CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020 PROGRAMME

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CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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CRYSTAL PALACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (CPIFF) 2020

Known as the UK and London’s coolest film festival, every year we screen only the very best of the films submitted to us from all around the world. You will be blown away by the quality!

Each night shows a different category; Short Film, Animation, Horror/Sci-Fi, Documentary, etc at various fantastic venues. This is a one-time opportunity to catch many of these amazing films. To add to your entertainment film-makers fly in from across the globe to hold fascinating Q & As. We screen at the wonderful Everyman Cinema Crystal Palace and Picturehouse,

West Norwood with their multi-screens, bars and food. Many nights sell out quickly so book early!

We also screen at Anerley Town Hall SE20 and Stanley Halls SE25, where we have incredible cuisine suppliers such as Vietnamese street food and a bar set in these magnificent, listed buildings. Enjoy!

Music Legend Paul Weller (pictured below) said: “I’ve loved CPIFF, it’s inspiring.

The whole independent movement is very important.”

Mike Reiss, writer of The Simpsons since it began said: “CPIFF is the very best film festival we’ve ever been to - and we’ve been to a lot!”

Book your tickets early at cpiff.co.uk/schedule2020

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FRIDAY

13th MARCH

P5/7

Horror/Sci-Fi Night (15)

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SATURDAY

SUNDAY 22nd MARCH

P7/8

7:30PM Stanley Halls SE25 6AB £10 entry. Bar & South Asian street food by Mon Ami Eat!.

P1/2

Launch Night Shorts (15)

SUNDAY

15th MARCH

P8

7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £12 entry includes a free drink & popcorn.

Bar and food on sale.

Feature Doc & Shorts (15)

SATURDAY 7th March

WEDNESDAY

P2

Feature Film & Shorts (12A) 7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £10 entry.

Bar and food available.

TUESDAY

10th MARCH

P3

Feature Film & Shorts (18)

7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Food and bar available.

THURSDAY 12th MARCH

P3/4/5

Animation Night (12)

7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £10 entry.

Bar & food available.

P14/16

7:30PM Stanley Halls SE25 6AB £10 entry. Bar & South Asian street food by Mon Ami Eat!

Short Film (15)

5th MARCH

Short Film (15)

7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £10 entry.

Food and bar available.

14th MARCH

THURSDAY

SATURDAY 21st MARCH

7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Food and bar available.

18th March

P9/10

Short Documentaries (15) 7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £9.entry.

Food and bar available.

THURSDAY 19th MARCH

P10/12

Feature Film & Shorts (15)

7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Food and bar available.

FRIDAY

20th MARCH

P12/14

International Films (15)

7:30PM Anerley Town Hall SE20 8BD £10 entry. Bar & food by Comfort & Joy available.

P16/18

Mid length films (15)

7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Food and bar available.

TUESDAY 24th MARCH

Short Docs (15)

P18/19

7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £9 entry.

Food and bar available.

THURSDAY 26th MARCH

P19/20

Mid length films (15)

7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Food and bar available. .

FRIDAY 27th MARCH

P20

Feature Film & Shorts (18)

7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £10 entry.

Bar and food available.

SATURDAY 28th MARCH

Gala Finale (18)

P22/23

7:15PM Stanley Halls SE25 6AB £22 entry, includes glass of Prosecco & gourmet canapés. Bar available.

Festival Launch

THURSDAY 5 MARCH

Launch Night Shorts (15) 7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £12 entry with a free glass of wine or beer & popcorn Bar & food on sale.

This Time Away

Directed by Magali Barbe Nigel (Timothy Spall) a recluse is haunted by his past and memories of the family he once had... until an unexpected visitor arrives.

UK RT: 14m

Osuba

Directed by Federico Marsicano A visual expression and reversed emotional trip about domestic violence.

Italy RT: 5m

The Cocaine Famine

Directed by Sam McMullen A brilliant Irish comedy about cocaine and the futility of nationalism. Set in an isolated shed in rural Ireland, three characters play out an absurd scene in real time.

