CINE Saturday 4th December, 2-4pm @ Exeter Phoenix
MagnifierMarcel Gallant (25 mins)
In 1969 Tommy Wilkins, spent his days dreaming and wishing for the time to come, where he could go ,to the places his astronaut heros had already been. One winter, he meets a man with a secret machine that would give Tommy all the answers
Winner of 5 awards MAGNIFiER is sure to entertain people of all ages.
Paintbrush & Paintbrush The Epitaph Alex Barrett (12 mins total)
Made up entirely of stills, 'Paintbrush' presents portraits of ten users of a fictitious online social networking website. By detailing the information given by each user on their profile, the film explores themes surrounding identity, while also serving as a satire of online social networking.
'Paintbrush: The Epitaph' continues to explore interaction in the age of online social networking, focusing specifically on the way it affects ideas of mortality.
ScayrecrowAshley Thorpe (15 mins)
1742 - and the daring robberies of Joshua Rookwood are the talk of all of England. No-one it seems is safe on the Kings highways from the notorious highwayman and his fearful alter-ego 'The Scayrecrow'. Though his name is whispered in the same breath as Turpin, Rookwood's motives are not mere brutality and greed. Every full moon, after robbing the gentry of their riches, Rookwood steals away to deliver the choicest of the booty to his love, the serving girl Eleanor Tawney. As the reward for his capture grows ever large, these moonlit rendezvous attract unwanted attention...and slowly and surely plans are drawn against them.
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Sod's Law Elliot Montello (5 mins)
A brief altercation between a librarian and gang of youths later erupts in terrible violence. 'Sod's Law' was created as part of the CINE Short Shoot Challenge.
A Hard Day's Knight Cottage Industry Films (10 mins)
Donald (30) is Britain's only remaining professional Knight in shining Armour. From the bedroom of his parents house, in the heart of Devon, he provides a 24 hour emergency call out service to anybody in distress.
This bitter-sweet 'Mockumentary' explores the issues of where the boundaries of determination and delusion lie, but also poses the question of what is wrong with a little delusion if it’s all that gets you out of bed in the morning.