"The East End of London is the typical planet earth place... It's like a little picture of the general world's state."
— With Gilbert and George, EEFF 2007
Adventures In Experiments
Adventures In Urban Experiments
Docheads
Documents 1: East End True-Life Stories
Documents 2: UK True-Life Stories
Documents 3: International True-Life Stories
East End Tales
Focus On East Europe : 4 x Documentary
Focus On East Europe : 4 x Drama
Life On The Olympic Edgelands + panel
New Pathways Film Fund 2010
New UK Talent 1: Comedy Light & Dark
New UK Talent 2: Sons & Daughters
New UK Talent 3: Tales From The Youth-Side
New UK Talent 4: Family Affairs
Peccadillo shorts
Russian Short Films
World Cinema Shorts
This is a selection of work from artists, filmmakers and animators, exploring the limits of new form and creative expression.
MUTANT SEASON
France | 5 min | Dir: Delphine Chauvet / Jimmy Audoin
VANISHING POINT
UK | 5 min | Dir: Rachel Wilberforce
MUSIC BOX
UK | 5 min | Dir: John Brown
SEA FRONT
UK | 5 min | Dir: Stuart Moore
THE HUMAN BODY (ILLUSTRATED)
UK | 8 min | Dir: Sally Stevens
STAND AND DELIVER
UK | 10 min | Dir: Gus Alvarez
CINETICA
Spain | 27 min | Dir: Ana Cembrero Coca
BERNADETTE
UK | 37 min | Dir: Duncan Campbell
To book tickets online via Rich Mix please visit www.richmix.org.uk
Many artists work in city areas, creating work from their urban surroundings. This selection of urban-dwelling filmmakers turn a spotlight on the built-up areas that surround them to explore the city limits.
WE ONLY TALK AT NIGHT
UK | 9 min | Dir: Bella Fenning
SCENE NOT SEEN
UK | 3 min | Dir: Nic Wassell
ENDLESS CITIES
UK | 5 min | Dir: Michael Faulkner / Matthias Kispert
BERLIN BLOCK TETRIS
UK | 1 min | Dir: Sergej Hein
THE COMMUTE (EL TRÁNSITO)
Spain | 12 min | Dir: Elias Leon Siminiani
BEYOND THE ROUNDABOUT
Ireland | 44 min | Dir: Nick Larkin
To book tickets online via Rich Mix please visit www.richmix.org.uk
Doc heads is a bi-monthly networking and screening event, that brings together professional documentary film makers, shows their films, gives them a drink and gets them to talk. Formed in 2009 as a means to get all filmmaking friends together, and increase collaboration between them, it has rapidly expanded to include a host of interesting and talented people from the Documentary world. It’s a film night where you actually talk to people you don’t already know. Doc heads is free, where its easy to meet new people, share ideas and get excited about what documentary filmmakers do.
Tonight’s screening is a ‘best of’ selection, screening some of the best UK short docs from recent years.
TASHTASTIC (Tessa Morgan)
PETER AND BEN (Pinny Grylls)
RED SANDS (David Procter)
FELIX’S MACHINES (Tom Swindell)
POCKETS (James Lees)
I AM THOU (Andy Mundy Castle)
THE DAY MY FACE CHANGED (Tristan Anderson)
KING OF LAUGHTER (Nick Hillel)
STEEL HOMES (Eva Weber)
This event is free. Seating is on a first come, first served basis at Monty’s Bar.
With an area of London overflowing with personal stories and social issues, the East End offers new documentary filmmakers plenty of scope to tell essential stories in creative ways.
THE KAMAL CHUNCHIE STORY
UK | 17 min | Dir: Dr Geoff Bell
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE
UK | 9 min | Dir: Nina Duttaroy
REG’S PATCH
UK | 7 min | Dir: Gemma Atkinson
A GRUMPY OLD MAN
UK | 8 min | Dir: Rachel Tracy
MICK
UK | 5 min | Dir: Oliver Clark
FINDING MALCOLM
UK | 3 min | Dir: Lucinda Afreixo
MOTHERS DAY
UK | 8 min | Dir: Ana Tovey
LOVE IS
UK | 7 min | Dir: Ashton John
BOW NOW AND THEN
UK | 16 min | Dir: Andy Porter
CIRCLE RIVER THAMES
UK | 4 min | Dir: Tsz Man Chan
To book tickets online via the Rio Cinema please visit www.riocinema.co.uk
Documents 2: UK True-Life Stories (111 min)
A varied programme of short documentaries from across the UK; from an abandoned village on the remote Scottish coast, to the strange custom of cheese rolling to men who ‘come out’ later in life.
