Saturday 30 march 2024
12.30pm – 5.45pm
259 Hardess Street
London
SE24 0HN
ANIMATION
Suitable for aged 14+
Films containing animation or wholly animated.
Start: 1pm
The Candy Lady
(USA)
Short | 2 min
After saving up enough money, an ambitious Black girl named Kiki, is finally able to get her hands on her favourite treat - the Kool Cup.
Dir. Taylor Walker
Don't Ask Me Anything (Germany)
Short | 11 min | German/Subtitled
A young Black woman strolls through the city on her day off. Her thoughts often wander into the past. Here she finds herself in situations where she was racially harassed or insulted. But today she does not helplessly surrender to her memories - as a self-drawn comic heroine she fights back.
Dir. Aliyah Patillo
BLACK
(Germany)
Short | 5 min
"BLACK" is but one of many words with the same meaning, Nothingness and We are Its Children.
Dir. Rui Nacumbize Namagoa
Hanina/Homesick
(USA)
Short | 8 min | Arabic/Subtitled
A young Nubian girl embarks on a journey back in time to reconnect with her drowned homeland. Guided by the Nile egret, she travels underwater within the lake created by Egypt's Aswan High Dam to visit Nubia's mountains and palm trees, water wheels and houses, men and women. She bids farewell to her people as they board the boats that will take them to their resettlement villages. Returning to her own time, she carries the strength of knowing that Nubia will always live on inside her.
Dir. Yasmin Moll
Ada Ani (the awakening) (UK)
Short | 15 min
Tormented by constant nightmares about drowning, Ada cannot sleep through the night and is even now terrified by the thought of getting into a bathtub.
After constant persuasion from her flatmate, she finally agrees to see someone – a 'guide' – about her condition.
Dir. Andrea R. Ciobanu
Interval
Start: 2pm
OPAL (MARTINIQUE/FRANCE)
Feature | 1h 25m
A young Nubian girl embarks on a journey back in time to reconnect with her drowned homeland. Guided by the Nile egret, she travels underwater within the lake created by Egypt’s Aswan High Dam to visit Nubia’s mountains and palm trees, water wheels and houses, men and women. She bids farewell to her people as they board the boats that will take them to their resettlement villages. Returning to her own time, she carries the strength of knowing that Nubia will always live on inside her.
Dir. Alan Bidard
Interval
Start: 4pm
Dark Matter
Two dark thrillers that will leave you with chills.
DAYLIGHT RULES
(UK)
Short | 15 min
In a world where humans can harness the power of the sun when exposed to sunlight, and the controlling of this power is still being understood, a mother and daughter must figure out where their intentions and loyalties lie.
Dir. Alex Browning
The Legend of Gilbert Flay (USA)
Feature | 1h 25m
A small film crew participating in a film competition begin to disappear one by one.
Dir. Richard A Worthy
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