Ireland RT: 12m London Premiere

Daughter

Directed by Christian Kinde Torn between life without imposed values and the importance of her culture, Lilah makes the choice to flee, putting her family’s forgiveness to the ultimate test.

UK RT: 17m

The Green Man

Directed by Nicolas Motte, A delivery man with a deadline wants to cross a road.

He’s in for a surprise.

UK RT: 5m London Premiere

No Exposure

Agoria Call of the Wild

Directed by Loïc Andrieu A new type of hero, Jane, an enigmatic L.A.P.D officer is forced to face her Orphic power and dive into death.

France RT: 5m

Chronos

Directed by Andre Chocron This seamless film shot in a single take revolves around two physicists who figure out how to travel in time.

Norway RT: 25m UK Premiere

Directed by Marcus Thomas Ben shoots low budget videos for grime artists.

With K-van, an aspiring rapper, it becomes apparent that while they have similar backgrounds, they couldn’t be more different!

UK RT: 11m

A Filthy Habit

Directed by Mykea Perry Two cops discuss the merits of smoking over a gruesome case.

UK RT: 4m Croydon Rising Star

Ave Maria

Directed by Yasser El Ansari Geoffroy is tormented and seeks out Father Jacob who is succumbing to a hidden problem of his own.

France RT: 8m

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The Mismanagement of Medwin Monroe

Directed by Alex Wroten A Machiavellian middle manager toys with his employees in this send-up of Corporate America.

USA RT: 4m European Premiere

Poached

Directed by Jesse Lin A twisting/turning, neo-western thriller shot on analog super 16mm, it explores tropes, genre, absurdity and vernacular.

Jack is confronted by a visitor who threatens to bring the demons of his past.

USA RT:18 UK Premiere

SATURDAY 7 MARCH

Feature Film & Shorts (12A) 7:45pm Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU ÂŁ10 entry.

Bar & food available.

Max Winslow and the House of Secrets

Directed by Sean Olson Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named Haven who controls the mansion. A high-octane, high-budget ride for all!

USA RT: 96m European Premiere

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European Premiere

Chopper

Directed by Giorgos Kapsanakis Just as her father is about to go into a home she locks herself in his room and proceeds to a final act of love.

UK RT: 10m London Premiere

London Premiere

Black Shore

Directed by Jon Park, Grant White In a bleak British seaside town a family is stalked by an amorphous presence.

UK RT: 22m

Tradgedy

Directed by Ibrahim Muhammed, Luca Allick-Smith Music video with visual effects by Brit school students.

UK RT: 3m Croydon Rising Star

TUESDAY 10 MARCH

THURSDAY 12 MARCH

The Silent War (Sordo)

Caravan Palace Miracle

Feature Film & Shorts (18) 7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Bar & food available.

Directed by Alfonso Cortes-Cavanillas Set in 1944, this epic Spanish tale tells the story of Anselmo, a guerrilla fighter who becomes deaf after an explosion. Cornered by the army, his deafness becomes his companion and his mirror. Incredible storytelling, cinematography and acting!

Spain RT: 2hrs UK Premiere

What Betty Sees

Animation Night (12) 7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £10 entry.

Bar & food available. .

Directed by Double Ninja A lost conquistador comes across a tribe of women.

France RT: 3m UK Premiere

Break Down

Directed by Emmett Goodman A manic wrestler and a calm elderly woman are trapped in an elevator!

USA RT: 3m

Directed by Colleen Forward Belfast 1979, three sisters reluctantly agree to have their tea leaves read by their ill-fated aunt Betty. A true story of hopes and fears.

Directed by Thomas Vernay A young woman, a forced marriage, a strange cult and a black monolith.

France RT: 5m UK Premiere

Directed by Freddie Griffiths An intimate documentary short unravelling the state of mind of my late, alcoholic father through the poems he left behind.

