Shorts #1: Crime and Punishment
Two Short Nights
Thu 16 Feb 2023
Category
Other Information
16+ | Running time: 77 minutes
Price
Individual Screening: £5* | Festival Pass: £25* (£20* Concession)
Time
2pm
Petty theft, deceit or murder… one person’s crime is another person’s fight for rebalance.
Tow Truck
Dir. Kieran Stringfellow | 14 mins | UK
After impulsively quitting their job, a single parent kidnaps a neighbour’s dog to try and win some prize money at a local dog show.
Venetian
Dir. Joseph Lazenby | 8 mins | UK
A young man moves through a series of states and memories after committing an act of violence.
Mystic Minnie
Dir. Barry Smyth | 12 mins | Ireland
The patrons of a rural Irish bar in the 50s are shocked when an American tourist reveals she is a psychic.
Kassandra
Dir. Ivar Wigan | 20 mins | France
Five girls born to French families of the African diaspora are confronted with a murder. On an uninhabited island near Marseille the girls battle to find the truth and escape back to civilisation. Power dynamics within the group are tested and their mascot, partially sighted, Kassandra, could be the only one who can divine the crime and lead them back to safety.
Voices
Dir. Abbie Lucas | 11 mins | UK
When moving into their new home, Tara and Drew are alarmed when they overhear their neighbours arguing. As the voices get louder and more violent, they must decide if it’s their responsibility to act.
The Colston Four
Dir. Arthur Cauty | 12 mins | UK
Out of a crowd of ten thousand, four people were singled out and put on trial for the toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol during a Black Lives Matter march. They came to be known as The Colston Four.
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