ASFF Programme

Explore York.

Experience Film.

15 VENUES. 150 FILMS. 4 DAYS. 3 - 6 November 2011

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Submissions for ASFF 2012 will open December 2011.

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Welcome

ASFF opens on Thursday 3rd November and runs until Sunday 6th November.

We are delighted to host ASFF in York, as York’s first international film festival.

Due to the historical nature of many of our venues, we have a limited capacity for seating at our screenings. Seating will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We have programmed enough screenings to ensure that you should be able to see all of the films that you would like to, but if there is a specific film that you want to see, please ensure that you arrive at the venue early.

There are no adverts prior to screenings so please note that showings will start promptly at the times listed.

Films are screened in their original language.

If this is a language other than English, English subtitles will be provided onscreen.

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All films screening are up for the Festival Awards.

We have awards for each individual category as well as an overall festival winner. This year, we are running a People’s Choice Award.

We will be using Twitter to determine the winner of this award.

To nominate a film for the People’s Choice please tweet the name of the film, along with the hashtag #ASFFvote. The film with the most nominations will win the award.

The ASFF Festival Hub is located at Visit York, 1 Museum St, York, YO1 7DT. There is a map of York located on page 28 of this programme.

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Schedule of Events Thursday 3rd November

Tickets to all events can be purchased online at www.asff.co.uk

Opening Night at City Screen York.

Drinks in the Basement Bar, followed by a select screening of short films and an after-party.

Guests to the Opening Night will receive a complimentary drink with their ticket and an Aesthetica Goody Bag, filled with a selection of great gifts.

Limited tickets are available for this event so be sure to book early!

Friday 4th November Screenings across the city throughout the day.

A series of talks at York St John University during the afternoon, followed by a drinks reception with Susie Wright from Channel 4.

For full details about the talks on offer, please see the following pages.

Please note we can only accommodate a limited number of people per talk.

Saturday 5th November Screenings across the city throughout the day.

Meet the Filmmakers event at Merchant Adventurers’ Hall.

Screening at 7pm, followed by a panel discussion with our filmmakers and networking opportunities. DJ and bar.

Sunday 6th November Limited screenings across the city.

Award Ceremony at the Yorkshire Museum.

An award ceremony will round off the festival: free drinks from 6pm and networking. Winners will be announced and a selection of the winning films will be shown.

This is a free event but tickets are still required. Please book your ticket by visiting www.asff.co.uk.

All seats available on a first come, first served basis. Some films may contain flashing images.

ASFF is hosted by Aesthetica Magazine.

For more information about the magazine please visit www.aestheticamagazine.com

We would like to offer our heartfelt thanks to our supporters, partners and sponsors, who have made this event possible.

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Inside View: Talks from the Industry On Friday 4th November, a series of talks will take place at York St John University.

Full information about the talks on offer can be found below: Alex Williams Creating and Designing Memorable Animated Characters Renowned character designer, Alex Williams, will cover the techniques to developing successful animated characters. He will explore what makes an interesting and appealing character and an approach to good design in animation, as well as how to create a memorable character performance. A must for those serious about working in animation.

Ivana Mackinnon Moving from Shorts to Features Producer Ivana Mackinnon will talk about the move from shorts to features and provide hints for the best way to build a sustainable career. Drawing on her own experiences in development and production, she will offer advice on how to get ahead and what commissioners and producers are looking for in the current UK film industry.

Documentary Filmmaking Truth and Responsibility Acclaimed documentary filmmaker, Saeed Taji Farouky, will discuss the creative limits of documentary and explore the idea of responsible documentary making. He will talk about his own experiences dealing with issues of human rights and social justice in the Middle East and the importance of sensitivity and ethics in portraying complex situations.

Catherine Yass Artists’ Film and the Gallery Setting Leading art organisation, Artangel, introduce their collection and their relationship with the moving image; exploring artists’ film and presenting the practice of contemporary artist, Catherine Yass (Turner Prize nominee 2002). Catherine will speak about her projects and offer an insight into the concept of artists’ film and how the moving image influences and develops her work.

To book a place on one or more of our talks please visit www.asff.co.uk Lengths of talks vary. Please note that the times and rooms of each talk are subject to change.

Speakers are subject to change. Please visit www.asff.co.uk for the most up-to-date information.

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Inside View: Talks from the Industry Programming Shorts for Festivals Secrets to Success Drawing on her extensive screening experience, SXSW Shorts Programmer Claudette Godfrey will provide insight into what programmers look for in short films and offer tips on how filmmakers can get noticed while avoiding the most common mistakes. She will also provide background on the SXSW Film Festival and Conference and explain how the submission process works.

Women and Film An Exploration of the Industry Rebecca Brand, Head of Communications and Operations at Women in Film & TV (WFTV), will explore the role of women in the film industry, from the early days of cinema to the present day. A positive look at what women have contributed to the industry over the years and how we can ensure that more women are involved with shaping its future.

