CINE Saturday 2nd April, 2-5:30pm @ Exeter Phoenix
Mr Fox Max Swinton (8 mins)
Our Glass of Cockington Danny Cooke (20 mins)
In this documentary we follow OurGlass, a glassblowing studio formed in 1995 and situated in Cockington village, located in the South Devon region of Great Britain.
Brother and sister glass artists Mark Tranter and Patricia Tranter-Edmonds with Lee James reveal traditional glassblowing techniques, behind the scenes work and their inspirations when creating a wide variety of unique studio/art glass for the trade and retail commissions.
Detour Kodjo Akeseh Tsakpo (12 mins)
A simple road trip becomes a journey of revenge after a motorist, still mourning the untimely death of his daughter, happens across the man who apparently 'predicted' her death...
The film was co-written by George Hopkin and Kodjo Akeseh Tsakpo and based on an original idea by George. The film was made under the Digital Shorts Plus scheme with support from South West Screen and the UK Film Council.
Since premiering in Los Angeles in 2008, Detour has won the Festival Trophy for Best Short Film at Screamfest LA, was nominated for the HBO Short Film Award and has been officially selected to screen at festivals in London, Berlin and New York.
Body Harvest Arthur Cauty (10 mins)
Body Harvest is a shockingly controversial documentary short from award nominated Director Arthur Cauty (Hard Knocks, 2009), which explores our attitudes towards animals. On one hand we adore and nurture our cats and dogs as pets, but on the other hand, we adore gorging ourselves on burgers and roast chicken dinners.
Every year, 50 billion animals are slaughtered across the globe, for us to eat. The majority of these animals suffer in over-crowded, disease ridden factory farms for the entirety of their short lives. They are grown with the sole purpose of being eaten by us.
Body Harvest takes an open minded stance on the topic of meat production, exploring contrasting opinions across occupation, nationality, race and culture. Prepare yourself for a shocking, thought provoking, satirical and darkly comic exploration of todays farming landscape.
"We all have the ability to show compassion, but for some reason, when we eat meat, we disconnect our compassion for the animal, with our desire to be satiated with a nice steak." - Alan Macmillan Orr, Author of "The Natural Mind: Waking Up"
Devon Realm Pictures (2 mins)
Realm Pictures winning entry into the 'Max it' Raindance competition.