UK RT: 7m

Queerer Than Thou

Directed by Kate Jessop Who is the queerest of them all? This queer off will reveal all! Warning: may include vogueing karate.

UK RT: 10m

Scratch Massive Fantome X

My dad’s name was Huw. He was an alcoholic poet.

Redrum Unit 22

Directed by Sam Carson, Zane Crowther Stop motion made for the release of an EP made by Redrum, inspired by squat raves in London.

UK RT: 4m

UK RT: 2m

Elsewhere

Directed by Rosa Fisher The feeling of a friend being physically there, but the person you knew and were friends with is gone.

UK RT: 2m

UK Premiere 3

No Body

Directed by Haemin ko A traditional charcoal animation with an autobiographical experimental poem about immigration in London.

UK RT: 5m

Malakout

Directed by Farnoosh Abedi Music was his passion...

Love was his masterpiece...

Incredible animation skills!

Iran RT: 11m

Luz

Tender, Like This

France RT: 8m

Canada RT: 6m

Directed by John Banana Problems can cloud your vision, but the key to Cloudia’s happiness may be right under her nose.

How Countries Fight Their Wars 1 Mètre/Heure

Directed by Nicolas Deveaux On an airplane wing, a company of snails performs a wonderfully slippery choreography. Brilliant CGI. France RT: 8m

Hurlevent

Directed by Frederic Doazan The wind blows and browses through the book of alphabet creatures.

France RT: 6m

Black Earth Rising

Directed by Steve Small An impactful film that will linger - about the Rwandan genocide and its aftermath.

UK RT: 9m 4

Directed by Thomas Loopstra, Maurice Baltissen The title says it all! Short and amazing!

Netherlands RT: 2m

The Ghosts: We Lie To Ourselves

Directed by Owen Rixon A mouse living in a dystopian world of cats takes matters into his own hands.

UK RT: 3m

Directed by Geoffrey Scott Mixed-media music video for two songs, following a group of young adults searching for connection.

Shards - Unrest

Directed by Joshua Eiffel A 3D scanning based music video, unique!

UK RT: 3m

Greyish

Directed by Eghbal Shirzaei A minimal story about a woolen old man as a metaphor of our life.

Iran RT: 4m UK Premiere

My Bubble Dog

Directed by Xuanchen Fan A little girl blows a bubble, and creates a bubble dog.

UK RT: 5m

Anacronte

Directed by Raul Koler, Emiliano Sette A brilliant, surreal animation that metaphorically puts to the test humanity’s happiness.

Argentina RT: 15m

Daughter

Directed by Daria Kashcheeva Should you understand and forgive before it is too late?

Czech Republic RT: 15m

FRIDAY 13 MARCH

Frank & Mary

Directed by Paul Williams An elderly DIY enthusiast reanimates his recently deceased wife in the garden shed.

UK RT:16m European Premiere

Horror/Sci-Fi Night (15) 7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £10 entry.

Bar & food available.

The Chef

Directed by Hao Zheng A old Chinese chef is ordered to pass on his cooking skills to a humanoid robot. The public protests against humanoids are more intense, yet he grows close to the robot.

USA RT: 19m London Premiere

World Premiere

God Glitch

Directed by Gideon Van Eeden In a future where human lives are expressed in algorithms, a couple must say their final goodbyes in a digital afterlife.

Netherlands RT: 8m London Premiere

The Editor

Directed by Martin Laurence An overworked film editor discovers that reality and his latest film merge into a life and death struggle in this exciting horror.

UK RT: 10m World Premiere

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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.

UK RT: 12

Chickens Progeny

Directed by Justin Daering In this exciting and skin crawling film, the wealthy elites are aliens, living among us. But they reproduce by implanting their offspring in a human host who raises the alien child as their own. When a blue-collar man is forcibly implanted with his alien boss’s parasitic offspring, he asks his wife to help him remove it - a dangerous and forbidden act that puts their lives at risk.

