2015 Cambridge Film Festival Brochure

Cambridge 

FILMFESTIVAL2015 

3rd – 13th September 

UK Premieres 3-D Special Event Camera Catalonia Lech Majewski 

Contemporary German Cinema Victor Sjöström Dark Pictures 

Lates @ The Light ShortFusion Family Film Festival

Contents 

4 

Movies on 

the Meadows 

6 

Opening Night 

3-D Special Event 

Closing Day Event 

7 

Main 

Features 

18 Festival 

Diary 

Face to Face page 9 

20 Contemporary 

German Cinema 

22 

23 Lech 

Majewski 

24 Victor 

Sjöström 

Camera Catalonia 

Film Hub Central 

East Presents… 

54: The 

Director’s Cut 

page 26 

25 

Dark Pictures 

Microcinema 

26 Lates 

@ The Light 

28 Driving 

Visions 

29 ShortReel 

Into Film 

Hitchcock Trilogy 

Artist Cinema 

30 

The Sky Above Us page 14 

Family Film 

Festival 

32 ShortFusion 

34 A-Z 

of Films 

36 Venues 

and Map 

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year page 14 

CFF STAFF 

Festival Director 

Tony Jones 

Festival Manager & Brochure Editor 

Iris Ordonez 

Operations Manager 

Alex Thompson 

Technical Manager 

Joe Delaney 

Marketing & Communications Manager 

Owen Baker 

International Programmers Bill Lawrence & Iris Ordonez 

Contemporary German 

Cinema Programmer 

Verena von Stackelberg 

Camera Catalonia & 3-D Programmer Ramon Lamarca 

Dark Pictures & Microcinema 

Programmers 

James Mackay & Will Fowler 

Driving Visions Programmer 

Jason Wood 

Family Film Festival Programmer 

Becky Innes 

Lech Majewski Retrospective Programmer Bill Lawrence 

Short Fusion & Submissions Coordinator Sarah McIntosh 

Victor Sjöström Retrospective Programmer Margaret Deriaz 

Programme Consultant 

Nicola Beaumont 

Projectionists Jesse Wood, Roger Smith & Jonathan Carpenter 

Events Assistants 

Emma Fairhurst, Sam Lucas 

Marketing Assistant 

Kayleigh Barnes 

Brochure Design 

Dan Taylor 

Festival PR 

Margaret PR - Sarah Bemand 

Cambridge 105 

Toby Miller 

Festival Interns 

Lily Bruce, Joanna Buttercase, 

Rosie Cavanagh, Bex Church, Morwenna Kotz, 

Sam Gallagher, Poppy Goldman, Nicola Gutteridge, Olivia 

Norris, Polly Louise Rayns, Ben Rimmington & Cristina Roures 

Plus all the amazing volunteers 

and all the hard-working film submission reviewers 

TAKE ONE FESTIVAL MAGAZINE 

Editor In Chief 

Rosy Hunt 

Managing Editor 

Jim Ross 

Deputy Editor 

Edd Elliott 

Sub-Editors Mark Liversidge, Stephen Watson & Ben Dalton 

CAMBRIDGE FILM TRUST 

Becky Innes, Nicolas Joicey, Tony Jones, 

Jean Khalfa, Isabelle McNeill & Lord Richard Wilson 

AT THE ARTS PICTUREHOUSE 

General Manager 

Keith Gehlert 

Marketing Manager 

Jack Toye 

Technical Manager 

Clare Mackenzie 

Duty Managers 

Patrick Bradbury, Jenifer Randell 

& Catherine Smith 

Projectionists 

Laurence Anderson, Rydian Cook 

& Hitomi Shinozaki 

AT THE LIGHT 

Head of UK Operations 

Phil Dove 

Education, Events & Marketing Manager Jane Woodason 

General Manager 

John Farrugia 

Assistant Manager 

Hayley Croot 

Supervisors 

Peter Bruce & Josh Jansen-Bowen

Something for everyone 

- and savings galore! - 

at the 35th Cambridge 

Film Festival 

Whether you’re an out-and-out film fanatic looking for 

your annual Festival fix, or you only manage to get out 

to the pictures once in a blue moon, we’ve got it covered. 

This year’s Festival features specially selected screenings 

for everyone from parents with babies to retirees, all 

scheduled at convenient times and locations - and with 

many options for massive ticket discounts too! 

Here’s a quick guide to help you navigate through our film 

and events programme and make the most out of our 

magnificent movie line-up. 

Silver 

Screen 

Silver Screen at the 

Arts Picturehouse 

This year we’re introducing a fantastic new offer for 

all over 60s, who’ll be able to purchase tickets for ALL 

weekday screenings that start before 5pm at the Arts 

Picturehouse for only £5 - saving a whopping £4 on the 

usual weekday adult ticket price. If you show your ticket 

at the Arts Picturehouse café-bar before your screening 

starts you can also enjoy a complimentary cup of tea 

or filter coffee - and free biscuits! Look out for the Silver 

Screen logo in our listings for eligible screenings. 

Eisenstein in Guanajuato page 9 

BIG 

SCREAM 

Big Scream at the 


Welcome 

to the 

35th 

Cambridge Film Festival 

35 years…… 

There are film festivals that seek to only present an annual round up of new titles, there are those 

that are more specialised presenting a wider range of programmes than regularly available - 

possibly with a retrospective, and there are Festivals of Artists Moving Image work dotted around 

UK and then those uncompromising events celebrating world film, cinema mavericks, with 

retrospectives and seasons and with far too many titles to absorb, making decisions difficult as 

ever for the Cambridge celebratory programme. 

From the great silent masterpieces of Victor Sjöström, to 

the fertile imagination of award-winning Polish artist Lech 

Majewski, this year’s edition, and our largest programme to 

date, offers a range of eclectic cinema from across the world, 

including high profile UK premieres, many special guests and 

insightful retrospectives, and including our regular Camera 

Catalonia and Contemporary German cinema seasons. 

We are particularly pleased to present two very special 

programmes created for Cambridge. We celebrate 40 

years of Arena – the highly influential and respected arts 

programme. This is uniquely celebrated as a 24 hour 

continuous programme – created for this Cambridge 

screening. Tickets will be £20 for a pass to cover admission 

at any time. Book your time, Sun 13th 12.00noon through 

to Mon 14th 12.00noon! Check the website for information 

updates and how to be sure not to miss your chosen artists! 

Our thanks to Anthony Wall and his team for this celebratory 

event specifically designed for Cambridge. 

Also, festival regular, Mark Cousins has chosen highlights 

of the much lamented Scene by Scene series of interviews 

conducted by Mark to be presented in two complementary 

programmes. 

Of course this festival is for you. We know you won’t be able 

to see all the titles - but please, do use all social media 

for recommendations. Blog, tweet, post and publish your 

feedback and support the film makers by spreading the 

word. Tell us the films that have taken you by surprise, 

caught you off guard, changed an opinion, or even assured 

you the world’s a better place. We ask you to support the film 

makers - it seems only fair to them. 

Please, as usual, vote for the feature, documentary or short 

film that has inspired you the most. 

We are celebrating the 35th Festival with the festival debut 

of Addictive TV (the UK’s leading AV-DJs) who are bringing 

a special programme of their unique work immediately after 

the Sunday screening of Back to The Future at Grantchester. 

Time-Lapse specialists, Brian and Gavin McClave, will be 

documenting the weekend of the Grantchester Screenings 

with an exhibition of these time lapsed images at the 

Picturehouse during the Festival. 

Davy and Kirstin McGuire will bring their acclaimed Homage 

to Hitchcock installation to Cambridge recreating iconic 

scenes from Rear Window, Pyscho and The Birds through 

paper and light to animate in intricate miniature. 

All this is produced by the usual team of programmers, part 

timers, interns, and year round supporters of the Film Trust. 

We thank you all - 

To our audience, please help us celebrate 35 years - and 

support us by buying your Arena Pass for £20! 

Tony Jones 

Members of the Arts Picturehouse Big Scream club can 

introduce their baby to the joys of a Film Festival and 

enjoy a movie without having to worry about causing 

a disturbance, with exclusive screenings for adults with 

babies under one year old taking place on the morning of 

Weds 9th Sept. 



All the family can join in the Festival fun at the Family 

Film Festival. Enjoy rare big screen outings for classic 

film and TV treats all together and create some precious 

family movie-going memories - all for the pocket 

money price of just £4 each at the Arts Picturehouse 

and only £3 each at The Light! See page 30 for our great 

family‐friendly line-up. 


Pass 

Make massive savings on your Festival tickets by buying 

one of our Festival Passes: 

One costs £30 and buys you £40 worth of tickets - 

a significant 25% saving. 

The other costs £60 and buys you £100 worth of 

tickets - a huge 40% saving! 

Please note that Festival Passes can ONLY be used to purchase 

tickets from the Arts Picturehouse – from where you can use 

your Pass to purchase tickets for ALL other Festival venues. 

Festival Passes can’t be used online or at any other venues. 

Membership 

Discounts 

An Arts Picturehouse membership discount (£2 per ticket) 

or a specially arranged discount for members of The Light 

Infinity Scheme (£2 per ticket) is available for most* tickets. 

These discounts are available at ALL venues if you show your 

Infinity or Picturehouse membership card and can work in 

conjunction with the Festival Pass at Arts Picturehouse. 

*Please note Movies on the Meadows tickets, the Family 

Film Festival tickets and the over 60s daytime ticket at Arts 

Picturehouse and all clubs, (Silver Screen, Big Scream) cannot 

have further discounts applied to them. 

Audience 

Awards 

Every year the Cambridge Film Festival crowns three 

audience award-winning films. The Golden, Silver and 

Crystal Punts go to the best feature, best documentary 

and best short film, as voted for by you, the Cambridge 

Film Festial audience. With these awards we aim to 

highlight the outstanding work of filmmakers from around 

the globe and we hope that you will assist us with voting in 

large numbers. Voting connects you with the filmmakers, 

who eagerly anticipate the outcome for their film. Before 

you go into a screening of any “”in competition”” film, you 

will be handed a voting cards. Please rate the film and 

hand the card back to festival team members after the 

screening. You never know, but your favourite Festival film 

might be amongst the three winners this year! 

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Grantchester 

Monday 31st August 

7:45 and 8:15 

The Riverside Romance Screenings consist of three screens 

set along the picturesque banks of the River Cam with the 

audience floating gently on a moonlit voyage along the 

river and through cinema, all this whilst enjoying a hamper 

of fine food and wine provided by event supporters 

Fine & Country. 

Those taking up this opportunity will be met by Festival 

staff and escorted to their punt, before being guided by 

an experienced punt chauffeur along the river, pausing at 

one idyllic spot after another to watch some of the finest 

moments in film in a setting truly unlike any other! 

The Riverside Romance feature will be Jean Renoir’s 

masterpiece Partie De Campagne (Fr 1946, 40mins.) 

All tickets £30 to include food and drink, blankets, 

hot water bottles and ponchos. 

PARTIE DE CAMPAGNE | PG 

France 1936. 40 mins. French with English subtitles. 

Based on a short story by fellow French-man, Guy de 

Maupassant, this featurette directed by Jean Renoir was 

completed in 1936. However, Renoir was initially reluctant 

to release the film and it didn’t receive wide distribution 

until after World War II. Both the film and the story tell the 

tale of Monsieur Dufour from Paris, who takes his family 

for an idyllic jaunt in the French countryside. Whilst there, 

they meet two young athletic rowers who take a shine to 

Monsieur Dufour’s wife and daughter. 

Director Jean Renoir 

Starring Sylvia Bataille, Jane Marken, Georges D’Arnoux 

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ADDICTIVE TV 

Addictive TV are a cut above 

the rest. One of the most 

influential audio-visual acts in 

the world. METRO 

As the credits roll on Back to the 

Future Addictive TV take over 

the screen and your ears with 

their unique audio/video DJing 

madness. As big film fans themselves, the London based 

AV artists are continually sampling and remixing movies 

- from Antonioni’s 1960s classic ‘Blow Up’, Guillermo del 

Toro’s cinematic cult Pan’s Labyrinth to classic Star Trek. 

It’s remixing Jim, but not as we know it! 

Sunday night, after Back to the Future 

For the Cambridge Film Festival they’ll 

perform a special live cinema remix set of 

their supercuts in which the ape from the 

dawn of man in 2001: A Space Odyssey 

discovers drumming, all the classic 

superheroes from Batman to Iron Man 

become a blended tag-team, The Walking 

Dead becomes a rhythmic zombie fest and 

Transformers are, well, transformed into a 

Daft Punk vs Kraftwerk robot mash-up. Even Hellboy and 

Thunderbirds might make an appearance. 

Addictive TV completely blew my mind! …a compelling 

popcultureaudio/visual avalanche! PASTE MAGAZINE 

MOVIES ON THE MEADOWS TICKET PRICES 

Adult ......................................................... £15.00 per night 

Concessions* ........................................ £12.00 per night 

NEW WEEKEND PASS 

All 3 nights - simply purchase tickets for 2 of the nights 

and bring BOTH tickets to all 3 nights 

Adults ..........................................................................£30.00 

Concessions* ........................................................... £24.00 

FAMILY TICKET 

Up to four children can attend on one £12 child’s ticket 

when accompanied by a paying adult. 

*Concessions at Grantchester includes APH members, 

children, students and over 60s. 

Note: Weekend Tickets can ONLY be purchased in 

advance. 

All other tickets can be purchased in advance AND on 

the night. 

Please also note we can ONLY accept cash on the night. 

We have no facility for credit card payments on the night 

at Grantchester Meadows. 

Please bring a £5 deposit for your radio and 

your own headphones to Grantchester if you 

have them! 

SCREENING FROM EARLY EVENING 

EVERY NIGHT IN THE MARQUEE 

PUNT WARS | CFF PG 

UK 2015. 60 mins. 

Punts and punting are synonymous with Cambridge, but 

how much do you really know about what goes on on 

the banks of the river? In contrast to the tranquil waters 

and solemn college buildings that line the River Cam, this 

documentary gives us the inside story about the power 

struggles at play amongst the punt chauffeur companies 

vying for the business of thousands of tourists. 

Director James Bayliss-Smith 

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THE RED 

BALLOON | U 

France 1956. 35 mins. 

The Red Balloon follows 

the adventures of a 

young boy named 

Pascal who one day 

finds a sentient, mute, red 

balloon. As Pascal plays with his new 

found toy, he realizes 

t has a mind and will of its own. It 

begins to follow him wherever he 

goes, and not rise, at times floating 

outside his bedroom window, as his mother will not 

allow it in their apartment. 

Director Albert Lamorrisse 


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2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY | U 

UK 1968. 141 mins. 

From primordial apes discovering tools to beyond the limits 

of the known universe, Kubrick’s film was an intellectual (and 

psychedelic) event in the late 1960s. 

It’s an overpowering experience, awe-inspiringly 

photographed by Geoffrey Unsworth, groundbreakingly 

enhanced by Douglas Trumbull. The symbolism and spectacle 

of his 1968 masterpiece remain a thrill today THE GUARDIAN 

Director Stanley Kubrick 

Starring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester 


PADDINGTON | PG 

UK 2014. 95 mins. 

Adapted from Michael Bond’s beloved books, Paddington is 

the magical adventure of a polite young Peruvian bear, who 

travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost 

and alone at Paddington Station, it seems that city life is not 

all he imagined – until he meets the Brown family, who kindly 

offer him a place to stay – and they soon discover that their 

lives will never be the same again. 

Director Paul King 

Starring Ben Whishaw, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville 

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THE THEORY 

OF EVERYTHING | 12 

UK 2014. 120 mins. 

The story of one of the world’s greatest living minds, the 

renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in 

love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, 

active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering 

diagnosis at 21 years of age. Together, they defy impossible 

odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and 

achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. 

Director James Marsh 

Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox 

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30 

BACK TO THE FUTURE | PG 

USA 1985. 

When teenager Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is blasted to 1955 

in the DeLorean time machine created by the eccentric Doc 

Brown (Christopher Lloyd), he finds himself mixed up in a timeshattering 

chain reaction that could vaporize his future - and 

leave him trapped in the past. Powered by innovative special 

effects, unforgettable songs and non-stop action, Back to the 

Future is an unrivaled adventure that stands the test of time. 

Director Robert Zemeckis 

Starring Michael J Fox, Christopher Lloyd 

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BRIEF ENCOUNTER | U 

UK 1945. 82 mins. 

One of the best romantic films of all time, Brief Encounter 

stars Laura Jesson (Celia Johnson) who accidentally meets 

Dr Alex Harvey (Trevor Howard) at a railway station. As their 

acquaintance grows, so does their attraction to each other, 

despite both being married. On the brink of an affair and 

desperately in love, the two must make a choice that may 

part them forever. 

Director David Lean 

Starring Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard 

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THE RAILWAY CHILDREN | U 

UK 1970. 108 mins. 

After the enforced absence of their father, three children move 

with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures 

they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance. 

Director Lionel Jeffries 

Starring Jenny Agutter, Sally Thomsett, Bernard Cribbins 


MON 

31 

FAR FROM THE MADDING 

CROWD | 12A 

UK/USA 2015. 119 mins. 

The story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba 

Everdene (Mulligan), who attracts three very different suitors. 

Ravishingly shot by Charlotte Bruus Christensen and 

featuring a standout performance from Mulligan, Vinterberg’s 

adaptation stands up well in comparison to Schlesinger’s 

1967 version, with Vinterberg perhaps more fully capturing the 

novel’s sexual frisson and eroticism. 

Director Thomas Vinterberg 

Starring Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen 

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ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS | U 

USA 1955. 87 mins. 

When well-heeled widow, Cary Scott, falls for her much 

younger gardener, Ron, neighbourhood tongues begin to 

wag and she finds herself facing ostracism from friends and 

family. Adored by the likes of Truffaut and Godard, Douglas 

Sirk is a director who glories in technicolour. All That Heaven 

Allows directly influenced Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Todd 

Haynes as well as perhaps indirectly, through its restrained 

melodramatic unease, David Lynch and Blue Velvet. 

Director Douglas Sirk 

Starring Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson 

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LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN 

WOMAN | U 

USA 1948. 83 mins. 

Max Ophüls’s Letter from an Unknown Woman is a hauntingly 

beautiful film from one of cinema’s greatest Romantics and 

is widely considered to be his masterpiece. Set in fin-de-siècle 

Vienna, this tale of unrequited love and longing unfolds before 

us in flashback, told through a letter in which Lisa Berndle (Joan 

Fontaine) addresses the love of her life, concert pianist Stefan 

Brand (Louis Jourdan), who can no longer remember her… 

Director Max Ophüls 

Starring Joan Fontaine, Louis Jourdan, Mady Christians 

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Opening 

night 

DOC 

3-D 

special event 

WITH BRIAN MAY 

We are delighted to welcome Dr Brian May to our Festival for a very special 

3-D evening. Whilst he is well known as Queen’s guitarist and many people 

also know of his interest in the field of astronomy, fewer people are aware 

of his keen passion for stereoscopic photography. He is one of the world’s 

most important collectors of stereoscopic photography and has taken 

thousands of 3-D pictures himself. Dr May has written about the subject 

and published books with Mr Denis Pellerin and both of them will attend the 

evening to sign their books, talk about their passion for all things 3-D and 

present the two films included in this programme. 

LIGHT Fri 4 | 6.30 

ARTS PICTUREHOUSE Thursday 3 | 6.30 THE LIGHT Friday 4 | 4.00 

STAR*MEN | CFF PG 

Canada 2015. 85 mins. 

Director Alison Rose 

With Donald Lynden-Bell,CBE,FRS. Emeritus Professor of 

Astrophysics, University of Cambridge 

Wallace L. W. Sargent,FRS. Ira S. Bowen Professor of 

Astrophysics, California Institue of Technology ( Caltech) 

Roger F. Griffin, Emeritus Professor of Observational 

Astronomy University of Cambridge. 

Nick F. Woolf, Emeritus Professor of Astronomy University 

of Arizona. 

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Closing event 

BBC ARENA 

AT 40: 

NIGHT AND 

DAY 24 HOURS 

UK 2015. 24 hours. 

Director 

Special 

Arena 

Pass 

£20 

Anthony Wall 

ARTS PICTUREHOUSE 

Sunday 13 | 12.00 noon to 

Monday 14 I 12.00 noon 

(continuous screening) 

Welcome to Night and Day, Arena’s most ambitious project to date - 

a 24 hour film marking the passage of day to night to day, exactly in sync 

with British summer time from 12 noon on 13 to 12 noon on 14 September, 

made entirely from material from the Arena archive. 

2015 marks 40 years of the iconic, multi-award winning arts strand. Founded 

in 1975, Arena has won 9 BAFTA Awards and numerous other honours 

from all over the world. The series was voted by TV executives in Broadcast 

Magazine one of the top 50 most influential programmes of all time. 

Directed by Series Editor Anthony Wall and film editor Emma Matthews, 

Night and Day is a portrait of the whole planet and its history since the dawn 

of film, featuring the most significant figures of our time in art and culture 

high and low, Nelson Mandela, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Harold Pinter, Luis 

Buñuel and Andy Warhol to name but a few. 

