TPFF: December Official Selections
We are excited to announce Official Selections, Finalists and Semi-Finalists from December submissions for The People’s Film Festival - March 6th & 7th, 2020 at the Whirled Cinema!
We are excited to announce Official Selections, Finalists & Semi-Finalists from December submissions for The People’s Film Festival! The following Official Selections will screen March 6th & 7th, 2020 at the Whirled Cinema! Finalists have one chance left to make to Official Selections status on February 1st - our final notification date for the festival.
Official Selections
YOU KILLED US
Directed by Tom Hughes
A man must confront his dark past when his basement shows signs of the paranormal.
YOU KILLED US is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category
COWER
Directed by Jo Hewer
Haunted by their troubled childhood and desperate to reconnect, siblings Benny and Karen become closer than ever. But as past resentments boil over, Benny allows his frustrations to take a dark turn.
COWER is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category
TWO DUM MICKS
Directed by D.B. Sweeney / Starring Sean Astin
Two unlucky guys meet in the drunk tank and hatch a plan.
TWO DUM MICKS is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category
Finalists
Micro-Budget
LOVESUNK by Natalia Bykova
MP RUMPY PUMPY by Armando D'ath
SLEEP TIGHT, DON’T LET THE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS BITE by Riley Wong
Low Budget
ABSENCE OF LIGHT by Beatrice Aliné
NINA by Kerrie Costello
WHEN NIGHT FALLS by Alexandre Lechasseur-Dubé
Sponsored
A CLUB CALLED RHONDA by Greg Ferro
THIEVES by Julius Telmer
Even if a Finalist is not chosen to screen this month, it’s still in competition and can be named an Official Selection on our final notification date on February 1st.
Semi-Finalists
ABANDONED by Samer Beyhum
ACROSS by Abhineet Kumar
THE LOST WEEKEND by Ryan O'Leary
MAZHACHILLUKAL (RAIN CRYSTALS) by Naseer Badarudeen
SPORT CHANGES EVERYTHING by Kyle Prater
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.
TPFF: November Official Selections
We are excited to announce Finalists and Semi-Finalists from November submissions for The People’s Film Festival - March 6th & 7th, 2020 at the Whirled Cinema!
We are excited to announce our Official Selections from November submissions for The People’s Film Festival - March 6th & 7th, 2020 at the Whirled Cinema! Earlybird festival passes are on sale now.
Official Selections
RUPTURED
by James Mansell
Truly immerse yourself like never before.
RUPTURED is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category
SAFEKEEPING
by David Yorke
Leaving their dangerous home life behind, Jessica and Charlie will embark on a journey that will change their lives forever.
SAFEKEEPING is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category
A GLIMPSE
by Tom Turner
A blossoming relationship unfolds when two strangers have a chance encounter in a London cafe.
A GLIMPSE is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category
Finalists
Micro-Budget
GREEN by Alfie Beecher
THE NEXT THING by Siar Sedig
IT CRAWLED THROUGH THE WINDOW by Isaac Ruth
Low Budget
EJECT by David Yorke
SIDEPIECE by Teddy Tenenbaum
Sponsored
AMA by Georgie Yukiko Donovan
THE PLUNGE by Simon Ryninks
Once a Finalists, always a Finalists (well… at least for this season). Even if a film was not chosen this month it’s still in competition and can be named an Official Selection in future months leading up to the annual festival.
Semi-Finalists
CHESS & LAUNDRY by George Abi-Hanna
OUT OF MIND by Tigran Nersisian
SUFUKU by Edie Walwyn-Gaston
THIEVES by Julius Telmer
TWO DUMB MICKS by D.B. Sweeney
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.
Earlybird Festival Passes Now On Sale
Earlybird Passes to The People’s Film Festival are ON SALE NOW! The People’s Film Festival is a two day event, full of short film screenings, networking, awards, and a competition where filmmakers compete for £1000 in funding for their next project.
The People’s Film Festival is a two day event, full of short film screenings, networking, awards, and a competition where filmmakers compete for £1000 in funding for their next project. Earlybird Passes to The People’s Film Festival are ON SALE NOW!
Passholder Perks:
Watch 30 amazing short films curated from a selection of over 300 international submissions
Opening night party
2 Exclusive networking events 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.
TPFF: October Official Selections
We are excited to announce October Official Selections for The People’s Film Festival!
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
TPFF: Festival Venue & Dates Announced
Venue and dates announced for The People’s Film Festival.
