Popviei, 110 mins, 15. A crime thriller aboutvictims of sexual exploitation and human trafficking inMoldavia. Drama RomaniaOs Vivos Tambem Choram,Basil Da Cunha, 12 mins, 12. Ze is a dockworker inLisbon watching ships he will never board. He dreamsof leaving his wife. He’s been saving money in secretto travel to Sweden. But one night he discover that hiswife found his savings and spent them on a washingmachine. Drama SwitzerlandNicht Den Boden Beruhren(Don’t Hit The Ground), Mia Spengler, 30 mins, 15The 90s, a colourful decade of pop and shallowness:Fifteen year old Fila and her clique are in the middleof it. Fila is popular amongst her friends, because sheis cool and sassy and loud. Drama GermanySun 8 SeptSPANISH FILMSWESTBOURNE STUDIOS12noon–11pmThe Valley, Inaki Elizalde, 96 mins, 12AA film crew moves into the secluded valley of Baztanto make a film about the dark hidden events that tookplace in the earlier 17thC. DramaThings Left Unsaid (Palabras Pendienges),Juan Caslos Guerra, 12 mins, 12. Locia and Marta area couple going through a crucial and difficult momentin their respective lives. DramaVoice Over, Martin Rosete, 10 mins, 12AI-won’t-tell-you-whose voiceover guides us throughthree extreme situations which are actually the same.Will you survive? Sc-Fi DramaTo London (A Londres), Alberto Gallego Oritz,5 mins, 12A. Mary goes to her grandmother’s houseto say goodbye. DramaDurandal, Juan Manuel Romero Garriz,14 mins, U. A young couple in a park come across amysterious man who claims to be an expert falconer...DramaReunited (Reecuentro), Juan Luis Mareno Some,14 mins, 12. Maria and Gonzalo are father and son,they’re unseen for years, now both will have to settleunfinished issues from the past. DramaLa Piyata (unhuman shortfilm),Manuel Arija, 3 mins, 12.Can a street mime cheer you up? ComedyLittle Appliances, Manuel Arija,9 mins, 15. Two strangers on their first date will leavea meeting out of the ordinary. ComedyLittle Appliances – 8 SeptMr Smith & Mrs.Wesson,Jorge Saavedra, 24 mins, 15. Mr Smith enters in theabandoned building that changed his life. He is notonly carrying a gun in his hand and a look ofvengeance on his face... DramaThe Dress, Alvaro Congosto, 12 mins, 12Jamie loves Laura from the bottom of his heart, butunfortunately he is deeply obsessed with the picture ofanother girl... DramaLa Bomba En El Despacho(Explosive), Jose Ramon Soriano & Ivan M. Valencia18 mins, 15. Carlos Pino wants to leave the companyin which he has worked for nearly 15 years. But hisboss, unaware of that intention, abuses him again...DramaNo Aguanto A Tus Padres (I CanNot Stand Your Parents), Javier Cano, 5 mins, 15David gives explanations to his girlfriend about whyhe will not go to his mother-in-law’s birthday. Drama6Xpersona (Five Plus One), Juan Carlevaris,11 mins, 15. Sergo is about to meet his girlfriend’sfriends. Being out of money is going to be his firstproblem. DramaEn Mal Estado (The Discarded),12 mins, 12. The story of three people living on theedge in a country where the economic crisis andunemployment are the main problems. DramaChaos, Miguel Monteagudo, 14 mins, 12Two brothers will be involved in a plot that will makeus reflect on the guilt and destiny. DramaDestino (Fate), Juan Lopez, 6 mins, 15Loneliness, silence, a desperate woman. This is thestory of how impotence leads man to make a difficultdecision. DramaY La Muerte Lo Seguia (Death Chase),Angel Gomez Hernandez, 21 mins, 15We follow the Fred Carison’s misfortune in search ofthe assassin of his wife. WesternCual Es El Precio? (What’s The Price),Serigo Yunta, 9 mins, 12A. There are things in life thatgive