CINE Saturday 31th July, 2-5:30pm @ Exeter Phoenix
How The Panda Got Its Black EyesReuben Gaines
PoPo the panda wakes up late in the day, depressed and apathetic. He manages to get up and attempt breakfast, but even that defeats him. After breaking point and an inspirational headline, he is forced out into the real world with a glimmer of positivity. On his search for bamboo he encounters a girl in the street. Some kind of connection is there, it's more than just looks, he has seen through the facard. When he tries to pursue the girl, he finds himself back to square one, down, and a low feeling of self worth. After piecing the day's events together in his head, he heads out to face his fears and follow his desire. An act of courage reveals the shared connection that occured previous that day.
BurnPatrick Kiely
A four part webisode drama set in a collapsed world, finds long time lovers and friends confronting lies and jealousy, painfully resolved by a chilling video.
Robbing PeterCottage Industry Films
When a rebellious teenager breaks into a neighbours house he unwittingly plunges his entire family into a life and death struggle to escape the clutches of a deranged maniac.
Bone JanglesSam Cook
On a walk, a man finds a dusty old Jack in the box. Curious, he takes it home, and begins having visions of a strange clown. Is the clown real? Who is he? And why won’t the jack in the box open?
The BookshopDirected Paul Lumsden, Written by Tim Frank
A man in a bookstore opens a Harry Potter book, causing the woman near him to act like a magician. He opens a war book and she acts like a soldier. But when he opens an erotic book, and she starts to strip, he reaches for a book that will calm her down. But he pulls out a self-defence book for women, and she bashes him over the head.
ZombliesRealm Pictures
When a private militia’s rookie zombie hunters send out a distress call, it's up to the Rangers to cross The Wall and bring them back, as well as uncover the truth about a terrifying new breed of zombie.