Arena has always been dedicated to the highest standards of filmmaking 

and its 600 episodes have included directors such as Jana Bokova, 

Nigel Finch, Mary Harron, Vikram Jayanti, Adam Low, James Marsh, 

Leslie Megahey, Volker Schlondorff, Martin Scorsese, Julien Temple, Leslie 

Woodhead, Alan Yentob, Mary Dickinson, Francis Hanly, Nicola Roberts, Paul 

Tickell, Nigel Williams. and Anthony Wall who has been with Arena since 1978, 

first as a Director and now celebrating his 30th anniversary as Series Editor. 

The festival will also separately screen Arena’s portraits of the Don’t Look 

Now director, Nicolas Roeg: It’s About Time (dir David Thompson) and the 

legendary Chelsea Hotel (directed by the late Nigel Finch). First transmitted in 

1981, Chelsea Hotel looks at the staff and inhabitants of New York’s infamous 

Chelsea Hotel; a haven for some of the 20th Century’s greatest talents, from 

Mark Twain to Dylan Thomas. 

Special Arena Pass, £20, which allows you to view 

the 24‐hour marathon at your leisure, joining, leaving and 

re-joining the screening as your time allows. 

Please look out for our special App. 

The Cambridge Film Festival is delighted to screen STAR*MEN as our Opening Night Film 

and to welcome, amongst others, Cambridge based Professor Donald Lynden-Bell and 

Professor Roger F. Griffin. 

Four exceptional astronomers celebrate 50 years of work and friendship on a return road trip in 

the southwestern United States, recapturing youthful adventures and recounting each other’s 

influences on the most exciting period in astronomy’s history. Roger the instrument-maker, 

Donald the theoretician, Nick the visionary, and Wal the observer. Together they represent 

the most productive period astronomy has ever had. They helped build the world’s biggest 

observatories and made revolutionary discoveries about the evolving universe, discoveries that 

have the power to change the way humanity sees itself. Alison Rose’s film is a funny, insightful, 

humbling and intimate portrait of friendship, as the men reflect on how their profound work on 

the universe has reflected back on the individual, affecting their sense of religious faith, how life 

may have purpose, and what is knowable and unknowable. 

ARENA: CHELSEA HOTEL | CFF 15 

UK 1981. 55 mins. 

In 1981 Arena made its way 

to New York to investigate the 

history and then-current state of 

veritable counterculture incubator, 

The Chelsea Hotel. The film 

spends time with then current 

Chelsea residents, former Chelsea 

residents, and Chelsea habitués 

notable, creative, and otherwise: 

Andy Warhol, William Burroughs, 

and Quentin Crisp all make appearances. The film also talks to the hotel’s staff and 

follows a tour guide as he leads a curious group through its storied corridors. “With all 

my misgivings about the Chelsea,” Arthur Miller reflects, “I can never enter it without 

a certain quickening of my heartbeat. There is an indescribably homelike atmosphere 

which at the same time lacks a certain credibility. It is some kind of fictional place, I 

used to think. As in dreams things are out front that are concealed in other hotels.” 

Director Nigel Finch 

With Andy Warhol, William Burroughs, Victor Bockris, Barry Miles, Quentin Crisp 

ARENA: NICOLAS ROEG: 

IT’S ABOUT TIME | CFF 15 


The first major profile of the 

acclaimed British director 

Nicolas Roeg, It’s About Time 

is a beautiful and engrossing 

homage to one of the medium’s 

true visionaries. Roeg has been 

hugely influential in pushing 

conventional genres into new 

realms and exploring the darker 

areas of human behaviour. The 

Arena team, led by director David Thompson, meet the director in his London home as 

he reflects on what cinema has meant to him throughout his career. The film features 

contributions from Theresa Russell, Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland, Jenny Agutter 

and Roeg’s son Luc, who appeared in Walkabout as a young boy. There is also a 

fantastic array of clips from Roeg’s work both as a cinematographer (he worked with 

Corman, Lean and Truffaut) and his classic films, including Performance, Don’t Look 

Now, The Man Who Fell to Earth and Eureka. 

We are delighted to welcome director David Thompson to the screening. 

Director 

With 

APH 

Fri 4 

11.00 

APH 

Thu 10 

5.30 

David Thompson 

Nicolas Roeg with contributions from Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie, 

Jenny Agutter, Luc Roeg, Ben Wheatley, Danny Boyle, Mike Figgis, 

Bernard Rose, Theresa Russell, Allan Scott, Jeremy Thomas, Tony Lawson 

ONE NIGHT IN HELL | U 

UK 2014. 7 mins. 

From visionary rock musician Brian May and 

internationally award-winning animation studio and 

production company Unanico Group, a 3-D phenomenon 

of 1860s Paris is unleashed on the 21st century. One Night 

in Hell is a devilish and spectacular animation short that 

tells the story of one skeleton’s journey into a 

stereoscopic Hell, where he plays a demonic rendition of We 

Will Rock You combined with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture! The 

film features exclusive new music from Brian May & the 

Czech National Symphony Orchestra and it is inspired 

by the book Diableries: Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell by 

Brian May, Denis Pellerin and Paula Fleming. 

Directors Jason Jameson & James Hall 

Starring Brian May (guitar) 

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3-D RARITIES | U 


APH Mon 7 | 11.30am APH Mon 7 | 11.00 

USA 2015. 94 mins. 


UK 

PREMIERE 

After sold out screenings at the MOMA in New York this summer, we premiere 

this amazing restoration in the UK. It has taken over 30 years for the 3-D 

Film Archive to assemble and restore the material in 3-D Rarities, an eyepopping 

collection of ultra-rare and long-lost movies. This compilation 

includes: Kelley’s Plasticon Pictures, the earliest extant 3-D demonstration 

film from 1922 with incredible footage of Washington and New York City; 

New Dimensions (aka Motor Rhythm) the first domestic full color 3-D film 

originally shown at the New York World’s Fair in May 1940; Boo Moon, an 

excellent example of color stereoscopic animation from 1953; Doom Town, 

a controversial anti-atomic testing film which was mysteriously pulled 

from theatrical release after a few play-dates in July 1953; I’ll Sell My Shirt, 

a burlesque comedy unseen in 3-D for over 60 years; The Maze coming 

attraction trailer with fantastic 3-D production design by the legendary William 

Cameron Menzies, and much more. Most of these shorts have not been 

available for many years and they have been lovingly restored showing the full 

potential of stereoscopic photography with many things coming at you! 

Directors Various 

Featuring Richard Carlson, Nat “King” Cole, Joanne Dru, Jose Ferrer, 

Stan Freberg, Rocky Marciano, Lloyd Nolan, Michael Pate, and 

many more! 

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Features 

Main 

As always we are hoping to secure some more gems for you which have not made the brochure deadline. So please look 

out for updates on more films and more visiting filmmakers on the Festival website www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk, 

on Twitter @camfilmfest as well as information on display at the cinemas. 

SURPRISE FILM APH SAT 12 | 6.30 

Without doubt the Surprise Film is the hottest ticket in the Festival. We are not giving anything away - no clue 

to title, director, stars or genre. Why not let us surprise you and buy a ticket to this year’s Surprise Film? 

DOC 

UK 

PREMIERE 

DOC 

DOC 

Silver 

Screen 

10 BILLION - WHAT’S ON 

YOUR PLATE? | CFF PG 

10 Milliarden - Wie werden wir 

alle satt? 

Germany 2015. 102 mins. English/German. 

APH Mon 7 | 3.00 

By 2050, the world population will grow to ten billion people. 

With a sixth of the world already undernourished, where will the 

food come from that everyone needs daily in order to survive? 

How can we prevent mankind from destroying the basis of its 

food supply through nothing but an increasing population? In 

the middle of the heated debate about food security, comes this 

broad and analytic look into the enormous spectrum of global 

food production and distribution - from artificial meat, insects, 

and industrial farming to trendy self-cultivation. Director, bestselling 

author and Food Fighter Valentin Thurn (box office hit 

Taste The Waste) seeks for solutions worldwide and gives place 

for innovation and visions for our future. 

Director Valentin Thurn 

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PROFILE | CFF 18 

Le profil Amina 

Canada 2014. 84 mins. English/French/ 

Arabic with English subtitles. 

Director Sophie Deraspe 

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Premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, The Amina Profile is an 

extraordinary documentary told like a thriller about the world we create through 

social media. Amina Arraf, an attractive Syrian-American revolutionary, who 

was having an online affair with Sandra Bagaria, a young Montreal professional 

when she launched her provocatively named blog, A Gay Girl in Damascus. As 

the uprising gains momentum, it acquires a huge following. But it’s Amina’s 

subsequent abduction and worries of her torture, rape or even death that takes 

things to another level drawing in American intelligence agencies, top-tier global 

media (The Guardian, the BBC) and a host of activists and sympathisers in 

digging deep to find the truth. An almost unbelievable story. 

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16 YEARS TILL SUMMER | CFF 15 

UK/Iceland 2015. 82 mins. 

Convicted criminal Uisdean is leaving prison after serving 16 

years for killing a friend, something he insists was an accident 

which still haunts him. He is being released back into the 

remote, church-going village in the Scottish Highlands to 

nurse his dying father, bringing him with him a dangerous mix 

of troubled past and big ambitions into the lives of those that 

love him. The film follows the redeeming relationships Uisdean 

builds with his father and lover, both of whom are drawn to 

the ‘new start’ he promises to bring. Lou Mcloughlan’s quiet 

documentary was shot over a period of four years, a simple 

beautifully observed and powerful film. 

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99 HOMES | CFF 15 


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With employment opportunities drying up as a result of the 

US economy’s implosion, construction worker Dennis Nash 

(Garfield) has fallen behind in his mortgage payments. Evicted 

by hard-nosed local realtor Rick Carver (Shannon), Dennis 

desperately scrambles to keep a roof over his family’s heads. 

Soon Dennis finds Carver on his doorstep once again — this 

time with an offer of a job, and a promise to help Dennis reclaim 

his family home. Unable to resist, this honest, hard-working 

man enters a world of shady transactions and charged moral 

ambiguity. 99 Homes, is American director Ramin Bahrani’s 

most compelling and prescient work to date. A portrait of a 

climate where the losses of the many are offset by the gain 

of a few, it’s an intimate and moving chronicle of desperation 

powered by two compelling lead performances. 

Director Ramin Bahrani 

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ATOMIC: LIVING IN DREAD 

AND PROMISE | CFF 15 


70 years ago, the bombing of Hiroshima showed the appalling 

destructive power of the atomic bomb. This bold new 

documentary looks at death in the atomic age, but life too. 

Using only archive film and a great new musical score by the 

band Mogwai, Atomic shows us a kaleidoscope of our nuclear 

times: protest marches, Cold War sabre rattling, Chernobyl 

and Fukishima, but also the sublime beauty of the atomic 

world, and how X Rays and MRI scans have improved human 

lives. The nuclear age has been a nightmare, but dreamlike 

too. Director Mark Cousins’ impressionistic film captures this. 

Director Mark Cousins 

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AURORA | CFF 15 

Chile 2014. 86 mins. Spanish with English subtitles. 

Sofía, a school teacher, has been trying to adopt a child for 

many years. There are long waiting lists and somehow she 

is always rejected. When she reads in a local newspaper 

that a baby has been found dead in a landfill, she becomes 

obsessed with the fate of the dead child, who according to the 

law has no rights; the baby may neither be named nor buried. 

Thus Sofía begins a legal battle to bury the child she calls 

‘Aurora’. Rodrigo Sepulveda’s film makes you cry but also 

makes you believe in humanity. Based on a real story, this is a 

moving and unique film. 

Director Rodrigo Sepulveda 

Starring Amparo Noguera, Luis Gnecco, Jaime Vadell 

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BIG GOLD DREAM: SCOTTISH 

POST-PUNK AND INFILTRATING 

THE MAINSTREAM | CFF 15 


Ten years in the making, Grant McPhee’s exhaustive documentary 

on Edinburgh’s Post-Punk scene finally sees the light of day. 

A tale never before told, the film’s focus is on trail-blazing 

Independent record label Fast Product, and its subsidiaries Pop 

Aural and Earcom. Featuring candid interviews with those behind 

the scenes, those in the periphery and the main-players, Rezillos, 

Scars, Fire Engines, Division and The Human League, Edinburgh 

in the late 1970’s is painted in all it’s dark, gritty realism. 

We talk a lot these days of ‘creative industries’. This 

inspiring film shows what that bland phrase can really 

mean. Big Gold Dream brilliantly captures the sound and fury 

of the Scottish music scene, but it’s universal, too. Anyone who 

is creative, or passionate, or destructive or young, or less so, 

will have their eyes and ears opened by Big Gold Dream. I wish 

I’d seen it years ago. MARK COUSINS 

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BILL | PG 


Director Richard Bracewell 

Starring Mathew Baynton, Simon 

Farnaby, Helen McCrory, 

Martha Howe-Douglas, 

Damian Lewis 

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“What really happened during Shakespeare’s ‘Lost Years’? Could it be that after 

over 400 years the team behind the hit CBBC show Horrible Histories have the 

answer? A story of murderous kings, spies, lost loves, and a plot to blow up Queen 

Elizabeth I was apparently keeping Bill Shakespeare busy in the years before he 

became Britain’s best known playwright. Family drama of the best kind - one that 

can genuinely be enjoyed by all the family. 

The films I loved as a child - The Three Musketeers, The Princess Bride, Monty 

Python and the Holy Grail - the joy was in seeing adults being silly. They just 

didn’t care…One thing was for sure about Bill: it needed to be authentic. The fun 

had to be funny, the mud had to be muddy…We’re not pretending it’s all true. We’re 

not saying Shakespeare didn’t dress up as a giant tomato. But he might have done. 

Or not. That’s for you to work out. Bill is a film for clever children. And since I’ve 

never met a child who isn’t, that means everyone. RICHARD BRACEWELL 

We are delighted that director Richard Bracewell and cast members will attend the 

Sunday screening. 

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THE BLACK PANTHERS: 

VANGUARD OF THE 

REVOLUTION | CFF 18 


The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution is the first 

feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, 

its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and 

political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons 

wrought when a movement derails. Master documentarian Stanley 

Nelson goes straight to the source, weaving a treasure trove 

of rare archival footage with the voices of the people who were 

there: police, FBI informants, journalists, white supporters and 

detractors, and Black Panthers who remained loyal to the party 

and those who left it. Concerns over race and policing raised in 

this documentary are still very much alive in the USA today with 

widespread public protests over police mistreatment of African 

Americans, triggered by recent killings of unarmed black men. 

Director Stanley Nelson 

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BY OUR SELVES | CFF 15 


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Andrew Kötting’s film By Our Selves retraces John 

Clare’s journey from Epping Forest to Northamptonshire 

accompanied by a straw bear. John Clare’s escape from 

Epping Forest, for a four day march through hunger and 

madness, is an English journey to set beside ‘A Pilgrim’s 

Progress’. Andrew Kötting, hyperkinetic camper-van captain 

of Gallivant, sets out in hot pursuit, dressed as a Straw Bear. 

Father and son, Toby and Freddie Jones, are possessed 

by the spirit of Clare, and locked in Beckettian embrace: 

one mute, one all voice. The writer Iain Sinclair, watches 

from the shadows. Alan Moore waits, like a bearded figure 

of fate, in Northampton. Captured in lustrous black and 

white photography, they discover the only truth of the road. 

Whatever our hopes and delusions, we are all By Our Selves. 

Director Andrew Kötting 

Starring Toby Jones, Iain Sinclair, Alan Moore, Freddie Jones 

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THE CLEARSTREAM AFFAIR | CFF 15 

L’enquête 


2001. The journalist Denis Robert sets the world of finance ablaze 

when he exposes Clearstream Banking’s opaque operations. In 

his search for the truth and his attempt to reveal the ‘affair of 

all affairs’, he ends up crossing paths with Judge Renaud Van 

Ruymbeke: their parallel enquiries will lead them to the heart of 

a dark political financial machine called the Clearstream system, 

severely shaking up the French governing class. 

This perfectly-timed, glossily-photographed widescreen 

procedural thriller globetrots breathlessly amongst the 

perpetrators, victims, and white knights of the saga. Director 

Vincent Garenq’s The Clearstream Affair is Three Days of the 

Condor meets The Insider, with a Gallic tang and very real 

lives in the balance. EDDIE COCKRELL, FILMFEST DC 

Director Vincent Garenq 

Starring Gilles Lellouche, Charles Berling, Laurent Capelluto 

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CLOSELY OBSERVED TRAINS | 15 

OSTRE SLEDOVANE VLAKY 

Czech Republic 1966. 93 mins. Czech with English subtitles. 

At a village railway station in occupied Czechoslovakia, a 

bumbling dispatcher’s apprentice longs to liberate himself 

from his virginity. Oblivious to the war and the resistance 

that surrounds him, this young man embarks on a journey 

of sexual awakening and self-discovery, encountering a 

universe of frustration, eroticism, and adventure within his 

sleepy backwater depot. Wry and tender, the Academy Award 

winning Closely Observed Trains (the film was a huge success 

in the United States) is a masterpiece of human observation 

and one of the best-loved films of the Czech New Wave. 

Director Jiri Menzel 

Starring Václav Neckár, Josef Somr, Vlastimil Brodský 

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THE COMPANY YOU KEEP | 15 

USA 2012. 125 mins. 

Decades after an ill-fated robbery in which a security guard 

is murdered, a former member (Susan Sarandon) of the Anti- 

Vietnam War militant group behind the crime turns herself in. 

While covering the story, reporter Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf) 

discovers that recently widowed lawyer Jim Grant (Robert 

Redford) was also a member of the same group. Grant slips 

by the FBI agents tracking him and goes on the run, hoping to 

track down his former lover, Mimi (Julie Christie). The Company 

You Keep is tense and intelligent political thriller that takes the 

idealism of 1960s youth and assesses how it all turned out, as 

one man tries to escape his radical past. 

Director Robert Redford 

Starring Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, 

Sam Elliott, Brendan Gleeson, Nick Nolte, Chris 

Cooper, Susan Sarandon 

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DANCE, IRANIAN STYLE | CFF 15 

Netherlands 2015. 82 mins. Farsi/English/Dutch with 

English subtitles. 

After her refugee claim was denied by the Dutch immigration 

service, Roya, a young Iranian girl decides to enter an illegal 

life on the streets of Amsterdam. Attempting to capture 

the experiences of an illegal immigrant the crew of this 

documentary follow Roya at a distance. However, it becomes 

difficult for the crew not to intervene and slowly over the course 

of the film her story is shaped by the act of being filmed. Fiction 

begins to blend with her everyday and a narrative emerges. 

Taking inspiration from Iranian film-makers and films such as 

Close Up (Abbas Kiarostami) and The Mirror (Jafar Panahi), 

Dance, Iranian Style weaves the story of one girl’s experience as 

she strives to build a new life with dignity. 

Director Farshad Aria 

Starring Sarah Montazeri, Edon Rizvanolli, 

Sahand Sahebdivani 

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THE DARK GENE | CFF 15 

Das dunkle Gen 

Germany 2015. 89 mins. English/German with 


A sick physician, an explosive code, a daring look in the 

mirror: the search for the origin of his depression presents 

Frank Schauder with existential questions, confronts him with 

radical visions of the future, and leads him into a breathtaking 

world of pictures and sound. Frank Schauder is both doctor 

and patient. As a patient, he has struggled with recurring 

depression for years, and as a doctor he wants to find out 

why. The search for the origins of his illness leads him into the 

realm of his own genes and casts light on the fundamental 

changes facing society as a result of the tremendous progress 

being made in the field of genetic sequencing. 

Directors Miriam Jacobs & Gerhard Schick 

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DOPE | 15 


After causing a bit of a frenzy at this year’s Sundance Film 

Festival where half a dozen film companies bid to take the 

movie on, Dope was selected to close the Director’s Fortnight 

selection in Cannes. A coming of age comedy/drama for the 

post hip hop generation. Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is surviving 

life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling 

college applications and academic interviews. His dream is 

to go to Harvard but a chance invitation to an underground 

party leads him into a gritty adventure that could allow him 

to go from being a geek, to being ‘dope’. 

Director Rick Famuyiwa 

Starring Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons 

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DRIFTER | CFF 15 

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Hungary 2014. 72 mins . Hungarian with English subtitles. 

Drifter was shot over a period of five years and is a portrait of a unique young man 

who takes life in his own hands. Living in the quiet Hungarian countryside, the 

rebellious Ricsi lives his life on the edge. He is unruly and restless, scaring up problem 

after problem. Driving cars without a license, theft and escaping from the police are 

all just a part of his daily routine, much to his parents’ despair. But for Ricsi it is all 

about his life’s dream - to be a world-renowned rally car driver. Hard to do when you 

are a poverty stricken teen in a rural area. Will Ricsi reach his dream or will life have 

other plans? 

A beautifully executed, riveting portrait of a young teenager who cannot seem to 

reconcile his passionate ambition with his inability to get his personal life in first 

gear. The film is compassionately observed, beautifully photographed, delicately 

edited with a flawless sound design and never seems to take a wrong turn. IDFA 

Director Gábor Hörcher 

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1986 and rally driver Shane Hunter 

is facing his comeback to Group B 

competition after a long and troubled 

absence. 