happiness but What is the price? DramaAlba, Isak Ferriz, 19 mins, 12ATwo ways to deal with pain. A desperate struggle tomake amends. Drama1 Para 1 (1 For 1),Carolina Rivas & Daoud Sarhandi, 77 mins, 15A black comedy that takes place in Mexico and revealsan unknown side of the country. DramaOtra Cosa, Laura Molpeceres, 8 mins, 12AIris and Jon talk about their past relationships. Iriscomments on a statement made by Jon steer conversationtowards an awkward mood anchored onunstable ground... DramaCicatrices, Miguel Aguirre, 17 mins, 12ASamuel surprises his girlfriend with a trip to a countryhouse, but she did not make any grace. DramaDespierta, Fran Moreno, 17 mins, 15Child with a perfect life suffers a repetitive nightmarewhere he can’t recognise his parents. DramaDust & Bullets, Pablo Lapastora, 20 mins, 151860, John, an ex-gunman tortured by his past, livesapart from society along with his son. But his past issearching for him... WesternSexo Explicito, Jose Manuel Carrasco,10 mins, 18. But is there anything in particular thatyou don’t like? DramaEl Boson De Higgs, Cristina G. Molina,10 mins, U. Carlos, a scientist working at de LargeHadron Collider in Switzerland, finds a way to travelto the past to win his ex-girlfriend back. DramaIrrompibles, Luis Grajera, 10 mins, 12AMiguel and Jaime have been friends since they wereyoung men and rockers. Both are over 70 buteverything changes with the news of Jaime’s transferfrom a residential home. DramaLa Cicatriz, José Manuel Cacereño, 13 mins, 15Victor has just moved, along with his girlfriend Julia,in search of a new life. But the appearance of Toni, anold comrade, trashes his plans. DramaLa Tercera Historia, Amanda Rodríguez,12 mins, U. For Oscar, the days go by with a coffee, ashort black, a tea. Until one rainy night he sees a girlthrough the window. DramaLos Demonios, Miguel Azurmendi,13 mins, 15. Javi, Fer and Miguel are three friendswho roam the city looking for fun. Tonight they haveprepared something special. DramaProject K-9, Francisco J. Cabrera, AliciaEsteban, Elsa Esteban, Juan E. Forero, VictoriaGonzález, Adrián Parra, Iria Salgado, Pablo Serrano,Huijun Shen, 6 mins, 12A. The weapon of massdestruction, “K-9”, has escaped the military lab whereit was created. AnimationTerapia, Beatriu Vallès, 11 mins, 12Emilia is an old woman who lives alone, isolated andwasting her days away. Everything changes whenMiguel, a physiotherapist, appears in her life. DramaT’Adhib, Raquel Bedia, 13 mins, 18Andrés, a young war correspondent, is investigatingthe application of torture during conflicts. Hisencounter with an Argentinean ex-military man willstir in him a need to go further. DramaAquel No Era Yo, Esteban Crespo,23 mins, 18. "Being a soldier is not difficult: eitheryou get used to it or they kill you. The hardest thing isgetting used to living with your memories and beingyourself again" DramaEl Nacimento, Xavi Sala, 14 mins 12AA sterile worker who wishes to have a child must assista young woman in labour who does not want to havethe baby. DramaLa Boda, Marina Seresesky, 12 mins, UMirta from Cuba lives in Madrid. Today at 6 pm, herdaughter gets married. But nothing goes as sheplanned. DramaOjos Que No Ven, Natalia Mateo,15 mins, 12. On Christmas Eve you have to have fun.But on this night secrets are opened and lies arefloating in the atmosphere. DramaPrologo, Lucas Figueroa, 8 mins, 12A98.9 % of the population is not aware that our livescould turn 180º in three seconds... DramaSub, Jossie Malis Álvarez, 15 mins, UAfrican immigrant with communication problems facesbureaucratic difficulties of a strange