ON STONY GROUND
UK | 9 min | Dir: Rehana Rose Khan
FROM THERE TO HERE: AN ACTORS TALE
UK | 3 min | Dir: Nimer Rashed
LATECOMERS
UK | 15 min | Dir: Olivia Humphreys
OUT OF BODY
UK | 3 min | Dir: Susan Aldworth
AN EYEFUL OF SOUND
UK | 10 min | Dir: Samantha Moore
BETTY’S
UK | 2 min | Dir: Becky Bush
FAMILIES ON TRIAL
UK | 20 min | Dir: Raj Yagnik
HOUSE 149
UK | 5 min | Dir: Lucy Kaye
POLLPHAIL
UK | 10 min | Dir: Matthew Lloyd
GHOST VILLAGE PROJECT
UK | 11 min | Dir: Tim Daly
CHEESE ROLL
UK | 7 min | Dir: James Cronin
GOLLOP
UK | 16 min | Dir: James Harrison
To book tickets online via the Rio Cinema please visit www.riocinema.co.uk
Documents 3: International True-Life Stories (95 min)
A varied programme of short documentaries filmed around the world; from an Italian dating agency to the Indian female boxing scene, and much more in between.
HUNTER
Spain | 9 min | Dir: Federico Urdaneta
THORNS AND SILK
UK | 13 min | Dir: Paulina Tervo
RANI OF THE RING
UK | 19 min | Dir: Anita Sandhu
LAGOS: THE FASTEST GROWING CITY ON THE PLANET
UK | 28 min | Dir: Christian Trumble
THE LOVE BUREAU
UK | 26 min | Dir: Caterina Monzani
To book tickets online via the Rio Cinema please visit www.riocinema.co.uk
London’s East End is alive with stories and characters. Filmmakers know only too well how to draw from that deep well to dramatise life in this vibrant part of London while turning their eye on more serious issues at stake.
WHORE
UK | 11 min | Dir: Fyzal Boulifa
MISSING
UK | 12 min | Dir: Yousaf Ali Khan
BLAME
UK | 12 min | Dir: Kolé Onile-ere
SEVEN P.M.
UK | 7 min | Dir: Anetta Jones
MY AMULET
UK | 6 min | Dir: Leah Thorn
HEAT
UK | 12 min | Dir: Debbie Tucker Green
MISTAKEN I.D.
UK | 12 min | Dir: Parmjit Singh
THE FALL
UK | 12 min | Dir: Michael Chandler
PRICK
UK | 17 min | Dir: Ryan Vernava
WILD STRAWBERRIES
UK | 4 min | Dir: Simon Hill
To book tickets online via the Genesis, please visit www.genesiscinema.co.uk
Four documentaries that show changes and human rights issues in a fast-changing Eastern Europe.
CAUGHT IN THE MIST
UK | 25 min | Dir: Joseph Matthews
THE CITY WITH A DIRTY FACE
UK | 14 min | Dir: Pete King
TRIFUN THE BOMBER
Serbia | 12 min | Dir: Sladjan Stojanovic
2033 KM FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER
Ukraine | 34 min | Dir: Alexander Ridge / Alexander Balaban
These films are part of the Festival’s Human Rights Focus programme strand of screenings taking place at, or supported by Amnesty International. For a full list of screenings, please see Amnesty International screenings and Human Rights Focus
To book tickets online, please visit wegottickets.com/eeff
Four varied dramas that showcase new writing and directing talent across Eastern Europe.
HALF AN HOUR FOR GRANDMA (POLA URE ZA BAKU)
Croatia | 18 min | Dir: Jure Pavlovic
BORDER (HRANICE)
Czech Republic | 5 min | Dir: György Kristof
WHO’S AFRAID OF THE WATER SPRITE?
UK | 18 min | Dir: William McGregor
EIGHT9
Poland | 30 min | Dir: Pawel Jozwiak-Rodan
To book tickets online via Rich Mix please visit www.richmix.org.uk
In the Stratford and Lee Valley areas of East London, the Olympic site expands as the 2012 Games get closer. But what’s it like for the residents, from the new influx of artists taking over the warehouses to the older generations that use the riverside walks of the River Lea and the football pitches of Hackney Marshes? These three films look at such issues, and will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers.