Director Nick Rowland 

Starring Richard Madden, Michael 

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EADWEARD | CFF 15 


Eadweard Muybridge is often considered the godfather of 

the cinematic moving image. His photographic studies of 

motion in the human body and in animals were a pre-cursor 

to cinema’s 24 frames per second. This psychological drama 

looks at the man behind the myth with his obsession for 

his work alongside his relationship with his wife. As well as 

being the world-famous turn-of-the-century photographer, 

Muybridge had notoriety for being the last American to receive 

a justifiable homicide verdict after murdering his wife’s lover. 

Director Kyle Rideout 

Starring Michael Eklund, Sara Canning, Charlie Carrick 

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EISENSTEIN IN 

GUANAJUATO | CFF 18 

Netherlands/Mexcio 2015. 105 mins. 

Dutch with English subtitles. 

Director Peter Greenaway 

Starring Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti 

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In 1931 the Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein travels to Guanajuato to direct his film Que 

viva México. There he encounters a new culture and its dealings with death; he also 

discovers another revolution – and his own body. Peter Greenaway depicts Eisenstein as 

an eccentric artist who travels to Mexico filled with the hubris of being an internationally 

celebrated star director. Once there, he undergoes the transition from a conceptual 

filmmaker into an artist fascinated by the human condition. Making use of extreme 

close-ups, split-screens and a dramatic montage – all to enact the transformation 

of a hero who presents himself as a tragic clown – Greenaway deliberately quotes 

and modifies Eisenstein’s own cinematic tools. Scene by scene the film gets closer to 

Eisenstein the man, who finds himself surprised by an unexpected desire. 

THE FENCER | CFF 15 

Miekkailija 

Finland/Estonia/Germany 2015. 99 mins. Estonian/Russian 

with English subtitles. 

A postwar Soviet era drama loosely based on the story 

of Estonian fencing master Endel Nelis. Fleeing from the 

Russian secret police the young Nelis is forced to return to his 

homeland, where, lying low, he becomes a PE teacher in a run 

down local school. Determined to give his students a good 

education he starts an after school fencing club. The school 

headmaster does not approve, and attempts to ban the club 

on the grounds that fencing is an antiquated sport of the presoviet 

era. When the ban fails because of the overwhelming 

community support for the club the head decides to dig up 

the dirt and expose Nelis’ fugitive past. The Fencer is a finely 

crafted suspense drama set against the backdrop of Soviet 

fear and paranoia. 

Director Klaus Härö 

Starring Märt Avandi, Ursula Ratasepp, Hendrik Toompere 

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FACE TO FACE | CFF 15 SHOWING WITH 

Taiwan 2014. 60 mins. Chinese with English subtitles. 

Forget WWE...this is wrestling Taiwan style! Challenging social acceptance and self 

belief, this documentary targets a small group of people who inhabit the interior of 

Taiwanese wrestling. By day they are relatively average folk - an engineer, an angry 

army man, an ex-Olympian, and a truck driver - but they all share a lack of self 

confidence and a wish for approval and fame. This concise documentary is Chuan 

Chung’s second foray into sports documentaries and is an intriguing and riveting 

insight into a rarely seen world. 

Director Chuan Chung 

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SKATEBOARDING’S 

FIRST WAVE | CFF 15 


A look at the early days of 

skateboarding culture in Southern 

California, and the group of kids that 

would shape its role in the media and 

in society. 

Director Don Burgess 

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THE FIRE | CFF 15 

El Incendio 

Argentina 2015. 95 mins. Spanish with 


Director Juan Schnitman 

Starring Pilar Gamboa, Juan Barberini, 

Luciano Suardi, Marcelo D’ 

Andrea 

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On the way to closing the contract on their first home, Lucía and Marcelo 

withdraw a hundred thousand dollars in cash from their bank. The seller can’t 

make it to the signing and all is postponed to the next day. Frustrated, they 

head back to their old place and put the money away. The crushing tension 

building over the next 24 hours will unveil the true nature of their love, the crisis 

they are in, and the violence within themselves, as we follow the evenhanded 

power struggles, keeping the audiences guessing at every turn. 

A scorching debut feature from Juan Schnitman this powerful two-hander, 

sends out sparks that singe the atmosphere all around. VARIETY 

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THE FORECASTER | CFF 15 

Germany 2014. 94 mins. 

If this documentary is to be believed we should be very 

worried. Martin Armstrong was always interested in money, 

trading rare coins in his teens led to a study of history where 

he started to recognise cycles in business. He was able to 

provide accurate advice on the commodity markets. He 

designed a computer model that can predict the future market 

movements, calculating developments in the world economy 

with eerie accuracy and even the outbreak of wars. Of major 

interest to the US government and the FBI demanded access 

to his model. He refused to hand it over and was sent to 

prison on contempt charges. Now, he shares his views on the 

financial crisis and offers his solutions to governments. 

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THE FOREST | CFF 15 

Padurea 

Romania 2014. 73 mins. Romanian with English subtitles. 

A fascinating documentary that is part detective story, part 

spy thriller, and yet provides a brief history of Romania 

from 1947. In 1947, Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito visited 

Romania for the first time. Its communist regime gave him, 

as a present, a painting from a great Romanian artist Ion 

Andeescu, ‘The Leafless Forest’. In the 1960s, a young art 

critic, Radu Bogdan, went in search of the painting. When he 

eventually found it he made a remarkable discovery. It may 

sound a rarified topic but the compilation of archive footage 

and extraordinary story is compelling. Director Dragin has 

marshalled his material succinctly to give an insight into an 

almost forgotten and yet critical part of 20th century history. 

We are delighted to welcome director Siniša Dragin to 

the screenings. 

Director Siniša Dragin 

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FROM CALIGARI 

TO HITLER | CFF 15 

Von Caligari Zu Hitler 

Germany 2014. 118 mins. German with English subtitles. 

The Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was the free-est state on 

Germain soil, a wild era characterised by disruption, crisis and 

cultural brilliance. It was also the most important period of 

German cinema, a time full of wonder and invention. Rüdiger 

Suchsland’s exceptional documentary investigates this era, 

tracing the diversity and beauty of its filmmaking. Featuring 

footage of great works by the likes of G. W. Pabst, F. W. 

Murnau, Fritz Lang and Ernst Lubitsch, and interviews with 

figures including Thomas Elsaesser, Volker Schlondorff and 

Fatih Akin, the film offers an entertaining and educational trip 

into the aesthetic foundations of the so-called ’Seventh Art’. 

Director Rüdiger Suchsland 

With Fatih Akin, Prof. Elisabeth Bronfen, 

Prof. Thomas Elsaesser 

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GENTLE | CFF 15 

Diu Dàng 

Vietnam 2014. 98 mins. Vietnamese with English subtitles. 

Based on ‘The Gentle Creature’, a short story by Fyodor 

Dostoevsky, director Kiet Le-Van has transposed it to modern 

day Vietnam. Linh lives with her aunt, but is badly treated as 

a servant. While Linh lives with this without complaint, she is 

noticed by the pawnbroker Thien. Thien courts her, offering her a 

way out and so she reluctantly agrees to marry. Le-Van delivers 

a delicate and moving film that slowly peels back layer after 

layer of emotion, sadness and loss. Beautifully shot, with acute 

contrasts between the natural and destructive and the clinical 

world of money and business, and with performances where 

every little gesture and movement counts. 

Director Le-Van Kiet 

Starring Nguyen Dustin, Nguyen Thanh Tu 

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H. | CFF 15 

USA/Argentina 2015. 97 mins. 

Two women named Helen live in Troy, New York. One is 

around sixty, married to Roy and looks after an uncannily 

lifelike baby doll as if it were a real child. The other Helen, 

who is pregnant, makes up one half of successful artist duo 

with her boyfriend Alex. Over four chapters we’re introduced 

to their lives; changed forever by a series of disconcerting 

omens. People disappear and eerie things begin to happen. 

Not only do the names of the protagonists and the location 

allude to Greek mythology; H. makes complex references to 

Greek legends and plays with the sense of the superhuman 

and inexplicable found in the tales of gods. The film’s subtle 

but disturbing atmosphere draws on fantasy and a disaster 

film conventions creating a modern revival of myth as a 

narrative form. 

Directors Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia 

Starring Robin Bartlett, Rebecca Dayan, Will Janowitz 

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THE HARDER THEY COME | 15 

Jamaica 1972. 103 mins. English/Creole with 

English subtitles. New digital restoration. 

Without doubt, the greatest reggae film of all-time, directed 

by Perry Henzell. The Harder They Come is the essential 

rebel-reggae story of a young, gifted and black Kingston 

musician whose attempt to lift himself out of poverty leads 

to meddling with drug-dealing and murder. Reggae legend 

Jimmy Cliff plays the young outlaw who fights back against 

a corrupt system, and becomes a man who finally achieves 

fame, fortune and hit records, but ultimately spends his 

days on the run from gangstas. A cult hit that inspired a 

worldwide album soundtrack hit that featured Cliff singing 

The Harder They Come, You Can Get It if You Really Want and 

Many Rivers to Cross. 

Director Perry Henzell 

Starring Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, 

Prince Buster 

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HORSE MONEY | 15 

Cavalo Dinheiro 

Portugal 2014. 103 mins. 

Portuguese auteur Pedro Costa returns with the eagerly awaited 

follow-up to his landmark Fontainhas trilogy which poetically 

captured the lives of those residing in the eponymous Lisbon 

slum. In Horse Money, Ventura — the sad-eyed Cape Verdean 

lead of Colossal Youth — is lost in startlingly abstracted and 

stunningly rendered indeterminacy as revolution takes place 

in the streets. A product of the failed promises of Portugal’s 

Carnation Revolution in the 1970s, Ventura is increasingly 

held captive by his madness and the “nervous disease”, a 

result of a lifetime’s worth of back-breaking manual labour 

and extreme poverty. Invoking the photography of Jacob Riis 

(1849–1914), the famous American photographer, journalist, 

and advocate for poverty reform, Costa’s new film is a 

powerful indictment of social and racial injustice. 

Director Pedro Costa 

Starring Ventura, Vitalina Varela, Tito Furtado 

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I AM A SPY 

& ASSOCIATED PROGRAMME | CFF PG 

UK 2015 + archive. 70 mins. 

It was only in the twentieth century we needed papers to 

have an identity. Kafka’s Joseph K scrabbled in his pocket 

for something better than a bicycle license to prove who 

he was in the brave new world where official documents 

separate those who belong from those who are not allowed 

to belong. The borders of the new nation state offered 

frames for subterfuge. What happened on one side of the 

border had to be understood on the other. In the century 

when we invented aviation, when we invented cinema, in 

an age when we can move more and see more than any 

other point in history why have we become so watchful and 

so performative? I Am A Spy is a film that observes this 

watchfulness. 

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SOLDIER | CFF 15 

Je Suis un Soldat 

France 2015. 96 mins. French with 


Director Laurent Larivière 

Starring Louise Bourgoin, 

Jean-Hugues 

Anglade, Anne Benoit, 

Laurent Capelluto 

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Premiered in Un Certain Regard at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this feature-length 

debut by directing newcomer Laurent Lariviere deals with a very contemporary issue: 

the extraordinary subject of dog trafficking in Europe. Sandrine is 30, unemployed 

and is forced to return home in Roubaix to live with her mother. 

With no money and not many options, she takes a job at her 

uncle’s kennels, but soon finds out that they are just a front for 

his real business - dog trafficking from Eastern Europe. Even so, 

Sandrine stays on and soon gains authority and respect in a world 

dominated by men, earning the money that could provide her with 

her freedom. But sometimes, even good soldiers stop taking orders. 

We are delighted to welcome director Laurent Lariviere to the screenings. 

Wired is financially supported by Anglia Ruskin University’s Arts Council. 

www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk

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INFINITELY POLAR BEAR | CFF 15 

USA 2014. 90 mins. 

A semi-autobiographical directorial debut by screen writer 

Maya Forbes (Monsters Vs Aliens and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid). 

Mark Ruffalo stars as Cameron, a man who suffers from bipolar 

disorder. When his wife Maggie (Zoe Saldanan) decides to go to 

business school in New York to secure the qualifications needed 

to be the main breadwinner, Cam is left to manage the kids on 

his own. Due to his mercurial nature, this leads to a series of 

quirky, funny, and sometimes frightening episodes. 

Mark Ruffalo is one of the best actors on the planet. He proves 

it again in Infinitely Polar Bear, a hilarious and heartbreaking 

tale of a family on the ropes. Refusing to soften the edges when 

Cam is off his meds, Ruffalo is a powerhouse. He and Forbes 

craft an indelibly intimate portrait of what makes a family when 

the roles of parent and child are reversed. ROLLING STONE 

Director Maya Forbes 

Starring Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldanan, Imogene 

Wolodarsky, Ashley Aufderheide 

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INVISIBLE HEROES | CFF PG 

Spain/USA 2014. 74 mins. Spanish/English with 


Two thousand eight hundred North Americans volunteered 

to defend the Republic of Spain during the Spanish civil 

war, but few people know that many of the volunteers were 

African Americans. This fascinating documentary tells their 

story, about their fight for democracy and for the civil rights 

that were denied to them in their own country. Including 

interviews with volunteers, archival footage and pictures 

from the era, this documentary thoroughly researches a little 

known episode of 20th century history and has been codirected 

by Jordi Torrent, who 

visited the festival not long 

ago to present his film The 

Redemption of the Fish. 

We are delighted to welcome director Jordi Torrent and 

Professor Paul Preston to the screenings. 

Directors Alfonso Domingo & Jordi Torrent 

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IRRATIONAL 

MAN | CFF 15 


Director Woody Allen 

Starring Jamie Blackley, Joaquin Phoenix, 

Parker Posey, Emma Stone 

PRINT SOURCE Warner Bros Pictures 

Woody Allen’s Irrational Man is about a tormented philosophy professor who 

finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. Philosophy professor 

Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix) is at rock bottom emotionally, unable to find any 

meaning or joy in life. Abe feels that everything he’s tried to do, from political 

activism to teaching, hasn’t made any difference. Abe gets involved with two 

women: Rita Richards (Parker Posey), a lonely professor who wants him to 

rescue her from her unhappy marriage; and Jill Pollard (Emma Stone), his best 

student, who becomes his closest friend. Pure chance changes everything when 

Abe and Jill overhear a stranger’s conversation and become drawn in. Once Abe 

makes a profound choice, he is able to embrace life to the fullest again. But his 

decision sets off a chain of events that will affect him, Jill and Rita forever. 

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LA FAMILLE BÉLIER | 12A 

France, Belgium 2014. 106 mins. 

Young actress Louane Emera won a French Cesar award for her 

portrayal of Paula, the only hearing member of a deaf family. The 

Béliers lead a fairly mundane existence, they run their farm for a 

living and are unremarkable apart from three of the family being 

deaf. Paula, as the only hearing member often acts as interpreter 

and is sometimes relied upon, but the family is close knit, warm, 

and happy. When Paula auditions for the school choir (largely 

because the school heart-throb is a member) an extraordinary 

talent for singing is discovered. Her teacher offers her the 

opportunity to sit for the entrance exam of the Maîtrise de Radio 

France, a vocal elite choir in Paris. Her parents, unable to share her 

talent, take the news badly. Paula hates the idea of betraying her 

parents and has to face a stay-or-go dilemma, and a battle to 

communicate her ability to her hearing impaired family. 

Director Eric Lartigau 

Starring Louane Emera, Karin Viard, Francois Damiens, 

Eric Elmosnino 

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LAND 

GRABBING | CFF PG 

Landraub 

Austria 2015. 94 mins. German/English/ 

Romanian with English subtitles. 

Director Kurt Langbein 


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“Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” - Mark Twain’s quote has new 

urgency. After the financial meltdown in 2008 the global financial capital 

discovered the business segment of global farmland and demand for land has 

soared as investors look for places to grow food for export, grow crops for biofuels 

or simply buy up land for profit. Land Grabbing gives an inside look into the 

world of investors in the international agro-business and how the politics of the 

European Union is involved. It portrays both investors and their victims. Their 

self-image could not be more different. They speak of healthy economics, of 

safeguarding food supply and of prosperity for all. The others tell about eviction, 

enslavement and the loss of their economic base. 

LANDFILL HARMONIC | CFF PG 

Norway/United States/Brazil/Paraguay 2015. 84 mins. 

Spanish with English subtitles. 

Landfill Harmonic follows the Recycled Orchestra of Cateura, 

a Paraguayan musical group that plays instruments made 

entirely out of garbage. Filmed over five years we follow 

the children of Cateura, being enlisted from local families, 

learning to play instruments, to their first public performance. 

When their story goes viral, the orchestra is catapulted into 

the global spotlight. Under the guidance of idealistic music 

director Favio Chavez, the orchestra must navigate a strange 

new world of arenas and sold-out concerts. When a natural 

disaster strikes Paraguay, Favio must find a way to keep the 

orchestra intact and provide a source of hope for their town. 

The film is a testament to the transformative power of music 

and the resilience of the human spirit. 

Directors Brad Allgood & Graham Townsley 

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THE LAST EXECUTIONER | CFF 18 

Petchakat 

Thailand 2014. 95 mins. 

Inspired by real events, The Last Executioner is the true story 

of Chavoret Jaruboon, the last person in Thailand whose job 

it was to execute by gun. Vithaya Pansringham (Only God 

Forgives) takes the role of Chavoret - a once wild rock and 

roll star who took a ‘respectable’ job to support the family he 

loved devotedly. The Last Executioner is a fascinating portrait 

of the toll the gruesome occupation takes on the man’s sense 

of humanity. The story of a fundamentally good man in an 

ugly world this stylishly made film, directed by Thai born 

director/producer Tom Waller, is at times darkly surreal. 

We hope to welcome director Tom Waller to the screenings. 

Director Tom Waller 

Starring Vithaya Pansringham, David Asavanond, 

Penpak Sirikul 

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LEGEND | 18 


Director Brian Helgeland 

Starring Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, 

Taron Egerton, Paul Bettany 


APH Sat 5 | 7.00 LIGHT Sat 5 | 8.00 

Tom Hardy turns in an amazing double performance as both Reggie and 

Ronnie Kray, the notorious East End 60s gangsters in this bio-pic based on 

the book The Profession of Violence: The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins. Reggie 

is the smooth and ambitious operator and Ronnie the menacing violent one, 

together they rise to the top of the secret London underworld where their 

infamy and legendary status is secured. 

We hope to welcome director Brian Helgeland to the 7.00 screening. 

THE LESSON | CFF 15 

Urok 

Bulgaria/Greece 2014. 105 mins. Bulgarian with 


The Lesson takes on greater significance as the economic 

austerity in Greece and throughout Europe takes hold. 

But this is no dry documentary but a finely tuned drama 

that focuses tragedy of a school teacher and he family. 

Nada is a successful teacher who works hard for her family. 

Unfortunately, she has trusted her feckless husband to pay 

the monthly mortgage. She is made brutally aware of this 

when the debt collectors arrive to collect goods in lieu of 

payment. With a short stay of repossession she has to juggle 

teaching with finding the money. A well delivered metaphor 

for the deals you have to make to solve a debt crisis, delivered 

with empathy for the individual. 

Directors Kristina Grozeva & Petar Valchanov 

Starring Margita Gosheva, Ivan Barnev, Ivanka Bratoeva 

PRINT SOURCE New Wave 


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THE MAGICAL 

GIRL | CFF 15 

Spain 2014. 127 mins. Spanish with 


Director Carlos Vermut 

Starring José Sacristán, Marina 

Andruix, 

Raimundo de los Reyes 


APH Sun 6 | 3.30 ST. PHILIPS Thu 10 | 6.15 

Winner of the top prize of the San Sebastian Film Festival, The Magical Girl 

cleverly mixes comedy, drama and tragedy in this very unusual thriller. 

Director Carlos Vermut, in only his second feature, cleverly draws together 

different strands in a film that is both complex and, at times, charmingly 

simple. At the heart of the story is the wish of a father to provide the perfect 

present for his dying 12-year-old daughter. Struggling for funds to make 

it work, he looks to different money-making schemes. By accident he 

meets Barbara, and a blackmail plot becomes his obvious solution. With a 

fractured narrative, and bizarre detours, The Magical Girl is an entertaining 

portrait of life in modern Spain. 

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LIFE IN A FISHBOWL | CFF 18 

Iceland 2014. 130 mins. Icelandic/English with 


Reykjavik. After a tragedy, writer Móri drinks himself into 

oblivion on a twenty-year binge. Eik, a young single mother 

moonlights as a prostitute to make ends meet. And young 

father and good husband Sölvi is recruited into the snake 

pit of Icelandic international banking. It is the eve of the 

country’s 2008 economic meltdown and soon fate will find 

them cross their paths. 

The lives of three characters intertwine in Life in a 

Fishbowl, a strongly acted, sensitively directed drama 

that represents a big step forward for Icelandic director 

Baldvin Zophoniasson. VARIETY 

Director Baldvin Z 

Starring Hera Hilmarsdottir, Thorsteinn Bachmann, Thor 

Kristjansson, Kristin Lea Sigridardottir 

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MAY ALLAH 

BLESS FRANCE! | CFF 15 

Qu’Allah Benisse la France! 

