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2012 Festival Schedule

 

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Thursday April 12
Hamedullah (22m)
dir. by Sue Clayton

Taking Life (14m)
dir. by Steve Reeves

Sushi/Taking Stock Pilot (5m)
dir. by Maeve Murphy

Origin (14m)
dir. by Danny Stack

 
SHORTS BLOCK 1

 

 

Time: 18:30 (60 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Open_screening
LIFF OPENING NIGHT PARTY

Join fellow LIFF filmmakers for a welcome drink to launch the 2012 festival. No tickets needed.

 

Time: 20:00 (90 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

 
     
THE FIGHTER'S BALLAD

dir: Tony Ukpo

 

Drama: A criminal and a priest debate the meaning of life

 

Time: 21:30 (99 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Film info

 

 

 
     
Friday April 13
 
Timeline (21m)
dir. by Will Ormerod

Lab Rats (25m)
dir. by Sam Washington

Hangin' (13m)
dir. by Danny Ezra Gonzalez

 
HORROR SHORTS BLOCK

 

 

Time: 18:30 (60 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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It's thrill night at LIFF, with a double dose of scary movies for Friday the 13th
AXED

dir: Ryan Driscoll

 

Horror: A man loses his mind after loosing his job while on a holiday retreat with his family.

 

Time: 7:45 (84 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Film info

 

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Patient 17

dir: Tuyet Le

 

Thriller: a mysterious patient admitted to the psychiatric clinic

 

Time: 21:30 (78 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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Saturday April 14
Deleting Emily (15m)
dir. by Zak Klein

Home Movies (8m)
dir. by David Anderson

Cracked Eggs (13m)
dir. by Eric Loren

Here's to Mum (10m)
dir. by Catia Dal Poz

10 Minutes (15m)
dir. by Charlie Bray

The Woman in the Red Dress (10m)
dir. by Naresh Devanshi

Do You Feel Lucky, Punk? (9m)
dir. by Torquil Jones

SHORTS BLOCK 3

 

 

Time: 16:30 (90 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Open_screening 
WIZARD'S WAY

dir: Metal Man

 

Comedy: A mockumentary about fantasy gaming.

 

Time: 6:00 (88 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Film info

 

 

COME ON EILEEN

dir: Finola Geraghty

 

Drama: A woman wrestles with love and alcoholism.

 

Time: 7:45 (90 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Film info

 

 

Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship

dir: Jeff Kaplan

 

Comedy: Nothing can stop Bert and Arnie from being friends... Except for the fact that they hate each other!

 

Time: 21:30 (86 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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Sunday April 15
Florette (4m)
dir. by Gus Filgate & Paul Miller

256 Steps (5m)
dir. by Jessie Hawkes

The Obit Woman (33m)
dir. by Andi Reiss

Hold On Me (17m)
dir. by Samuel Abrahams

Our Life Together
(25m) dir. by Poppie Skold

SHORTS BLOCK 4

 

 

Time: 17:30 (90 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Open_screening 
EUROPE'S LAST DICTATOR

dir: Mathew Charles & Juan Luis Passarelli

 

Documetary: Torture, state-sponsored murder and kidnap inside the Belarus of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

 

Time: 7:15 (55 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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ROSE

dir: Kemal Yildirim

 

Drama: A prostitute fights to escape from a brutal crime lord

 

Time: 20:30 (115 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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Monday April 16
  TBA  
     
     
Tuesday April 17
  TBA  
     
     
Wednesday
Fire -- dir. by Mason Jar
Factory -- dir. by Jerzy Bielsk
Irrational Boy -- dir. by Marcos Durian
Borrowed Time-- dir. by jack castellaw
Fizzy Lettuce -- dir. by Alex Raskin
Madsin "Creeps" -- dir. by Tielman Dewaele
Yeku Remixed -- dir. by Simon Lardie
Terms & Conditions -- dir. by Isabella Giovinazzo
This Ain't California -- dir. by Tonia Pound
Á meðan ég er ungur -- dir. by Arró Stefánsson
Hey Chihuahua -- dir. by Brendan Cleaves
Come On -- dir. by Vittoria Colonna Di Stigliano
Crystal Fighters - Follow -- dir. by Ian Pons Jewell
Disappoint You -- dir. by Ian Pons Jewell
Don't Go Any Nearer -- dir. by David N Pilling
Severed Dreams -- dir. by Ian Bucknole
Malojá -- dir. by mademoiselle limonade
Linnunrata -- dir. by Misko Iho
I don't dance -- dir. by Misko Iho
Sabotage -- dir. by Misko Iho
2007 -- dir. by Joshua Westbury
The Greengrocer's Apostrophe
dir. by Ian Godden & Adam Perchard
Dropping Feathers -- dir. by Egil Pedersen
Ivan -- dir. by Marcos Villaseñor
House -- dir. by Prano Bailey-Bond
Summer Afternoon Lullaby -- dir. by Marco Varriale, Lulù Cancrini