THE CLAYS LANE DIARIES
UK | 7 min | Dir: Zoe Flynn / Bo Chapman
WORK IN PROGRESS ON A WORK IN PROGESS
UK | 9 min | Dir: Margaret Dickinson
EDGELANDS
UK | 16 min | Dir: Sally Mumby-Croft
Followed by extended discussion and Q&A
To book tickets online via the Rio Cinema please visit www.riocinema.co.uk
The New Pathways Film Fund is a partnership between the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham, and is part of the London Borough Film Fund Challenge. This director-led training programme is designed to take participants through the first stages of filmmaking, looking at new techniques and technologies and exploring alternative routes of exhibition and distribution.
YOUNG BLOOD
8 min | Dir: Ben Riddell
When he finds a pocket watch, an awkward young man, stuck in a cycle of solitude is forced to engage with the world around him.
BY HOOK
5 min | Dir: Laura Evers Johns
At the very edge of the Ocean, a lonely fishmonger learns that he must take the bait to be with the one he loves.
BORDERLAND
6.20 min | Dir: James Norton
On the edge of the River Lea a solitary archaeologist discovers an Anglo-Saxon helmet which unleashing a haunting darkness.
THE ENDURING FASCINATION WITH JACK THE RIPPER
5.30 min | Dir: Rhiannon Jones
This documentary explores the fascination with a killer, and asks, who were the victims of Jack the Ripper?
OPEN TO INTERPRETATION
5.50 min | Dir: Phil Lewis / Jem Garrard
Two art loving, booze seeking 20 something regulars of the east London art gallery opening scene, expertly critique the art, the people and the free wine.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
7.58 min | Dir: Rohan Green
In pursuit of her Olympic dream, 15 year old Casey Taylor strives towards finding the very essence of her sporting persona in order to confront her bullies.
By Invitation Only
A showcase selection of films from across the country split into four parts. Part one is a selection of shorts that are equally uplifting and comedically dark in equal measures.
MODERN LIFE IS RUBBISH
UK | 13 min | Dir: Daniel J Gill
THE DOUBLE
UK | 13 min | Dir: Tom George
A STITCH IN TIME
UK | 9 min | Dir: Stephen Graves
THE PEDESTRIAN
UK | 7 min | Dir: Stuart Elliott
THE LONELY ADVENTURE OF GEORGE THE SOUNDMAN
UK | 7 min | Dir: Christopher Pencakowski
FORGIVING YOUR P.E. TEACHER
UK | 15 min | Dir: Warren B Malone
A FILM ABOUT POO
UK | 2 min | Dir: Emily Howells / Anne Wilkins
MONSTERS AND RABBITS
UK | 10 min | Dir: Nicky Lanois
MIXTAPE
UK | 2 min | Dir: Luke Snellin
JUNK
UK | 6 min | Dir: Kirk Hendry
To book tickets online via Cineworld please visit www.cineworld.co.uk
A showcase selection of films from across the country split into four parts. Part two looks at sibling relationships and growing up.
MORNING ECHO
UK | 15 min | Dir. Hope Dickson Leach
TORTOISE
UK | 15 min | Dir: Andy Bloom
FATHER
UK | 19 min | Dir: David Leon / Marcus McSweeney
SMALL GIFTS
UK | 14 min | Dir: Brady Hood
ANNA CHIA
UK | 2 min | Dir: Sophie Windsor Clive
LOOKING FOR YOU
UK | 12 min | Dir: Cary Rajinder Sawhney
STORAGE
UK | 14 min | Dir: David Lea
MY DAD THE COMMUNIST
UK | 17 min | Dir: Lab Ky Mo
To book tickets online via Cineworld please visit www.cineworld.co.uk
A showcase selection of films from across the country split into four parts. Part three brings us stories from the frontline of 21st century youth. This selection tackles knife crime, bullying, and other serious issues; it may not be pretty, but it’s a powerful selection of new drama.