As a first year festival, the biggest challenge has been securing a proper cinema venue with quality sound and picture. The search is over and we’re happy to announce Whirled Cinema is the exclusive venue for our two day festival.
March 6 & 7, 2020.
While these dates are a little later than we were initially planning, we feel it’s important to ensure the best possible festival experience for our filmmakers and audience. However, we’ll now be extending our submission deadline an additional two months! Our typical monthly submission format will continue for November and December. That means more chances to WIN £1,000 in funding for your next short film.
What sets The People’s Film Festival apart?
✔️ Win £1,000 in funding for your next short film
✔️ Free feedback w/ every submission
✔️ Categories based on budget vs genre
TPFF: September Official Selections
We are excited to announce September Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
We are excited to announce September Official Selections, Finalists and Semi-Finalists for The People’s Film Festival! Official Selections will screen at our annual gala - dates coming soon!
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
GOTH’S OWN COUNTRY
Directed by Ferdie Simon
Every year the North Yorkshire town of Whitby floods with goths. Tens of thousands from the subculture descend on the seaside community to listen to music, convene in pubs and – so rare for many of them – be a goth among goths. Given unique access to tell a story deeper than the usual puff pieces, shock docs or sensationalist photo journalism, Goths' Own Country presents a snapshot of a vital date in the goth calendar, delving into what Whitby means to the scene.
GOTH’S OWN COUNTRY is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category
COOKED
Directed by Patrick Chamberlain
A dark film about a guy who forces his girlfriend into a fitness regime with dire consequences.
COOKED is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category
Dona & Vixen
Directed by Alasdair C. Melrose
A teenage girl discovers the truth about Father Christmas.
DONA & VIXEN is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category
FINALISTS
MICRO BUDGET
RED by Alexander Stephens
VIOLETTA by Fivos Imellos
LOW BUDGET
BUCKY by Geoffrey Gould
COWER by Jo Hewer
OLYMPIA by Giulia Achenza
SPONSORED
AIM POINT by Keishi Suenaga
MY TOUGHEST BATTLE by Jim Doyle
STOOD UP by Cjay Boisclair
SEMI-FINALISTS
28 MARYON GROVE by Ian Gray
A BETTER YOU by Paul Howard
A MOST SAVAGE BEAT by Theo Hogben
THE BLUE MARBLE by Ralph Toporoff
THE CLOWN by Nick Dunleavy
DETECTIVES 313 by Christopher P. O’Sullivan
FLUMINA by Yanis Angel
FOAM FINGER FRIDAY by Miles Purnell
LEAK by Charlie Brades-Price
LILY GIRL by Dimy Pour
HONOR AMONG THIEVES by Justin Eugene Evans
REPENT by Alan Ou
RIP by Dino Kazamia
SKINJACKER by Dan Horrigan
SILENCE BECOMES HER by Brennan Bunn
TACET by Lou Turner
TOURETTE’S AND ZOMBIES: THE MUSICAL by Zak Ferguson
TRISTAN & KELLY by Sarah Ann Masse
THE WILSHIRE GRAND STORY: TECH TALK by Dilip Khatri
WITHOUT ANY REASON by by Franziska Häny
TPFF: August Official Selections
We are excited to announce August Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
We are excited to announce August Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
BABY
Directed by Vincent D'Alessandro
Baby (Alexa Swinton), a distracted, seven-year-old girl in a cheaply stitched princess dress, spends her days in and around the food court where her mother works. Baby and Ma, now quite used to this routine, are visited by an unwanted guest who changes the course of their tranquility.
BABY is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category
BUS STOP
Directed by Vanessa Bailey
Two very different people find themselves waiting together at a bus stop, late at night. Reluctantly forced into conversation by circumstance Rachel and Liam embark on a journey neither of them could have foreseen.
BUS STOP is an Official Selection in the Low-Budget Category
MEMORY MAN
Directed by Christopher M Armstrong
In a future where psychic abilities are outlawed, the Memory Man makes a living dealing with uncomfortable memories for other people. Until the arrival of a hostile new client, finally forces him to confront unfinished business of his own.