France 2014. 96 mins. French/Arabic/Lingala with 


This autobiographical directing debut of Parisian rapper Abd 

al Malik, is the true story of a French teenager rising out from 

the underprivileged suburbs through love, education and 

rap music. Regis is a culturally gifted boy who dreams of 

success for his rap band through hard work and loyalty, but 

he must accept the drug money for the sake of his project. 

Discovering Islam and love, he endures the harsh loss and 

paybacks of delinquency, until he finds the strength to 

express himself through rap music and Islam-poetry – and 

eventually becomes a major artist of the French music scene. 

Director Abd Al Malik 

Starring Marc Zinga, Sabrina Ouazani, Larouci Didi, 

Mickaël Nagenraft, Stéphane Fayette-Mikano 


ME AND EARL AND THE 

DYING GIRL | 12A 


Director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon 

Starring Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke 

PRINT SOURCE Twentieth Century Fox 

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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2015 

Sundance Film Festival, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is the uniquely 

funny, moving story of Greg (Thomas Mann), an awkward teenager 

who goes out of his way to avoid meaningful relationships whilst 

trying to blend in anonymously into the background of his high school. 

But when Greg’s mum insists he spend time with Rachel (Olivia Cooke) 

– a girl in his class who has just been diagnosed with cancer - he 

slowly discovers how worthwhile the true bonds of friendship can be. 


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MIA MADRE | 15 

Italy 2015. 106 mins. Italian with 


Director Nanni Moretti 

Starring John Turturro, Margherita Buy, 

Giulia Lazzarini 

PRINT SOURCE Artificial Eye 

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A revisiting of the themes of life, cinema, family ties and guilt, Nanni Moretti’s 

Mia Madre is a major return to form for the Italian director. Margherita 

(Margherita Buy) is a director shooting a film with the famous American actor, 

Barry Huggins (John Turturro), who is quite a headache on set and whose Italian 

is nowhere near up to par for the demands of his role. Away from the shoot, 

Margherita tries to hold her life together, despite her mother’s illness and her 

daughter’s adolescence. Screened to great acclaim in Cannes, Nanni Moretti’s 

latest work is a seductive and witty biographical blend of comedy and pathos 

that gets the most from its small ensemble cast. There’s a great anecdote 

involving working with Kubrick and as a whole the film plays as an affectionate, 

and sometimes not so affectionate metaphor for choosing a life in cinema. 

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MISSISSIPPI GRIND | CFF 15 


Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn) is a talented poker player, but his 

gambling habit is getting the best of him. One day, he meets 

a charismatic young traveler named Curtis (Ryan Reynolds). 

Deeming Curtis his lucky charm, Gerry convinces him that they 

should hit the road together. As they gamble their way down 

South toward a legendary high-stakes poker game in New 

Orleans, the trip’s highs and lows unveil the duo’s true character 

and motivation, and an undeniable bond forms between them. 

Ben Mendelsohn and Ryan Reynolds give terrific 

performances as gambling buddies in this bittersweet, 

beautifully textured road movie… a bittersweet, beautifully 

textured road movie that plays like a conscious throwback 

to the lost souls and open highways of 1970s American 

cinema. VARIETY 

Directors Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck 

Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds, Sienna Miller 


THE NEW RIJKSMUSEUM | CFF PG 

Het Nieuwe Rijksmuseum 

Netherlands 2014. 90 mins. Dutch with English subtitles. 

Oeke Hoogendijk’s eye-opening documentary is a fly-onthe-wall 

account of the fascinating and complicated process 

of the rebuilding of Holland’s most famous museum, The 

Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Closed for nearly a decade, we 

follow the ups and downs of the comprehensive, expensive 

and at times controversial renovation work. The film shows the 

people behind the scenes - the museum’s director, curators, 

politicians, designers - during the years of demolition and 

restoration, overcoming bureaucratic hurdles, political and 

financial debate. We witness their efforts, joys and struggles 

with one common goal: their love of art. 

Director Oeke Hoogendijk 


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PALIO | 12A 

UK 2015. 92 mins. Italian with 


Director Cosima Spender 

PRINT SOURCE Altitude Film 

Entertainment Ltd 

Twice a year the Italian city of Siena goes crazy for the oldest horse race in the 

world: the Palio. Not your average race: strategy, bribery and corruption play 

as much a part as the skill of the riders. Horses are allocated by lot four days 

prior to the race. This is when the madness truly begins. In the eye of the storm 

stand the jockeys. Loved and loathed by the districts they represent, they forge 

alliances and make deals promising large cash sums to try and get the best 

start. Palio is the thrilling story of a young ‘outsider’ keen to break in to the 

dangerous but lucrative race and the corrupt ‘insider’ who has manipulated the 

city of Siena for a decade. Their passionate and dramatic battle is an epic and 

cinematic tale of Italian life in microcosm. 

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PASOLINI | CFF 18 

Italy 2014. 85 mins. 

One day, one life. Rome, the night of November 2, 1975. 

the great Italian poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini is 

murdered. Pasolini is the symbol of an art that’s fighting 

against power. His writings are scandalous, his films are 

persecuted by the censors, many people love him and many 

hate him. The day of his death, Pasolini spends his last 

hours with his beloved mother and later on, with his dearest 

friends, before finally going out into the night in his Alfa 

Romeo in search of adventure in the Eternal City. At dawn, 

Pasolini is found dead on a beach in Ostia on the outskirts of 

the city. In a film dreamlike and visionary, a blend of reality 

and imagination, Abel Ferrara reconstructs in kaleidoscopic 

fashion the last day in the life of this great poet with frequent 

collaborator Willem Dafoe in astonishing form as Pasolini. 

Director Abel Ferrara 

Starring Willem Dafoe, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ninetto Davoli 


PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST | CFF 15 

Le Dos Rouge 


A film about art, museums and a strange red rash. Bertrand is a 

director working towards his next film. Struggling to understand 

his ideas of the monstrous as he looks at art in galleries he hires 

art historian Célia Bhy to guide him through galleries and works 

that intrigue from Chasseriau, Miró and Bacon. Relationships 

come and go, incidents, parties and discussions as Bertrand 

continues his journey of discovery. The Joycean title presages 

a film of allusions, detail and intellectual pleasures all delivered 

against beautifully shot and stunning artworks. 

More often than not, the film feels like a thriller version of 

Frederick Wiseman’s National Gallery. 

NICHOLAS BELL, IONCINEMA 

We are delighted to welcome director Antoine Barraud to 

the screening. 

Director Antoine Barraud 

Starring Bertrand Bonello, Jeanne Balibar 

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PRETEND WE’RE KISSING | CFF 15 

Canada 2014. 81 mins. 

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RADIATOR | CFF 12 

Uk 2014. 93 mins. 

Radiator marks the debut feature from UK director, Tom Browne 

and stars the late veteran actor Richard Johnson alongside 

Gemma Jones who recently starred with Toby Jones in the 

BAFTA winning, Marvellous. Daniel receives a call from his 

elderly mother; his father Leonard, has got stuck on the sofa. 

He travels to their remote farm to discover that they have 

fallen over the edge of eccentricity into outright squalor. With 

a only few days free from work Daniel tries to help but his 

parents are unable to adapt to their new circumstances. Maria 

continues with her gloriously impractical style. Leonard uses his 

professional skills as psychiatrist to thwart Daniel. Maria dies 

suddenly. Leonard is forced to leave the family home. Daniel 

returns to London with a freedom that his parents had lost. 

A touching film, thoughtful, and often poetic, which 

All Benny wants to do is be more confident, stop thinking 

FREE 

so much, and fall in love. When he has a chance encounter 

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with Jordan, a woman obsessed with the notion of fate and 

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a magical kind of love, he may finally have the opportunity. 

That is, if he can get out of his own way and out of his head. 

SCENE BY SCENE: A decade before The Story of Film: An Odyssey, I had a TV show on the BBC in which 

I interviewed movie directors and actors about their craft. Scene by Scene ran for 24 

Pretend We’re Kissing is a film for all of those who don’t think 

A MASH UP FOR 

episodes. I talked to people as varied as Roman Polanski. Jane Russell, Sean Connery, 

their love life resembles a romantic comedy. 

THE LOVE OF 

Bernardo Bertolucci, Janet Leigh, Rod Steiger, David Lynch, Brian de Palma, Jeff 

Somewhere between the neurotic humour of Manhattan 

FILM 

and the loquacious earnestness of Before Sunrise, Pretend 

| CFF PG 

Bridges, Martin Scorsese, Woody Allen, Jeanne Moreau and John Sayles. In each case 

we watched film clips of their work, which I paused, rewound or slo-mo’d as we talked. I 

We’re Kissing flies in the face of rom-com conventions. 

learnt about American cinema in those encounters, and life, too. My guests were talented 

TORONTO STAR 

people, but many had been troubled. Scene by Scene was about movies and life. For 

Director Matt Sadowski 

copyright reasons, the series hasn’t been broadcast for a decade. Now, the great editor 

Starring Dov Tiefenbach, Tommie-Amber Pirire, 

Timo Lager has compiled two ninety minute mash ups of it. We’ve done this without 

Zoe Kravitz 

permission and for the love of film. Please don’t sue us. Thanks to our all producers, DPs, 

deserves to be seen. VARIETY 

PRINT SOURCE Juice Productions, Inc 

editors, researchers and guests. They were golden years. We offer the world premiere 

Director Tom Browne 

of this mash-up to the Cambridge Film Festival to thank Tony Jones for his inspiring 

Starring Richard Johnson, Gemma Jones, Daniel Cerqueira 

cinephilia, and to share the love. MARK COUSINS 

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THE SECOND MOTHER | 15 

Brazil 2015. 114 mins. Portugese with English subtitles. 

Val is the kind of live-in housekeeper who takes her work seriously. 

She wears a crisp maid’s uniform while serving perfect canapés; 

she serves her wealthy São Paulo employers day in and day out 

while lovingly nannying their teenage son whom she’s raised since 

toddlerhood. Everyone and everything in the elegant house has its 

place until one day, Val’s ambitious, clever daughter Jessica arrives 

from Val’s hometown. Jessica’s confident, youthful presence 

upsets the unspoken yet strict balance of power in the household; 

Val must decide where her allegiances lie and what she’s willing 

to sacrifice. With subtly dark, giddy humour and keenly drawn 

characters, director Anna Muylaert mines the incendiary drama 

when old ideas and new worlds collide. Muylaert has given us a 

fresh, contemporary spin on class in Brazil, wrapped in a deeply 

moving story of what belonging and family mean. 

Director Anna Muylaert 

Starring Regina Casé, Antonio Abujamra, Helena Albergaria 

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SHOWS: 100 YEARS OF 

VAUDEVILLE, CIRCUSES 

AND CARNIVALS | CFF15 

Iceland/UK 2015. 72 mins. 

Director Benedikt Erlingsson 

PRINT SOURCE Dogwoof 

“Roll Up, Roll Up for an unforgettable experience! This film tells the story 

of itinerant circus performers, cabaret acts and fairground attractions, 

showing rarities and never-before seen footage of fairgrounds, circus 

entertainment, freak shows, variety performances, music hall and seaside 

entertainment, chronicled from the 19th and 20th century. We will see early 

shows that wowed the world and home movies of some of the greatest 

circus families. Director Benedikt Erlingsson takes us back to the days 

when the most outlandish, skillful and breathtaking acts traveled the 

world. This rich visual archive has been created with exclusive access to The 

University of Sheffield’s National Fairground Archive and is accompanied 

by an epic new score by Georg Holm and Orri Páll Dýrason of Sigur Rós, in 

collaboration with Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson and Kjartan Dagur Holm. 

UK 

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THE SKY ABOVE US | CFF 15 

Netherlands/Serbia 2015. 97 mins. Serbian with 


The Sky Above Us is an authentic, contemporary drama about 

the bombing of Belgrade in 1999. Every day Ana, Bojan and 

Sloba put their lives at great risk just by going to work. Their jobs 

are in, or next to, the national television building in Belgrade, 

which has become a strategic target for NATO and their 

attacks. Three different people, three different ways of hanging 

onto normal life in the most difficult of situations. Every night 

Belgrade transforms from a vibrant city into a military target as 

NATO bombings get under way. While the bombs fall from the 

sky above, people struggle with the question: How can I survive, 

while staying sane in an insane world? Unfortunately still today 

similar wars continue to shake and divide. 

Director Marinus Groothof 

Starring Nada Šargin, Boris Isaković, Nikola Rakoˇcević, 

Nevena Ristić, Mladen Sovilj 

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SPIDERWEBHOUSE | CFF15 

Im Spinnwebhaus 

Germany 2015. 89 mins. German with 


Director Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt 

Starring Ben Litwinschuh, Helena Pieske, 

Ludwig Trepte, Lutz Simon Eilert 

PRINT SOURCE Tellux Film GmbH 

Aged only 12 years, young Jonas has assumed the position of head of the 

family, taking care of his younger siblings and his mother Sabine. When 

Sabine can no longer cope with her anxieties, her ‘demons’, she leaves the 

children home alone to spend time in a special place called Sonnenthal. 

Jonas promises not to tell anyone, but to conceal his mother’s absence 

overwhelms him. As the children try to cope with normal life, they become 

more and more isolated and the house turns more and more chaotic. 

Slowly they slip into a fantasy world, a magic place: a Spiderwebhouse. 

Based on the real case of three children who were abandoned by their single 

mother, Spiderwebhouse is a moody blend of social realism and fantasy 

with three wonderfully naturalistic young leads. If you thought the children 

in Outnumbered were good, you have seen nothing yet! 

We hope to welcome director Mara Eibl-Eibesfeldt to this screening. 

UK 

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STREET KIDS 

UNITED 2 - THE GIRLS 

FROM RIO | CFF PG 

UK/The Netherlands/Brazil 2015. 78 mins. 

English/Portuguese with English subtitles. 

Director Maria Clara 

PRINT SOURCE JaJa Film Productions 

and F&ME 


The Street Child World Cup unites teams of street children, girls and boys, 

from up to 19 countries, drawing from a network of outstanding projects, all 

campaigning for the rights of street children. Streetkids United II - The Girls 

From Rio is a documentary film about a life-changing experience for a group 

of girls from the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, the Favela Street Girls, who are 

chosen to represent Brazil during the Street Child World Cup 2014. The girls, 

who have faced crime, violence and social problems during their lives, and their 

coaches, work hard to become a winning team. In the midst of police and drug 

gangs confrontations they strive to keep their dreams alive. Their journey to 

the unknown finally rewards them with much more. 

We are delighted to welcome, from Rio, Street Child World Cup Champions, 

Dryka and Jessica at both screenings. 

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SWEETHEARTS OF THE 

GRIDIRON | CFF 15 

USA 2014. 89 mins. 

On September 12, 1940, the Kilgore College Rangerettes took 

the field for the first time and made history. Conceived as a 

way to keep football spectators in the stands during halftime 

rather than drinking and brawling under them, the Rangerettes 

changed footballs halftime entertainment forever. Ever since 

they have thrilled crowds with their precision dance routines. 

Current directors Dana Blair and Shelley Wayne have the 

organization at its’ peak as they embark on the organization’s 

75th anniversary. Filmmaker Chip Hale followed the Rangerettes 

for a year, and his documentary examines the dynamics 

of the relationships between Blair and Wayne (both former 

Rangerettes), the returning Rangerettes, and the tryout process 

for the 95 Hopefuls aspiring to wear the red, white and blue. 

Director Chip Hale 

PRINT SOURCE Overton Films 

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A SYRIAN LOVE STORY | CFF15 


A Syrian Love Story charts an incredible odyssey to political 

freedom in the West. For Raghda and Amer, it is a journey of 

hope, dreams and despair: for the revolution, their homeland 

and each other. The story starts in 2009 when filmmaker Sean 

McAllister meets Amer and his children as they are again waiting 

for his wife to be released from prison. When McAllister himself 

is arrested and footage of the family is confiscated, the family 

has no option but to flee to Lebanon overnight. McAllister follows 

their story over the next 5 turbulent years as they try to come 

to terms with their status of refugees. Their relationship suffers 

under the strain; especially Raghda can’t bear to be away from 

Syria. This intimate family portrait helps us to understand why 

people are literally dying for change in the Arab world. 

We hope to welcome director Sean McAllister to the 

evening screening. 

Director Sean McAllister 

PRINT SOURCE 10ft Films 

TELL SPRING NOT 

TO COME THIS 

YEAR | CFF 15 

UK 2015. 82 mins. Dari/Pashto with 


Director Saeed Taji Farouky & 

Michael McEvoy 

PRINT SOURCE Breakthrough 

Media, London 

APH Sun 6 | 7.30 LIGHT Mon 7 | 4.15 

In Helmand’s Gereshk River Valley, where fertile farmland meets the harsh desert, 

lives Heavy Weapons Company, 3rd Brigade, 215 Corps of the Afghan National Army 

(ANA). This is one of Afghanistan’s most dangerous regions, nicknamed ‘bomb alley’ 

by NATO troops. In this remote outpost we find the experienced Captain Jalaluddin 

and the new recruit, Private Sunnatullah. As we follow the soldiers over the course of 

their first year fighting without NATO support, they tell the story of the war through 

Afghan eyes. This is an intimate film about the human side of combat, told from 

a previously unseen perspective, that represents the deep personal motivations, 

desires and struggles of a band of fighting men on the frontline of the ‘War on Terror’. 

Immersive and at times upsetting, yet vital to anyone interested in the aftermath 

of a conflict that began back in 2001. HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 

We are delighted to welcome director Michael McEvoy to the APH screening. 

14 | CambridgeFilmFestival2015 | Main Features 


UK 

PREMIERE 

DOC 

DOC 

TEN BILLION | CFF PG 


Director Peter Webber 

Featuring Professor Stephen Emmottt 

PRINT SOURCE HanWay Films 

APH Sun 6 | 1.00 

If we knew a meteor was destined to strike the Earth by 2050, wouldn’t we 

try to stop it? By the end of this century, the human population is likely to 

be over ten billion. Just 25 years ago, it was less than five billion. How are 

the choices we’re making as a species impacting upon our environment? 

How will the sheer force of numbers affect the way we live in the future? 

Esteemed director Peter Webber (Girl With A Pearl Earring) and renowned 

Scientist Stephen Emmott (Professor and Head of Computational Science 

at Microsoft Research in Cambridge) deliver a timely and urgent message, 

highlighting key issues in the most important discussion of our environment 

today. What happens next, is up to us… 

UNTIL I LOSE 

MY BREATH | CFF 15 

Nefesim Kesilene Kadar 

Turkey/Germany 2015. 94 mins. Turkish with 


LIGHT Sat 12 | 6.30 

Emine Emel Balci makes a stunning debut with this 

fascinating focus on the life of young woman in Istanbul. 

Told with a Dardennes aesthetic, the film is dominated by 

the performance of Esme Madra at its core. Serap works as a 

runner in a sweat shop and lives in a spare room at her sister’s 

house, but is bullied by her brother-in-law. She dreams of 

earning sufficient to rent her own place and share it with her 

father, a long-distance lorry driver. Madra is utterly compelling 

in a complex role, constantly driving the film forward with 

extraordinary nervous energy. 

Director Emine Emel Balci 

Starring Esme Madra, Riza Akin, Ece Yüksel 

PRINT SOURCE Unafilm 

UK 

PREMIERE 

Silver 

Screen 

LIGHT Mon 7 | 6.45 APH Thu 10 | 3.30 

THE VISIT | CFF PG 

Austria/Denmark/Finland/Norway/Ireland 2014. 85 mins. 

Ever since the invention of radio and television, humans 

have been sending signals into outer space, announcing 

their existence to other civilizations. The Visit documents an 

event that has never taken place: humans’ first encounter 

with intelligent life from another world. Through tantalizing 

interviews with experts from NASA, United Nations, and the 

SETI (Search for Extra-terrestrial Intelligence) Institute, among 

many others, acclaimed Danish filmmaker Michael Madsen 

constructs a chillingly believable scenario of first contact. 

The implications unfold within a mind-bending landscape of 

everyday sights and sounds that Madsen succeeds in turning 

bizarre and extraordinary. The Visit takes viewers on a journey 

beyond their terrestrial perspective, revealing the fears, hopes, 

and rituals of a species forced to confront alien life forms that 

may or may not view us as a threat. 

Director Michael Madsen 

PRINT SOURCE Metrodome 

DOC 

DOC 

APH Sun 13 | 6.30 LIGHT Sun 13 | 8.00 

A WALK IN THE WOODS | 15 


Robert Redford takes on the Bill Bryson role in this adaptation 

of Bryson’s 1998 travel memoir. On his return to America after 

years of absence living in the UK, Bill decides to reacquaint 

himself with the country by undertaking a gruelling hike 

across the 2200 mile Appalachian Trial. He is joined by an 

old friend Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte), who he’s not seen for 

decades, not since falling out on a trip to Europe in their 

youth. The scene is set for a grumpy-old-men style comedy 

adventure as the duo encounter bears, backpackers, and the 

limitations of age. A strong supporting cast includes Emma 

Thompson as Bill’s English wife Cathy, who thinks the whole 

idea is foolish, she could be right. 

