Jan10
Tue, 20:45
Riverside Studios
It was back in the 1970s when Travis Bickle cruised his cab around New York’s grimy streets, but here’s another chance to spend an evening with the disenfranchised male species in our popular double-bill. In times of trouble and strife, the men in this selection have to struggle on in life, against all that is thrown at them. Our characters here are a cross-section of society: the homeless; the ageing rock star who’s lost his mojo; a submarine crew going stir crazy; a man mourning a dead friend; or, quite simply, the last living man on earth. Includes the 2011 Cannes short film winner Deeper than Yesterday, and Roger Allam as a rock guitarist seeking inspiration in Trading Licks. Tickets for this programme are available on the Riverside Studios website, or by calling the box office on 0208 237 1111. Part 2 of a double-bill of shorts about the disenfranchised male.
New Shorts #13 God’s Lonely Men, pt. 2 Against Adversity
2. Against Adversity
- AGAIN, SOMETIME Dir. Lucy Luscombe / Santiago Burin des Roziers 12 mins
- In a late night Dalston kebab shop, a discussion about life decisions between old friends culminates in a subtle booze-fueled confrontation.
- DEEPER THAN YESTERDAY Dir. Ariel Kleiman 20 mins
- Does losing perspective mean losing yourself?
- HIT AND RUN Dir. Al Mackay 18 mins
- A young man makes a decision in a moment of panic. As his moral conscious unravels, he is forced to confront this decision face to face.
- I'M FINE THANKS Dir. Eamonn O'Neill 5 mins
- 'I'm fine thanks, how are you?'
- REMEMBERING FORMBY Dir. Sue Elliott 5 mins
- Formby Patterson-Wright had one of the most recognisable faces in the country. His career spanned over four decades and his work can still be seen on road signs, construction sites and public buildings today.
- THE LAST MAN ON EARTH Dir. Carlo Ortu 3 mins
- The last man on earth decides to take some drastic action.
- THE THINGS I THINK ABOUT Dir. Geoffrey Taylor 5 mins
- This a short, peculiar film about Ed and the things he thinks about.
- TOP OF THE RANGE Dir. Paul Bassingthwaighte 14 mins
- Two homeless men stumble across a 'top of the range' cooker,an opportunity to end their problems.Joe needs to sell the cooker for a ticket to Blackpool- to his dying mother, while Will needs to sell it for drugs, in order to shift it they have to work together.
- TRADING LICKS Dir. Adrian Tanner 12 mins
- Legendary guitarist Quentin Ball has stage fright. His wife despairs - they have no money and the toilet is blocked. When the plumber arrives he turns out to be an obsessive fan. But could he be Quentin's salvation?
- WHEN THE DUST SETTLES Dir. Tom Stewart 11 mins
- Set in a decaying northern seaside town Ed discovers that the loyalties he once felt for the community have left him. Disappointed by the stagnation of the community Ed sets about recalling the area by himself.