society. DramaZombi, David Moreno, 12 mins, 12AIf you have no memory, a blank gaze, you’veforgotten how to talk, you’re a zombie, right? ComedyMon 9 SeptSOUTH AMERICAWESTBOURNE STUDIOS6–11pmI Awoke Up At Night, Suddenly(Acordo A Noite E Subitamente), Tomas Von Der Osten,6 minutes, U. Experimental BrazilMonster (Monstruo), Daniela Delgado Viteri,15 mins, U. The monster wakes them up and wants tokick their asses. Experimental ArgentinaNever Bloodless (Sin Sangre Nunca),Yerko Espinoza, 84 mins 18. Two foreigners travel toSpain to fulfil their dream but it will become theirnightmare... Drama ChileThe Corporation (La Coporacion),Fabian Forte, 90 mins, 12A. Felipe lives a happy lifewith wife Luz. His business is rising and his private lifeis a dream. But this ideal life falls apart when Felipeproposes Luz to have a child. Drama ArgentinaBeyond the grave, Davi De OliveiraPinheiro, 89 mins, 18. In a post-apocalyptic worldwhere the rules of reality are transformed by magicand madness, a vengeful police officer searches for apossessed serial killer. Horror BrazilTue 10 SeptCOMEDYWESTBOURNE STUDIOS6–11pmDreaming Apecar, Dario Leone,16 mins, U. A 45 year old Italian woman cannot findwork, so she accepts to work as a carer for wheelchairbound Gheorghe... Comedy ItalyLa Primera Noche (The First Night),Eduardo Moyano, 17 mins, 15. A convenience store -customer lays on the floor and Eva, the cashier, callsthe ambulance... Romantic Comedy SpainThe Five Stages Of A One-NightStand, Brandon Buczek, 4 mins, 15A woman goes through the five stages of grief whenshe’s called the wrong name during a one-night stand.Comedy USAOne Shot, Dietrich Bruggemann,11 mins, 12A. A german-turkish gay movie kiss endsup in a funny deadlock of misunderstandings andcomplications. Comedy GermanyThe Felistas Fable, Dilma Dila,90 mins, 12. The beast, a smelly woman, kidnaps acrying man in quest to break the curse, regain herbeauty and win back her husband. Comedy UgandaGo With The Flo, Michael Glover,82 mins, U. In German and French. An extraordinarylabour of love, cast and crew from twenty countries.Comedy USAUltimas vacacione en Familia(The Last Family Holiday), Nicolas Tete, 96 mins, 15When the vacations are over, and they return toBuenos Aires, each one of them will have to face anew reality... Comedy ArgentinaWed 11 SeptUSAWESTBOURNE STUDIOS6–11pmSam, Sal Bardo, 11 mins, UAfter being bullied and beaten at school for dressinglike a boy, Sam escapes into the fields surrounding herhouse. DramaRequited, Sal Bardo, 19 mins, 12ANicolas struggles to decide whether to go to thewedding of his best friend from high school, whomhe’s always been quietly in love with. DramaIf I Were A Bell, Sherese Robinson Lee,21 mins, 15. Poignant tale of two brothersunexpectedly caught in a passionate love triangle witha rising female rapper. Drama16
portobellofilmfestival.comBottled Up, Josh Powell, 13 mins, 15Past and present intertwine as two estranged brothersreunite despite painful memories. DramaRevelations, Laura G. Chirinos, 11 mins, ULuke, immature for his 29 years, must meet hismaker and face judgement after being processed byan impatient administrator. DramaAnamnesis, Alex Calleros, 22 mins, 12When Adam wakes up in a childhood memory, hefigures he must be dreaming. But as his girlfriendleads him deeper into his subconscious, he begins torealise the truth. DramaClosure, Desmond Devenish, 17 mins, 15Jude throws himself into his past to unravel his fearand finds the truth may be harder to come to termswith than the fear itself. DramaPregnant And Dying,Rachel Garber Cole & Johnson Henshaw, 14 mins, 15Elma is pregnant and dying. Her