Cinema 16 DVD

Synopsis

A DVD consisting of a compilation of some of the best short films past and present from British filmmakers, both established and emerging. In addition to the 16 films themselves the DVD includes commentaries from all the filmmakers involved, including Ridley Scott looking back on his first filmmaking experience directing his younger brother Tony; Chris Nolan on the challenges of blue screen special effects on a budget; Mike Leigh on jokes and hairdressing.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Year of release

2003

Year of production

2002

Documentation

Reviewed onlike at: http://www.kamera.co.uk/reviews_extra/cinema_16.php

Subjects

Media studies

Keywords

British cinema; short films

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Availability

Sale

Sections

Title

Eight

Synopsis

1998. The debut film from Stephen Daldry which he and writer Tim Clague consider to be a rehearsal for BILLY ELLIOT which they went on to make the following year. It is about an 8-year-old boy who loves football and his dad, even though they have never met.

Duration

13 mins

Title

Telling lies

Synopsis

2000. A comedy of errors and erroneous information. The morning after the night before, a rapid spiral of increasingly disastrous telephone conversations chart the certain ruin of young Phil’s day as he attemps to fib his way out of one scrape after another. A tale of modern manners and communication breakdown told entirely in animated captions that invite the viewer to share the truth behind the soundtrack’s excuses and lies.

Duration

4 mins

Title

Joyride

Synopsis

1995. A power-line repairman heads for home early, but before the evening’s end he will regret it. Kidnapped and locked in the boot of his own car, he struggles to find a way out.

Duration

10 mins

Title

Dear phone

Synopsis

1976. A surreal celebration of a former English icon - the red telephone box. It questions films forms and documentary traditions, and displays a mixture of method and madness, featuring a set of characters who all happen to share the initials H.C.

Duration

17 mins

Title

Inside out

Synopsis

1999. This silent film set in contemporary London is the second in a series of three short films from brothers Tom and Charles Guard about brief encounters in the city. In the story a researcher is surprised when attempts to stop pedestrians catch the eye of a beautiful window dresser.

Duration

7 mins

Title

Sheep thief, The

Synopsis

1997. Asif Kapadia’s graduation film at the Royal College of Art, filmed in Rajasthan, India. A young street kid is branded for theft and left for dead. He awakes and embarks on his journey through rural India, during which he discovers he has a gift.

Duration

24 mins

Title

Short & curlies, The

Synopsis

1987. The first in Channel 4’s series of short films to which the film lent its name. A shop girl and her admirer struggle to find love and some ground in common.

Duration

17 mins

Title

Je t’aime John Wayne

Synopsis

2000. A young man in London lives out his dream of being French movie icon Jean Paul Belmondo.

Duration

10 mins

Title

Who’s my favourite girl

Synopsis

1999. Adrian McDowall’s graduation film from the Edinburgh College of Art, shot in his home town of Wigtown in Scotland, using locals as actors. The story of a a young boy on the verge of puberty experiencing passion for the first time.

Duration

15 mins

Title

Home

Synopsis

1996. A social worker investigates the squalid living conditions of several Scottish dwellings. Assisting those in need and investigating complants may seem commonplace but his day is far from ordinary.

Duration

11 mins

Title

Doodlebug

Synopsis

1997. A short, surreal film made while Nolan was a student at University College London. A man waits patiently in his apartment to squash a bug, but realises he could be hurting himself more than he realises. This early film shows the preoccupation with narrative boundaries Nolan would later explore in his feature films.

Duration

3 mins

Title

UK images

Synopsis

1997. A short documentary, produced for the BBC’s UNITED KINGDOM series, is a tour of some of the recurring images in Parr’s work: blustery seaside resorts, dogs, tents, families and service stations, and introduces one of his favourite themes - the British demeanour in the face of chaos.

Duration

6 mins

Title

About a girl

Synopsis

2001. A young girl talks candidly about her life with her mum and dad and her hopes for the future. But she is hiding more than it appears.

Duration

10 mins

Title

Gasman

Synopsis

1997. A man takes his children to the annual work party that holds surprises they could never have forseen.

Duration

15 mins

Title

Boy and Bicycle

Synopsis

1958. Scott’s first film, shot in his home town of Hartlepool over the summer of 1956, using his family as actors. A 16-year-old boy skips school to explore the seaside town by bicycle in this portrait of youth in the town of Hartlepool.

Duration

27 mins

Title

Girl chewing gum, The

Synopsis

Filmed on an East London street in 1976, the film’s aim is to expose the illusion of cinema, making us aware that we are looking at something that is completely contrived - an ambition in total opposition to that of mainstream Hollywood cinema. A humourous treatment depicting the director’s wish for total control over the world in front of his lens.

Duration

12 mins

Distributor

Name

Cinema 16

Email

info@cinema16.co.uk

Web

http://www.cinema16.co.uk/ External site opens in new window

Address

PO Box 38138
London
W10 5TS