Mark Herman on Screenwriting Award-winning screenwriter, Mark Herman, will speak about his own experiences in the industry and explore the intricacies of screenwriting in conversation with Tony Earnshaw (former Director of National Media Museum). Mark has written and directed a number of critically acclaimed feature films including Brassed Off, Little Voice and, most recently, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas.

Warp 20 Years in the Making Barry Ryan, Head of Production for Warp Films and Warp X (the low budget digital slate for Film4, UKFC and Screen Yorkshire) will talk about the evolution of Warp from their first BAFTA winning short to their first feature Dead Man’s Shoes and beyond. He will offer insights into the making of Four Lions and explore what the future looks like for filmmakers.

Drinks with Susie Wright from Channel 4 Susie Wright is one of three Media Project Managers in Channel 4’s Creative Diversity Department, designed to ensure that exciting, innovative creative talent and companies, especially those coming from the nations and regions and under-represented groups, are connected into Channel 4. Susie will speak about her role at the company and offer advice on pitching for Channel 4.

To book a place on one or more of our talks please visit www.asff.co.uk Lengths of talks vary. Please note that the times and rooms of each talk are subject to change.

Speakers are subject to change. Please visit www.asff.co.uk for the most up-to-date information.

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Art/Experimental

Special Screening with Catherine Yass York Art Gallery, Sunday 5 Nov 10 - 4

Disc One Art

Catherine Yass filmed High Wire at the Red Road Estate in North Glasgow in 2007, which was once the highest social housing in Europe. Into the void between the planners’ concrete dreams, another dreamer, the French high-wire artist Didier Pasquette, steps out, at first gracefully, then hesitantly, and then he stops … High Wire is the ultimate expression of Catherine Yass’ interest in the vertiginous view – presented here as a short film that accompanies her multi-screen installation from The Artangel Collection.

Image of a City

Beach Party Animal

Gabrielle Le Bayon,

Liz Aggiss / Joe Murray, (L&J

(Independent) UK, 2011, 11m

Productions), UK, 2011, 20m 38s

10s A narrative that explores

Beach Party Animal is a portrait of British eccentricity and Brighton beach life.

the relationship between architecture and the body.

Disc Two Art

A Cloud of Unknowing The Pond

Johannes Krell / Alexander

Lucia Rivero, (Independent)

Schmidt, (Independent)

UK, 2011, 4m 42s

Germany, 2011, 13m 30s

A portrait of the pond in Clissold Park over one year.

A journey to a world full of darkness and magic.

Wall

Et in Arcadia Ego

Michael Barwise, (University for

Robyn Woolston

the Creative Arts, Farnham)

(Independent)

UK, 2011, 3m 48s

UK / Austria, 2010, 1m 20s

An exploration of life beside a peace wall in Northern Ireland.

An autobiographical landscape of truth and impermanence.

Relocation

The Forty Elephants

Pieter Geenen, (Independent)

Alastair Cook, (Independent)

Belgium, 2011, 23m 20s

UK / South Africa, 2011, 10m 31s

A dialogue text based on testimonies from both sides of the Turkish-Armenian conflict.

A dark trawl through threat and desire, driven by Gérard Rudolf’s incredible words.

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Abstract?

Nadine Poulain, (Independent)

Alexei Dmitriev, (Independent)

Germany, 2010, 10m 25s

Russia, 2009, 3m 30s

Interplay between ocean and sky, above and below, black and white.

An unhurried film dealing with the notion of the abstract.

Egg & Fag

TUSSLEMUSCLE

Rose Hendry, (Independent)

Steve Cossman, (Independent)

UK, 2011, 1m 38s

USA, 2009, 5m 15s

The surroundings of a woman are slowly revealed.

A reflection on humanity’s ecological relationship and the ritual of restoration.

Color Invention

Inertia

Piotr Krzymowski, (Independent)

Todd MacDonald, (Sugarless Tea

UK, 2010, 5m 20s

Productions), UK, 2011, 12m 6s

An artist invents a new colour.

Alan ventures forth on a journey to try and forget.

Noah’s Ark

Building Blocks

Sam Meech, (Independent)

Neil K Kempsell, (Independent)

UK, 2010, 23m 54s

UK, 2010, 10m 37s

A cautionary tale composed of fragments from the North West Film Archive.

A time-lapse visual exploration and soundscape of an office block construction.

Dogged

Mijn veld (My Field)

Jo Shaw, (Red Crow Films)

Jos Meijers, (Madbull)

UK, 2011, 8m 50s

Netherlands, 2010, 16m 41s

In a world where Bogeymen roam freely, Olddog tries to defend the family home.

An unusual encounter between an inquisitive girl and a traumatized young man.

The Death of Johnny Forceps

Handmade

Timothy David Orme

(Etobicoke School of the Arts

(Independent), USA, 2011, 4m 36s

Film), Canada, 2010, 1m

The life and death of a man who could be Johnny Forceps.

Life through thirty distinct pairs of hands.

Inna Crocetti Klos

Disc One Exp.

360°

Disc One Dance

Disc Two exp.