body is not her ownwhen her family claim rights to the baby inside her.ExperimentalChaser, Sal Bardo, 15 mins, 18Alienated from his conservative Jewish family andcommunity, a promising, young, gay school teacherseeks solace in New York’s barebacking scene. DramaShades, Nick Lawrence & Rachel Tucker,70 mins, 15. Three young tourists record their trip toLos Angeles − and get mixed up in a drug deal gonewrong. ComedyThe Traveller, Ali Hatef, 82 mins, UMaryam lands at the Los Angeles International Airportafter 11 months of waiting time to search for hervanished husband, Amir. A part-time taxi driver at theairport helps with the search. Feature FilmThu 12 SeptDOCUMENTARYWESTBOURNE STUDIOS6–11pmUnseen, Upneet Kaur-Nagpal, 20 mins, 12Five fascinating individuals who were once homelesson the streets of London, now lead the Unseen CityWalking Tours as guides. Documentary LondonThis Is How A Country Became(Dit Is Hoe Een Land Ontstond ), Harko Wubs,26 mins, 12A. Mr. Beuceverd and his eager followersannounced a new sovereign state upon a former ditchbetween the Netherlands and Germany: ‘Eurostate’.Documentary HollandSamosiuk: The Independent FilmRepublic, Adam Lewandowski, 28 mins, U“He was like John Lennon for me”, says a critic nearly30 years after Samosiuk’s sudden death. The portraitof Zygmunt Samosiuk, the great cinematographer andco-worker of Andrzej Wajda and Lindsay Anderson.Documentary PolandCasa Luz, Navina Khatib & Alexandra Weltz,64 mins, 12A. An insight into everyday life ofPeruvian orphans. A life full of poverty, loss and grief- a path they did not choose - and yet they stillmanage to find their way. Documentary GermanyUnder the Hood, Mark Byrne & RobDennis, 75 mins, 12. From the protests and secretmeetings to the hand tilled fields of modern Belarus.What is life really like in Europe’s last Dictatorship?Documentary IrelandOne Zero One (Die Geschichte VonCybersissy & Baybjane), Tim Lienhard, 90 mins, 18Follows the life of 33-year-old Moroccan-GermanMourad and 48-year-old Dutchman Antoine. MultidisabledMourad is “the smallest drag queen in theworld”. Documentary GermanyFri 13 SeptFRENCH NIGHTWESTBOURNE STUDIOS6–11pmFiebres, Lecouturier Adrien, 40 mins, UOn the tracks of a mysterious fever, Doctor Clauteauxand his three assistants venture into the Amazonforest. DocumentaryUne larme De Plus (One More Tear),Paul Verhoeven, 16 mins, 15. Christ charges a youthwith a mission to the declining humanity. Would arefusal cause to Christ “One More Tear”? DramaSea Of Letters (Letters A La Mer),Renaud Perrin & Julien Telle /Music by John Deneuve,5 mins, 12. A line of water comes to life on a stonesurface. It rushes into a hole, a pipe and into the sea.AnimationStoria, Gerard Cairaschi, 7 mins, UCarried by a song, images and fragments of narrationintertwine. Simulacrum, magical or religious ritual,ritual of death or rite of passage, nothing is explicit inthe action that deploys amongst the characters,between the extreme proximity and, at the same time,the absolute distance expressed by the gestures of thebody. ArtMiroiterie Cultral Squatt inParis, Marcelo Paganni, 11 mins, 12“La Miroiterie”, the oldest cultural squat in Paris,France. Interview with Ktu, the band White Flag andmusical performance by Ryan Harvey. DocumentaryEspace Autre, Arturo Bonhomme,40 mins, 12. Documentary about the undergroundtunnels in Paris (Not the metro tunnels) where youngpeople go to explore and rave. DocumentaryNight Walk (Bal De Noit),Clemence Madeleine Perdrillat, 19 mins, 15Lara, a call-girl, can’t find sleep besides her clients atnight, she wanders the hallway of the luxury hotel,her usual