British Films selected to be screened at the International Short Film Festival

MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL 1
Aug 22 - 15H00 - Cinemateca - Sala BNDES
Aug 24 - 22H00 - CineSESC
Aug 25 - 17H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema

I AM BOB
Donald Rice UK 2007
Fic, 19', cor, 35mm
Bob Geldof – rockstar, campaigner, international man of action - gets accidentally trapped in a look-alike convention. Will anyone believe he is the real deal?

MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL 3
Aug 24 - 20H00 - CineSESC
Aug 25 - 17H00 - Cinemateca - Sala BNDES
Aug 26 - 15H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema

DOG ALTOGETHER
Paddy Considine Scotland 2007
Fic, 16', cor, 35mm
Joseph is a man suffering with violence and rage. Lost, he looks for a single moment of redemption.

LOVE YOU MORE
Sam Taylor-Wood England 2008
Fic, 15', cor, 35mm
Two teenagers are drawn together by the Buzzcocks' single 'Love You More' in the summer of 1978.

MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL 5
Aug 26 - 15H00 - Cinemateca - Sala BNDES
Aug 27 - 22H00 - CineSESC
Aug 28 - 19H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema

JOY
Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy England 2008
Fic, 9', cor, 35mm
A teenage girl goes missing. The police retraces Joy’s last known steps in a local park. A meditation on the fragility of youth

MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL 6
Aug 26 - 19H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema
Aug 27 - 18H00 - CineSESC
Aug 28 - 19H00 - Cinemateca - Sala BNDES

RALPH
Alex Winckler England 2008
Fic, 13', cor, 35mm
16 year old Ralph travels alone to Marseille to find his best friend and declare his love for her.

MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL 7
Aug 22 - 19H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema
Aug 27 - 15H00 - Cinemateca - Sala BNDES
Aug 28 - 22H00 – CineSESC

SON
Daniel Mulloy England 2007
Fic, 17', cor, 35mm
Within the confines of an underground theatre’s vaults, a young boy finds himself trapped as the evening’s events unfold…

MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL 9
Aug 23 - 18H00 - CineSESC
Aug 24 - 15H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema
Aug 28 - 21H00 - Cinemateca - Sala BNDES

AH, LIBERTY!
Ben Rivers Scotland 2008
Exp, 19', p&b, 16mm

2 Seção Mix Brasil
MIX 1: Achados e perdidos
Aug 22 - 20H00 - Espaço Unibanco Bourbon
Aug 24 - 17H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema
Aug 28 - 19H00 - Cine Olido

STEAM
Damien Rea Inglaterra 2008
Exp, 3', cor, DV Cam
Have you ever wondered what men do when they’re home alone? Many have lost their minds trying to solve this mistery.

MIX 2: Às avessas
Aug 24 - 16H00 - Espaço Unibanco Bourbon
Aug 27 - 21H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema
Aug 28 - 15H00 - Cine Olido

1977
Peque Varela England, Spain 2007
Ani, 8', cor, Beta SP
In a small town a girl gets uneasy everytime she has to deal with what society expects from her

Programas especiais
MOSTRA INFANTIL 1

THE CURSE OF THE SKULL ROCK
Ben Smith England 2007
Ani, 12', cor, Beta SP
Tricks for Kids, Stuttgart Animation Festival, Stuttgart, Alemanha, 2008
A swashbuckling adventure that pits plucky cabin girl Jill Hopkins against the tyrannical Captain Scabb in pursuit of the legendary treasure of Skull Rock.

HORS-PISTES 1:
Homenagem ao festival Hors-Pistes do Centro Georges Pompidou.
Aug 23 - 16H00 - Unibanco Arteplex
Aug 23 - 20H00 - Unibanco Arteplex

IN THE WAKE OF A DEAD DAD
Andrew Kötting Reino Unido 2007
Vídeo 64', cor,
Following his father's death, Andrew Kötting had a huge inflatable doll resembling him made and shot himself taking it to places his old man would have never thought of.
Much more than just the documentation of these situations, the film is a personal diary and results in a moving poetic reflexion upon roles and the meaning of image in family ties and the process of mourning.

DARK SIDE
Aug 22 - 22H00 - CineSESC
Aug 25 - 22H00 - Unibanco Arteplex
Aug 28 - 21H00 - Espaço Unibanco de Cinema

ISLAND
Matt Palmer Scotland/England 2007
Fic, 15', cor, Beta SP
A maritime guard investigates an unauthorized presence on a private island.

THE GIRLS
Sebastian Godwin Inglaterra 2007
Fic, 10', cor, 35mm
A father comes back home to find his two young daughters playing in the garden. As dusk falls, the mood begins to darken.

Complete programme at www.kinoforum.org.br/curtas/2008/programa