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Myra

One Way of Going

Dan Smyth, (Independent)

Liesbeth Marit (Independent)

UK, 2011, 13m 45s

Belgium, 2011, 19m

The lyrical memoirs of Britain’s most reviled woman.

A woman slowly says goodbye to the life she led.

IN TRANSIT

The Beginning is Nigh

Chip Lord, (Independent)

Rupert van den Broek, (London

USA, 2011, 21m 30s

Film School), UK, 2011, 3m 13s

An observed video portrait of the spaces of air travel.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse prepare for their day ahead.

Liquidator Karel Doing, (Doing Film)

Duck and Cover, Charlie Brown

Netherlands, 2010, 7m 47s

Mike Celona, (Independent)

Willy Mullens’ silent film Haarlem (1922) has deteriorated.

USA, 2011, 6m 32s

Sometimes

WAR DANCE

David Wharton, (Comma Films)

Ed Edwards, (Ragged Crow)

UK, 2010, 2m 20s

UK, 2011, 2m 57s

Sometimes you would give everything you own to change just one moment in time.

The music starts and the soldiers dance to the death.

Falling

MUGHAM

Adriano Cirulli, (Independent)

Aleksandre Gabunia, (Kanal PIK

UK / Italy, 2011, 3m 37s

TV), Georgia, 26m

A study of human interaction, expressed through movement and sound.

A film about Eurasian culture – exploring Georgia through image and music.

Wayne McGregor Catherine Maximoff (lesfilmsduprésent/Random Dance/MJW), France, 2011, 30m

The passionate British choreographer.

A disturbing trip through the iconic Peanuts character’s mind.

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Music Video Saint Saviour: This Ain’t No Hymn

Sverre Fredriksen

DOBLE R (Rafael Pavon &

(Yellow Submarine)

Ricardo Uhagon) (WATERGUN.tv)

Netherlands, 2011, 2m 17s

UK, 2011, 4m 57s

Cooperblack: Scary on the Radio

DJ Rkod: The Deep

Annaliese Ciel Walker

UK, 3m 36s

Sean Pruen (Seanographic)

(Independent) Australia, 2010, 3m 40s

Aberfeldy: Somewhere to Jump From

Villeneuve: The Sun feat. Nili

David Lemm

Duriez Jeremie

(MuckleHen Productions)

(Strictly Confidential)

UK, 2010, 3m 24s

France, 2010, 4m 30s

Das Moon: Street Roman Przylipiak

Top Shelf Jazz: Gentlemen in Squalor

(Art and Progress

Alex Sufit (Lexitricity)

Foundation)

UK, 2011, 2m 59s

Poland, 2011, 4m 32s

Felix Kubin: Lightning Strikes

L.Stadt: Mumms Attack

Sönke Held

Karin Hammer (Independent)

(Independent)

Austria/Poland, 2011, 2m 15s

Germany, 2010, 4m 12s

Formula: The Elephant Dance

Lovehead: Sexy Disco

Lee Cavaliere (WATERGUN.tv /

(Dan Morgan Ltd / Pew36)

Studiocondition)

UK, 2010, 3m 14s

UK, 2010, 3m 9s

Dan Morgan

Disc One

Tim Knol: When I am King

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Be Like Pablo: Julianne Dan Morgan

The Raw Kings: The Day That We Got Married

(Dan Morgan Ltd)

Simone Smith (Independent)

UK, 2010, 3m 54s

UK, 2011, 3m 34s

SoKo: I´ll kill her Joerg Barton (Independent)

Buscando el Sol: El Pescao

Germany / Spain, 2009, 4m 20s

DOBLE R (Rafael Pavon & Ricardo Uhagon) (WATERGUN.tv) Spain, 2011, 4m 17s

Amatorski: Soldier Maria de Gier (Independent)

Sadistik: Searching For Some Beautiful

Belgium, 2011, 4m 22s

Bryan Campbell (Fueled Creative) USA, 2009, 3m 40s

Pyro: Spiel des Lebens (Game of Life)

Codes In The Clouds: Distant Street Lights (Iambic Remix)

Jan Gessler (Lookzoom)

Shaun Hughes / Tim Courtney

Germany, 2011, 4m 28s

(Factotum Films) UK, 2010, 6m 30s

Merak: Delete Me Lukas Vojir (Independent)

Jay Haze: Mama Coca (SIS Remix)

UK, 2011, 3m 17s

Roman Tönjes / Lukas Loss (Independent) Germany, 2010, 5m

Sparkadia: China Rhett Wade-Ferrell (MOOP JAW) Australia, 2011, 3m 49s

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Drama Two Friendly Ghosts

James Keaton, (Independent)

Parker Ellerman, (THALAMUS

UK, 2011, 23m

Film GmbH), USA / Germany,

A young man obsesses over a Hollywood star during the build-up to his father’s funeral.

2011, 7m 52s

Algo Queda

Adam’s Tallit

Ana Lorenz, (Independent)

Justin Olstein, (VCA Film and TV)

Spain, 2010, 16m

Australia, 2010, 16m

A portrayal of a daughter’s sacrifice for her mother, who suffers from Alzheimers.