Directed by Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr Two racist cops try to cover up killing an unarmed black teen. Things don’t go as planned.

USA RT: 12m

UK RT: 7m London Premiere

SATURDAY 14 MARCH

Short Film (15) 7:30PM Stanley Halls SE25 6AB £10 entry. Bar & South Asian street food on sale.

Rewind

Directed by Stephan Eigenmann A mother is grieving over her daughter, who died in combat, through the help of futuristic technology.

Let’s Roll

Directed by Chris Thomas A teenager defies her mother by training in secret for the town’s dangerous tradition, the Cheese Roll.

UK RT: 23m

Roughneck

USA RT: 14m UK Premiere

Directed by Lewis Peake N-CORP are deep in the midst of their sinister biotech experiments. Enter the next test subject - Volunteer 22. V22 must obey his orders or else...

USA RT: 14m UK Premiere

USA RT: 29m UK Premiere

Directed by Andrew Hardaway What if you never had to feel sadness? An entralling, mind-bending exploration of memory and consciousness. When a decorated soldier loses his wife, he finds himself experiencing something that he shouldn’t. He is targeted as a dangerous outsider but may hold the fate of society in his hands.

Cephalopod

Gaslight

Repent

Directed by Alan OU A mother seeks forgiveness from her deceased daughter.

Directed by Louisa Weichmann A bar worker encounters a mysterious and charming stranger whilst waiting at a bus terminal, however things soon take a dark turn.

Australia RT: 16m London Premiere

Taiwan RT: 5m

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SUNDAY 15 MARCH

Feature Doc & Shorts (15) 7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE ÂŁ10 entry.

Bar & food available.

London Premiere

Ouroboros

Directed by Emma Keehan One masked dancer threatens the cycle of pursued acceptance.

USA RT: 8m

Tracks

Directed by Rosie Day Your past could be in front of you. Starring Isabelle Fuhrman (The Hunger Games, Orphan) and Stefanie Martini (Crooked House, Prime Suspect 1973) UK RT: 15m

Clear Gold

Directed by James Copplestone Farmer A lone astronaut is sent to the moon to search for water. With his life resources running out he tries to make sense of events that have led humanity to this situation.

Qatar RT: 12m European Premiere

Body First MV

Directed by Jane Zhang Reflecting true faces of love in this artistic and experimental music video.

Taiwan RT: 3m World Premiere

My Ira

Directed by Jean-Paul Epstein The true story of a sister lost to suicide. The film explores a side of Ira unknown to others, that enabled her twin brother to understand and accept the choices she made, finally empowering him to let her go.

Directed by Michael Shevloff The life and career of controversial Formula 1 and political figure, Max Mosley.

Interviews from him and those closest to him. Whatever you think of him, he has led a fascinating life!

UK RT: 96m London Premiere

Dinner With Mum

Directed by Daniel Harding Ruby has been invited to dinner by her mum, but things quickly go down hill.

UK RT: 6m

UK RT: 23m European Premiere

Cannonball

Directed by Sean Fredricks Darla is done with her abusive marriage. Her solution? Hire an assassin.

Enter Deuce: a superstitious hitman who believes deeply in his cosmic purpose.

Of Thread and Almonds

How to Disappear Completely

UK RT: 11m London Premiere

USA RT: 17m UK Premiere

Directed by Nancy-Belle Hannah A young girl loses sight of herself, social media does not help!

UK RT: 5m Croydon Rising Star 8

Mosley

Directed by Rebecca Manley A thoughtful cloakroom attendant has his routine turned upside down by a charismatic PhD scholar, will following his desires mean taking drastic measures?

Repentance

Directed by Henry Fox A son struggles to connect with his father before he goes to war.

UK RT: 5m Croydon Rising Star

Engaged

Directed by Daniel Rickard Tonight is James’ big night, his engagement party.

Tonight should be everything he has hoped for but something is wrong...

