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Bradford International Film Festival · 2014

Bradford International Film Festival 2014

Official Selection - Shorts

Programme

24 films · 6 reviews

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Aningaaq

Review preview for Aningaaq

This seven minute short was originally made to go with Gravity but it stands up very well on its own.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A Greenlander out on the ice picks up a distress call from a stranded astronaut.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Jonás Cuarón; Writer: Jonás Cuarón; Stars: Sandra Bullock, Orto Ignatiussen, Lajla Lange, Maligiaq Fredeik)

Blacksmith (Smed)

Review preview for Blacksmith

Blichfeldt keeps things simple and lets the process tell its own story.

Amber Wilkinson · 3 out of 5
Documenting the work of a smithy.

(Country: Norway; Year: 2013; Director: Emilie Blichfeldt)

Bradford-Halifax-London

Shot in real time with one camera position and one continual take, a family take the 10:22 train from Bradford to London.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Francis Lee; Writer: Francis Lee; Stars: Kirsty Armstrong, Paul Barnhill, Katy Cavanagh, Josh Hall Brown, Martin Preston)

In competition.

Cadet

Review preview for Cadet

Writer and director Kevin Meul's humour has an edge so barbed it sinks in like a shoe spike and sticks.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
A youngster is trained for a big race by his ultra-competitive dad.

(Country: Belgium; Year: 2013; Director: Kevin Meul; Writer: Kevin Meul; Stars: Robbie Cleiren, Aaron Roggeman)

In competition.

Charlie Says

A young boys lie cuts through the calm of a family holiday and leaves a trail in its wake that threatens to grow into something more dangerous as dusk approaches.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Lewis Arnold; Writer: Frances Poletti; Stars: Conner Chapman, Gary Cargill, Elliott Tittensor, Christine Bottomley, Sanchia McCormack, David Doyle, Stacha Hicks, Gordon Peaston, Lucy Jackson, Sam Gittins, Jake Davies) , Official site

The Emigrant

Omar first arrives in the capital city, running away from something that was about to happen.

(Country: Costa Rica; Year: 2013; Director: Mario Cardona )

Flo

New York photographer Flo Fox now wheelchair dependent with lung cancer and quickly losing her sight, still continues to document the everyday with a little help from the people around her.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Riley Hooper; Stars: Flo Fox)

Greenland Unrealised

An unlikely collision of animation, the Arctic, and Antonioni.

(Country: France, Taiwan; Year: 2012; Director: Dania Reymond)

Hello Sunshine

Review preview for Hello Sunshine

It is a sign of the strength of McNally's script that the film has attracted telly regulars Lysette Anthony and Sara Stewart to the roles of Kate and Vanessa.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
After her husband leaves her, Kate’s friend Vanessa has the perfect solution to her despair – vodka, grass and a road trip.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Dan Nathan; Writer: Paul McNally; Stars: David Alwyn, Lysette Anthony, Simon Paisley Day, Sara Stewart, Jordan Stone, Hannah Wilder)

In My Corner

A simple and original film which looks at the father-daughter relationship.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Vincent Ma; Writer: Vincent Ma; Stars: Gordy Higgins, Duran Caferro Jr., Ariel Beck)

In competition.

Just Say Hi

Review preview for Just Say Hi

Funny and imaginative, with the warmth of a secretly shared smile.

Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
Bus stop meet-cute.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: John McPhail; Writer: John McPhail; Stars: Tyler Collins, Natalie Wallace) , Official site

The Kiss

A blind date hinges on a comically awkward conversation with a deaf couple sitting two tables down. How far can the latter couple take the prank they decide to play?

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Charlie Swinbourne; Writer: Charlie Swinbourne)

Lasting Winter

Domestic portrait of a retired seaman and his wife, chronicling their daily routines and the cosy claustrophobia of their house in Levis, Québec.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2005; Director: Frédérick Pelletier)

Lineaus Lorette

Documenting a Texan maverick.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: David Fenster)

Mountain In Shadow

Skiers ascend and descend slopes in Iceland.

(Country: Spain; Year: 2012; Director: Lois Patiño; Writer: Lois Patiño)

Niche In The Market

A short film about small shops.

(Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Rod Main)

Small Little Things

This diaristic self-portrait presents a shot for every day of the year, showing shifts both elemental and emotional.

(Country: US; Year: 2013; Director: Jared Hogan; Writer: Jared Hogan; Stars: Rachel Middleton, Christopher J. Hardee)

In competition.

Terra

Review preview for Terra

This may be the modern day but Lino shows how these fights evoke something ancient and earthy that reminds us of connections to nature that many of us have lost.

Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
Documentary about the ancient ox fighting tradition of Chegas de Bois.

(Year: 2013; Director: Pedro Lino; Writer: Pedro Lino)

Tokyo Dreams

A journey behind closed eyelids, Tokyo Dreams is a short film about sleeping commuters on the Tokyo subway.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Nicholas Barker)

Touch

The life of a couple told through the touching of hands.

(Country: UK; Year: 2013; Director: Nimer Rashed )

Tree Trap (Arapuca)

The ‘arapuca’ is a handmade trap used to capture birds, monkeys and other animals without hurting them. A battle between a young boy and an old man. And a tree.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2013; Director: Helio Villela ; Writer: Helio Villela )

In competition.

The Visitor

Stop motion about a mysterious man who can walk through walls.

(Country: Bulgaria, Netherlands; Year: 2013; Director: George Dechev ; Writer: George Dechev, based on the short story by Yuri Vladimirov)

Whale Valley (Hvalfjörður)

A strong brotherly bond against a backdrop of the harsh Icelandic landscape.

(Country: Iceland, Denmark; Year: 2013; Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson; Writer: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson; Stars: Ágúst Örn B. Wigum, Einar Jóhann Valsson, Valdimar Örn Flygenring, Unnur Ösp Stefánsdóttir, Júlíus Sigmar Konráðsson)

Wonder

This 365-second animation is a sequence of 8,760 pictures hand-drawn by the director over the course of 365 days.

(Country: Japan, France; Year: 2014; Director: Mirai Mizue; Writer: Mirai Mizue)