MEMORY MAN is an Official Selection in the SPONSORED CATEGORY
FINALISTS
MICRO BUDGET
NIGHT TALE by Mitch Corrigan
RUNNING AFTER by Will Peppercorn
LOW BUDGET
GONE by Joan Bentosela
I AM by Marc Berenguer
OSIRIKA - BLACK CHAMPAGNE by Jeremiah Williams
SPONSORED
QUIET CARRIAGE by Ben S. Hyland
SEMI-FINALISTS
A MOMENT by Emily Lerer
AHOM by William Bottini
CHARLIE: SOMEONE’S IN THERE by Paolo Casarolli
COUPLES THERAPY by Tatjana Anders
CROSSING OVER by Simon R Pires
THE FUTURE OF RETAIL by David Tarbox
GLASS CEILING by Alice Lambert
MP RUMPY PUMPY by Armando D'ath
MR. EICHMANN AND THE MAVERICK GOAT by Qiao (Joe) Cheng
OF VICE AND MEN by Sam Bottomley
PERDERSI IN TOSCANA by Marc Fortunato
PORTSDOWN PARK by Eren Kaplan
SUR’VI by Stephen Wise
WHEN YOU WERE BORN by Zephyr Sheedy
TPFF: July Official Selections
We are excited to announce July Official Selections, Finalists and Semi-Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
We are excited to announce July Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists for The People’s Film Festival! Official Selections will screen at our annual gala in November.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
THE MANY FACES OF BETH JONES
Directed by Harvey Puttock
Off the back of a successful stint on a television show, Beth's agent has been hard at work finding her new roles to make her a star. Beth excitedly arrives to meet her agent but the parts found for her might not be exactly what she was hoping for...
The Many Faces of Beth Jones is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget category.
HARY METCALFE: BIG GAY MESS
Directed by Alexandros Tsilifonis
In the wake of a sudden and unexpected breakup, Harry Metcalfe, a relatable bisexual idiot, has to deal not only with the emotional fallout of being newly alone, but also the social, financial, and existential horrors of being a human in his 20’s in the rural town of Norwich.
Harry Metcalfe: Big Gay Mess is an Official Selection in the Low Budget category.
KISS ME MALIBU
Directed by Mikel Arraiz
Horror-comedy film about the insecurities and overthinking that TV shows, religion, culture and belief systems create in us during male-female relationships and in courtship. It makes fun of us and the roles we take in that process, without making any moral judgements. The story is narrated through a song.
This is a personal and independent project where the director also created the music for the video.
Kiss Me Malibu is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category
FINALISTS
BEAUTIFUL COLORS by Niccolò Montanari
BELONGING by Gauthier-Charbel RAAD
BUS STOP by Vanessa Bailey
COOKED by Patrick Chamberlain
IT’S TIME TO CHANGE by Palak Malik
OUTSIDE by Jeff Palmer
PERSONA by Mathieu Nolhier
SWEET RELEASE by Meeshelle Neal
THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE by Marta de la Fuente
YOU KILLED US by Tom Hughes
SEMI-FINALISTS
AICHA by Elias Djemil
BESTIE by Amanda Prasow
DOMESTIC by Malachi Pulte
EAGLEFRIEK by Louis Martin
FIFTEN GOING ON FOREVER by Thomas A. Perry
FROM OUT OF THE STORM by Maurice Smith
LEAVE ONLY FOOTPRINTS by Ray Murphy
MIRANDA by Timothy Ross
NO SLEEPING by Emmanuel Levy
NSC by Akim Dolinsky
OUR FUTURE BIRDS by Clara Diet
THE MAN WHO SAVED LKY by Thomas Franks
THE RISE by Abhijit Adhya
THE PILLOCKS by Stephen Pitt
RED COCAINE by Lee Squires
SCOTLAND THERAPY by Julian Bivol
STOCKHOLM NOIR by Olof Sylvén
SUNDER by Spencer Hetherington
TOUCH by Laurence Durkin
TPFF: June Official Selections
We are excited to announce June Official Selections, Finalists and Semi-Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
We are excited to announce June Semi-Finalists, Finalists, and Official Selections for The People’s Film Festival!
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
HELENE
Directed by Mathieu Nolhier
A young woman talks about her journey with Hélène. Passion then destruction, who is really Hélène?
HOLLOW POND
Directed by Rolfin Nyhus
After being abandoned by his brothers, a young Maasai boy must outwit a mysterious force to be reunited with his family.
SPECIAL DELIVERY
Directed by Robert Hackett
A weary postman trudges through the February snow, delivering brightly coloured envelopes decorated with hearts and cupids – making deliveries to all but one door.
