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ALCINE SHORTS FESTIVAL

1. Rite (Michael Pearce, 2010. UK. 17 min.)

Mike takes his estranged son out for his birthday; a man desperate to prove he’s changed. But drink and the simmering violence of match day in London brings out the worst in him over a long, difficult afternoon for father and son.

 Michael Pearce, BAFTA nominated for Rite.

2. Fixing Luka (Jessica Ashman, 2011. UK. 12 min.)

 In a ramshackle cottage beside a forest, Lucy and Luka live with their parents. Every day, Luka drives his sister mad as he happily performs obsessive, nonsensical routines with sugar cubes and thimbles. Watching his antics, Lucy thinks her brother is broken but when she’s given the chance to fix him, will she take it?

 Fixing Luka - Jessica Ashman (Winner Best Animation, Best Visual and Film Of The Night 2011)



3. Sunny Boy (Jane Gull, 2011. UK. 11 min.)

 Danny and his overprotected father live in a world of darkness due to his rare skin condition. He longs to be a regular teenager playing football out in the sun. When Danny receives some news about his medical condition he decides to stand up to his dad and take control of his own life.

Jane Gull

4. PS your Mystery Sender (Benjamin Wigley, 2010. UK. 10 min.)

For the past 20 years Paul Smith the world renowned fashion designer from Nottingham has been receiving an avalanche of odd and quirky unwrapped objects which have had a remarkable effect on his life, and all have been sent from a Mystery Person. 

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 5. Jade (Daniel Elliott, 2009. UK. 16 min.)

Jade, caught in a dilemma of her own making, struggles to choose the right path.  It becomes apparent to her, though, that she may have no choice at all.

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Daniel Elliott
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  1. Gracia4 December 2012 at 23:06

    Uno de los mejores cortos de otras ediciones: Frère Benoît.

    http://vimeo.com/32284428

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