place of work. DramaPain, Pamela Varela, 25 mins, 12A factory is about to close down. Marta is one of theworkers. In an unfathomable silence and under ascorching sun she is on her way to the factory for onelast crusade. DramaDelicate Gravity, Philippe Andre,30 mins, 12A. Paul receives an emotional messagefrom Claire left on the wrong man’s phone. This leadsPaul to a brief encounter with Claire. DramaPar les montagnes,Lise Bellynck & Frederic Apisi, 44 mins, 15An inventory of the life in a valley of the Hautes-Aipesregion of France. Children, adults and seniors attestwith their bodies and their words. ExperimentalThe Parakeets (Les Perruches),Julie Voisin, 14 mins, U. Lili is a seriously ill youngwoman. The imagination of her friend is going tochange the course of a day. DramaSacha Fours, Henri Desaunay, 12 mins, 12AA hunter is after a bear. The bear hides in the houseof the little girl Goldilocks who gives him food andplays with him. But then everything changes. DramaNiebla, Bruno Sarabia, 11 mins, 12AA year after their mother’s death, Julio, Cleo andEdgar return to sell the old family house. Inside, adreadful discovery reminds them that the past cannotbe sold. In Spanish. DramaDead In The Water(Tant va La A L’eau), Samy C Hatti, 17 mins, 15Ben’s car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. He’strying to find some help in a isolated house. So hegoes into it. Crime ThrillerNeedy, Paula Rae Gibson, 10 mins, 15A girl falling for a boy, but becoming needy... toodependant, and lost. DramaSat 14 SeptFEATURE FILM &SHORTSWESTBOURNE STUDIOS12noon–9pmXico Stockinger, Frederico Mendina,86 minutes, U. Portrait of Austrian born plastic artistXico Stockinger (1919-2009). Art Documentary BrazilThe Garden And TheWilderness, Craig Whitney, 28 minutes, URanch hand Will James must face the prospect ofmoving on from his life’s work when he learns thatthe ranch will be sold. Drama USAHumps In The Garden,Marko Kacanski, 12 minutes, U. After each death of aclose friend in the garden appears a strange hump.Every day there are more humps. Surprised in front ofthe gigantic hump which shows up that morning in thegarden... Fantasy SerbiaIn The Family Way, Rachel Gordon,19 minutes, U. When Blinda returns home from herlife in the city, her hidden pregnancy threatens therosy image she has presented. Drama USATritch, Natalie James, 15 minutes, 12In modern-day Shanghai a wealthy housewife’s life ofluxury becomes increasingly disrupted by the presenceof a young ghost. Horror AustraliaUnpaired, Irena Ristic, 18 minutes, 12A view follows a day of tenants in a house: transientfragments of intimacy − caught, and then magnified.Each of them can be seen only once, briefly, appearsand disappears. Experimental SerbiaHeadhunter, Martijn Rijnberg & Harold Pflug,3 minutes, 12. A music video to help Patrick Bassantwho finished his first major novel ‘Joy’, Harold Pflugcreated a soundtrack for the book (KOLBAK) andasked for the help of director Martijn Rijnberg. MusicVideos HollandMr Bureaucracy, Peter Mac & Zombie.I.E,6 minutes, U. Aimed towards any corporate or politicalestablishment designed to keep society dumb,confused and poor. Music Videos IrelandThe First YugoslavianCosmonaut, Rene Nuijens & Steve Korver,4 minutes, U. Made for the 51st anniversary ofhuman space flight. On 12 April 1961, the Sovietcosmonaut Yuri Gagarin (1934 -68) yelled ‘Off wego!’ as he was blasted off to become the first humanin space. This historical event made a Belgrade boystart to dream of becoming Yugoslavian Cosmonaut#1. Drama HollandA Message To Mere Mortals,David Ridley, 4 minutes, 12A. “How tall are