SALINE
UK | 15 min | Dir: Jessica Townsend
ANTWACKY
UK | 8 min | Dir: Hassan Mahdey Alsekafi
COLD KISS
UK | 11 min | Dir: Nirpal Bhogal
MOLLY AND PLUM
UK | 14 min | Dir: Rupert Raby
BULLIES
UK | 10 min | Dir: Kolé Onile-ere
SHAME
UK | 10 min | Dir: Paul Makkar
PASSING
UK | 18 min | Dir: Chris Bailey
To book tickets online via Rich Mix please visit www.richmix.org.uk
A showcase selection of films from across the country split into four parts. Part four takes on family life and relationships, both light-hearted and with a darker outlook.
YOU AND YOUR SISTER
UK | 8 min | Dir: Jacqueline Rice
BRIDE AND GLOOM
UK | 15 min | Dir: Ronak Singh
THE SUMMER HOUSE
UK | 14 min | Dir: Daisy Gili
AND ANOTHER THING
UK | 2 min | Dir: Zak & Dan
STILL LIFE
UK | 14 min | Dir: Kuvera & Nelson Sivalingam
DRIVER
UK | 10 min | Dir: Stephen Fingleton
LOST PARADISE
UK | 14 min | Dir: Waleed Akhtar
SCENT
UK | 17 min | Dir: Darren Bolton
To book tickets online via Cineworld please visit www.cineworld.co.uk
Peccadillo Pictures will screen a selection of gay-themed shorts, comprising six acclaimed international films; from foot fetishes to grapple-fests, including the 1994 Oscar winning TREVOR.
PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT
Spain | Dir: Dominic Leclerc | 14 mins
HEIKO
US | Dir: David Bonneville | 13 mins
STEAM
US | Dir: Eldar Rapaport | 15mins
MY NAME IS LOVE
Sweden | Dir: David Färdmar | 20 mins
BREATH
Holland | Margien Rogaar | 8 mins
TREVOR
US | Dir: Peggy Rajski | 23mins
We look forward to welcoming David Fardmar (director, MY NAME IS LOVE), Julien Zeitouni (actor, STEAM) and David Bonneville (director, HEIKO) to the screening.
To book tickets online via Rich Mix please visit www.richmix.org.uk
In partnership with Moscow Artkino Open Festival Of Short Films and the Moscow Big Cartoon Festival, EEFF presents a selection of award winning short films by young Russian filmmakers. From ARTkino Festival come stories of young Russia from across the vast country, from urban centres to remote regions. Plus a selection of animated shorts by students and graduates of Moscow and St. Petersburg film schools whose various works were selected by the Moscow Big Cartoon Festival last year.
OCHALAN
Russia | 14 min | Dir: Vladimir Kopush
АRGENTINA
Russia | 35 min | Dir: Mikhail Mareskin
THE END (KONETS)
Russia | 11 min | Dir: Maxim Dotsenko
I LIKE BIRDS…
Russia | 3 min | Dir: Vladimir Posokhin
LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER [DOCHKI-MATERI]
Russia | 7 min | Dir: Alexandra Lukina
SWING (KACHELI)
Russia | 9 min | Dir: Elena Kurkova
LOOF AND LET DIME
Russia | 3 min | Dir: Roman Vereschyak
DOG WALKING GROUND (SOBACHIYA PLOSCHADKA)
Russia | 8 min | Dir: Leonid Shmelkov
OTHER (DRUGAYA)
Russia | 12 min | Dir: Anna Shepilova
IN SCALE (V MASSHTABE)
Russia | 7 min | Dir: Marina Moshkova
To book tickets online via Rich Mix please visit www.richmix.org.uk
A chance to sample the delights of international cinema in shortened form, from small-time gangsters in rural Germany to coming-of-age in urban Madrid.
RUNNERS
Spain | 12 min | Dir: Marc Reixach
LIVE A BIT LONGER (VIVRE ENCORE UN PEU)
Belgium | 17 min | Dir: David Lambert
ONA
Spain | 10 min | Dir: Pau Camarasa
THE MISUNDERSTANDING
UK | 4 min | Dir: Paul Fletcher
LAST COMMUNICATION WITH LAURA
Canada | 4 min | Dir: Alexander Carson
THE PACKAGE (DAS PACKET)
Germany | 9 min | Dir: Marco Gadge
THE UNLUCKIEST (OWEYANGENA-NTLAHLA)
UK | 9 min | Dir:Justine Waddell
STRETCHING
France | 5 min | Dir: François Vogel
HOMELAND
Spain | 7 min | Dir: Juan de Dios Marfil
To book tickets online via Rich Mix please visit www.richmix.org.uk