A widowed Holocaust survivor reluctantly babysits her vivacious young grandson.

Elsewhere

The Calculus of Love

Mathy Tremewan / Fran

Dan Clifton, (Atomium Films)

Broadhurst, (The Film

UK, 2010, 14m 15s

Partnership). UK, 2010, 12m 33s

Two lovers head for nowhere, armed with strange trinkets.

Obsession collides with logic in the quest to solve a 250-yearold mathematical puzzle.

Umkhumbi Wethu

The Holiday

Garon Campbell, (AFDA)

Ida Akesson, (Poisson Rouge

South Africa, 2010, 26m 35s

Pictures), UK, 2010, 10m 48s

Isaac and Thandani are struggling to survive on the streets of Johannesburg.

Banter around the Burger Van is always animated. But all isn’t as it seems.

Queensbury Rules

Out of the Darkness

William Scothern, (Box Room

Nikki Roberts, (Rocketlight Films)

Films / Highbinder Films)

USA, 2010, 20m

UK, 2011, 10m 54s

An amateur boxer struggles to keep focus.

Anguished over the death of her baby, a teen is sent on a journey for redemption.

Apricot

Rickshaw Rick

Ben Briand, (Moonwalk Films &

Robert Manson, (Annville Films)

Cherub Pictures), Australia, 2009,

Ireland, 2010, 10m 37s

10m 30s

Ricky falls for a girl after discovering her handbag in his Rickshaw.

James Dean and Donald Turnupseed meet again.

Disc Two

A chance encounter becomes deeply personal.

Disc One

Lost Connection

Disc Four

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Light of Family Burnam

The Girl and the Fish

Marshall Axani, (Awkward

Jonny Kight, (Black Kight Films)

Moment Productions)

UK, 2010, 13m 16s

Canada, 2009, 19m 45s

A father must embrace the lighter side of death.

A portrait of loneliness and fear of the modern world through the eyes of Evie.

Silent Things

Based On A True Story

Rob Brown, (White Lantern Film /

Kerem Keskin, (Independent)

UKFC), UK, 2010, 12m 14s

Turkey, 2011, 18m 53s

The friendship between an autistic man and woman is tested.

Salih believes a movie is reality and tries to convince his friends to find the money.

Das möblierte Zimmer

Bleach

Michael Schröder, (FiluFilm)

Lynsey Miller, (Miller Heathcote)

Germany, 2009, 14m 20s

UK, 2011, 11m 54s

A dalliance between two people who no longer draw boundaries between real and the imagined.

On the face of it Rebecca has it all; however appearances can be deceptive.

Bad Lyrics

Complicity

Marcin Maziarzewski, (Silesian

Nicholas Hope, (Independent)

University), Poland, 2010, 27m

Australia, 2010, 8m 21s

Tragicomic story about a man who struggles with his own limitations.

Sometimes living a lie is the easiest option.

Coney Island Baby

Encourage

Parker Ellerman, (THALAMUS

Eleonora Campanella

Film GmbH), USA / Germany,

(Videoinflussi produzioni)

2009, 17m 56s

Italy, 2010, 15m

Betty finds a wad of cash hidden in her new oven.

Fatoumata disembarks from Libya and washes up in Sicily.

Nadger

Vincent

Catherine Linstrum, (Levain

Mazin Power, (Independent)

Films), UK, 2010, 13m 46s

Saudi Arabia / UK, 2010, 6m 37s

Nadger walks out of prison expecting to find his young stepmother waiting for him.

Vincent has been living in a park for the last five years. He says he’s a time traveller.

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Matt Greenhalgh, (Creative Force

UK, 2011, 23m

Films / Red Production Company)

Jonathan buries the memories of Isobel in the snow.

UK, 2010, 6m 7s

Top of the Range

Mam

Paul Bassingthwaighte, (Belly

Hugo Speer, (Vigo Films)

Productions), UK, 2010, 13m 26s

UK, 2010, 14m 40s

Joe and Will are best friends on the streets; hope comes in the form of an abandoned cooker.

When Mam won’t get out of bed, Danny must fend for his brothers and sisters.

Fôrtrângd (Repressed)

Largo

Jimmy Olsson, (Frida Wendel EF)

Kimmo Leed, (Leino Production)

Sweden, 2010, 14m 45s

Finland, 2010, 19m

Two youngsters board a night bus that Kristoffer is on, and a repressed memory comes back.

A 17-year-old girl witnesses the loss of communication within her family.

Hermann

Jody Delle Giostre

Hana Geissendorfer, (GFF KG)

Adriano Sforzi, (Rio Film / 28

Germany, 2010, 26m

Luglio), Italy, 2010, 3m 24s

Hermann is 67-years-old and lonely. He does have Gloria, but she is only a budgie.

Jody lives in a travelling fair; it is a lonely life until he makes friends with a local boy.

