WHAT'S ON
A hybrid festival of online & live screenings showcasing the best feature films and shorts from international and local Midlands filmmakers.
The full programme has been announced - take a look below!
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Tickets are on a pay what you can afford basis for individual screenings at the Bridge House Theatre, the full festival programme, or the full online only programme. Please consider supporting us with the recommended ticket prices if you can.
ONLINE FEATURES
Our exciting programme includes five online screenings throughout the week. Kick off your shoes, get the popcorn ready, and join us from the comfort of your own home.
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All online films will start at a scheduled date and time. You must register for a code to access each film at no additional cost. You will be able to do this one you have purchased your festival ticket.
Please note you must be in the UK to view the online programme.
Find out more about this in our FAQs.
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Available on demand
SHORT FILMS
These short films were submitted to the festival by local Midlands filmmakers. As part of a competition there were two runners up and one winner.
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Make sure to grab your online only or full festival ticket to watch these films
17 mins | 2016
Director: Brian Harley
A Food Union documentary following efforts to redevelop a derelict allotment site into a community garden.
Short Film Competition winner
Short Film Competition runner up
I Can't Breathe
5:48 mins
Director: Daniel Alexander
A short music film created in memory of all the black men and women killed wrongfully in police custody.
Short Film Competition runner up
Kindling
9 mins
Director: Cassiah Joski-Jethi
An homage to fairy tales, Kindling is about a young girl who escapes an abusive home when her imaginary self comes to life. The film looks at the power of the mind to persevere and rise above adversity.
Locust
17 mins | 2016
Director: Brian Harley
Three occupants of a vulnerable aid truck discuss their reasons and motives for risking their lives.
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Adele Mary Reed
A document of an event which brought joy and togetherness, but questions the pretense, inner realities, hidden truths, and symbolism of the closed, obscured window.
Sable
30 mins | 2018
Brian Harley
A bereaved man visits his estranged wife and son seeking solace. During the night, he repaints his son's toy cars and attempts to repair his relationship with his family.
A troubled teenager approaches his estranged father at a bingo hall to borrow money, while his father takes the opportunity to try and mend their relationship.
Apostle's Manouever
16 mins | 2014
Director: Brian Harley
An intimate look at a young relationship.
With Grace
8 mins
Leon Finnan
Based in Coventry – a look at houseplant ownership.
Home Plant, House Movie
12 mins
Adele Mary Reed
Lost Connections
Lost Connections is the result of a unique collaboration between 12 of the UK’s Regional and National Film Archives. It brings together over 200 works spanning almost a century of film history into a collage that showcases the riches of our public film collections and captures the changing national mood throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
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Commissioned by the BFI Film Audience Network to support exhibitors to include archive film material in their reopening programmes, the short is completely free to book - for online and in-venue screenings - from August 2021.
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Lost Connections is supported by the BFI Film Audience Network with National Lottery funding
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Running time: 13 mins 26
BRINGING THE BIG SCREEN TO WARWICK
SATURDAY 27TH NOVEMBER
Join us on Saturday 27th November for a full day of film at the Bridge House Theatre in Warwick. Access all films (including the online offer) with a pay what you can afford festival pass, or get yourself an individual film ticket.
All feature-length films at the Bridge House Theatre will be screened with subtitles.
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12:30PM