UK RT: 10m London Premiere

WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH

Short Documentaries (15) 7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £9 entry.

Bar and food available.

Ruck It!

Directed by Kelvin DeSena Putting the fun into dysfunctional‚ Mencap’s first ever learning disability rugby team. Three stories, one team and a camel mascot.

UK RT: 10m

London Premiere

Blowback: The 9/11 Wars in Global Film

Directed by Terence McSweeney, George Lee What is the relationship between any given film and the culture which produces it? This film interrogates how cinema and in particular the war film, plays a pivotal role in constructing how societies come to understand and even remember the wars in which they participate.

UK RT: 29m London Premiere

A Stitch in Time

Directed by Ben Battersby A short documentary about the life and times of a sewing machine repairman.

Argentina RT: 11m World Premiere

Still Plays with Trains

Directed by Ross Kauffman Capturing one man’s passion to share the joy of childhood with a 3000 square foot train set.

USA RT: 16m European Premiere

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Murder in Mobile

World Premiere

For The Record,

Directed by Stuart Acker Holt In the 1970s NASA started thinking deeply about the possibility of finding life.

They designed a Golden Record to initiate a dialogue with an aliens.

We interview philosophers, scientists and famous musicians, asking what would our message about life on Planet Earth be today?

Netherlands RT: 30m World Premiere

Directed by Adam Fischer In 1948, in Mobile, Alabama, a black man named Rayfield Davis is beaten to death by a white man who was not prosecuted.

The crime is forgotten until 2012, when the investigation is revived leading to a shocking conclusion.

USA RT: 23m European Premiere

The Flow Effect

Directed by Lachlan Henry Young free diver, Olivia Rose, reveals the magic and tranquility of the underwater world and her amazing capacity to reach seemingly unreachable depths.

Australia RT: 11m European Premiere

European Premiere

THURSDAY 19 MARCH

Feature Film & Shorts (15) 7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Bar & food available.

Swindler

Directed by Yi Dong Hwan One of the best film villains we’ve ever seen! He’s kind of likeable but totally horrible and without conscience.

This young man fakes being a priest to perform exorcisms for big money.

South Korea RT: 90m European Premiere

A Modern Magician

Directed by Mark Heller Not all great minds think alike... A supernatural black comedy that follows Jim; an odd young man with unusual pastimes as he meets up with the love of his life.

UK RT:11m London Premiere

Bad Mother

Directed by Marnie Baxter, Nicola Stuart-Hill Based on a true story this is an unnerving drama about motherhood. “An excellently unsettling directorial debut” - Mark Kermode.

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European Premiere

UK RT: 11m

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London Premiere

Isabel

Directed by Matthew Murdoch An estranged couple meet again for their daughter’s wedding, but the unavoidable past reopens old wounds.

UK RT:15m

FRIDAY 20 MARCH

International Film (15)

Starboy

Directed by Joelle Bentolila A mystical young Hasidic man increasingly doubts his identity, his gender, and the nature of being as conflict between him and his pious young wife escalates with shocking consequences!

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UK Premiere

Portraitist

Untitled (Sans Titre)

France RT: 24m

Albania RT: 18m UK Premiere

UK RT: 17m

7:30PM Anerley Town Hall SE20 8BD £10 entry. Bar & food

by Comfort & Joy available.

Directed by Clement de Dadelsen Jules cannot find the right title for his first novel. He decides to convince the greatest title writer to find him one for free. The old man finally accepts but offers him a very strange deal.

Naila Mansour In Albanian culture, some medieval laws remain strong. In this awesome thriller our lead man decides to leave the Mafia but what happens when they get to his wife and son...?

Doffice

Directed by Leclercq David One day a new, young office colleague arrives and turns an old man’s world upside down. A brilliant quirky short!

Belgium RT: 20m

World Premiere

Directed by Cyrus Neshvad A grandfather at the edge of despair is called to care for his dying granddaughter.

Through art, he kindles a relationship with her that brings beauty to the darkness in their lives. Beautifully made and moving.