Director Ken Kwapis 

Starring Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Mary Steenburgen, 

Kristen Schaal, Emma Thompson, Nick Offerman 


APH Wed 9 | 6.00 

WAR WORK: 8 SONGS WITH 

FILM | CFF 15 

UK 2014. 63 mins. 

Michael Nyman, prolific composer and arranger for instrumental 

pieces, and best known for his scores and compositions for films 

such as The Piano and The Draughtsman’s Contract, returns 

with a musical and visual fresco, the audiovisual War Work, 

edited by Max Pugh, and featuring the Michael Nyman Band 

and contralto Hilary Summers. The ‘Eight Songs’ are a song 

cycle with texts written by World War I poets all of whom, apart 

from the English painter-poet David Bomberg, lost their lives 

during the war, combining chansons vieilles from European 

poets, archival visual excerpts, and fragments of World World 

I-era musical motifs, in which Michael Nyman evokes everything 

erased from our memory: the unknown soldiers - those who have 

never been found or have lost their lives. SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 

War Work: Eight Songs with Film will be presented at the Barbican 

Hall London on 10th December live with the Michael Nyman Band 

Director Michael Nyman 

PRINT SOURCE Myriam Blundell Projects 

UK 

PREMIERE 

Silver 

Screen 

APH Thu 10 | 10.30 APH Fri 11 | 12.30 LIGHT Thu 10 | 6.30 LIGHT Sat 12 | 4.50 

WASTE LAND | CFF 15 

Belgium 2014. 97 mins. Flemish/French with English subtitles. 

WELCOME TO LEITH | CFF 15 


The final part of a loosely connected trilogy of thematically 

connected Belgian films Anatomy of Love and Pain. Waste 

Land, is a dark journey into the heart of crime that takes over 

Detective Leo Woeste’s life. His wife is pregnant and she has 

doubts about bringing up a child given Leo’s dangerous life. 

When a body is discovered floating in the river, Leo becomes 

obsessed with a crime that takes deep into a mystical world of 

the Congolese immigrant community. An excellent thriller, Van 

Hees cleverly draws in themes around Belgium’s colonial past 

and its legacy, immigration and the complexities of modern 

identity. And all in the context of T S Elliot’s epic poem. 

Director Pieter Van Hees 

Starring Jérémie Renier, Natali Broods, Babetida Sadjo 

PRINT SOURCE Be For Films 

In September 2012, the tiny prairie town of Leith, North Dakota, 

saw its population of 24 grow by one. Trouble had come to town. 

The newcomer was Craig Cobb, a notorious white supremacist. 

Quietly snapping up plots of land, he planned to take over the 

town government and establish Cobbsville, a haven for white 

separatists. In organizing a rally of supremacists and neo-Nazis 

and courting them to take up residence, Cobb does not endear 

himself to Leith. As his behaviour becomes more threatening, 

tensions soar, and the residents desperately look for ways to expel 

their unwanted neighbour. This chronicle of a rural community’s 

struggle for sovereignty amidst extremism cleverly manoeuvres 

us into an uncomfortable confrontation with our own values. The 

unsettling underpinning of Welcome to Leith is how we wrestle with 

our democratic principles when they’re pushed to the limit. 

Director Michael Beach Nichols 

PRINT SOURCE Metrodome 

UK 

PREMIERE 

UK 

PREMIERE 

Silver 

Screen 

APH Thur 10 | 11.00am APH Fri 11 | 6.00 

WHY ME? | CFF 15 

De Ce Eu? 

Romania/Bulgaria/Hungary 2015. 130 mins. Romanian with 


Why Me? is a legal thriller is based on a real-life case of 

prosecutor Cristian Panait and political corruption in Romania. 

In this fictionalised account, young rising star prosecutor 

Cristian Panduru tries to crack a case against a senior 

colleague accused of corruption. As he delves deeper into the 

case he realizes that is being used as a pawn in a power game 

orchestrated by the security services and bent government 

insiders. The dilemma of choosing between his career and the 

truth weighs heavily on his shoulders. Looking further to solve 

the case, he enters a danger zone paved with unexpected and 

painful revelations. 

Director Tudor Giurgiu 

Starring Emilian Oprea, Mihai Constantin, Andreea Vasile, 

Dan Condurache 

PRINT SOURCE Heretic 

WILDLIKE | CFF 15 

USA 2014. 98 mins. 

EMMA Fri 4 | 9.00 APH Fri 11 | 11.00 

Mackenzie, a troubled but daring teenager, is sent to live with 

her uncle in Juneau, Alaska. She longs for her struggling, absent 

mother, but as her mum’s phone calls become less frequent and 

her uncle’s care is not what it seems, she is forced to run. Her only 

thoughts are to escape her uncle’s grasp and contact her mother 

somehow, but as she plunges deeper into the Alaskan interior she 

is suddenly helplessly alone. Lost and with no one else to turn to, 

she shadows a loner backpacker, Bartlett, an unlikely father figure 

with scars of his own. He proves to be her only lifeline as they 

cross the wilderness and discover sanctuary in the last frontier. 

A genre-defying film with an unmistakable indie spirit, 

Wildlike, is a wonderful viewing experience that is both 

breathtaking to look at and refreshingly optimistic. 

AMERICAN LITERARY MAGAZINE 

Director Frank Hall Green 

Starring Ella Purnell, Bruce Greenwood, Brian Geraghty 

PRINT SOURCE Alaska Film, LLC 

ZURICH | CFF 15 

Netherlands/Belgium/Germany 2014. 89 mins. 

Dutch/German with English subtitles. 

Director Sacha Polak 

Starring Wende Snijders, Sascha Alexander 

Gersak, Barry Atsma, Martijn 

Lakemeier, Aäron Roggeman 

PRINT SOURCE Beta Cinema 

APH Sat 12 | 6.00 

In a desperate attempt to leave the past behind, Nina is wandering along 

Europe’s motorways. She meets a German lorry driver, Matthias, and joins 

him on his journeys. Nina doesn’t reveal much about who she is, though. 

Slowly it becomes clear that Nina’s drive to hang around in the truckers’ 

scene is a result of the pain caused by the ultimate betrayal that has 

befallen her. 

Confirming the promise of her remarkable 2012 debut, Hemel, this 

bisected study of a young woman cast adrift — physically and 

psychologically — by personal tragedy unfurls its tale of woe in furtively 

nonlinear fashion… VARIETY 

We are delighted to welcome director Sacha Polak to the screening. 


35th Cambridge Film Festival 

Touring Programme 

4-10 September | www.abbeygatecinema.co.uk 

We are delighted to announce 

that a selection of films from the 

35th Cambridge Film Festival will 

be touring again to the Abbeygate 

Cinema Bury St. Edmunds and the 

Bedford Film Festival. 

The touring programme includes 

As We Were Dreaming 

Big Gold Dream Bill Black Panthers 

Closely Observed Trains Cruel Hellions 

The Forecaster The Harder They Come 

Landfill Harmonic Land Grabbing 

The Lesson Mia Madre Mississippi Grind 

New Rijksmuseum Poached 

Roar Second Mother Star*Men 

Street Kids 2 Company You Keep 

Traces of Sandalwood TridentFest 

Wild Strawberries 

BEDFORD 

FILM FESTIVAL 

11-13 September | bedfordfilmfestival.org 

Please check the relevant venue website for full programme details.

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delivering one of the UK’s best-loved film events for another 35 years. 

What’s in it for you? A glittering array of exclusive rewards is on offer as our heartfelt 

‘Thank You’ for whatever support you can give. 

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Never seen the hilarious and imaginative films of deadpan comic genius 

Buster Keaton on the big screen, with a live musical accompaniment? Then 

don’t miss celebrated musician and BBC broadcaster Neil Brand presenting 

a brand new restoration of Buster’s classic Steamboat Bill Jnr, a perfect 

introduction to the joys of silent film comedy that’s suitable for all ages! 

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FILMS 

There are no adverts or trailers before 

Festival screenings, so please be seated by 

the advertised time. 

You’ll notice a number of To Be Confirmed (TBC) 

screening slots in this timetable. This gives us 

the flexbililty to drop in last minute additions to 

the programme, as well as respond to audience 

demand by adding repeat screenings of popular 

titles. We will announce the TBC slots on 

www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk and at the 

Arts Picturehouse throughout the Festival, so 

keep checking for the most recent updates – you 

never know what you might miss otherwise! 

All tickets must be collected at least 15 minutes 

prior to the screening if it’s taking place at 

the Arts Picturehouse. If you are attending a 

screening at another venue you can collect 

pre-booked tickets or buy tickets from the Arts 

Picturehouse up to an hour before the film starts. 

After that you must collect pre-booked tickets 

from the Festival desk at the relevant screening 

venue, where you will also be able to buy tickets 

(subject to availability). 

Thu | 3 | Sept 


Screen 1 

11.00 

1.30 

4.00 GER As We Were Dreaming 20 

6.30 Star * Men 6 

9.00 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 12 

Screen 2 

10.30 

2.00 FFF Paddington 31 

4.00 FFF Charlie and Lola 30 

6.00 The Clearstream Affair 8 

8.30 The Second Mother 14 

11.00 

Screen 3 

1.45 FFF Mr Bean 31 

3.30 CAT The Long Way Home 22 

5.30 The New Rijksmuseum 13 

8.00 ShortFusion Childhood 32 

10.30 Pretend We’re Kissing 13 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 

6.30 The Company You Keep 8 

9.00 Irrational Man 11 

Screen B 

4.15 Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 12 

6.45 Dope 8 

9.15 Lates Hellions 26 

Fri | 4 | Sept 


Screen 1 

11.00 

1.30 

4.00 Irrational Man 11 

6.30 GER Schmitke 20 

9.00 Pasolini 13 

Screen 2 

10.30 

1.00 

3.30 Atomic 7 

6.00 Street Kids United 2 14 

8.15 Portrait of the Artist 13 

11.00 Arena The Chelsea Hotel 6 

Screen 3 

10.00 Scene by Scene Prog. 1 FREE 13 


3.00 The Fire 9 

5.30 ShortFusion Love and Death 33 

8.00 Landfill Harmonic 11 

10.30 Dark Pictures Special Event: 

Jarman Super 8, Begotten and 

live accompaniment 25 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 Star * Men 6 

6.30 3-D Brian May 3-D Rarities 6 

9.00 Lates 54 - Director’s Cut 26 

Screen B 

4.15 

6.45 As We Were Dreaming 20 

9.15 Lates Cruel 26 

Emmanuel College 

3.00 

6.30 Sjöström The Outlaw and his Wife 

& John Sweeney 24 

9.00 Wildlike 15 

Tue | 8 | Sept Wed | 9 | Sept Thu | 10 | Sept 


Screen 1 

11.00 16 Years Till Summer 7 

1.30 GER Shorts 21 

4.00 La Famille Belier 11 

6.30 Aurora 7 

9.00 The Forecaster 9 

Screen 2 

10.30 

1.00 99 Homes 7 

3.30 Bill 8 

6.00 The Reflecting Skin 28 

8.30 Majewski The Mill and the Cross 23 

11.00 

Screen 3 

10.00 Scene by Scene Prog. 2 FREE 

12.30 The Lesson 11 

3.00 Face to Face 9 

5.30 Sjöström Under The Red Robe 24 

8.00 CAT All the Ways of God 22 

10.30 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 The Days Run Away Like 

Wild Horses Over the Hills 20 

6.30 From Caligari to Hitler 9 

9.00 Lates Face of the Devil 26 

Screen B 

4.15 Mia Madre 13 

6.45 Poached 25 

9.15 The Harder They Come 10 


Screen 1 

11.00 Big Scream Bill 8 

1.30 Horse Money 10 

4.00 May Allah Bless France! 12 

6.30 Majewski Onirica: Field of Dogs 23 

9.00 GER Wanja 20 

Screen 2 

10.15 FFF The Gruffalo Double Bill 30 

11.45 FFF Mr Men 31 

3.30 H. 10 

6.00 War Work: 8 Songs with Film 15 

8.30 Sjöström Wild Strawberries 24 

11.00 

Screen 3 

10.30 Big Scream Mia Madre 13 

1.00 FHCE Shorts Programme 1 22 

3.00 Closely Observed Trains 8 

5.30 Radio On 28 

8.00 Dark Pictures Art, Politics 

and Squatting 25 


The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 Infinitely Polar Bear 11 

6.30 GER The Chambermaid Lynn 20 

9.00 Lates Darkness on the 

Edge of Town (tbc) 26 

Screen B 

4.15 Lates 54: Director’s Cut 26 

6.45 CAT Traces of Sandalwood 22 

9.15 Lates Tokyo Tribe 27 

St Philip’s Church 

6.30 The Forest 9 

9.00 Radiator 13 


Screen 1 

11.00 Why Me? 15 

1.30 Life in a Fishbowl 12 

4.00 GER After Work 20 

6.30 Big Gold Dream 7 

9.00 The Sky Above Us 14 

Screen 2 

10.30 

1.00 CAT Traces of Sandalwood 22 

3.30 The Visit 15 

6.00 CAT The Long Way Home 22 

8.30 Dark Pictures Industrial Sounds 

and Visions 25 

11.00 Dark Pictures 

Through a Glass, Darkly 25 

Screen 3 

10.00 Scene by Scene Prog. 1 FREE 

12.30 

3.00 Majewski The Roe’s Room 23 

5.30 Arena Nicolas Roeg: It’s About Time 6 

8.00 Majewski Wojaczek 

& Lech Majewski Q & A 23 

10.30 Waste Land 15 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 The Forecaster 9 

6.30 Welcome to Leith 15 

9.00 Lates The Hallow 26 

Screen B 

4.15 

6.45 The Lesson 11 

9.15 Lates The Entity 26 


6.15 The Magical Girl 12 

9.00 The Fencer 9 

18 | CambridgeFilmFestival2015 | Festival Diary www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk

Sat | 5 | Sept Sun | 6 | Sept 

Mon | 7 | Sept 


Screen 1 

11.00 FFF BAFTA-Behind the Scenes 31 

1.30 The Company You Keep 8 

4.30 FFF Neil Brand’s Keaton for Kids: 

Steamboat Bill Jnr 30 

7.00 Legend & Brian Helgeland 11 

10.00 TridentFest 27 

Screen 2 

10.15 FFF Room on the Broom 31 

1.30 Land Grabbing 11 

3.30 Radiator 13 

6.00 I Am a Soldier 10 

8.30 GER Hedi Schneider is Stuck 20 


Screen 3 

10.00 

12.30 

2.30 FFF BAFTA - TV Presenting Workshop 31 

4.30 By Our Selves 8 

6.30 ShortFusion Secrets 32 

8.30 16 Years Till Summer 7 

10.30 ShortFusion Space & Oddity 32 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 Portrait of the Artist 13 

6.30 Street Kids United 2 14 

9.00 Lates The Hallow 26 

Screen B 

3.00 Pasolini 13 

5.30 The New Rijksmuseum 13 

8.00 Legend 11 

10.30 


4.00 

6.00 H. 10 

9.00 Sjöström He Who Gets Slapped 

& Neil Brand 24 


Screen 1 

11.00 FFF Harry Potter and the Deathly 

Hallows 2 30 

1.30 

4.00 Bill & ShortReel Award Presentation 8 

6.45 GER The Days Run Away Like 

Wild Horses Over the Hills 20 

9.00 Mia Madre 13 

Screen 2 

10.30 FFF Mr Men 31 

1.00 FFF The Gruffalo Double Bill 30 

3.30 The Magical Girl 12 

6.00 A Syrian Love Story 14 

8.30 From Caligari to Hitler 9 

Screen 3 

11.30 FFF Looney Tunes 30 

1.00 Ten Billion 15 

3.00 Gallivant 28 

5.30 Eadweard 9 

7.30 Tell Spring Not to Come This Year 14 

9.30 CAT Born 22 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 Pretend We’re Kissing 13 

6.30 The Clearstream Affair 8 

9.00 Lates Roar 

Screen B 

4.15 GER Hedi Schneider is Stuck 20 

6.45 99 Homes 7 

9.15 I Am a Soldier 10 


3.00 GER Shorts 21 

6.00 Sjöström The Wind 24 

8.30 The Amina Profile 7 


Screen 1 

11.00 Landfill Harmonic 11 

1.30 GER Schmitke 20 

4.00 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of 

the Revolution 8 

6.30 Infinitely Polar Bear 

9.00 MICRO Poached 25 

Screen 2 

11.30 3-D Rarities 6 

1.00 CAT Born 22 

3.30 The Amina Profile 7 

6.00 GER The Chambermaid Lynn 20 

8.30 Majewski Garden of Earthy Delights 23 

11.00 3-D Rarities 6 

Screen 3 


12.30 A Syrian Love Story 14 

3.00 10 Billion – What’s on your Plate? 7 

5.30 Land Grabbing 11 

8.00 Horse Money 10 

10.30 ShortFusion Québec En Bref 33 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 

6.30 La Famille Belier 11 

9.00 Lates Cruel 26 

Screen B 

4.15 Tell Spring Not to Come This Year 14 

6.45 The Visit 15 

9.15 Lates Children of the Night 26 


3.00 

6.30 Sjöström The Phantom Carriage 

& John Sweeney 24 

9.00 ShortFusion Motion 33 

Fri | 11 | Sept Sat | 12 | Sept Sun | 13 | Sept 


Screen 1 

11.00 

1.30 Majewski The Mill and The Cross 23 

4.00 The Sky Above Us 14 

6.30 GER Fassbinder - Love 

Without Demands 20 

9.00 The Fire 9 

Screen 2 

10.30 

1.00 Atomic 7 

3.30 Invisible Heroes 11 

6.00 Why Me? 15 


Image and Performance 25 

11.00 Wildlike 15 

Screen 3 

10.00 Scene by Scene Prog 2 FREE 13 

12.30 Waste Land 15 

3.00 Show of Shows 14 

5.30 MICRO Splendor Solis 25 

8.00 CAT The Marina Café 22 

10.30 Sweethearts of the Gridiron 14 

The Light 

Screen A 

4.00 The Forest 9 

6.30 The Spiderwebhouse 14 

9.00 Mississippi Grind 13 

Screen B 

2.00 Life in a Fishbowl 12 

4.30 Lates Darkness on the 

Edge of Town (tbc) 26 

6.45 The Last Executioner 11 

9.15 Lates Tridentfest 27 


6.30 The Dark Gene 8 

9.00 Aurora 7 


Bar 

11.30am-1.30 Reel-y Crafty Kids 31 

Screen 1 

10.45 FFF Jungle Book & Shepreth 

Creatures of the Jungle! 

30 

1.30 The Spiderwebhouse 14 

4.00 Dance, Iranian Style 8 

6.30 SURPRISE FILM 

9.00 Mississippi Grind 13 

Screen 2 

11.00 FFF Mr Bean 31 

12.30 FFF The Big Knights 30 

3.30 The Fencer 9 

6.00 Zurich 15 

8.30 Drifter 8 


Screen 3 

10.30 FFF Room on the Broom 31 

12.30 The Last Executioner 11 


Through a Glass, Darkly 25 


8.00 Dark Pictures Post Industrial 

Sound and Image Landscape 25 

10.30 Lates Roar 27 

The Light 

Screen A 

2.00 FFF The Princess Diaries 31 

4.15 CAT The Marina Café 22 

6.30 Until I Lose My Breath 15 

9.00 Sweethearts of the Gridiron 14 

Screen B 

2.30 FFF E.T. The Extra Terrestrial 31 

4.50 Welcome to Leith 15 

7.00 Big Gold Dream 7 

9.15 Lates The Strange Case of 

Dr Jekyll and Miss Osbourne 27 


6.30 The Show of Shows 



Bar 

11.30am-1.30 Reel-y Crafty Kids 31 

Screen 1 

10.30 FFF Paddington 31 

12.00 FFF Charlie and Lola 30 

1.45 May Allah Bless France! 12 

4.00 Eisenstein in Guanajuato 9 

6.30 A Walk in the Woods 15 

9.00 Palio 13 

Screen 2 

12.00 ARENA BBC Arena At 40: 

Night and Day - The Arena Time 

Machine - 24-hour continuous 

programme 6 

Screen 3 

10.15 FFF Looney Tunes 30 

11.30 FFF James and the Giant Peach 30 

1.30 

4.00 I Am a Spy 10 

6.00 Gentle 9 

8.30 

The Light 

Screen A 

2.00 FFF Raiders of the Lost Ark 31 

5.30 GER Fassbinder - Love 

Without Demands 20 

8.00 A Walk in the Woods 15 

Screen B 

2.30 FFF Fantastic Mr Fox 31 

5.00 Palio 13 

8.00 

FESTIVAL PASS 

Two different Festival Pass options are available. 

One costs £30 and buys you £40 worth of tickets - a 

significant 25% saving. 

The other costs £60 and buys you £100 worth of tickets - a 

huge 40% saving! 

Please note that Festival Passes can ONLY be used to 

purchase tickets from the Arts Picturehouse – from where 

you can use your Pass to purchase tickets for ALL other 

Festival venues. Festival Passes can’t be used online or at any 

other venues. 

MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS 

An Arts Picturehouse membership discount (£2 per ticket) or a 

specially arranged discount for members of The Light Infinity 

Scheme (£2 per ticket) is available for most* tickets. These 

discounts are available at ALL venues if you show your Infinity 

or Picturehouse membership card and can work in conjunction 

with the Festival Pass at Arts Picturehouse. 