FINALISTS
BATH by Meredith Dobbs
DEATH’S TOLL by Spencer Hetherington
DONA & VIXEN by Alasdair Melrose
HEARTBEAT OF A MOVEMENT by Nasreen Alkhateeb
HERPY AND BOBO IN SPAGHETTI LOVE by Andy Biddle
A SCRIBBLED MEMORY by Bhulla Beghal
SECRET SANTA by Vanessa Hehir
SEMI-FINALISTS
BAD FRUIT (THE UNHEARD VOICE OF THE TUAM BABIES) by Teresa Lavina
BALANCING ACT by Dan Chen
CHILDREN OF THE TOTALISING METAPHOR by Tomas Manchester
DANSE MACABRE by Molly Brown
NO GETTING AWAY by Dan Walls
ONE OF THOSE MURDER by Jerry Hadiprojo
SOCO by Cameron Strachan
SWITCH by Lee Charlish
WRENCHED by Jonny Ruff
TPFF: May Official Selections
We are excited to announce May Official Selections, Finalists and Semi-Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
We are excited to announce May Official Selections, Finalists and Semi-Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
IT’S BEEN TOO LONG
Directed by Amber Schaefer
Two ex-lovers meet at a rarely-used Aspen lodge to reignite their passions, but first they must confess their past sins. Written by & starring Krista Jensen (UCB) & David Ebert (Master of None, Ghost Story Club).
NO GUARANTEE
Directed by Stuart Black & Nick Mather
London 2056 - the city is dying and those living in the smog-clogged ruins live by their wits. Those who can afford to opt out of the desperation upload their consciousnesses to Cloud 9. This is advertised as a one way ticket to virtual heaven - but can the Company who run it really be trusted? Virgil and Mary have different attitudes: she wants to go, he doesn't. Can she persuade him to 'ascend' before he dies from terminal illness?
TMI
Directed by Ita Fitzgerald
When a mother reads her teenage son’s texts it triggers an awkward conversation which is way too much information. A humorous and touching comedy about miscommunication.
FINALISTS
THE BURNING RED by Fabrizio Ancillai
FOLLOW THE ARROW by Marc Saez
GAME FOR TWO by Guerrilla Tactics
LUKEWARM by Mitch Yapko
PROPHECY by Barbara Estelle DeJesus
RUCK IT! by Kelvin DeSena
SPECIAL DELIVERY by Robert Hackett
SWIM ALONE by Guy Ettlin
SEMI-FINALISTS
ANKER by Mike Galanopoulos
DEUS FUGIT! by Nora Geist
DISTRACTION by Carlo Anghel-Haltrich
DOGS OF ARABIA by Tarek Alduaij
ENANTIODROMIA by Lisa Ghosn
THE FINGER by Christopher Bell
FRIENDLY FUNERALS by Jack Ashton
FOLLOW THE ARROW by Marc Saez
GETTING PAID.US by Phillip E. Walker
GUILTY BUNCH OF FLOWERS by Keith Large
HUNTING by Jack Hawkins
NOW OR NEVER by Rose Schimm
OF COLOR by Rafael Shimunov
PHOEBE by Kyra Gardner
SAY YOUR NAME by Kieran Bourne
R1514, THE WAITING by Salvador Alemany
UMBILICUS DESIDERO by Michael J. Epstein
TPFF: April Official Selections
We are excited to announce April Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
We are excited to announce April Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists for The People’s Film Festival! Congratulations to the filmmakers! Official Selections will screen at our annual gala in November!
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
HEY YOU
Directed by Jared Watmuff
When two men arrange a hook-up, is who’s top or bottom all they should be worried about?
Hey You exposes how, with the convenience of social media and dating apps, our hard-fought rights and freedoms can be taken for granted -- and how, for many others, that fight isn’t over.
HEY YOU is an OFFICIAL SELECTION in the MICRO-BUDGET CATEGORY
PISTACHIO BOY
Directed by Gabriel de Bruin & Katy Wang
Pistachio Boy tells the story of Peter, a pistachio-obsessed newsagent cashier. After a special customer visits his shop, he finds himself caught up in fascination with the fleeting individual.
PISTACHIO BOY is an OFFICIAL SELECTION in the LOW BUDGET CATEGORY
MY TIME
Directed by Giulia Gandini
A 12-year-old girl has her first period in class. Her skirt is stained red. She is up next to present her final paper in front of all her peers. Will she find a way out of the 'uncomfortable' situation?