 

MUSIC VIDEOS BLOCK

 

Time: 6:30 (90 min)

Location:  Roxy Screen  here

Open_screening
A LITTLE BIT ZOMBIE

dir: Casey Walker

 

Comedy: Dying was easy, it's getting married that's the real killer. A Zom Rom Com.

 

Time: 21:00 (87 min)

Book tickets via the Roxy Website
Location:  Roxy Screen  here

  
     
Thursday April 19
Tell Me About Your Day (14m)
dir. by Ed Christmas

MOSCOW (9m)
dir. by Jade Carmen

HELP FROM THE WEST (14m)
dir. by James Card

Another World (15m)
dir. by Piers Leigh

Afterglow (3m)
dir. by Bittnarie Shin

SHORTS BLOCK 5

 

 

Time: 18:30 (60 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Open_screening 
IN LOVE WITH ALMA COGAN

dir: Tony Britten

 

Romantic Comedy: Friends fight to save a sea-side pier

 

Time: 7:45 (94 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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ALEISTER CROWLEY : LEGEND OF THE BEAST

dir: Dom Lenoir

 

Drama: Key moments in the life of the 20th Century's most famous sorcerer.

 

Time: 21:30 (90 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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Friday April 20
Under A Vest (6m)
dir. by Kal Bonner

Boyfriend Audition (19m)
dir. by Chelsea Coles

Crossfire (3m)
dir. by Ed Edwards

Another Secret (17m)
dir. by Daniel Gentely

Girder (15m)
dir. by Thomas Leveritt

SHORTS BLOCK 6

 

Time: 18:30 (60 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

 

Open_screening
 
WOUNDED

dir: Tom Large & Joseph Baker

 

Drama: A war vetran goes on the run with an abused boy

 

Time: 19:45 (93ƒ min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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THE LIMELIGHT

dir: John Robson & Glen Maney

 

Comedy: A middle aged comedian struggles for success

 

Time: 21:30 (110 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Film info

 

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Saturday April 21
Is There Anybody Out There? (9m)
dir. by Erlend Palm

Daydreams (4m)
dir. by Jack Hayter

WEBBED (4m)
dir. by Maria Morancho

Out of the Woods (10m)
dir. by Bledar Bujupi

Citizen 54 (16m)
dir. by Douglas Christian

DeafBlind (15m)
dir. by Ewan Bailey

Kidnap (23m)
dir. by Pankaja Brooke

SHORTS BLOCK 7

 

Time: 16:30 (90 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Open_screening

Kelling Brae

dir: Alan Miller

 

Drama: A woman wrestles with the truth about her dead brother .

 

Time: 18:00 (99 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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DIMENSIONS: A LINE, A LOOP, A TANGLE OF THREADS

dir: Sloane U'Ren

 

Sci-fi: Time travel through jealousy, love, obsession, temptation and greed .

 

Time: 19:45 (96 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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VERITY'S SUMMER

dir: Ben Crowe

 

Drama: A 16-year old confronts her father's wartime secrets.

 

Time: 21:30 (102 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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Sunday April 22
Up and Over (6m)
dir. by Russell Peet

Housekeeping (11m)
dir. by Alex Sesma

Unremembered (15m)
dir. by Kelly Parslow

Ticking Boxes (9m)
dir. by Tadas Vidmantas

FOR THE LOVE OF HIM (15m)
dir. by Lynsey Baxter

Under The Rug (10m)
dir. by Jack Levy

White Lies (30m)
dir. by Zaid Alkayat

 
SHORTS BLOCK 8

 

 

Time: 15:30 (90 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

Open_screening
FOR YOUR TOMORROW

dir: Don Clark

 

Documentary: Interviews with veterans of the WWII Burma campaign.

 

Time: 17:00 (69 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

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WEEKEND RETREAT

dir: Brett Harvey

 

Comedy: A couple on a quiet weekend away get kidnapped by two bumbling brothers

 

Time: 18:30 (76 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here

 

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  LIFF AWARDS CEREMONY

 

Time: 20:00 (60 min)

Location:  Shortwave  here