*Please note Grantchester tickets, the Family Film Festival tickets 

and the over 60s daytime ticket at Arts Picturehouse and all clubs, 

(Silver Screen, Big Scream) cannot have further discounts applied to 

them. Please see details below. 

TICKET PRICES FOR 

SCREENINGS AT ARTS 

PICTUREHOUSE 

Weekends, Friday evenings (from 5.00) 

Adult ........................................................................................... £11.00 

Picturehouse Member or Infinity Card Holder Adult ..... £9.00 

Retired/Student ...................................................................... £10.00 

Child ............................................................................................ £6.00 

Family of four (two adults, two children) ........................... £30.00 

Weekday evenings (Mondays to Thursdays from 5.00) 

Adult ........................................................................................... £10.00 

Picturehouse Member or Infinity Card Holder Adult ...... £8.00 


Child ............................................................................................ £6.00 


Weekday matinees (Mondays to Fridays before 5.00), 

Adult ........................................................................................... £9.00 


Student ...................................................................................... £8.00 

Retired/Silver Screen Member ............................................. £5.00 

Child ............................................................................................ £6.00 


All Family Film Festival at the Arts Picturehouse 

Adults and children ................................................................. £4.00 

3D screenings at Arts Picturehouse 

£2.00 extra per person including 3D glasses. If you bring your 

own glasses please request a 70p refund at the cinema. 

Silver Screen Club at Arts Picturehouse 

£5.00 for over 60s for ALL weekday screenings before 5pm – 

plus a free hot drink and biscuits. Please note you don’t need to 

be a Silver Screen Member for this discount during the Festival. 

Big Scream Club at Arts Picturehouse 

£7.00 for parents/guardians with babies under one year old. 

TICKET PRICES AT THE LIGHT, 

EMMANUEL COLLEGE AND 

ST PHILIPS CHURCH 

Off Peak before 5pm 

Adult ........................................................................................... £8.70 


Child ............................................................................................ £5.90 


Family of four ........................................................................... £26.00 

Peak - After 5pm 

Adult ........................................................................................... £9.90 

Picturehouse Member or Infinity Card Holder .................. £7.90 

Child ............................................................................................ £7.10 


Family ........................................................................................ £30.40 

All Family Film Festival at the Light 

Adults and children ................................................................. £3.00 

3D screenings 

No additional charge for 3D screenings at The Light but 3D 

glasses cost £1.50 or you’re welcome to bring your existing 

glasses. 

PAYMENT 

Arts Picturehouse and The Light have the facility to take credit 

card payments and cash. 

Please note we can ONLY take cash payments at St Philips 

Church and Emmanuel College. We have no facility for 

credit card payments at either of these venues, but you can 

purchase your tickets for these venues in advance using a 

credit card at the Arts Picturehouse. 

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German 

CONTEMPORARY 

Cinema 

CONTEMPORARY GERMAN CINEMA offers a small glimpse 

into the artistic diversity from current German cinema. This year we took 

the liberty to include Danish director Christian Braad Thomsen with his 

documentary Fassbinder - To Love Without Demands, who decided to 

publish never before seen interviews he made with his lucid friend Rainer 

Werner Fassbinder, incorporating them into a fascinating portrait about 

the famous auteur. Fassbinder would have turned 70 this year. Andreas 

Dresen is becoming a household name abroad too, and we are pleased 

to present the UK premiere of As We Were Dreaming - a film that shows 

the powerful, wild and rebellious years of young people growing up in 

90s Leipzig, this coming-of-age story is pulsating to the beats of Techno 

ikons from the era. The next generation of filmmakers is as wildly diverse 

as ever - while Janina Herrhofer’s documentary After Work is a curious 

investigation into people’s leisure activities, director Marcin Malaszczak 

returns with a thoughtful, semi-fictional narrative with The Days Run Away 

Like Wild Horses Over the Hills. Sonja Heiss offers a wonderfully quirky 

dramedy with Hedi Schneider Is Stuck, Štˇepán Altrichter’s main character 

gets into trouble when repairing a wind turbine in Schmitke, and directors 

Carolina Hellsgård and Ingo Haeb both show their main protagonists 

going through a life-changing phase in their unusual lives with Wanja and 

The Chambermaid Lynn respectively. Many of the directors will attend and 

we can’t wait for you to meet them in person. 

UK 

PREMIERE 

DOC 

UK 

PREMIERE 

UK 

PREMIERE 

Silver 

Screen 

APH Thu 10 | 4.00 

AFTER WORK | CFF 15 

Freie Zeiten 

Germany 2015. 71 mins. German with English subtitles. 

Janina Herrhofer’s documentary focuses on group leisure 

activities, an every growing phenomenon that seems 

to offer boundless options to forget about the stressful 

working days. Without judgement but with the curiosity of a 

nature-documentary filmmaker, the director extracts curious 

observations about the surreal activities we humans come 

up with. From yoga-classes upside down, learning to find our 

inner scream to falling into music through intense meditation. 

One would never have thought that research into leisure 

could be so visually rich. BIRGIT KOHLER, BERLINALE 

Director Janina Herhoffer 

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UK 

PREMIERE 

DOC 

Silver 

Screen 

APH Thu 3 | 4.00 LIGHT Fri 4 | 6.45 

AS WE WERE DREAMING | CFF 15 

Als Wir Träumten 

France/Germany 2015. 117 mins. German with English subtitles. 

This story about the wild times of teenagers in post-wall 

Leipzig is based on Clemens Meyer’s best selling novel and 

adapted by one of Germany’s most eminent screenwriters, 

Wolfgang Kohlhaase and directed by director Andreas Dresen 

(Cloud Nine, Stopped on Track). As We Were Dreaming portraits 

the first years of reunified Germany in the early 90s – when 

everything was colliding, when everything seemed possible. 

From boyhood to rough-and-tumble teenagers, the Leipzig 

suburbs were the whole world to this group of friends. Daniel 

was in love, Rico was the greatest boxer. And Starlet was the 

prettiest girl they had ever known. They party, they riot, they 

run a techno club, run from neo-Nazis, their parents and the 

future. They are coming of age in a time of anarchy. 

Director Andreas Dresen 

Starring Merlin Rose, Joel Basman, Ruby O. Fee, Julius 

Nitschkoff, Frederic Haselon, Marcel Heuperman 

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UK 

PREMIERE 

APH Mon 7 | 6.00 LIGHT Wed 9 | 6.30 

THE CHAMBERMAID 

LYNN | CFF 15 

Das Zimmermädchen Lynn 


No chambermaid is as thorough as Lynn Zapatek: her whole 

world revolves entirely around the task of cleaning. In order to 

understand what drives other people, she rummages through 

the possessions of the hotel guests and hides under their beds 

at night, hoping to find the secrets behind their lives. When 

she comes across the call girl Chiara, who offers her services in 

the hotel, she dares to venture out of her cocoon... 

Director Ingo Haeb 

Starring Vicky Krieps, Lena Lauzemis, Steffen Münster, 

Christian Aumer, Christine Schorn 

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UK 

PREMIERE 

APH Sun 6 | 6.45 LIGHT Tue 8 | 4.00 

THE DAYS RUN AWAY 

LIKE WILD HORSES OVER 

THE HILLS | CFF 15 

Poland/USA/Germany 2015. 73 mins. English, German and 

Polish with English subtitles 

Marcin Malaszczak presented his debut film Sieniawka at 

CFF13, predominantly featuring lost, old men in dystopian 

surroundings. The Days is in many ways a mirror image. While 

Sieniawka had echoes of the afterlife, here he begins with 

innocence, tenderly focusing on women with carefully composed 

frames that shine in black and white as well as colour. Set in 

Berlin and in a small town in Poland, it moves between the 

closed spaces of private homes and the oddly contained worlds 

of public spaces, slipping between documentary and dreamlike 

narrative. The Days glances at life in all its facets – playful, 

wild, philosophical and nostalgic, shot with a MiniDV camera, its 

rough grain a reminder of the evanescence of the image itself. 

We hope to welcome diretor Marcin Malaszczak to the screenings. 

Director Marcin Malaszczak 

Starring Natalie Warlow, Maria Brehmer, Stefania Malec 

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UK 

PREMIERE 

APH Fri 11 | 6.30 LIGHT Sun 13 | 5.30 

FASSBINDER - TO LOVE 

WITHOUT DEMANDS | CFF 15 

Denmark 2015. 109 mins. German with English subtitles 

APH Sat 5 | 8.30 LIGHT Sun 6 | 4.15 

HEDI SCHNEIDER IS STUCK | CFF 15 

Hedi Schneider steckt fest 

Norway/Germany 2015. 92 mins. German with English subtitles. 

APH Fri 4 | 6.30 APH Mon 7 | 1.30 

SCHMITKE | CFF 15 


APH Wed 9 | 9.00 

WANJA | CFF 15 


Schmitke is based on a short story by writer and screenwriter The former bank robber Wanja is released after a long period 

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-82) was among the most Hedi, Uli and their son, Finn, have life sorted out, taking each day Tomáš Konˇcinský called Julius Schmitke slipped through 

in prison. Determined not to fall back into her old life, she 

productive auteurs in film history. In 14 years he wrote and as it comes, while dreaming of the future. Then, suddenly: Hedi death’s fingers like an awkward seal. It’s a story set somewhere moves into social housing and regularly meets her parole 

directed 60 films for cinema and television, eventually 

gets stuck. The lift she’s travelling in breaks down – and then between comedy and mystery, somewhere in the fog of the Ore officer. As her feelings of loneliness escalate, Wanja sets out 

reaching a large audience all over the world without ever 

her head does, too. Nothing is the same. Hedi and Uli try to hold Mountains, full of the atmosphere of this mysterious stretch of to find work and hereby a new identity. Against all odds she 

compromising. Christian Braad Thomsen’s documentary is onto each other, but their world spins out of control. In a lastditch 

attempt to rescue their love, they take a trip to Norway. the inner world of an ageing, clumsy German man who is sent meets the troubled teenager Emma. Wanja is immediately 

land, its history and its people. But most of all it’s the story of lands an internship at a horse race track. In the stables she 

based on candid, provokative, thoughtful, and previously 

unpublished interviews he filmed with Fassbinder in the 1970s. The aim: to be happy again – for 24 hours, at least. With a light to a small Czech village to fix a squeaking wind turbine. Director drawn to the girl, who reminds her of herself and a tentative 

Equally prominent here are the actors with whom Fassbinder touch and tender humour, Hedi Schneider Is Stuck shows that, and recent graduate Štˇepán Altrichter has a fine sensibility friendship develops between the two women. When Emma 

worked and had scandalously torrid affairs with - including for the 30-something generation, love is as has always been, when blending humour with fear, surreal moments with 

slips deeper into drug abuse and is in trouble, Wanja decides 

Hanna Schygulla, Gunther Kaufmann, Ingrid Caven, Kurt a very fragile thing. Director Sonja Heiss again demonstrates the delights of the banal and refreshingly 

to take control and rescue her. 

Raab, Gottfried John, Irm Hermann, and Harry Baer—some her exceptional skill in treading the thin line between tragedy and unafraid to follow his own filmmaker’s voice. 

We are delighted to welcome director Carolina Hellsgård to 

of whom appear in present-day interviews. Thomsen casts a comedy, exploring what happens when ‘normal life’ suddenly ends. 

We are delighted to welcome director 


bright and beautiful light on this masterfully talented enfant We are delighted to welcome director Sonja Heiss to 

Štˇepán Altrichter to the evening screening. 

Director Carolina Hellsgård 

terrible of German cinema. 


Director Štˇepán Altrichter 

Wired is financially Starring Anne Ratte-Polle, Nele Trebs, Viktor Minich, 

Director Christian Braad Thomsen 

Director Sonja Heiss 

supported by 

Starring Peter Kurth, Johann Jürgens, 

Marko Dyrlich, Michael Baderschneider 

Starring Laura Tonke, Hans Löw, Leander Nitsche 

Anglia Ruskin 

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Petr Vrsek 

University’s PRINT SOURCE Flickfilm GbR 

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GERMAN SHORTS CFF 15 

EMMA SUN 6, 3.00 APH TUES 8, 1.30 

Silver 

Screen 

WORLD 

PREMIERE 

UK 

PREMIERE 

WORLD 

PREMIERE 

UK 

PREMIERE 

Like a Butterfly World premiere 


A five-year old girl tries to understand the meaning of death. When a bird flies against 

a window and dies, the girl starts to deal with the terminal illness of her mother. ‘Like a 

Butterfly’ shows the handling of death from a child´s point of view. 

Director Sabrina Maria Roessel 

Starring Ruby Kaysa Meschke, Sandra Borgmann, Judith Sehrbrock 

PRINT SOURCE Brave New Work Film Productions 

Lure UK premiere 

Germany 2014. 4 mins. 

Lure is a stop-motion animated short film about a casual encounter of a small fat boy 

and a wheelchair-bound old woman, both isolated in their own way. 

Director Linda Luitz & Wunna Winter 

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The Old Man and the Cat World premiere 


Out of a profound longing for company and social contacts, an old, lonely man fantasises 

about a perfect world. Together with his imaginary cat he celebrates his 80th birthday. 

Suddenly the doorbell rings. His young, pretty neighbour is standing at the door. 

Director Damian Schipporeit 

Starring Hannes Stelzer, Annekathrin Bach, Christoph Müller 

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Alles Wird Gut 


A divorced father picks up his eight-year-old daughter Lea.It seems pretty much like 

every second weekend, but after a while Lea can‘t help feeling that something isn’t 

right. So begins a fateful journey. 

Director Patrick Vollrath 

Starring Simon Schwarz, Julia Pointner 

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Herman the German 


Herman is one of the most experienced bomb defusers in Germany. After a medical 

examination Herman learns that he suffers from the very rare Kahnawake syndrome 

and can no longer feel fear. To become normal again, he is forced to try out all phobias. 

Director Michael Binz 

Starring Gustav Peter Wöhler, Anke Engelke, Hans-Martin 

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CAMERA 

Catalonia 

Now in its fourth year, Camera Catalonia continues to showcase the new cinema 

from Catalonia. Our selection this year ranges from audience favourite Sandalwood 

Traces, the French influence that can be seen in The Marina Café, the beautifully filmed 

Born and two new and daring proposals from the newest generation of filmmakers. We 

are hoping to welcome directors and actors from all the films included this year and we 

may repeat the Catalan cuisine experience from last year (which run out very quickly!). 

presents… 

DOCS 

CFF 15 

APH Wed 9 | 1.00 APH Sat 12 | 5.30 

Film Hub Central East is led by Cambridge Film 

Trust and Broadway Cinema Nottingham as 

part of the BFI Film Audience Network, a ground 

breaking initiative developed by the BFI to enable 

organisations and film experts in the independent 

cultural exhibition sector to work in partnership to 

boost film audiences across the UK, particularly in 

the areas of specialised and independent British 

film. To find out more about the Film Hub Central 

East please visit filmhub.broadway.org.uk 

RIPCOR : RIDING WITH 

MAMILS 

UK 2014. 53 mins. 

UK 

PREMIERE 

APH Tue 8 | 8.00 

ALL THE WAYS OF GOD | CFF 18 

Tots els Camins de Déu 

Catalonia 2014. 70 mins. Catalan with English subtitles. 

All the Ways of God tells the story of the last three days in 

the life of a contemporary Judas, a man who flees from his 

own guilt after betraying his best friend. Drowned by his 

culpability, he enters the forest where he’ll meet a mysterious 

young man, who will accompany him in his penitence, helping 

him deal with his feelings, understanding his guilt and how to 

finally confront it. With interpretations full of nuances, this is 

a very emotional and intense trip towards the hidden corners 

of the human soul. 

We hope to welcome director Gemma Ferraté to the screening. 

Director Gemma Ferraté 

Starring Oriol Pla, Marc Garcia Coté, Jan Cornet 

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Silver 

Screen 

Silver 

Screen 

APH Sun 6 | 9.30 APH Mon 7 | 1.00 APH Thu 3 | 3.30 APH Thu 10 | 6.00 

BORN | CFF 18 


Based on real facts, this is an accurate depiction of life in 

Barcelona in the 18th century. It was a time of huge changes in 

Catalan life and the film finds the truth in the small details of 

daily life and prioritises them over the stereotypes often found 

in historical films. The main actress, Vicky Luengo, won the best 

actress award at the New York City International Film Festival 

and the film has also won the best costume design award at 

the Milano international film festival. With a style that has been 

compared to late Rossellini and a precious photography by 

Jimmy Gimferrer (known for his work for Albert Serra), this is a 

serene, realist and beautiful look at Catalan history. 

We are delighted to welcome director Claudio Zulián to 


Director Claudio Zulián 

Starring Josep Julien, Vicky Luengo, Marc Martínez, 

Mercè Arànega 

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THE LONG WAY HOME | CFF 18 

El Camí Més Llarg per Tornar a Casa 

Catalonia 2014. 85 mins. Catalan/Spanish with 


One morning Joel finds his wife’s dog Elvis half dead. This 

forces him out of home. After forgetting his keys inside, he’ll 

spend the day desperately trying to get back into his flat, his 

shelter. A film described as oppressive, devastating, tense, 

hostile, radical and vibrant, it succeeds in describing the pain 

of grief, aided by the stunning and brilliant performance from 

the lead, Borja Espinosa. 

We hope to welcome director Sergi Pérez to the screening on 

Thursday 10 September. 

Director Sergi Pérez 

Starring Borja Espinosa, Miki Esparbé, Maria Ribera, 

Pol López, Sara Espígul 

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UK 

PREMIERE 

Ripcor: Riding with Mamils follows a unique cycle team on 

their journey tackling some of the toughest climbs in the 

French Alps. The film explores the motivations behind the 

Ripcor Cycling Club, the characters, the camaraderie and 

provides an insight into the culture of cycling. 

Director John Scrivener 

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THE AZONTO: LONDON 

TO ACCRA 

UK 2014. 27 mins. Twi/English with English subtitles. 

The Azonto and Afrobeats culture has burst onto the 

London scene. Having its roots in the tribal dances of the 

fishermen and rural people of Ghana, the Azonto dance 

has evolved and is now part of a larger movement of 

African culture becoming popular here in the UK. 

Director Miguel Caycedo 

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WORLD 

PREMIERE 

WOODEN HOUSE 

UK 2014. 12 mins. 


THE MARINA CAFE | CFF 15 

El Café de la Marina 


This film is based on a very popular Catalan play from the 

beginning of the XX century and reminiscent of the work of 

Marcel Pagnol. It was after translating Pagnol’s Marius that 

Josep Maria de Sagarra decided to write The Marina Café. 

Sílvia Munt, one of Catalonia’s most important actresses has 

been mostly behind the camera of late. She opens up the 

play for the cinema medium and manages to orchestrate the 

cast in this ensemble effort. Love, jealousy, honour, family 

obligations, poverty and status are all present in the film. If 

you like classical theatre this is your film. 

We are delighted to welcome actress Marina Salas to 


Director Sílvia Munt 

Starring Marina Salas, Pablo Derqui, Miquel Gelabert, 

Marina Comas, Fermí Reixach 

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Silver 

Screen 

TRACES OF 

SANDALWOOD | CFF 15 

Rastres de Sàndal 

Catalonia 2014. 95 mins. Catalan/English with 


Director Maria Ripoll 

Starring Nandita Das, Aina Clotet, Subodh 

Maskara, Naby Dakhli, Rosa Novell 

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LIGHT Wed 9 | 6.45 APH Thu 10 | 1.00 

Indian and Catalan cultures fuse beautifully in this story of hope and 

love across Mumbai and Barcelona; from India to the Mediterranean 

and all the way back. Mina, a successful Indian actress in Mumbai was 

separated from her little sister Sita after their mother’s death and 30 

years later she is finally close to find her again. This is a story about love, 

identity and the common human aspects that tie us together. A film 

about women produced by a team composed almost exclusively by 

women. The spices of India mix very well with the Mediterranean charm 

in this gorgeous film. 

We hope to welcome director Maria Ripoll to the screenings. 

Wesley West is a sculptor and model maker based in 

Cambridge. This short film, through his creations and 

objects around his home, gives an insight into the artist 

and his process. 

Director Hannah Gautrey 

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presents… 

SHORTS 

CFF 15 

APH Wed 9 | 10.30 ST PHILIP’S Sat 12 | 9.00 

The Swallow | UK 2014. 16 mins. 

Short thriller set in 1960s Soho. A young woman at 

the centre of a honeytrap fights to retain her freedom 

and integrity. 

Director Harry Baker 

Starring Jasmine Blackborow, Liviu Romanescu, 

Albert Welling 

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Transhumance 

Lech 

Majewski 

R E T R O S P E C T I V E 

We are delighted to welcome Lech 

Majewski to the Festival for a 

retrospective of his work. Lech first came 

to the Festival with his debut feature, 

The Knight, in 1981 and pursued a path 

as an extraordinary and visionary 

filmmaker. His latest film Onirica 

completes a trilogy that draws on the 

work of the artists, Bosch, Breughel and 

Dante. There will be much to discuss 

after watching any one of his films. 

UK 2015. 10 mins. Spanish with English subtitles. 

