Cambridge Film Festival 2010 Brochure

Friday 24 September, 10.30pm
Monday 20 September, 8.00pm
Saturday 25 September, 4.00pm
PROMISE AND
UNREST (CFF PG)
Directors: Alan Grossman, Aine O’Brien. Ireland/Philippines
2010. 95 mins. English and Tagalog with English subtitles.
Find out just how far one woman will go to
improve the life of her family in this gutwrenchingly
powerful documentary. Shot over
the course of five years it is the story of Noemi
Barredo who leaves her daughter, her large
family and her home in the Philippines in search
of the means to provide for them all. First
she travels to Malaysia and then on to Ireland
in search of work and the means to make a
better life for her family. As you would expect
from two co-directors who are both experts
in contemporary migratory issues, visual
media studies and ethnographic methods of
research, this is an intricate, intimate portrait
sensitively and intelligently told which tells of
heartbreaking maternal sacrifice, loss and love.
Print source: Courtesy of the filmmakers
SUPERHERO ME
(CFF PG)
Director: Steve Sale. Starring: Steve Sale. UK 2010. 84 mins.
Likeable director and star of the film, Steve
Sale, sets out to become a real life superhero
in this ultra low-budget British documentary.
Describing itself as ‘KICK ASS but for real’,
SUPERHERO ME follows Sale’s quest to nail the
basics of Superhero-ness. Namely: Look good
in spandex, learn self-defence, get a costume,
a lair, some gadgets and a vehicle. He also jets
off to America to meet some other self-styled
superheroes, and hangs out with LA’s own
registered superhero, Master Legend. Follow
Sale’s journey from zero to hero, via rape alarm
gloves, Velcro-related ninja accidents, a scooter,
and lots of spandex.
With a Morgan Spurlock-like approach,
filmmaker Sale explores the concept of real-life
superheroes by transforming himself into one
called SOS. SHADOWS ON THE WALL
Print source: Garagesale Productions
Friday 24 September, 11.00pm
SUPERSTONIC
SOUND: THE REBEL
DREAD (CFF 15)
Directors: Raphael Erichsen, Edward Dallal. With: Don Letts.
UK 2009. 45 mins.
Musician, director and pioneer, Don Letts is an
unsung hero of the British music scene. As a
DJ at the notorious Roxy club in the mid 1970s
he gained a reputation for interspersing hard
core punk with dub reggae, defying genre to
change the face of an era. This electrifying
documentary charts the progression of Bass
in the UK in juxtaposition with the legacy
of Don’s family: his father, one of the first
Jamaican immigrants to Britain; his son, an
aspiring Dubstep DJ, and Don himself as he
overcomes prejudice and conflict to become a
musical legend. The story of three generations
in one, this journey both mirrors and informs
cultural and creative innovation over the last
thirty years.
Showing with a selection of Don Letts music
work.
Print source: Courtesy of the filmmakers
THE THORN IN THE
HEART (CFF 15)
(L’EPINE DANS LE COEUR)
Director: Michel Gondry. With: Suzette Gondry, Jean-Yves
Gondry, Michel Gondry. France 2009. 86 mins. French with
English subtitles.
Visionary director Michel Gondry (THE SCIENCE
OF SLEEP, ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS
MIND) returns to his roots in France for perhaps
his most personal film thus far, a documentary
about his family. Gondry examines his aunt
Suzette’s years as a school teacher and her life
in rural France. Gondry cuts his footage with
home movies from the family archive as he
delves into Suzette’s interesting career and her
strained relationship with her son (and former
pupil) Jean-Yves. Mixed with his trademark
animation and camera trickery, and exploring
memories and insecurities, this is a fitting
addition to Gondry’s body of work.
Print source: Soda Pictures
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