Join Underwire’s celebration of women onscreen who are unpredictable and inspiring. Women who cannot be constrained or categorised. Women who are as diverse, unusual, outspoken and daring as women really are! The Opening Night programme includes two award categories: the Best Actor Award and the XX Award. Friday 20 November. Doors open from 5:30pm, screening starts […]
This searing drama from novelist Helen Walsh marks her startling debut as a filmmaker. Set in the urban wastelands of Cheshire, not far from where Walsh grew up, the film follows teenager Shelly, a survivor determined to overcome her background of deprivation and abuse. Electrifyingly portrayed by Lauren McQueen, Shelly is drawn into manipulative relationships […]
Saturday 21 November, 1pm. Running time 64 minutes, followed by a filmmaker Q&A Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tickets: £7.50 / £5 concessions, All Day Ticket: £30 / £20 concessions, Weekend Pass: £45 / £35 concessions LOOKING GLASS: Best Cinematographer Award sponsored by Greenkit From a music video for […]
Saturday 21 November, 3pm. Running time 70 minutes, followed by a filmmaker Q&A Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tickets: £7.50 / £5 concessions, All Day Ticket: £30 / £20 concessions, Weekend Pass: £45 / £35 concessions FRESH BLOOD: Best Under 25 Award sponsored by BFI Future Film […]
Saturday 21 November, 5pm. Running time 71 minutes, followed by a filmmaker Q&A Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tickets: £7.50 / £5 concessions, All Day Ticket: £30 / £20 concessions, Weekend Pass: £45 / £35 concessions SONIC SIRENS: Best Sound Designer Award sponsored by Sound Disposition Across documentary, […]
Saturday 21 November, 7pm. Running time 85 minutes, followed by a filmmaker Q&A Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tickets: £7.50 / £5 concessions, All Day Ticket: £30 / £20 concessions, Weekend Pass: £45 / £35 concessions IN THE CUT: Best Editor Award sponsored by VET An over-abundance of […]
Having caused the Chair of Sheffield Doc/Fest to remark “the kind of film which just makes me glad Sheffield Doc/Fest exists” Addicted to Sheep is an endearing and remarkable film. Director Magali Pettier spent a year with tenant farmers the Hutchinson family, and documents their lives with a compassion and warmth that emanates from the […]
Sunday 22 November, 3:30pm. Running time 62 minutes, followed by a filmmaker Q&A Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tickets: £7.50 / £5 concessions, All Day Ticket: £30 / £20 concessions, Weekend Pass: £45 / £35 concessions CELLULOID SCULPTORS: Best Director Award sponsored by Directors UK Romance and humour give […]
Sunday 22 November, 5:30pm. Running time 85 minutes, followed by a filmmaker Q&A Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tickets: £7.50 / £5 concessions, All Day Ticket: £30 / £20 concessions, Weekend Pass: £45 / £35 concessions RING MASTERS: Best Producer Award sponsored by Women in Film & TV […]
Sunday 22 November, 8pm Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse, 270 Mare Street, London, E8 1HE Tickets: Free, but booking is required As the only short film festival presenting prizes across the crafts, our Awards Night is an amazing opportunity for creatives working across a whole film crew to meet and congratulate one another on their […]
Emma Thompson’s first feature screenplay charmed the world twenty years ago. After writing seventeen drafts, most of those completed by hand, she created one of the most beloved adaptations of one of the most beloved novels, and won international awards for doing so. There will be a short introduction by Writer Samantha Ellis on Emma […]