A short documentary about an 80 year old lifelong 

shepherd in the Spanish fields. 

Director Alejandro Ahedo-Perez 

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I am Guatemalan 

UK 2015. 12 mins. Spanish with English subtitles. 

An amicable taxi driver takes a journey through the 

diversities and divisions of Guatemalan society. 

Director Sam Holmár 

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Fulfilament | UK 2015. 8 mins. 

Travel around the brain with a little, lost thought and 

discover what it takes to make a great idea. 

Director Rhiannon Evans 

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Stockholm | UK 2014. 9 mins. 

A home invasion burglary goes hilariously awry when the 

victim’s best friend arrives and misreads the situation. A 

silent comedy for a modern age in a classic style. 

Director Aaron Weight 

Starring Michael Gavas, Kiera Long, Basil Marples 

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THE GARDEN 

OF EARTHLY 

DELIGHTS | 18 

UK/Italy/Poland 2004. 103 mins. 

Director Lech Majewski 

Starring Claudine Spiteri, 

Chris Nightingale 

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APH Mon 7 | 8.30 

The first of the trilogy based on the artists, Bosch, Bruegel and Dante, is based on 

Majewski’s own novel Metaphysics. Claudine is an art historian preparing a lecture 

on the the eponymous triptych by Hieronymous Bosch. She meets an engineer Chris 

and together they head for Venice. It is love and lust at first sight. Shot on video, 

Majewski is playful with both leads using a video camera to record each other’s 

reactions as their relationship develops and there lives mirror the elements of Bosch’s 

painting. Rich delight!.. Each of Majewski’s frames is a treasury of visual delight. 

This is truly a Venice film for the connoisseur: elegant, erotic, and steeped in the 

mysterious beauty of the city. BARBARA SCHARRES, CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE 

Silver 

Screen 

APH Tue 8 | 8.30 APH Fri 11 | 1.30 

THE MILL AND THE CROSS | 15 

Poland 2011. 91 mins. 

In the second part of the trilogy Majewski, forsakes allegory 

and literally enters the painting. The Procession to Calvary is 

an immense and complex portrayal of the journey of Christ 

to crucifixion. While the central character, Christ carrying the 

cross, is almost lost to the onlooker, the stories of the minor 

characters dominate the painting. With Rutger Hauer as 

Bruegel the Elder, Majewski creates the back stories within 

the painting, recreating 16th Century life in Flanders. Using 

green screen to recreate life within the painting, this is not just 

a technical exercise but history brought to life, a dissection of 

the work of an artist and a deeply moral analysis of man’s 

inhumanity to man. 


Starring Rutger Hauer, Michael York, Charlotte Rampling 


Wooden House 

See listing under Docs left. 

Cracks in the Pavement 

UK 2014. 1 min. 

A rotorscoped animation based on observations in a 

Cambridge park. 

Director Kayleigh Barnes 

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SexLife | UK 2014. 15 mins. 

Dan and Mia haven’t had sex since before the birth of their 

son. Three months on, Dan decides to take action and 

dresses as Dr. Frank-N-Furter from Rocky Horror to get Mia 

back in the mood. 

Director Stefan Georgiou 

Starring Jemima Rooper, Dylan Edwards 

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If The Cuckoo Don’t Crow 


“If the cuckoo don’t crow, then you know there’s wind 

coming…” Brian from Melton recounts how his mother, Doris, 

was the woman who predicted the October 1987 hurricane and 

famously phoned the BBC, but was told not to be so daft. 

Director Steve Kirby 

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APH Wed 9 | 6.30 

ONIRICA - FIELD OF DOGS | 18 

Psie Pole 

Poland 2014. 101 mins. Polish with English subtitles. 

Majewski completes his extraordinary trilogy with a film 

that centres on loss and grief drawing on Dante’s The Divine 

Comedy. Set against the events of 2010, the plane crash that 

killed many Polish leaders, the volcanic explosion that ground 

most of the world’s airlines, Onirica - Field of Dogs focuses 

on a young man, Adam, who survives a car crash while his 

girlfriend dies. As he tries to come to terms with his grief 

he leaves his job as a professor of literature and decides to 

work in a supermarket. With exceptional visual creativity and 

invention, Majewski takes us on a remarkable journey through 

grief and anger attacking religion and capitalism in a world 

seemingly on the edge of hell. 


Starring Elzbieta Okupska, Karolina Korta, 

Michael Tatarek 


Silver 

Screen 

THE ROE’S ROOM | 15 

Pokój saren 


In this auto-biographical opera, made for Polish Television, 

Majewski show is skill as director and musician. With a score 

that is influenced by Górecki, he has created a beautiful 

modern opera. Set in an apartment in an old building the 

character of a young man, his middle-aged Mother and 

Father, the story presents their daily routines in the stretch of 

a year. Within this simple premise, Majewski brings in magical 

images, a camera that caresses the characters and an 

emotional core that connects with the everyday. 

[In] this often limpidly beautiful ‘cycle of life’ parable, 

he conjures some remarkable images out of an 

extremely contained spatial and thematic environment… 

One of a kind GARETH EVANS, TIME OUT 


Starring Rafal Olbrychski, Elzbieta Mazur, Mieczyslaw 

Czepulonis 


APH Thu 10 | 3.00 APH Thu 10 | 8.00 

WOJACZEK | 18 


Having written the screenplay for Basquiat, (which he planned 

to direct) Majewski wrote and directed this film about rebellious 

poet Rafał Wojaczek who died at the age of 25. Like Jean-Michel 

Basquiat and Jim Morrison he became an icon for a generation. 

Fuelled by his self-destructive life, his poetry made a lasting 

impression on generations of Poles. He drank and fought and 

walked through windows. Confronting death on a daily basis, he 

tried to tame it. Loved by women, he cared for no one, not even 

himself, living desperado-style only for poetry. 

Superb and surprisingly witty. Wojaczek operates on a 

deadpan comic tone established by its achingly beautiful 

sense of visual composure. Excellent! MICHAEL PHILLIPS, 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE 


Starring Krzysztof Siwczyk, Dominika Ostalowska 


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Victor 

Sjöström 

R E T R O S P E C T I V E 

Victor Sjöström 

This year the Festival spotlight falls on Victor Sjöström (1879-1960), 

widely considered the most important Swedish film director before Bergman 

(who was hugely influenced by him) and one of the towering greats of 

silent cinema. Starting out as an actor, Sjöström soon turned his hand to 

film directing, achieving a success which helped Swedish cinema to achieve 

international pre-eminence, even – for a while – challenging American 

supremacy. Sjöström’s early films were remarkable for their dramatic power, 

visual beauty and psychological depth. His lyrical portrayal of nature, both 

as a reflection of his characters’ inner states and as a force in itself, was 

especially striking. Unsurprisingly, his extraordinary talent was much in 

demand, and in 1923 he headed off to Hollywood (changing his name to 

Seastrom) where he made nine films, only three of which survive complete, 

but these show him at the height of his powers. Returning to Europe with the 

advent of sound, he made a last, somewhat untypical film in the UK before 

giving up directing altogether in order to concentrate on acting. 

Today Sjöström is best remembered for his magisterial performance in 

Bergman’s Wild Strawberries, but here is a very rare opportunity to sample 

a range of his work as director, including a handful of silent masterpieces 

in beautiful restorations specially imported from Sweden and not normally 

available here. If you truly care about cinema, a revelation is in store, and you 

should move heaven and earth not to miss it. 

With special thanks to the Swedish Film Institute. 

EMMA Fri 4 | 6.30 EMMA Sat 5 | 9.00 

THE OUTLAW AND HIS WIFE | PG 

Berg-Ejvind och Hans Hustru 

Sweden 1918. 110 mins. Silent with Swedish intertitles and 

English subtitles 

This powerful drama, set in an 18th-century Icelandic farming 

community, shows Sjöström’s profound feeling for nature 

and his striking use of real locations. Sjöström plays a farmer 

outlawed for sheep-stealing who flees to the mountains with 

his lover, a wealthy widow who abandons her estate. They live 

out their frenzied passion among the glaciers – a monumental 

landscape where criminals before them have sought refuge, 

but it’s not long before their idyllic existence is disrupted by 

intruders … Writing in 1921, French critic and filmmaker Louis 

Delluc called this ‘the most beautiful film in the world … the 

first love duet heard in the cinema’. 

We are delighted that the screening on 4 September will have 

live piano accompaniment by John Sweeney. 

Director Victor Sjöström 

Starring Victor Sjöström, Edith Erastoff 

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THE PHANTOM 

CARRIAGE | U 

Körkarlen 

Sweden 1921. 106 mins. Silent with 

Swedish intertitles and English subtitles 


Starring Victor Sjöström, Hilda 

Borgström 

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Institute 

EMMA Mon 7 | 6.30 

According to a spooky legend, brilliantly recounted in this highly influential film, 

the last person to die on New Year’s Eve must become Death’s coach driver for the 

following year. A dying drunkard (played by Sjöström himself) confronts his worst 

fears – and is forced to look back on his life - when Death’s carriage clatters across 

the cobbled streets to claim him. Ingeniously crafted, using complex flashbacks 

and magical special effects, this was a huge international success for Swedish silent 

cinema. Ingmar Bergman called it ‘the film of all films’, and Sjöström’s charismatic 

performance makes for fascinating comparison with his starring role, more than 

three decades later, in Wild Strawberries. This tinted restoration from the Swedish 

Film Institute does full justice to the film’s richly atmospheric beauty. 

We are delighted that the screening on 7 September will have live piano 

accompaniment by John Sweeney. 

HE WHO GETS SLAPPED | PG 

USA 1924. 83 mins. Silent with English intertitles 

Lon Chaney, ‘the man of a thousand faces’, surpasses 

himself in this bizarre tale of a struggling scientist who finally 

achieves a breakthrough, only to find that both his precious 

research and his beloved wife have been stolen from him 

by his aristocratic patron. Crushed by this double betrayal, 

he becomes a circus clown whose star turn is an exercise in 

ritual humiliation: to the utter delight of the roaring crowd, 

he subjects himself to being publicly slapped by all the other 

clowns. Sjöström’s adaptation of a Russian play of 1914 is 

startlingly inventive, its visual language boldly expressionistic. 

The final explosion of the clown’s repressed pain and rage is 

an extraordinary, mind-blowing spectacle. 


live piano accompaniment by Neil Brand. 


Starring Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, John Gilbert 

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THE WIND | PG 

USA 1928. 78 mins. Silent with English intertitles 

One of the greatest of all silent films, Sjöström’s American 

masterpiece stars Lillian Gish as a delicate Southern Belle 

who travels West to set up home at her cousin’s Texas ranch. 

She is unprepared, however, for the hostility and sexual 

jealousy of her cousin’s wife and for the crazy, howling wind 

that continually blows thick clouds of dust and sand, driving 

people out of their minds. Shot on location in the Mojave 

Desert, this is a gripping psychological Western packed 

with unforgettable images and scenes: an illuminated train 

travelling at night through the vast, dusty landscape; a 

cyclone so powerful that it causes hallucinations; the radiant, 

flirtatious beauty and enormous terrified eyes of Lillian Gish … 


live piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne. 


Starring Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson 

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UNDER THE RED 

ROBE | U 

UK 1937. 82 mins. 


Starring Conrad Veidt, Annabella, 

Raymond Massey 


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Lured out of retirement by an invitation from Alexander Korda, Sjöström came to 

Britain where he ended up directing this enjoyable costume drama, set in the France 

of Louis XIII. Conrad Veidt, austere and melancholy, plays a soldier of fortune who is 

sentenced to death by Cardinal Richelieu (Raymond Massey) but reprieved and sent 

on a dangerous mission to capture the leader of the rebellious Huguenots. Falling 

in love with the Huguenot leader’s sister adds a fatal complication. Sjöström’s last 

film as director is exquisitely designed and photographed (Georges Périnal, James 

Wong Howe), creating an impression of Dutch painting. While Sjöström described it 

as ‘elegant trash’, contemporary critics were impressed by Conrad Veidt’s ‘agreeably 

aggressive histrionics’. 

WILD STRAWBERRIES | 15 

Smultronstället 

Sweden 1957. 93 mins. Swedish with English subtitles 

Bergman cast his mentor, the 78-year-old Victor Sjöström, as 

an elderly professor who embarks on a long car journey with 

his daughter-in-law to receive an academic honour. Regarded 

by his family as a ruthless egotist, the lonely old man has 

sacrificed personal relationships for professional success and 

is plagued by fear and anxiety. While travelling through the 

ravishing Swedish coastal landscape, memories and dreams 

provoke self-examination, as do present-day encounters with 

lively student hitchhikers, a dysfunctional middle-aged couple, 

and the professor’s 96-year-old mother. Warm, humorous and 

unutterably poignant, Wild Strawberries is graced by a truly 

sublime performance from Sjöström, who (according to Bergman) 

invested the role with his own experiences. The dream sequences 

are among the most memorably eerie in all of cinema. 

Director Ingmar Bergman 

Starring Victor Sjöström, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson 

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This year’s microcinema event looks at the history of Industrial music and its dynamic manifestation in experimental film. 

We present rare works by Throbbing Gristle, Derek Jarman, Diamanda Galas and Jill Westwood (FistFuck) and consider the roots 

of Industrial culture in the squatting movement and 1970s art scene which raised bold, confrontational questions about materials, 

politics and the audience/artist relationship. The long unavailable After Cease to Exist is presented for the first time in decades and 

we look forward to welcoming Cosey Fanni-Tutti, Chris Carter, Steve Thrower and Ossian Brown (Cyclobe), Davide Pepe, Jill Westwood 

plus members of the South London based industrial outfit, Test Department. More announcements to follow. 

Microcinema 

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ART, POLITICS 

AND SQUATTING 

CFF 18 

Cinema Action were a hard-line, left-wing film 

collective whose stark black and white film Squatters 

challenged the Greater London Council regarding their 

lack of investment in housing and provided important – if 

controversial – information about the use of bailiffs in illegal eviction. 

William Raban’s film chronicles the radical ACME housing project and also 

the Covent Garden gallery space of the same name which held many important 

events and exhibitions. Raban’s film Includes rare footage of Steve Cripps ‘s pyrotechnic 

based music performances and auto-destructive sculptures that literally explode and 

attack the immediate environment as well as an abrasive Anne Bean music 

performance, Stuart Brisley’s politically charged action ‘Ten Days’ and 

an interview with Cosey Fanni Tutti. 

SQUATTERS | Cinema Action | 1970. 17 mins. 

72–82 | William Raban | 2014. 60 mins. 

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DOC 

POACHED | CFF PG 

UK 2014. 91 mins. 

INDUSTRIAL 

SOUNDS AND 

VISIONS 

CFF 18 

Structural Materialist concerns figured strongly 

in the experimental film of the late 60s and early 70s 

abandoning the lyricism of what went before and instead 

presenting the process and material as the work, Gidal’s Clouds is 

a prime example. Performance art was also a growing phenomenon. The 

Kubelka / Rainer collaboration uses stress gauges fixed to Rainer’s body to produce 

the film’s soundtrack. COUM Transmissions were an important part of performance art 

and their notorious film After Cease to Exist was produced at the key moment when they were 

transforming themselves into Throbbing Gristle and creating Industrial Records. Later, 1980, Jarman 

filmed TG (as they became known) at Heaven nightclub adding music from their album 2nd Annual Report. 

We look forward to welcoming Cosey Fanni Tutti and Chris Carter for a Q&A as part of the screening. 

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Poached exposes an obsession that can wipe out a species 

of birds: illegal egg collecting. Egg thieves rob the nests of 

rare birds while a United Kingdom national police initiative 

named “Operation Easter” tries to stop them. The thieves are 

motivated not by money but by desire for the beauty of the 

egg and the thrill of the chase. Thousands of eggs confiscated 

in police raids have been found strapped under beds, beneath 

floorboards, and in secret rooms. With unprecedented access 

to the most notorious and inconspicuous perpetrators, 

Poached delves into the psychology of the egg collectors as 

AFTER CEASE TO EXIST | COUM Transmissions | 1977. 21 mins. 

CLOUDS | Peter Gidal | 1969. 10 mins. 

PAUSE! | Peter Kubelka & Arnulf Rainer | 1977. 12 mins. 

TG PSYCHIC RALLY IN HEAVEN 

Derek Jarman | 1981. 8 mins. 

IMAGE AND 

PERFORMANCE 

CFF 18 

Jarman’s silent rendition of a rehearsal 

for Beckett’s play utilizes the surface noise and 

image distortion generated by filming off a video 

monitor in much the same way that industrial musicians used 

re-recording and spurious noise as materials to create their works. 

Diamanda Galás and Davide Pepe’s sublime collaboration is based upon 

Galás’ radio and performance works Schrei 27 and Schrei X. Schrei 27 consists of 

several short performances over the space of twenty-seven minutes alternating extreme 

high-energy vocal work with absolute silence. These performances reflect the state of a patient 

subjected to torture through chemical or mechanical manipulation of the brain, kept in a confined 

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space with periodically or randomly triggered bright light, heat, beatings or electric shocks. There is a high 

density of speech-sound over time which is often machine-like in its velocity. The original audio work 

was commissioned by New American Radio (Staten Island) and created with co-commissioning 

funds from the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), and The Wexner (Columbus) .This film 

was produced by Diamanda Galas and Davide Pepe in collaboration with the 

SPILL Festival (2011) and screened againat the Meltdown Festival(2012). 

SCHREI 27 | Davide Pepe/Diamanda Galás 

2011. 27 mins x 2. 

WAITING FOR WAITING FOR 

GODOT | Derek Jarman | 1983. 16 mins. 

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Director Timothy Wheeler 

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INDUSTRIAL 

SOUND AND IMAGE 

LANDSCAPE 

CFF 18 

Test Dept formed in the decaying docklands of South 

London in 1981. The group made raw, visceral music out of repurposed 

scrap metal and machinery from industrial waste ground and 

derelict factories; a percussive sound with a political edge performed live against 

monumental slide and film projections in recently abandoned industrial spaces. 

Inspired by the revolutionary Russian filmmaker Dziga Vertov, the group’s ironic rendering of 

the unemployed artist into the Stakhanovite myth of the heroic Soviet worker, was caught first on 

film and then on the new celluloid of video. Test Dept made a unique contribution to underground culture 

of the 1980s and 1990s, operating at the front line of struggles that are still playing out in the present day. 

With their new film DS30, founding members of Test Dept re-emerged in 2014 to engage with the current 

cultural and political climate, exploring new ways of expression and digitally reanimating their archive. 

This special screening includes a Q&A session with founding members of Test Dept, Graham 

Cunnington and Paul Jamrozy. 

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DARK 

PICTURES 

SPECIAL EVENT 

CFF 18 

Two rarely seen films by Derek Jarman filmed in and 

around Butler’s Wharf with new soundtracks by Cyclobe, 

originally performed at Meltdown 2012, as well as film cultist’s 

delight, the breathtakingly stark Begotten. Presenting birth, life and 

death as an endless procession of the damned, crawling through filth to a 

new aeon, accompanied by a soundtrack of cricket stridulations, Begotten has been 

described by Susan Sontag as “one of the 10 most important films of modern times”. 

Tonight’s 16mm film screening will be accompanied by The Begotten’s live, 

improvised soundtrack for guitar and electronics. 

TAROT | Derek Jarman | 1973. 7 mins. 

SULPHUR | Derek Jarman | 1973. 15 mins. 

BEGOTTEN | Elias Merhige | 1990. 72 mins. 

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THROUGH A 

GLASS, DARKLY 

CFF 18 

The limits of the body and its relationship 

to media and meaning are explored in these wideranging, 

frequently confrontational works. The Wound by 

Jill Westwood, a performance artist and filmmaker from the 

industrial scene, evokes Cocteau’s Orphée within an extreme, 

transgressive context while Liquid Video and Passion Tryptych use 

re-recorded found footage to highlight the fragility of the self and our 

self-identity. 

From the LUX touring programme This Is Now: Film and Video After Punk. 

WORLD 

PREMIERE 

THE WOUND | Jill Westwood | 1970. 17 mins. 

SKINHEADS AND ROSES | Jill Westwood | 1984. 8 mins. 

THE BRANKS | Akiko Hada | 1982. 7 mins. 

PSYCHIC TV: UNCLEAN | Cerith Wyn Evans | 1984. 9 mins. 

23 SKIDOO: F.U.G.I. | Richard Heslop | 1983. 5 mins. 

LIQUID VIDEO | Michael Kostiff | 1983. 10 mins. 

PASSION TRYPTYCH | Cordelia Swann 

1982. 3 mins. 

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TESTED | Brett Turnbull | 1985. 2 mins. 

COLD WITNESS | Brett Turnbull | 1984. 10 mins. 

THE SECOND COMING | Craig McCall | 1990. 11 mins. 

FUEL TO FIGHT | Brett Turnbull & Paul 

Jamrozy | 1984/2014. 13 mins. 

DS30 | Test Dept | 2014. 31 mins. 

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SATURDAY 12, 

3.00 

SPLENDOR SOLIS | CFF PG 


Daniel Fawcett’s Splendor Solis is a loosely chronological 

cine-poem compiled from footage filmed over a period of 

17 years. A visually striking and expressionist love song to 

life with all it’s highs and lows and everything in between. A 

celebration of the passing of time, friendship, creativity and all 

the splendours under the sun. 

