Future Shorts 2
The Future Shorts Festival returns to Sydenham following its hugely popular appearance in January 2012.
The biggest pop up film festival of its kind, Future Shorts showcases the most exciting short films from around the world. The festival takes place in more than 30 countries and 60 cities with over 140 screenings. Future Shorts website
Cafe Regular, Cairo (Egypt 2012) 11mins
A young couple find themselves speaking about things they have never spoken about before. In a city where the old and new meet, with the potential for anything to happen, they try to find their own place in a changing and uncertain world. Winner of Special Jury Mention at Tribeca Film Festival.
A Brief History of John Baldessari (United States 2012) 6mins
From the directors of CATFISH and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3, A Brief History of John Baldessari tells us everything we do and don’t need to know about this American conceptual artist. Many know Baldessari as “the guy who puts dots on people’s faces.” An epic career is crammed into 5 and a half frenzied minutes. Narrated by Tom Waits.
Rite (United Kingdom 2010) 14mins
Mike visits his estranged son on his birthday, wanting to take him out and rebuild a damaged relationship. But drink and the simmering violence from match day in London taints the occasion, resulting in a strained afternoon for both father and son. Rite was nominated for Best Short Film at BAFTA Scotland.
The Black Balloon (United States 2012) 18mins
Winner of Sundance’s Short Filmmaking Award, the Safdie brothers bring a film intended for children, morphed into a sci-fi urban fable. Black Balloon explores New York and the complicated lives of individuals and their daily experiences from the heights of a stray balloon.
On the Line (Germany 2007) 30mins
A story about love, voyeurism and guilt. A department store security guard watches a clerk in the store’s bookshop on CCTV and falls for her. After he witnesses, and ignores, a supposed love rival being attacked on a train, guilt begins to destroy his once ordered life. On the Line has won over 50 International awards.