Luxembourg RT: 16m

Things Falling Apart

Directed by Daniel Loepfe Zurich in the near future.

The majority of the world population has a TEL: a brain implant that turns people into superhuman telepaths. Those who don’t have an implant are ostracized from society. An awesome sci-fi!

Switzerland RT: 26m World Premiere

Cold Storage

Directed by T. Freundlich On a desolate arctic shore, a lonely fisherman discovers his prehistoric counterpart frozen in the ice and thaws him out as his newfound soul brother.

Finland RT: 9m

The Back

Directed by Maksym Kotskyi A manic music video with fantastic special effects.

Ukraine RT: 5m UK Premiere

SATURDAY 21 MARCH

Short Film (15) 7:30PM Stanley Halls SE25 6AB £10 entry. Bar & South Asian street food on sale.

Be-Longing

Directed by Mike Mckenzie A 9 year old boy is removed from violent and chaotic parents and placed in foster care. He is torn between accepting the trust, kindness, and security of his foster family and remaining ‘loyal’ to his birth parents who he still loves dearly.

UK RT: 14m

The Other Side

Directed by David Gunson Albert is in a race to reach a new gold field ahead of his rival but a dangerous river bars his way. A mischievous Maori man suggests a way to reach the other side in return for Albert’s boots!

New Zealand RT: 9m European Premiere 14

Queen of Diamonds

Directed by Naeem Mahmood, Vincent Kamp Two petty thieves masquerade behind their day jobs at high-stakes poker games.

Their lives are put at peril when a professional thief lures them into a plot to rob an international diamond trader.

UK RT: 12m

The Top

Directed by Ben Murray A man at the bottom questions why anyone would stay in the middle when they are halfway to the top.

UK RT: 9m World Premiere

100%

Directed by Emma Miranda Moore Natalie’s wedding is tomorrow and suddenly it’s all feeling very real. Only her best friend, Farah, can bring her back from the edge.

UK RT: 10m

Bus Stop

Directed by Vanessa Bailey Two very different people find themselves at a bus stop late at night. They embark on a journey neither of them could have foreseen.

UK RT: 9m

Smack Edd

Directed by Greg Hall Heroin addict Edd unexpectedly turns up to his son’s eighth birthday. Mum Fran and new partner Mark must deal with this...

UK RT: 7m

The Lost Scot

Directed by Julien Cornwall After a clay shoot goes wrong, a miserable cynic, an alcoholic and an accountant find themselves lost in the Scottish Moorlands with the body of a gamekeeper.

UK RT: 14m London Premiere

European Premiere

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UK Premiere

Kindred

Directed by Andrew Lee Potts Two brothers go deep into the woods in the middle of the night to investigate a child singing. The truth they find will change their lives forever.

UK RT: 20m London Premiere

Grounds

Directed by Phoebe Torrance, A wallflower is thrust into a dilemma with her best friend’s charming brother.

At what point is consent given; do our actions speak for themselves or is verbal expression a necessity.

UK RT: 13m

Nice Shoes

Directed by Jonathan Lawrence A sci-fi extravaganza that is as pointless as the lyrics.

Over 40 classic movie references are featured in this epic music video.

Canada RT: 23m

Traverse

Directed by Luke Shelley A young woman confronts her bitter mother and her own self doubt when she takes a job overseas.

UK RT: 7m

USA RT: 3m

Liability

Directed by Olli Slater A young boy witnesses the aftermath of an armed robbery, spotted by the theives his life is now in danger.

UK RT: 17m Croydon Rising Star

SUNDAY 22 MARCH

Mid Length Films (15) 7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Bar & food available.

The Widow

Dead End II A Justified Kill

Australia RT: 28m London Premiere

UK RT: 25m

Directed by Brendan Young Melbourne, Australia in 1965, a Sicilian widow fights for her life when members of the local Calabrian Mafia murder her husband and try to seize control of his business. God forgives...Sicilian women don’t!

