The Birds Eye View Summer Tour 2006 (18) 6.15

A special screening of short films by female filmmakers.
Film is the most powerful medium of our time, but only 7% of directors are women. As part of their 2006 Summer Tour, Birds Eye View presents a selection of new, innovative short films by emerging women filmmakers showing a terrific variety of styles and genres.

FOURTEEN
(US 2005) dir.Nicole Barnette 7m.
Hannah awakes to a momentous day of gifts and attention. It’s her birthday. But what else? Beautifully shot and ultimately shocking film about one of America’s subcultures. World Premiere in Sundance, UK premiere Birds Eye View 2006.

BADGERED
(UK 2005) dir.Sharon Colman 6m.
Oscar nominated animation from NFTS student. The tale of a badger who just wants the world to let him sleep.

HOLIDAY
(France/UK 2004) dir.Laurence Coriat 18m.
A stolen car and some spliff on a summer day; a holiday of sorts. A strong, visually fresh entry into direction from the writer of WONDERLAND (dir. Michael Winterbottom) and Me Without You (dir. Sandra Goldbacher).

SUSIE
(UK 2005) dir.Cathy Snelling 3m.
Controversial winner of the Jameson Short Film Award, in this textile animation a woman’s masturbatory fantasies become a bizarre folk tale about a voracious vagina that cannot be silenced.

UNTITLED (Uten Tittel)
(Norway 2005) dir.Anja Breien 14m.
An overwhelmingly beautiful poetic film about a cruel theme told in a way that doesn’t allow the spectators to close their eyes. World Premiere in Sundance, UK premiere Birds Eye View 2006.

FISH EYE
Czech Republic 2005) dir.Margot Buff 4m.
A humorous and insightful documentary told from the perspective of a carp in the Czech Republic. UK premiere Birds Eye View 2006.

HIS PASSIONATE BRIDE
(UK 2004) dir.Monika Forsberg 4m.
This superb BAFTA–nominated animation claims to be the greatest love story of the millennium ever told…

+ Q&A with directors Laurence Coriat and Monika Forsberg

www.birds-eye-view.co.uk

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	LA JETÉE

Fri 25 Aug • Late Night Shorts

Future Shorts (15) 11.15pm

Future Shorts is back this August with another inspiring collection of short films. This month we are extremely excited to present Chris Marker’s hauntingly beautiful montage LA JETÉE – the film that inspired Terry Gilliam’s TWELVE MONKEYS. We are also delighted to present Vivienne Jones’ award-winning short THE HOUSE – a fascinating insight into the minds of a group of women through a synthesis of animation and live action. These are evenings that redefine the role of short film in international cinema. See and feel different cinema. Short film is where it’s at.

+ a free beer with ticket courtesy of Stella

LA JETÉE
(France 1962) dir.Chris Marker
A heart-stoppingly beautiful sci-fi masterpiece, comprised almost entirely of photographic stills.

CONTAMINATION
(UK 2004) dir.Carl Stevenson
A glimpse of a dystopian future where the cross-contamination of genetic material runs out of control.

SAFETY PROCEDURES
(UK 2004) dir.Richard Fenwick
Would you really reach for the safety instructions if your plane was going down?
As distributed by www.onedotzero.com

THE HOUSE
(UK 2004) dir.Vivienne Jones
A unique combination of documentary and animation exploring the minds of a group of women through their drawings which come to life.

CLASS OF 2005
(UK 2005) dir.Chris Durban & James Owen
What will the future be like? A moving documentary from the ‘Straight 8’ initiative (one super 8mm camera, no editing) let schoolchildren have their say.

OFF THE METER (Mittari)
(Finland 2005) dir.Kimmo Taavila
A taxi ride to the coast in Finland provides the backdrop to ponder that old chestnut – ‘what is art’? A startling discovery on the shore suggests some interesting answers…

I GAVE YOU
(US 2005) dir.Mike Piscitelli
A single-take steady-cam shot raises many interesting questions in Mike Piscitelli’s music video for the band Superwolf.

RYAN
(Canada 2004) dir.Chris Landreth
A work of animation genius exploring the life and talent of Ryan Larkin, a gifted animator of the late 60s and early 70s. A deserved Oscar winner and a real Future Short.

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Sat 26 Aug • London International Animation Festival

Welcome to two programmes of big screen international animation with something to intrigue and delight everyone from 4 to 94! Animation makes the impossible come alive and here are stories from the silly to the sublime, ideas that are wacky to wondrous, and techniques from the most simple to truly mindboggling! Have fun and get inspired!

Kids Session 1 (U) 1.30

Short films for children up to 6 years old. The programme will last approximately one hour.

TIDES
(Canada) dirs.Irene Iborra & David Gautier 3m.
All about the moon and the sea.

A SPECIAL DRESS
(Italy) dir.Mattia Francesco Laviosa 5m.
A princess wants a REALLY special dress.

THE CAT IN THE FISH JAR
(Taiwan) dir.Mig Jou 2m.
A cat has a dream.

KAZKAHUETTE
(France) dirs. S. Devred, B. Bergeret & P.S. Gires 6m.
A toy mouse steals a peanut from a giraffe.

PENGUIN’S CHRISTMAS
(Holland) dir.Arjan Wilshut 3m.
A penguin is desperate for a Christmas present.

HIDE AND SEEK
(US) dir.Charlie Canfield 2m.
A joyous romp with animals.

LITTLE HOUSE ON A TREE
(Croatia) dir.Darko Krec 7m.
A gentle film about a boy and his treehouse.