Milk Man

Lesson from a Stranger

James Rumsey, (Rum Jam Films)

Mahmut Akay, (Independent)

UK, 2009, 15m 30s

UK, 2011, 5m 24s

A neurotic voyeur’s quest for milk forces him to confront what he is capable of.

A man learns a valuable lesson from a stranger.

Just in Time

Wimp

Rodolfo Novaes, (Fabbris Filmes)

Camilla Ramonn, (Nimbus Film)

UK, 2011, 14m

Denmark, 2011, 15m

John discovers that his life is not as perfect as he believes.

At 11 you are expected to go see Sisse, who offers sex in exchange for a burger.

A girl introduces a boy to the delights of Acid House.

Disc Six

Acid Burn

Tim Courtney, (Factotum Films)

Disc Five

An Artificial Light

Disc Eight

Disc Seven

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Join the Dots

The Bag

Jessica Lux, (Film London)

Ray Nomoto Robison, (Kissed

UK, 2010, 24m

Elvis Productions), USA, 2010, 10m

Isolated at St Andrews University, a girl finds hope in a mysterious boy.

A woman discovers her mother and father have been hoarding pills for a suicide pact.

Replica

Invisible

Jakrin Juangbhanich, (London

Harold Chapman, (Primal Screen)

College of Communication)

UK, 2010, 15m Victor is an

UK, 2010, 14m 56s

A father restores stability by replacing his dead daughter.

anonymous street-sweeper escaping memories of a bloody civil war.

Ostatni pociag

Al Buio

Weronika Tofilska, (University of

Giacomo Arrigoni, (Independent)

Silesia), Poland, 2010, 13m 58s

Italy, 2010, 3m 40s

A middle-aged man wants to go back to the times when he was young, happy and in love.

Lara spends her days in the gloom, prisoner of the fables she tells herself.

Dance of the Little Old Men: The Heist

The Pond

Kulchera Matson, (Three Spirit

Productions LLC), USA, 2010, 20m

Productions), Canada, 2011, 5m

A cowboy is unknowingly robbed of his treasure.

Heartbroken, a young woman seeks solace by a tranquil pond.

Matador

On Your Own

Nic Wassell, (London Film

Jane Linfoot,

School), UK, 2007, 12m

(ddfilms), UK, 2010, 14m

Alex dreams of being a matador like his absent father.

David struggles to find acceptance in the outside world.

Death’s Fable

BEDEMANDEN

Kathi Prosser, (Wing Group

Martin Winther, (Beofilm & Just

/ Laokoon Films), Hungary /

A Brand Production), Denmark,

Canada, 2010, 6m

2011, 20m

Death, a young girl, escorts an old man from this world.

After a near-death experience, Lars realises what’s important.

Dan Hannon, (Legion of Eden

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Dusters Disc Eight

Christopher Baines, (Bank Lane Films), UK, 2010, 11m 46s

Door-to-door salesman Paul is repeatedly turned away, until something changes.

Alex Helfrecht, (Battle for Britain

School), UK, 2009, 11m 38s

Ltd.), UK, 2010, 12m 47s

A female sex trafficker faces an unexpected moral dilemma.

An ageing war veteran has a memorable adventure when he joins a lad for a scooter ride.

Happy Clapper

The Medic

Tom Marshall, (Vita Nova Films)

Raymond Mizzi, (Era Productions)

UK, 2010, 23m 25s

Malta, 2011, 11m 30s

A wannabe gangster living alone in a caravan gets a visit from a born again Christian.

A German war veteran recalls an episode during the final days of WWII.

Don’t Press Play

Jour à Jour, J1...

Adam Rowley, (Alternate

Jean-Claude Flaccomio, (WeGo

Associates), UK, 2011, 2m 20s

Productions), France, 2011, 17m

A man follows the sound of his own voice and discovers a camcorder.

One evening, a secretary breaks into the shooting studio to live her princess moments.

Bad Night for the Blues

Telling Mark

Chris Shepherd, (Chris Shepherd

Guy Ducker, (London Film

Films), UK, 2010, 15m

Conspiracy / Pinhead Films)

The hues of blue that make up the Tory heartland are more than just a party.

UK, 2004, 11m

LIN

The Birdcage

Piers Thompson, (Hector Film Ltd)

Oleg Loginov, (University for the

UK / Bulgaria / Turkey, 2010, 25m

Creative Arts at Farnham)

A woman arrives in an unknown country, and appears to be running away from her past.

UK, 2011, 14m 55s

Mark throws a dinner party to find out what’s wrong.

After intercepting a telephone call, a boy’s life is changed.

Disc Ten

Battle for Britain

Rob Brown, (Bournemouth Film

Disc Nine

Echoes

Disc Ten

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Albatross

PARIS/SEXY

Kim Albright, (Thomas Thomas

Ruth Paxton, (Digicult)

Films), UK, 2010, 12m 33s

UK, 2010, 24m

A talented pianist is falling apart, haunted by a hallucination.

Greer’s weird. Everyone in the village thinks so.