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Directed by Kerry van der Griend A teenage boy who sells marijuana is met with an unusual request from his father.

Directed by Bryan Larkin, Carter Ferguson Two hitmen are in Hong Kong to close down a human trafficking operation run by Triad gangsters. A young Chinese girl into petty crime gets caught up in it all. The boundary between innocence and evil twists and blurs.

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TUESDAY 24 MARCH

Docs Short & Mid Length (15) 7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU £9 entry.

Bar and food available.

Data Science Pioneers: Conquering the Next Frontier London Premiere

Red (Rudy)

Directed by Karina Wegielek Cigarettes, keys, a cell phone, a wallet, an unfinished life in a plastic police bag on the kitchen table.

A gripping psychological drama about guilt and the consequences it entails Poland RT: 29m London Premiere

Directed by Erik Turestedt A revelatory documentary who’s subject affects us all in a big way! Data scientists are in extremely high demand as organisations leverage their skills to tackle all sorts of problems. They are at the front lines of data, privacy and civil liberties debates, as they construct systems that take advantage of (or don’t) personal user data. Here top data scientists contextualize the role and why they love it while exploring the concerns and challenges to come including the future of AI. France RT: 1hr

London Premiere

You Need Help

Directed by Barbara Elbinger Depressed retiree, Fred, swaps his duvet for fancy dress and embraces his inner child, on a quest to put the magic back into his strained marriage. This terrifies his wife!

UK RT: 16m London Premiere 18

The Faces of Attempted Suicide Directed by Ben Pollard, Giulio Gobbetti Meet three men that tried to take their own life.

UK RT: 10m

The Life I Didn’t Live

Directed by Barry Gibb What would you do if your time on Earth was coming to an end? An ongoing experiment to explore the effect of known mortality on how we think.

UK RT: 4m

Becoming Cherrie

Directed by Nicky Larkin A short documentary about living with HIV in conservative Northern Irish society.

UK RT: 11m

Riding A Dream

Directed by Tommy Bolwell, Mattia Reiniger Following the history making journey of 18 year old British Muslim woman Khadijah Mellah. From her humble inner city riding school in Brixton to victory in the Magnolia Cup horse race at the world famous Glorious Goodwood Festival.

UK RT: 24m

Ojumo Ti Mo

Directed by Simi Akande 3 sisters and their mum share their emotional phone calls and texts that help them deal with the death of their father. An extremely brave and open insight into bereavement.

UK 16m Croydon Rising Star

THURSDAY 26 MARCH Mid Length Films (15) 7:30PM Everyman Crystal Palace SE19 2TE £9 entry.

Bar & food available.

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Directed by Eunjoo Boo After moving into his new house, Jongsuk, struggling to get a job, faces two children who insist that they already live there. Jongsuk and the children end up living together for a while but will it last?

South Korea RT: 25m European Premiere

European Premiere

Cash Stash

Limbo

France RT: 14m

Canada RT: 17m

Directed by Martin Darondeau, Enya Baroux Waking up in hospital with no memory, two men claim to be Jacques’ long time friends and say they did a robbery with him. They now want their share of the loot!

Jacques is the only one who knew where the money is.

Is Jacques memory loss a bluff? Are these two men really his friends?

All the Trimmings

Directed by Thomas Edwards A man’s desperate pursuit to provide Christmas dinner for his young family.

UK RT: 16m

The Summoned

Directed by Matthias Couquet Paris, 1920. Four Great War veterans try to recover from their dreadful experience. But the horror is only beginning. For in the midst of their dreams, a dark and sinister entity has arisen...

France RT: 29m

Directed by Anthony von Seck Ray, a high-profile intelligence operative sits down with Charley a conspiracy theorist, to retrieve his handbook filled with top secrets. Hoping to have his sensitive material safely back, a simple exchange becomes a shocking re-evaluation of Ray’s destructive occupation.

