We are excited to announce October Official Selections for The People’s Film Festival - March 6th & 7th, 2020 at the Whirled Cinema!
Earlybird festival passes are on sale now.
Passholder perks:
Watch 30 amazing short films curated from a selection of over 300 international submissions.
Opening night party.
Exclusive networking lunch hosted by industry professionals
Gala awards ceremony where you - the audience - get to decide which of our 9 nominees you’d like to grant the £1000 film fund to.
A complimentary glass of champagne!
As the festival approaches, prices will go up, but for now you can get your festival pass for just £19 - which is the same cost of attending just our awards gala if you purchase later on.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO
Directed by Max E. Fisher
In April 2019 a group of environmental activists occupied Waterloo Bridge. Their numbers quickly grew, and soon their important message was being heard across the globe.
The Government sought to swiftly stamp out the rebellion, and ordered Police to clear the streets of rebells by Easter at the latest.
Our story takes place on Easter Sunday, and follows the protestors in their final attempts to hold down the bridge...
THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category
MI O LE KU
Directed by Remi Laudat
For some young black youths growing up on a crowded London council estate, survival is key.
These young men and women are often stifled by the pressures of navigating life in seemingly hostile spaces - struggling to develop a real understanding of and connectedness to a heritage passed and dismissed by repressive, Western systems. It is in this tense, urban environment that 21 year old Jakob must cultivate his own identity and status - a battle that takes place both on the streets and within his own subconscious.
A frustrated young man, who struggles to nurture his talent for art against the harsh realities of growing up in a single parent home within a working class area, Jakob abandons his creative passions to follow the easiest perceived path presented to him: becoming a small time “shotta” (drugs dealer) and hustler. We follow him through a usual day, handling ‘business’ with his ‘friends’. Yet things quickly become more complicated, spiralling into realms unknown as visions of his African ancestry push him in the direction to reach his full potential. To become the man he is destined to be.
MI O LE KU is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category
QUIET CARRIAGE
Directed by Ben S. Hyland
A man must decide whether to intervene and stop a casual commuting rule breaker, or live with a lifetime of regret. A comedy about a passive man with an overactive imagination.
QUIET CARRIAGE is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category
Finalists
Micro-Budget
PENTAGON by Gülden Gevher Öz
PUT YOUR HEART INTO IT by Cory Kerr
Low Budget
TERMINATION OF SERVICES RENDERED by Dann Emmons
TOUGH CROWD by Lucy C. Jordan
Sponsored
PLAY by Piotr Sulkowski
THE SHADOW OF THE SUN by Ido Hartmann
STALLS by João Dall'Stella
Semi-Finalists
ABSENCE OF LIGHT by Beatrice Aliné
ADAM’S APPLE by Dann Emmons
BENEATH HER by Alex Chung
FILM D’AUTEUR by Tobias Vees
GOOD RIDDANCE by Bertie Gilbert
KALEIDOSCOPE by Nicole Pott
LADY WHAT DOES by Sara Jordan
LITERALLY HELL by Robert Poller
THE TIP by Daryn Castle
90-60-90 by Bárbara Medina