Disc Two

Disc One

Thriller Sudd (Out of Erasers)

The Romantic Killer

Erik Rosenlund

Phillip Berg

(Daemon Film/Happy Flyfish)

(Grand Theme Productions)

Sweden/Denmark, 2011, 14m 59s

Denmark, 2010, 14m 30s

As the world transforms, you’re the last one to find out.

A serial killer seduces a victim.

Amok

The Small Assassin

Christoph Baumann,

Chris Charles

(Bayerischen Rundfunk & ARTE),

(Beverly Ridge Pictures)

Germany, 2011, 15m

USA, 2010, 16m

Victims of a gun rampage are faced with a difficult decision.

A couple suspects their baby is plotting to kill them.

Cleaning Up

The Dichotomy

Thomas Guerrier, (Big Finish

Hunter Kallenbach

Productions / Dead Dog Films)

(Oh, Biscuits Productions)

UK, 2011, 12m

USA, 2011, 6m 45s

Mr Jackson is the perfect hitman. You see him and die.

Blake must face his greatest fear.

Grey

Incorporated

Andre Rehal

Nick White, (Area17)

(Independent)

UK, 2010, 30m

Canada, 2010, 3m 21s

A disturbing tale of obscene salaries, glass towers and vicious business deals.

A hitman at the end of his rope, Grey lives by the gun.

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Some Static Started Disc Two

Ben Briand, (Ben Briand / China Heights), Australia, 2010, 8m

Three people and the mysterious dream that brings them all together.

Red in the Water

Fazila Wahab & Oliver Kohl

Mikel Gurrea

(Kaugoomi)

(Paco Poch Cinema)

South Africa, 2010, 23m

Spain, 2010, 12m 37s

A young couple’s thievery costs more than they could imagine.

A coral fisherman discovers the myth of Medusa coming to life.

Man Made

My Shoes

Fern Berresford, (Independent)

Elisa Resinaro, (Mercurio Domina)

UK, 2009, 3m 40s

Italy, 2010, 10m

Two men strike a deal that is revealed to be something altogether more sinister.

A boy drives at speed with an injured girl by his side. But who are they running from?

Deriva

The Drifter

Angel Tirado

Craig Calamis, (Drifted Pictures)

(Tarkemoto)

USA, 2009, 10m 30s

Spain, 2009, 16m 13s

Two lost fishermen find their way back to a changed world.

A newly engaged couple find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Broken

Straight Way Lost

Christian Doran

Jack Weatherley

(Solar Pictures)

(Independent)

Australia, 2010, 7m

UK, 2010, 7m 32s A man’s

We can all reach our breaking point.

descent into a dark place.

A Dark Room Jason Leonard, (York St John University), UK, 2011, 11m 16s

A photographer relives his life through the images he has collected.

Disc Three

Karoo

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Disc Two

Disc One

Comedy Tooty’s Wedding

Stuffed

Frederic Casella, (Hoot Comedy)

Oyvund Opshaug, (WA Screen

UK, 2010, 18m 30s A young

Academy), Australia, 2009, 12m 30s

couple’s marriage hilariously hits the rocks during a weekend wedding in the country.

Margot the wallflower leads a peaceful, solitary life until new neighbours move in next door.

Love Stories

Make a Move

Andreas Sommer, (Independent)

Barney Batchelor, (Vesper

Denmark, 2011, 10m When

Pictures), UK, 2010, 2m 19s Jude

Michael meets a girl in the lift his shyness prevents him from making a move.

is rapidly approaching 30 and is desperately unlucky in love.

Under Control

Frøys leik (Frey´s Game)

Mark Drake, (Quack Films)

Jørn Nyseth Ranum, (Nordland

UK, 2011, 4m 11s

College of Art and Film)

Dan is overweight, unemployed and depressed. Life couldn’t get much worse.

Norway, 2010, 7m 49s

The Reward Lucy Patrick Ward, (Sentinel

Happy Birthday Timmy

Productions), USA / UK, 2010, 15m

Johnny Cullen, (IADT National

Two alienated New Yorkers are united over a lost dog.

Film School), Ireland, 2010, 2m 53s

Circularity Thinking

Garbo

Roses Urquhart / Lucia Zoro,

Venetia Taylor, (Human

(Night Kitchen Films) UK, 2010, 6m

Productions), Australia, 2011, 5m 7s

Glossy, aspirational and astounding - bringing hooping to the boardroom.

Bill and Barbara aren’t growing old gracefully – but they’re too drunk to care.

Orrible

The Phone Box

Giles Ripley (Pretzel Films),

Ian Robertson, (Viewmaster Films

UK, 2011, 5m 8s

/ Cut Filmmaking Network), UK,

Steve is escorted home from school by Luke, a local reprobate.

2011, 5m 50s

A serious duel between two men for the love of a woman.

Timmy receives an inappropriate present.

A telephone conversation that costs a fortune.

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Disc Two

Tomat-Princippet (The Tomato Principle) Søren Balle, (NFS-DENMARK) Denmark, 2010, 27m

Jesper goes on a motivation course for his cash benefit.

