[Event Chat] OMG: An Evening of Short Film @ Cambridge Arts Picturehouse Thursday 17th April 9-11pm

Cambridge Cinema Shorts in conjunction with Strawberry Fair and the Arts Picture House are delighted to present an evening of short films. This is a Strawberry Fair benefit event but entry is free and the only call on pockets, should the mood take you, will be for the café bar and a voluntary contribution when the hat is passed around during the evening. We have a superb selection of films to offer from our extensive archive and discussion and comment will be welcome.

The event takes place on Thursday 17th April at the Arts Picture House, Cambridge in the café bar which is, of course, open all day but screening will begin at 9.00pm after audiences for the main films have left for their auditoriums.

Once again, its free, there is a bar, its in aid of a great cause and its the start of a long weekend so no excuses.... Treat yourself.

location: The Cambridge Arts Picturehouse Bar
date: Thursday 17th April 2014
time: screening starts 9pm
price: FREE

OMG RUNNING ORDER

*START*

Blink and You’ll Miss Its
(Tony Clarke, UK, 2000, 3:07)
A head-long, non-stop, break-neck race through the Strawberry Fair of 2000 by one man and his Super 8 camera. Be careful not to blink, because blink and you’ll miss it!

ExamiNation: a short documentary
(Judy Suh, USA|KR, 2011, 21:15)
ExamiNation is a short documentary film about the notorious South Korean college entrance exam, Sooneung (수능). The film shows how one exam can dictate a culture and lifestyle in a country. Almost all high school students in Korea prepare for this rigorous and extremely competitive 8-hour exam that happens once a year. On this day, the whole country will pause for these students to take this “life-changing exam.” The film captures the experience of high school students through a day in the life of one student working toward this exam.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2010998/

My Mum The Wrestler
(Mark Withers, UK, 2007, 2:01)
Comedy fiction about an 8 year old girl's Mother who decides to become a wrestler. There's just one problem...
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1358461/

Strawberry Fair 2002
(Simon Mullen, UK, 2002, 5:41)
We follow the annual Strawberry Fair parade of Saturday the 1st of June 2002. A samba band, a Chinese Dragon and a troupe of dedicated and creative community artists of all ages, make up the parade. The pageant starts from Midsummer Common at midday and winds its musical way through the centre of Cambridge, back to Midsummer Common. Its arrival back at Midsummer Common marks the official opening of Strawberry Fair, one of Europe’s largest, annual, community, not-for-profit, voluntary run, festivals of music and art.

My Dad Made a Seagull
(Mark Withers, UK, 2007, 3:43)
Follow up to the multi-award winning 'My Mum the Wrestler' sees the child star negotiating her terms to appear in the sequel.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1358461/

Blue (Sky) Movie
(Werther Germondari & Maria Laura Spagnoli, IT, 2008, 6:30)
The 70's: a crew is shooting a porn movie in the wood...
http://www.werthergermondari.com/Werther_Germondari/BSM.html

*INTERMISSION*

Piss Quicker
(Peter Gregory, UK, 2002, 4:00)
Pete UM’s adventures at Strawberry Fair 2004.

Behind The Door
(Adham Elsherif, EG, 2013, 20:12)
A five years old kid left alone at home with the story of the man with one leg which is behind the door of an old room, the kid and is mouse friend decide to discover what is behind the door

Cherries
(Felik Wong, FR, 2011, 12:50)
Dedelus is soaking in sorrow as he realizes his girlfriend left him without any concrete explanation. As he is waiting for her return, he finds out that moments without her is unbearable. Since she left he has developed some strange, funny habits in order to fill out his empty moments.
www.imdb.com/title/tt2121745

Vinyl Blossom
(Hong Yane Wang, CN|UK, 2009)
Inspired by Bejing Olympics, a satiric look at artificial prosperity, a metaphoric and critical review on what remains for the people when the expensive show is over. one man's weird dream shows how absurd the reality is.

Holy Fire
(Pete UM, UK, 2002, 3:25)
Pete UM local Cambridge musician, performer and artist, takes a stroll through the late night Strawberry Fair of 2004. And along the way he meets the Lost Kids.

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