MY TIME is an OFFICIAL SELECTION in the SPONSORED CATEGORY
Finalists
A BIRD’S WALTZ - QUANDO VOLO by Mabelle Sawan
THE BONNINGS by Core Of Monkos
BOUBA & KIKI by Jack Goessens
DARE 2 DISTURB by Paul Rees
DON’T SELL THE TIGER by Ben Wylson
FLOUR by Joanna Nelson
THE KILLING OF A SOUTH LONDON LANDLORD by Gareth Bowen
MOLLY & NOEL by Meredith Dobbs
TERMINAL LOVE by Sina Dolati
TWO DOWN by Rolfin Nyhus
Semi-Finalists
BALL by Enrico Mughetti
BIG DURIAN BIG APPLE by Azalia Muchransyah
#BRUNCH by Natalie A. Evans
THE COST OF BRONZE by George Magner
DARKUS BUCKERBERGIUS by Schikhur
FOR THE LOVE OF DRUB by Indus Alelia
GHOSTS IN THE INK by Igor Lewicki
THE FACILITATOR by Christopher Brosnahan
INCIDENTALLY by Konstantinos Oikonomou
THE INTERNSHIP by Aaron Christian
LET I : LESBIA :: LIFE : LOVE by Maria Andrews
MY NAME IS ART by Shahab Zargari
SLEEP TIGHT, DON’T LET THE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS BITE by Riley Wong
SURVIVAL INSTINCT by Kezia Saunders
TEMPTATION OF SAINT FRANCIS by Johnnie Semerad
TPFF: March Official Selections
We are excited to announce March Official Selections, Finalists and Semi-Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
We are excited to announce March Official Selections, Semi-Finalists and Finalists for The People’s Film Festival!
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS:
FROM FRAGMENTS
Directed by James Quinn
FROM FRAGMENTS tells the story of an elderly couple that must battle through the grips of dementia to finish the swan-song of their lifelong love.
The film explores the burden ‘love’ places on us: to compromise, to sacrifice and (most of all) to cherish.
A true multi-disciplinary collaboration between a musician, two dancers and a filmmaker. The film combines these three artforms to envisage the devastating emotional reality of dementia.
THE STRANGERS’ CASE
Directed by Peter Trifunovic
This new film based on a four hundred year old speech shows fear of immigration is nothing new.
In 1517 anti-immigrant riots broke out in London. Thomas More, then a deputy Sheriff of the city, intervened.
Decades later William Shakespeare wrote a speech for the play 'Sir Thomas More', in which More defended asylum seekers - 'the strangers'.
TROUBLED WATERS
Directed by Gemma Norton
Viv is struggling with motherhood after the birth of her second child. Convinced there’s something wrong with her newborn, she tries to confide in her absent husband Terry, but is met with disinterest. As she rapidly finds herself questioning her sanity she turns to medication and drink to ease her through this parental dystopia.
Her health quickly deteriorates and she begins to realise just how much she is slipping through the net when she lets her frustrations out on her children. She begins to question the risk she is putting both her children, and herself, in.
FINALISTS:
ACTRESS by Edward L. Dark & Liz McMullen
CANAN: LIBERTY OR LIFE by Michael Davies
GWEN by Candace Wise
IDLE INTERACTIONS by Joshua Black
THE MANY FACES OF BETH JONES by Harvey Puttock
MEDIUM HEAT by Chris Waller
NO GUARANTEE by Stuart Black & Nick Mather
RUPTURED by James Mansell
SCAR TISSUE by Jared Watmuff
WHAT CAN’T BE SEEN by Maria Andrews
SEMI-FINALISTS:
BLUE TOMORROW by Numan Ayaz
BRAGGING RIGHTS by James Atkins
THE COLD CALLER by Lee Charlish
CONDITIONING by Philip Pugh
FIND ME AT REST by Adam R Kennedy
GREEN by Daniel Sketchley
HOOKED IN by Fay Beck
INTERPRETATIONS OF “N” WORDS by Kiel Robinson
IT CRAWLED IN THROUGH THE WINDOW by Isaac Ruth
LOVESUNK by Natalia Bykova
THE MAN IN THE BACK SEAT by Tom Kircher
MY GRANDSON, CHARLOTTE by Tyler Pierreson
MY NEIGHBOR BARBECUED MY FENCE by Victoria Muldoon
NORA ADVENTURE by Joe Lee
PLONKER MAN by Samuel Casserly
PORTRAIT OF A GOAN COLLECTOR by Agnelo Rodrigues
PRIME PERFECT 2 by Tom Bessoir
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD by Mark Cabaroy
WOMXN by Adrien Peskine