On the Upside

Jared Varava, (An Illusion of

Peter Bunzl, (Peter Bunzl Films /

Movement), USA, 2004, 17m

Face Productions), UK, 2008, 7m

Three men. Big dreams.

Tight shorts.

An elderly couple’s lives are turned upside down when he gets stuck on the ceiling.

15 Summers Later

Spoilt Broth

Pedro Collantes, (Mailuki Films)

Toby Roberts, (Heimatmedien)

Norway / Spain, 2011, 5m

UK / Germany, 2011, 4m 30s

Everyone needs time to heal and regain balance – some longer than others.

Attempting to pull off his first heist, a bumbling robber learns from an unlikely hero.

The Old Ways

The Maestro

Michael Vass, (Michael Vass

Chris & Ben Blaine, (Charlie

/ Film Monkey Productions)

Productions), UK, 2011, 2m 29s

Canada, 2010, 13m

In 1824, conductor Michael Umlauf has worries about Beethoven’s new innovation.

An executioner’s final assignment is out of control.

ASFF ENJOY THE FilmS.

Disc Three

The Fourth

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Disc One

Documentary They Have Sold The Lungs of The World

ForGive

Frederik Sølberg / Peter Leys,

Canada, 2009, 14m 21s

(Social Elephant), Denmark,

De-forestation of the rainforest.

Canadian National Chief seeks public recognition from Pope Benedict XVI for damages.

Mother’s Meeting

Thread

Kevin Mack, (WA Screen Academy)

Iva Radivojevic, (Independent)

Australia, 2010, 5m 19s

USA, 2010, 7m 23s

A family that stands together can overcome any obstacle; all for the love of one’s mother.

Banned in Lahore, kite flying thrives; where Pakistani Americans hold on to their roots.

Buriganga Michelle Coomber, (Medina

12 Takes: Douglas Coupland

Films) Bangladesh / UK,

Kevin Eastwood, (Opus 59 Films)

2010, 12m

Canada, 2010, 3m

Capturing the rhythms of the Buriganga River in Bangladesh.

A lively overview of the pop art of Douglas Coupland.

A Tall Man

Flying Anne

Jani Peltonen, (Companinland)

Catherine van Campen,

Finland, 2010, 19m

(Zuidenwind Filmproductions)

Väinö Myllyrinne was the first internationally known Finnish celebrity, thanks to his height.

Netherlands, 2010, 21m 17s

River Dog

Cote D’Azur

James Muir / Daniel Hunter,

Caroline Ward, (Squirrel Nation)

(Mangakuri Pictures)

UK, 2010, 5m 15s

New Zealand, 2011, 30m

An insight into a lifetime’s dedication to cycling.

Disc Three

Disc Two

2010, 29m

A look into a lone farmer’s life, and the struggle he endures.

Wood of Value

Tara Mahoney, (Gen Why Media)

Anne suffers from Gilles de la Tourette syndrome.

Bjørn Ståle Bratberg, (Bratberg

Siete Dias (Seven Days)

Films), UK / Norway, 2010, 16m

Tessa Hoffe, (Trampa55)

A tree’s journey from the forests of Norway to the metropolis of London.

Cuba, 2010, 11m

Santera is one of the most popular religions in Cuba.

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Alec: Urban Nomad Disc Three

Octavia Hartland, (8th Child Films / Octavia Hartland), UK, 2011, 8m

Alec, 21, has built himself a microhouse out of plywood.

Echoes

Antonio Martino, (Videoinflussi

Ivalo Frank, (Independent)

produzioni), Italy / Uzbekistan,

Greenland / Germany, 2010,

2009, 14m 20s

23m 19s

Muynaq is a ghost town on the coast of the Aral Sea.

A love story recorded on abandoned military locations.

Disc Four

Be Water, My Friend

Welcome to Romford Simon Smith, (Halcyons Heart Films), UK, 2011, 23m

On a Friday night, the drivers of A1 Taxis get all sorts of people in the back of their cabs.

5 Pictures of a Father

Mat Sheldon, (Crushfilm Ltd),

Nadia Josefine El Said

UK, 2011, 2m

(Upfront Films), Denmark,

The spoken word dreams and fears of young men from the poorest area in London.

2010, 22m

Be Linen Movie

In Transit

Benoît Millot, (Goodideas),

Heidi C Morstang, (Independent),

France, 2010, 15m 53s

UK / Russia, 2011, 19m 24s

Linen is a link between the past and the present – from the fields to the shelves; it thrives.

The potential homecoming of remains of Norwegian political traitors.

Warchild Caroline Monnet, (ITWÉ), Canada, 2010, 5m 40s

On a solitary portage between the barren wilderness and a desolate city, a young man reflects.

Five girls and women present their pictures of a father.