Marie

Directed by Panayotis Kravvaris A young man moves into a cheap room in downtown Athens. Marie, a young African woman lives in the same building, she represents everything he hates: lazy, vulgar, stupid, foreigner. The more reasons he finds to hate her, the more attracted to her he gets.

Greece RT: 17m

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Ruby Baby

Directed by Lee Mcqueen Ruby looks for the farmhouse where her mother kept house for young Adam and his violent father - she has questions to resolve!

UK RT: 23m

FRIDAY 27 MARCH

Feature Film & Shorts (18) 7:45PM Picturehouse West Norwood SE27 9JU ÂŁ10 entry.

Bar & food available.

Anonymous Killers

Directed by A. R. Hilton A dark, brilliantly scripted who-done-it thriller with several unsavoury characters competing to steal each scene. A macabre, scholarly figure abducts a college professor and accuses him of being a killer. Now forced to stand in vigilante judgment, his life is in the hands of his fellow captives, four killers who will decide each other’s fate in a deadly trial by true peers.

USA RT: 100m World Premiere 20

World Premiere

Stand Still

A Glimpse

UK RT: 16m

UK RT: 10m

Directed by Isabella Wing-Davey Postnatal depression threatens to overwhelm Susannah, but a chance encounter with Rupa might be the help she desperately needs.

Directed by Tom Turner A blossoming relationship unfolds when two strangers have a chance encounter in a London cafe in this brilliantly acted short.

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Closing Night Gala Finale & Awards

This is English

SATURDAY 28 MARCH

Gala Finale & Awards (18) 7.15PM Stanley Halls SE25 6AB. £22 Complimentary glass of bubbles. Gourmet canapes served. CPIFF Awards presented by JOHNNY VEGAS!!

Bar available.

Directed by Sam Hurlock, Joe Beverley It’s been 14 years since Clive (Jack Doolan) formed a group for grammar enthusiasts. But as the war on misspelt words wages on, he decides the time has come to try a different approach. He wants the group to become a legitimate political organisation. But the other members have developed a rather violent vocabulary.

UK RT: 9m

World Premiere

Heavenly Borders

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UK RT: 10m

Directed by Adrian Hedgecock Three men stranded at sea.

When one of them dies, the two who remain can either eat him or just sing about it!

Get ready for castaways, corpses and carrots in this cannibalistic musical comedy!

Directed by Alex Wroten A Machiavellian middle manager toys with his employees in this send-up of Corporate America in this web series.

European Premiere

Directed by Richard Naylor James and Mike’s plan to ‘double propose’ changes when they discover their girlfriends have a proposal of their own...

Pleased to Eat You!

The Mismanagement of Medwin Monroe

USA RT: 4m European Premiere

The Beach House

Directed by Kamil Iwanowicz Heaven? Hell? Not sure?

It’s Dimitri’s third week shadowing Alex at the gates of Heaven - where your fate is decided for all eternity. When their latest case is beamed in, the couple will learn the true cost of moral responsibility and career choices.

UK RT: 6m World Premiere

UK RT: 7m

How To Date A Vampire

Directed by David Ruby Catriona has had countless dates with vampires and is on hand to give you her best tips on how to look perfect.

UK RT: 4m

Satisfaction

Directed by Leif Johnson Inspired by 70’s period films such as Barry Lyndon and The Duellists, Satisfaction takes place during an 18th century pistol duel. Thomas Arnold is an unlikely combatant, he’s many things but certainly not a duelist. How will he fare against Britain’s most prolific killer and will his betrothed give in to her new found feelings for a secret admirer?

THE END

UK RT: 15m

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.

UK RT: 5m

We would like to say a very special thanks to Lucy & James at Martin and Co Crystal Palace for your continued support, all of the businesses that advertise in the programme each year, the councils and train stations for allowing us to put up posters, our absolutely fantastic volunteers who work so hard, we simply couldn’t do it without you!

And you the public for attending all the screenings.

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