Urban Legends: I Will Tell International Film Festival
Saturday 7th September
Tickets £12.50 | Doors 18:30
POST-SCREENING Q&A
SYNOPSIS: Urban Legends is a collection of modern day stories about those who are connected to us.
Short Films in URBAN LEGENDS Compilation:
#WEMATTER
The growing epidemic of police violence against people of color causes hurt, frustration and feelings of hopelessness. This film highlights the importance of changing a system that allows these actions to flourish.
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A MODERN GENOCIDE
In 2017 over a million Rohingya Muslims were forced from their homes in Myanmar. Myanmar claimed the Rohingyas were terrorists. This documentary uncovers the real reason behind the genocide.
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INTERPRETATIONS OF N WORDS
Nigel, a black male, blows up when his white girlfriend calls him the n word.
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LAST WORDS
On his way to school on a snowy day, Billy rehearses his speech on rampage shootings.
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HERRINGBONE
A young imprisoned woman subjugated to unspeakable cruelty discovers the chilling truth that humanity is at the root of her suffering – but watch out for the twist at the end.
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KANIKA
A woman takes an evening stroll in suburban Mumbai, narrating the story of her elopement.
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KITWANA’S JOURNEY
This is the story of a boy named Kitwana, A boy who laughed and played, and went to school, and did all the things that children do. One day Kitwana’s life would change.
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LOCKDOWN
When Louis picks up his son from a play date at their Moroccan neighbours’ house, the street is put under lockdown. But who are they looking for?
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ANYTHING FOR THE ONES WE LOVE
A poetic fresco on the state of the planet depicting the First Nations man fleeing the ecological and humanitarian disaster since the conquest of the Americas.
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M.I.A.
In the midst of the relentless Iraq War, an American soldier drags his wounded brother across the vast and unforgiving desert in hopes of reaching safety.
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Total Screening time: 72 minutes
DATE: Saturday 7th September
DOORS OPEN: 6:30pm
FILM STARTS: 7:00pm