MIRIAM PLAYS HIDE AND SEEK
(Estonia) dir.Priit Tender 5m.
A fun game that gets a little messy.

THE PROPELLERBIRD
(Germany) dirs.Jan Locher & Thomas Hinke 5m.
Watch out! There’s a very annoying bird about!

MOON MAN
(Canada) dir.Paul Morstad 3m.
A singing fisherman goes after the biggest fish of his life.

I WANT A DOG
(Canada) dir.Shelson Cohen 10m.
What do you have to do to get a dog? Great soundtrack to go out singing to!

Adm £3 Children/£4 Adults

Kids Session 2 (PG) 3.30

Shorts programme for 7 – 15 year-olds. The programme runs approximatively 90 mins.

ORANGE MARMELADE
(Russia) dir.Inga Korzneva 7m.
A tale of a mean ringmaster, broken hearts, brave animals and plenty of orange marmalade.

A LONG DAY OF MR CALPACCIO
(Japan) dir.Uruma Delvi 8m.
A crazy and very busy day.

FRAU HOLLE
(Germany) dir.Thomas Schneider-Trumpp 13m.
Exquisite retelling of a traditional folktale.

IMAGO
(France) dir.Cédric Babouche 12m.
A kid dreams of aeroplanes.

MOONGIRL
(US 2005) dir.Hery Selick 8m.
A wondrous journey to the moon, from the animator of JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH and THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. With a great thumping soundtrack by They Might Be Giants.

RUZZ AND BEN
(France) dir.Phillippe Jullien 24m.
Two kids discover an amazing world hidden from the city streets.

Films from the Film & Video Workshop
Made by secondary school students at Camden Community School, Parliament Hill and Acland Burghley, UK, 10m.

Featuring a wild array of bizarre and colourful characters in workshops funded by Camden CLC, the Jack Petchey Foundation and Film London.

Adm £3 Children/£4 Adults

Sat 9 Sep • Matinee

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED (12A) 1.30

(US 2005) dir.Liev Schreiber 105m.
Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin.

“Jonathan Safran Foer is a collector of little reminders of everything that happens to him. When his grandmother dies, she leaves him an ancient photo of his grandfather and some woman in a field in the Ukraine, so off he goes to find out the story. He hires the local tour guide Alex and his grandfather to drive him in search of his history. The story is told as a series of screwball adventures as this oddball trio takes a slightly surreal road trip through the Ukrainian countryside. Schreiber films this gorgeously, with style and energy that capture the landscapes and the culture. While Wood's performance is intensely internalised and emotional, Hutz and Leskin provide the energy and hilarity.”
(Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall)

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Sat 16 Sep • Matinee

FORTY SHADES OF BLUE (15) 1.30

(US 2005) dir.Ira Sachs 110m.
Dina Korzun, Rip Torn, Darren E. Burrows, Andrew Henderson.

“Ageing Memphis music producer Alan James is a planet around which his family – his grown-up son Michael and his younger Russian girlfriend Laura – have no choice but to orbit. Matters come to a head when Michael visits the family home after a long absence... Sach’s second film is a sensitive and insightful study of the dark shadows cast by powerful men, and the gaping gulf between their public and private lives. Torn does a great job with the character of Alan but it’s Laura proves the most fascinating.”
(Dave Calhoun, Time Out)

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Sun 17 Sep • Open House 11.00am – 1.00pm

This September, the Rio will be taking part in the annual Open House London Annual Event, which encourages Londoners to take pride in their city’s wealth of architecture through providing first-hand access to buildings. Like many other buildings across the capital on the weekend of 16 & 17 September, the Rio will be opening its doors to the public free of charge. The areas of the Rio that will be available to view will be the auditorium and projection booth. Access is on a first come first served basis. For more info and a buildings guide visit www.openhouselondon.org.

Sat 23 Sep • Matinee

THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST (12A) 1.15

(Finland 2002) dir.Aki Kaurismäki 97m. Subtitles.
Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemelä, Kaija Pakarinen, Sakari Kuosmanen.

“On arrival in Helsinki, a man is viciously mugged and given up for dead – but miraculously revives; without memory or any idea of who he is, the man wanders off into the city, moves in with the homeless living in freight containers around the harbour, and eventually begins to put his life back together. A typically droll, deadpan comedy from Kaurismäki, complete with nods to '50s B-movies, rock'n'roll, and fairytale romance, but also addressing social and political issues with the lightest of touches. Beautifully tender, funny and idiosyncratic, right down to some lovely stuff featuring a predictably melancholy dog.”
(Geoff Andrew, Time Out)

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Fri 29 Sep • Late Night Shorts

Future Shorts (15) 11.15pm

Programme to be announced.

See and feel different cinema. Short Film is where it’s at!

+ a free beer with ticket courtesy fo Stella

Adm £5.50/£4.50 Concessions

Sat 30 Sep • Hackney Venezuela Information Centre presents

THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED (15) 1.15

(Ireland 2003) dirs.Kim Bartley & Donnacha O'Briain 74m. Subtitles. Documentary.

Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela since 1998, is a colourful, unpredictable folk hero beloved by his nation's working class and a tough-as-nails, quixotic opponent to the power structure that would see him deposed. Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace on 11 April 2002, when he was forcibly removed from office. They were also present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he returned to power amid cheering aides. Their film records what was probably history's shortest-lived coup d'état. It's a unique document about political muscle and an extraordinary portrait of the man credited by The Wall Street Journal with making Venezuela ‘Washington’s biggest Latin American headache after the old standby, Cuba.’

www.vicuk.org

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