you?” Theperennial question asked to the vertically substantive.Here now the definitive answer in a medley of poetry,animation, wit and witless charm. Animation AustraliaDeja-vu, Jean-Guillaume Bastien, 4 minutes, UFive women share a sense of deja-vu. ExperimentalCanadaTerrori di Imaginacion,Giorgos Efthimiov, 17 minutes, 15. A mother, awoman on the verge of craziness, on the verge offear... Experimental GreeceDrops, Denes Ruzsa, 3 minutes, UFragments of melting. What was frozen earlierbecomes liquid; dissolves. Animation HungaryThe Tower, Hussein Juma, 10 minutes, 12ATwo professors and their assistant, researching for anupcoming class trip, venture into the forest to find anancient ruin. Drawn deeper their sanity deteriorates.Fantasy CanadaSilenziosa-Mente, Alessia Travaglini,5 minutes, 12. The dreams and nightmares we gothrough every day, a ‘metaphor of vision’ that showsthe world beyond realism. Animation ItalyThe Frame, Giorgos Nerantzis, 17 minutes, 15Comedy GreeceSublime 70, Flavio Sciole, 3 minutes, 12ASublime, subliminal, beat, acid and 70s. ExperimentalItalyCapitale Sacrale, Flavio Sciole,10 minutes, UA portrait of Rome. Experimental ItalyRequiem 70, Flavio Sciole, 4 minutes, 15A requiem, a trip. Experimental ItalyMarilyn Is Dead, Flavio Sciole, 1 minute, UMarilyn, homicide or suicide? Art ItalyFound Objects, Dawn Westlake,12 minutes, 12A. Fairy tale about finding one’s placein the sun. Drama USADoorslag, Bastian Rooh, 16 minutes, 12Faced with a dramatic turn of events, two halfbrothersmust finally solve their lifelong differences inthe most violent of ways. Drama HollandUnspoken, Richard King, 11 minutes, USianne, a victim of bullying, runs away from herhome. An unlikely hero stumbles before her - one whomay save her life. Drama AustraliaT & B, Peter Leder, 6 minutes, 12AA birthday party, a children’s singer/songwriter and asong. Warning: Explicit Lyrics - but no sax and noviolins! Music: The Two Nick Good. Music VideoGermanyTight, Cote Soler, 17 minutes, 15The unexpected meeting between two unknown, aphotographer and the daughter of a minister, at anuniversity party. Drama SpainHviezda (The Star), Andrej Kolencik,20 minutes, 12. The story of Jan Slovak, a 55-yearoldwelder, who fell in love with acting. The passionfor theatre became his destiny. Documentary SlovakiaWake, Max Little, 4 minutes, 12ASet on a lost Australian battleship, Wake is a film thatattempts to embrace elements of mystery andsuspense through its three minutes journey to find thekiller amongst the abandoned vessel. Thriller AustraliaFulwanti & Slim-C, Vaibhav Piwlatkar,6 minutes, 12. Fulwanti, a trained Indian classicaldancer reaches the Grand Finale of a PrestigiousDance competition to confront Slim-C, who is famousfor his breath taking swift hip-hop. Animation IndiaHermeneutics, Alexi Duitriev, 3 minutes, 12A war film. Experimental RussiaKin, The McKinnon Brothers (Sebastian & Ben),9 minutes, 12A. A boy, lost in that place betweenplaces, trying to find his way back. Fantasy CanadaKarl’s Birthday, Donald Takeshita-Guy,83 minutes, 12A. Young girl arrives at a friend’s houseafter going missing for 5 years. At first herexplanation seems impossible, but by the end of thefilm we start to wonder... Feature Film LondonPleased To Meet You,Johanna Thalmann & Severin Winzenburg85 minutes, 15. Shot in a single night in Los Angeles,the film, borders between fiction and documentary. itportrays an awkward generation caught betweenimage and authenticity. Feature Film GermanySun 15 SeptVIDEO CAFEWESTBOURNE STUDIOS12noon–6pmSee page 18 for listing.17
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