Disc Five

This is Real

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Family Friendly Screening

Disc One

Trompe L’Oeil Tyson Dale, (Whaling Days)

Bringebær (Raspberries)

USA, 2010, 6m 10s

Morgan Davidsen, (FinFilm)

A business inspector is sent to inspect an old theatre, run by a charismatic mime.

Norway, 2007, 6m

Unanswered

FOUR

Matt Fackrell, (Primavera Pictures)

Margherita Premuroso

Channel Islands, 2010, 7m

(Inkymind)

Throughout your life you will always come across questions that will remain unanswered.

Italy, 2011, 3m 10s

Le Jeu De Cartes Pål Ulvik Rokseth, (PaalFilm)

Dr Knowgood: Lion’s Pride

Norway, 2008, 3m

Arnold Zwanenburg, (Googoo)

A game of cards is not quite what it seems.

The Netherlands / Indonesia,

A small town, a brother with dreams, and an old lady.

A tribute to nature and the passing of the seasons.

2010, 3m 55s

Disc Two

A lion has lost his mighty voice.

Bubbleologist

Gloop

Oyvind Opshaug, (WA Screen

Joe Churchman / Gaby Bastyra

Academy), Australia, 2009, 5m

(Bee Productions), UK, 2010, 3m

A visual poem about a school science assignment, which became a passion.

The life of plastic, as in all fairytales, secrets are revealed and lessons are learned.

Way Back When Conrad Milligan, (David Tallon)

The Monk & The Monkey

UK, 2010, 5m 15s

Brendan Carroll / Francesco

At a tank museum, one pupil loses interest in his teacher and discovers the museum by himself.

Giroldini, (Ringling College)

My Dad & Spike

Paper Dreams

Murat Kebir, (Flare Productions)

Kenneth Onulak, (Independent)

UK, 2010, 14m 35s

USA, 2010, 2m 49s

Love, communication, security and a health issue from the point of view of a 7-year-old.

Through colourful picture frames and cutout paper, a world of dreams is realised.

USA, 2010, 4m 27s

A young boy is on a quest.

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Animation (Adult) The Light of Life

Andrew Kavanagh, (Kavaleer

Daihei Shibata

Productions), Ireland, 2009, 7m

(Independent), Japan, 2010, 4m

A brief but passionate friendship between an Israeli writer and a Palestinian artist.

Life is transparent, warm and swirls randomly like a soft light, constantly changing.

7th Sara Pocock, (Independent)

Miss Remarkable & her Career

USA, 2011, 5m

Joanna Rubin Dranger, (Lisbet

A girl gets off at the wrong bus stop and finds herself alone in unfamiliar surroundings.

Gabrielsson Film) Ireland/ Sweden/Denmark, 2010, 28m

A struggle and career meltdown.

The Life, Death and Suffer Story Anna FitzSimons, (Red Ray Film Ltd), UK, 2010, 6m

A mock-tragedy about love and loss.

5 NOVEMBER Meet the Filmmakers event Merchant Adventurers’ Hall FROM 7PM. Book online at www.asff.co.uk

Disc One

Hasan Everywhere

Sunday 6th November

Saturday 5th November

Friday 4th November 26

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Venues ASFF screenings will take place across 15 iconic locations in the city of York. Full details of the venues are listed below. There is a York map showing venue locations on page 24.

ASFF Festival Hub The ASFF Festival Hub is located at Visit York. Our staff will be there to help with any queries you have about the festival.

City Screen

DIG

Overlooking the River Ouse, this cultural venue is the heart of independent film in the city.

Fully accessible.

DIG is a unique archaeological adventure that introduces the whole family to York’s 2000 year history.

Fully accessible.

Merchant Adventurers’ Hall

National Railway Museum

One of York’s foremost medieval landmarks, this beautiful hall was constructed in 1357. Fully accessible.

The NRM explores the railways of the world from the early 19th century to the present day.

Fully accessible.

York St John University

Bar Lane Studios

This prestigious civic university, with an award winning campus, has roots going back to the 1840s. Fully accessible.

Bar Lane Studios is an engaging combined arts space offering studios and workshops in a contemporary setting. Partial access.

Micklegate Bar Museum

According to McGee

Situated on the route of York’s famous walls walk, Micklegate Bar Museum has stood sentinel to the city for over 800 years.

Contemporary art gallery situated opposite the historic Clifford’s Tower showcasing new artists with up to ten exhibitions a year.

Barley Hall

Thirteen Thirty One

A stunning medieval house rediscovered in the 1980s and restored to its original splendour.

Partial access.

This quirky gastro-bar is a hive of activity, housing a luxury cinema with fully reclining seats and table service.

De Grey Rooms

Yorkshire Museum

Designed by George Townsend Andrews in 1841, the Rooms were originally an officer’s mess for the Yorkshire Hussars. Partial access.

Opened in 1830 by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society and recently restored to its former Georgian glory.

Fully accessible.

York Art Gallery

Mansion House

The city’s Art Gallery since 1892, overlooking a statue of York artist William Etty which was erected in 1911.

Fully accessible.

The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayors of York, and as such it is the first and oldest Mayoral residence in the country.

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