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New Shorts #12 Night of the Living Docs
Tue 10 Jan 18:30 Roxy Bar & Screen
Our ever-popular documentary marathon returns to the Roxy Bar & Screen, with a double bill of the very best in short documentary.
1. Portraits
From an obsession with public toilets to human suspension; from young mothers to the problems of the elderly; and not forgetting boxing, rowing and tap dancing! All aspects of life are explored here in this varied selection.
2. Worktime
Real life is not all rest and play, so these documentaries look at the whole spectrum of our working lives. Learn about ballet shoes, a job under the sea, and the inner-thoughts of road sweepers.
Films screening in this section are eligible for the Sheffield Doc/Fest Award for Best Short Documentary, which will be presented at the LSFF Closing Night Awards Ceremony on Sunday 15th January, 2012.
To book tickets for this screening, visit the Roxy Bar & Screen website.
Films listed below are in alphabetical order:
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COME IN AND SEE THE BED
Simon Aeppli 8 mins
An elderly neighbor over the last five years has been 'posting' small cryptic notes through the hedge that divides his and the filmmaker’s mother’s two neat bungalows.
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EINSTEIN & THE HONEYBEE
Lucy Cash 4 mins
The honeybee is a much loved insect that has inspired and provoked us humans in equal measure. This film takes a sideways look at the honeybee and what it means to us, discovering that there are some things that science just can't predict.
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HACKNEY LULLABIES
Kyoko Miyake 11 mins
Every night under Hackney skies, mothers from faraway lands create a familiar space for their children by singing them lullabies, the same ones they heard as children.
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HOME
Katharine Round 7 mins
Orchard Hill was the UK's last remaining NHS hospital for people with learning disabilities. In 2009, it closed, after investigations uncovered institutional abuse. In the aftermath, the residents are rebuilding their lives - with surprising results.
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LUV’IN THE BLACK COUNTRY
Matthew E Carter 15 mins
A journey down the romantic Black Country canals speaking to five different people who pass along the way about the first time they fell in love.
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MAKE ME
Courtenay Argyle 6 mins
An informative documentary of an object: exploring wool’s transformation into a usable garment.
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MEN, LOOS AND NUMBER TWO
Andrew Oxley 2 mins
Meet four men who know exactly what they want.
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OIL & WATER
Gemma Atkinson / Fred Grace 10 mins
In a derelict garage, Darren, a man full of love and rage is caught between the two sides of his personality, the violence and the love, the image and the truth.
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ON TENDER HOOKS
Kate Shenton 11 mins
The documentary follows Damien Lloyd-Davies as he prepares to do his first human suspension, nicknamed the 'Suicide Suspension'.
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RAY: A LIFE UNDERWATER
Amanda Bluglass 14 mins
75–year-old Ray Ives has been scouring the seabed for treasure his whole life. The former salvage diver now tends his extraordinary museum of cannon, bottles, bells, swords, portholes and diving gear.
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SWEEP
Harold Chapman 10 mins
On a typical day in London, nine street sweepers ruminate on the nature of what they do, where they’re from, family, their loves, hopes and dreams.
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THE HARDEST FIGHT
John Hicks 3 mins
A poignant insight into one man's world and his fight to go beyond himself to achieve a fleeting sense of self worth.
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THE PAIR
Sasha Andrews 7 mins
Two women in their 60’s take on the challenge of going out in a small, unstable boat together for the first time.
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THE PERFECT FIT
Tali Yankelevich 9 mins
Ballet shoes may be worn by delicate girls, but they’re crafted by burly men whose hands tell another story...
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WOMEN ON TAP
Clare Richards 20 mins
The women of Barrow, Cumbria, have loved to tap dance for the last 100 years. They adore the costumes, routines and showmanship, but mostly the balance it brings to their pressured lives.
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Amnesty Human Rights Action Centre
17-25 Inn Yard
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BAFTA
195 Piccadilly
W1J 9LN0207 292 5801
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BFI Southbank
Belvedere Road, South Bank
SE1 8XT020 7928 3232
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Ciné Lumière
17 Queensberry Place
SW7 2DT020 7073 1350
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Curzon Soho
99 Shaftesbury Avenue
W1D 5DY0871 703 3988
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Greenwich Picturehouse
180 Greenwich High Road
SE10 8NN0871 902 5732
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Hackney Picturehouse
270 Mare Street
E8 1HE0871 902 5734
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Horse Hospital
Colonnade, Bloomsbury
WC1N 1JD020 7833 3644
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ICA
The Mall
SW1Y 5AH020 7930 3647
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Lomography Gallery Store East London
117 Commercial Street
E1 6BG0207 426 0999
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Museum of London Docklands
West India Quay, Canary Wharf
E14 4AL020 7001 9844
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Occupy London Stock Exchange
Outside St Paul's Cathedral
EC4M 8AD0845 299 6175
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Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
E1 6LA020 7613 7498
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Rio
107 Kingsland High Street
E80207 241 9410
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Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton
Brixton Oval, Coldharbour Lane
SW2 1JG0871 902 5739
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Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
W6 9RL020 8237 1111
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Roxy Bar & Screen
128-132 Borough High Street
SE1 1LB020 7403 4423
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Shortwave Cinema
10 Bermondsey Square
SE1 3UN020 7357 6845
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Stratford Picturehouse
Salway Road
E15 1BX0871 902 5740
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The Hospital Club
24 Endell Steet
WC2H 9HQ020 7170 9100
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The Lexington
96-98 Pentonville Road
N1 9JB0207 837 5371
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The Phoenix Arts Centre
104-110 Charing Cross Road
WC2H 0JN020 7836 1077
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The Screen @ RADA
62-64 Gower St
WC1E 6ED020 7636 7076
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Vibe Live
The Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane
E1 6QL0207 247 3479
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