Director Daniel Fawcett 

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UK 

PREMIERE 

54: THE DIRECTOR’S CUT | 15 


‘We’ve revolutionised going out‘, pronounces club Steve Rubell, 

owner of the legendary Studio 54. In 1998, director Mark 

Christopher created a cinematic monument to this ostentatious 

mixture of Art Deco and plush, frivolous 1970s hedonism and 

drug-induced 24-hour party people. At the producers’ behest, 

his film about this upmarket disco in New York was changed 

considerably prior to its theatrical release and an extra 25 minutes 

of new material was added – including an ending that differed 

from the one in the original screenplay. Now, seventeen years 

after the premiere of the producers’ version, the Panorama is 

presenting for the first time the painstakingly reconstructed 

original – weightier, darker, more drug-addled and above all 

queerer than the version that received the nod at the time. 

Director Mark Christopher 

Starring Ryan Phillippe, Salma Hayek, Neve Campbell, 

Mike Myers 


Fri 4 | 9.00 Wed 9 | 4.15 Mon 7 | 9.15 

Fri 4 | 9.15 Mon 7 | 9.00 

CHILDREN OF 

THE NIGHT | CFF 18 

Argentina 2015. 96 mins. Spanish with English subtitles. 

This opulent gothic fantasy centres on journalist Alicia’s reunion 

with her childhood sweetheart, whom she meets at a retreat 

for baby vampires - still trapped in his child body. Alicia learns 

that he and other lost souls are sheltering under the wing of a 

puritanical ex-nurse who is preparing them for their destiny as 

a master race, led by the grandson of Count Dracula himself. 

However, their new dawn is confounded when they realise that 

they may not be the only vampire colony in town... Director 

Ivan Noel’s surreal Oedipal fairytale is visually intoxicating and 

introspective, inviting contemplation as well as exploration – 

and it’s laced with the black humour and baroque elegance 

we’ve come to expect from Spanish/Latin American horror. 

Director Ivan Noel 

Starring Ana Maria Giunta, Toto Munoz, Lauro Veron 

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UK 

PREMIERE 

CRUEL | CFF 18 


Lugubrious temp worker Pierre lives in Toulouse with his 

beloved father, who has Alzheimer’s. Pierre’s drab days at the 

factory are illuminated only by hazy childhood memories of 

a sunlit beach, and his laughing mother. His frustration at the 

monotony of his life is tempered by earnest curiosity towards 

the value and meaning of life. He explores this existential 

fascination by abducting random Toulousians, conversing with 

and then brutally killing them. By the time he stumbles across a 

potential romance with Laure, it’s too late. Love isn’t always the 

answer, and Pierre is sick of being invisible. Writer/director Eric 

Cherriere brings together the noir of John Fowles’ The Collector 

with the raw authenticity of Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer. 

Director Eric Cherriere 

Starring Jean-Jacques Lelte, Magali Moreau, Maurice Poli, 

Hans Meyer 

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DARKNESS ON THE EDGE 

OF TOWN | CFF 15 

Ireland 2014. 87 mins. 

Fri 11 | 4.30 (tbc) 

Newcomer Patrick Ryan introduces a touch of Sergio Leone 

to Irish cinema with this rugged and bold revenge noir, shot in 

County Kerry. Gunslinger Cleo wants to avenge the death of her 

sister – and the twist is that we find out early on who killed her. 

Cleo’s still clueless, though, and egged on by her psychopathic 

bestie Robin, she soon has strong-willed redhead Virgil 

(BrÌan Gleeson) in her sights. Wide lenses capture the glorious 

emerald sprawl of Kerry, with long tracking shots and careful 

characterisation allowing the dark chemistry of the two leads 

to develop. On a tiny crowdfunded budget of €18,000, Ryan 

elevates Darkness beyond a plain murder mystery, embracing 

Shakespearian levels of dramatic tension and gory tragedy. 

Director Patrick Ryan 

Starring Emma Eliza Regan, Emma Willis, Brian Gleeson 

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Thu 10 | 9.15 

Tue 8 | 9.00 

Sat 5 | 9.00 Thu 10 | 9.00 

Thu 3 | 9.15 

THE ENTITY | CFF 18 

Peru 2015. 80 mins. Spanish with English subtitles. 

Student filmmaker Carla and her friends investigate a series 

of deaths linked to online ‘reaction videos’. Their journey takes 

them into the bowels of the Dark Web, where they encounter 

a malevolent entity: an avatar of the bloody civil war which 

ravaged the Inca Empire in the 16th century. This supernatural 

force has the power to destroy anyone who witnesses the 

cursed footage. Peruvian horror is still in its infancy, but itís 

flexing its muscles with The Entity, which is not so much a 

Ringu rehash as an energetic, witty homage to The Evil Dead 

and The Blair Witch Project. Director Schuldt’s flair for the 

uncanny and for the bloody will rejuvenate the genre even for 

the most jaded gorehound. 

Director Eduardo Schuldt 

Starring Daniela Mendoza, Rodrigo Falla, Carlos Casella, 

Mario Gaviria 


FACE OF THE DEVIL | CFF 18 

Peru 2014. 87 mins. Spanish with English subtitles. 

Seven lively backpackers travel to the Peruvian Amazon, 

where they learn about the Tunche – a primeval spirit whose 

shrill whistle is an omen of impending death. The lush, exotic 

idyll becomes oppressive after sundown, and the doomed 

delinquents begin to wonder whether the Tunche is more than 

a creepy campfire yarn. Is there something nasty in the jungle 

– and if so, did sweet-natured Lucero and her rowdy friends 

bring it with them? Screenwriter Vanessa Saba cameos as 

Lucero’s tragic mother, whose own story unfolds as the film 

descends further into a Mario Bava style bloodbath. Director 

Frank Pérez-Garland brings something new to the teens-inperil 

genre, nodding to the classics while keeping us wondering 

whether the evil has come from within. 

Director Frank Pérez-Garland 

Starring Vania Accinelli, Sergio Gjurinovic, Vanessa Saba 


THE HALLOW | 15 

Ireland 2014. 97 mins. 

Corin Hardy’s eldritch fairytale draws on real-life controversy: 

the Irish government’s recent proposal to lower national 

debt by selling harvesting rights of public forests. In The 

Hallow, logger Adam is sent to work on an ancient piece of 

woodland, where he’ll live in a mill house with his wife Clare 

and their baby. It’s hard to say who’s more upset to see 

them – the locals, whose ancestral territory will be violated, or 

the malevolent sprites who live in the trees. Soon Adam and 

Clare are under siege, and Hardy pulls out all the stops with 

a gamut of ghoulish threats, jump scares and a cameo from 

Michael Smiley. The Hallow will have connoisseurs of creature 

effects itching for a sequel. 

Director Corin Hardy 

Starring Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael 

McElhatton 


HELLIONS | CFF 18 


Screwball slasher Hellions is a surreal pro-choice parable, 

centring on a teen pregnancy with a Polanski-style twist. 

Director Bruce McDonald, known for his great leftfield zom-com 

Pontypool, side-steps the usual trappings of the popcorn 

creepshow, paying homage to Trick R Treat while experimenting 

with new ways of portraying the supernatural Other Side. The 

charismatic Chloe Rose brings a furious energy and poignant 

depth to lead character Dora, the babysitter in the eye of the 

storm, and sheís well supported by Robert ‘Terminator’ Patrick, 

an unhinged cop who tries to take control of the situation. With 

relentless energy and a great soundtrack by Todor Kobakov 

and St Michael’s choir, Hellions is a fun, inventive throwback to 

Halloween and the Freddy fanchise. 

Director Bruce McDonald 

Starring Chloe Rose, Rossif Sutherland, Rachel Wilson 


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ROAR | PG 

USA 1981. 102 mins. 

Sun 6 | 9.00 APH Sat 12 | 10.30 Sat 12 | 9.15 

Wed 9 | 9.15 

Produced over the course of ten years, Roar is an audacious 

cinematic experiment: a thriller showcasing the majesty and 

ferocity of African lions, filmed on location amidst dozens of 

actual untrained cats. Photographed by Jan De Bont (d.p. of 

Die Hard and director of Speed), the result is a spectacular 

achievement—though often terrifying to watch—as actors 

(not stunt men) flee, wrestle, and come face-to-face with the 

massive hunters. Writer/director Noel Marshall stars as Hank, 

a doctor and outspoken naturalist in Africa who allows lions, 

tigers, cheetahs, and other big cats to roam freely around 

his remote estate. While away protecting animals from 

poachers, Hank’s family—including Marshall’s real-life wife 

and daughter, Tippi Hedren (The Birds) and Melanie Griffith 

(Working Girl)—arrive at his home and are stalked by the 

massive lions that have overrun the house. Not surprisingly, 

many members of the cast and crew suffered injuries during 

the making of the film though care was taken to ensure that 

no animals were harmed. Since filming Roar, Hedren has 

become an advocate for the protection of big cats, founding 

the Roar Foundation and the Shambala Preserve.” 

Director Noel Marshall 

Starring Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith 

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THE STRANGE CASE OF DR 

JEKYLL AND MISS OSBOURNE 

(New Restoration) | 18 

France/Germany 1981. 91 mins. 

It’s the engagement party for brilliant young Dr Henry Jekyll 

(Udo Kier) and his fiancée, the beautiful Fanny Osbourne 

(Marina Pierro). But when people are found raped and 

murdered outside and ultimately inside the house, it becomes 

clear that a madman has broken in to disrupt the festivities 

– but who is he? And why does Dr Jekyll keep sneaking 

off to his laboratory? We know the answer, of course, but 

Walerian Borowczyk’s visually stunning adaptation of Robert 

Louis Stevenson’s much-filmed tale is crammed with wildly 

imaginative and outrageously perverse touches, not least the 

explicitly sexualised nature of Mr Hyde’s primal urges. 

Director Walerian Borowczyk 

Starring Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee 

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TOKYO TRIBE | 18 

Japan 2014. 116 mins. Japanese with English subtitles. 

Just when you thought Sion Sono’s (Why Don’t You Play 

In Hell?, Guilty of Romance) unique brand of subversive 

cinema couldn’t get any more out there, he’s back to explode 

expectations once again as he ventures even further into 

uncharted cinematic territory with an ingenious hybrid of 

Yakuza gang action and hip-hop musical. In a futuristic, 

alternate-world Tokyo, the city is made up of ghetto slums 

and nightclub playgrounds where gangs of wayward youth 

rule the streets. The city is carved up into ‘hoods, and the 

crossing of territorial lines quickly leads to riots and rumbles. 

On the turf ruled by the savage yakuza Big Buppa, the 

simmering tension is about to boil over into all-out war. 

Who will emerge victorious? Territory, friendship, pride, love... 

Everything is put on the line in a desperate struggle for 

supremacy! 

Director Sion Sono 

Starring Ryohei Suzuki, Young Dais, Nana Seino 

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TRIDENTFEST | CFF 15 


Local filmmakers PROJECT TRIDENT return to their 

hometown for another explosive screening of their recent 

works. Pushing the boundaries of what can be made with no 

money and not enough time, this year’s crop of short films 

promise to shock, amuse, repulse and inform. Always electric, 

forever unforgettable, TridentFest is a guaranteed late-night 

low-budget thrill-ride. 

Directors Various 

PRINT SOURCE Ryd Cook

British cinema has frequently thrown up visionary 

voices. Sadly, the British Film Industry can be quite 

hostile and suspicious of anything that doesn¹t involve 

social realism or period drama. Beginning with Chris 

Petit’s Radio On – my favourite film of all time – I have 

selected 3 films, all debut features, that emerged to 

suggest interesting new options and new paths to take. 

Taken collectively, the films – Radio On, The Reflecting 

Skin and Gallivant – are all indicative of the breadth 

and diversity cinema from these shores is capable of. 

They also chime with a new moment in British cinema, 

a moment in which risk taking and artistic provocation 

seem increasingly prevalent. 

Jason Wood 

Jason Wood is the co-author (with Ian 

Haydn Smith) of New British Cinema, 

published by Faber. We are delighted 

to announce that Jason Wood will be in 

conversation with the filmmakers after 

the screenings of Gallivant, Radio On and 

The Reflecting Skin. 

Silver 

Screen 

GALLIVANT | 15 

UK 1996. 100 mins. 

Gallivant is a travelogue like no other and a valuable addition 

to the British road movie tradition. The director embarks on a 

coastal trip around Britain with his grandmother and his young 

daughter Eden, who suffers from Joubert’s Syndrome, a condition 

that restricts communication. This freeform journey, which 

involves various encounters with the flotsam and jetsam of the 

British public, is at once larky and epic, part skewed homage to 

national eccentricity and identity, and part emotional voyage 

around the ties that bind Kötting’s family. The film evokes a 

strong sense of what differentiates and unifies three generations, 

while offering us a curiously effective travelogue of Britain’s 

coastline, at times seemingly caught somewhere in the 1950s. 

Strangely uplifting, surprisingly touching and a uniquely personal 

work of both humour and heart, Gallivant proves that innovation 

and entertainment in film needn¹t be strangers. 

We are delighted to welcome director Andrew Kötting to 


Director Andrew Kötting 

With Gladys Morris, Eden Kötting, Andrew Kötting 


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RADIO ON | 18 

UK 1979. 104 mins. 

Chris Petit’s cult classic Radio On is one of the most striking 

feature debuts in British cinema – a haunting blend of edgy 

mystery story and existential road movie, crammed with eerie 

evocations of English landscape and weather. Stunningly 

photographed in monochrome by Wim Wenders’ assistant 

cameraman Martin Schäfer, Radio On is driven by a startling 

new wave soundtrack featuring David Bowie, Kraftwerk, 

Lene Lovich, Ian Dury, Wreckless Eric, Robert Fripp and Devo. 

Following a young London DJ (David Beames) on the road 

to Bristol to investigate the mysterious death of his brother, 

Radio On offers a unique, compelling and even mythic vision 

of a late 1970s England, stalled between failed hopes of 

cultural and social change and the imminent upheavals of 

Thatcherism. 

We are delighted to welcome director Christopher Petit 

to the screening. 

Director Christopher Petit. 

Starring David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff 


THE REFLECTING SKIN | 15 

UK 1990. 96 mins. 

The feature debut of The Krays screenwriter Philip Ridley, The 

Reflecting Skin announced the talent of a singular new voice in 

British cinema. Set in the Idaho farmlands of the 1950s, the film 

follows eight year-old Seth through a summer where reality is 

heightened to the level of a hallucinogenic quasi-fantasy. As 

mysterious deaths plague the rural community, Seth comes to 

believe that the pale, reclusive widow living next door (Lindsay 

Duncan) is a vampire. Seth’s worst nightmare comes true when 

his ailing older brother Cameron (Viggo Mortensen) returns 

home from abroad and falls in love with the widow. Screened 

to acclaim at Cannes, the film has an otherworldly sensibility 

and felt quite unlike any of its contemporaries. A genre-defying 

work that resists simplistic categorization, this new restoration 

reminds of the film’s timeless, visual beauty and unsettling 

mesh of fairytale and reality. 

We are delighted to welcome director Philip Ridley 

to the screening. 

Director Philip Ridley 

Starring Viggo Mortensen, Lindsay Duncan, Jeremy Cooper 

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ShortReel is the competition for student filmmakers in eastern and central England, run by the Arts 

Film Club in association with the Cambridge Film Festival. Students of all ages are invited to submit 

a short film in any genre or style. The winning film will be announced and premiered at the Festival on 

Sun 6 September, screening alongside festival main feature Bill at 4.00. The winning filmmaker will also 

receive a £200 cash prize to assist them in their filmmaking. 

The shortlisted films for 2015 are: 

Game 

directed by Joe 

Bristow of Sancton 

Wood School, 

Cambridge 

Olive 

directed by Bex 

Church of Anglia 

Ruskin University 

Purgatory 

directed by Byron Dean 

of the Friends’ School, 

Saffron Walden 

Ghetto Kids 

directed by Tom Hitchen 

of Dawn House School, 

Rainworth, Notts. 

The winning film is selected by a jury chaired by local filmmaker Stefan Georgiou, director of the 2013 Cambridge Film 

Festival favourite, Dead Cat, and of SexLife, a short film being screened at this year’s Festival. 

The Arts Film Club was formed in 2010 by a group of Cambridge film enthusiasts, to 

encourage an informal, friendly community of film lovers who socialise regularly while 

exploring some of the cinematic gems on offer at the Arts Picturehouse. 

www.facebook.com/artsfilmclub 

www.facebook.com/shortreelfilmaward 

SKILLS FUSION 

WHERE CREATIVITY AND 

SCIENCE MERGE 

A VFX CAREERS TALK 

8th September 2015 (10.00-11.30) 

Emmanuel College, St Andrew’s 

Street, Cambridge CB2 3AP 

Ever wondered how the visual 

effects (VFX) you see at the 

cinema are created? Did you 

know that amazing scenes from 

Gravity, Interstellar, Harry Potter 

and Paddington were all created 

here in the UK? Or that the UK is 

the largest games development 

market in Europe and home to 

23 of the world’s top 100 games 

development studios? 

Come along to this special talk 

to learn about these exciting 

industries, which are actively 

seeking new entrants with 

strong backgrounds in STEM 

and computing science. Find out 

about the best subjects to study 

and the types of jobs available. 

Hitchcock 

The 

Trilogy 

The Hitchcock Trilogy is a variation on 3 iconic 

Hitchcock films sets made from paper and 

animated through light and shadow animation. 

The series features 3 intricate paper models 

inspired by Rear Window and The Birds, and 

the McGuire’s award winning animated paper 

installation Psycho - Homage to Hitchcock. The 

exquisite paper models lure its audience to take 

a voyeuristic look into Hitchcock’s iconic world 

of anticipation and terror. These outstanding 

installations will be available for viewing at 

various locations throughout the Festival. 

We’ve become a race of Peeping 

Toms. What people ought to do is get 

outside their own house and look in for 

a change. STELLA IN REAR WINDOW 

The Hitchcock Trilogy has been part of the 

National Centre for Craft and Design’s touring 

exhibition Creating a Scene in 2013 and will be 

on display at Opera Gallery in Mayfair during 

Christmas 2015. 

Davy and Kristin McGuire are British/German 

multidisciplinary artists, famous for their 

idiosyncratic experiments in digital projection and 

storytelling. Working with fragile materials, they 

create delicate and exquisitely crafted worlds full 

of visual wonders. 

Artist 

CINEMA 

They are interested in developing or modifying 

technology to perform new and engaging 

visual functions within both an industrial 

and fine art context. Their photographic work 

captures reality in a slow scanning motion 

across a scene. A new twist on the traditional 

photographic long exposure, whereby moments 

of time do not merge together on top of each 

other but rather line up in sequence, they offer 

The husband-and-wife team have 

built a reputation for innovative, 

indelible works – blending animation, 

projection mapping, theatre, film, dance 

and papercraft. COMPUTER ARTS MAGAZINE 

Moving image artists Brian and Gareth McClave 

have collaborated on many innovative projects over 

the years, including developments in stereoscopic 

time-lapse and long term time-lapse filming systems. 

Together they run the UK’s largest industrial timelapse 

filming company called Site-Eye. 

viewers a narrative of a scene in the same 

way as a line of words in a sentence, gaining 

meaning and insight when read from left to 

right. On an aesthethic level the images invoke 

modernist paintings, creating an overall effect 

that distances the viewer from the subject 

by revealing it in a different light, creating 

strange but familiar, cryptic, abstract journeys 

through time. 

FREE 

EVENT 

Hear from game designer, Mark Backler (Best Game winner of 2015 King Game 

Jam and a juror for 2015 BAFTA Games Awards), about working on the games such 

as Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Hasbro Arcade and Scrabble; and get 

careers advice from Into Film’s Talent Development Manager, Yen Yau who has 

worked with organisations and companies such as the BBC, The British Film Institute, 

Channel 4, Creative Skillset, Pinewood Studios, STEMNET and UK Engineering. 

Movies 

on the 

Meadows 

In a special commission for the Festival, Brian and Gareth will create a 

series of experimental images taken across Cambridge Film Festival’s 

Movies on the Meadows weekend at Grantchester Meadows, which 

will then be exhibited at the Arts Picturehouse during the Film Festival 

itself, from 3 to 13 September.


Banish those back to school blues with this year’s Family Film 

Festival, a fantastic selection of family-friendly film and TV treats! 

All our events have been designed with the needs of children at the 

forefront of our mind, so there’ll be free drawing or craft activities as 

well as a dedicated ‘Chill Out Zone’ and buggy park available in the 

venue from at least 30 minutes before each screening at the Arts Picturehouse. 

No child under 12 can be left alone in any of our screenings - we want you to 

enjoy our fab films all together, as a family! And as we know that nostalgic 

‘big kids’ sometimes want to enjoy our screenings too, grown-ups who aren’t 

accompanied by a child are always welcome at Family Film Festival events - so 

long as you’re aware that the rest of the audience may well be a little noisier 

and more wriggly than you’d usually expect at the cinema! 

Our friends at John Lewis and Heffers will also be joining in the Festival fun, with book readings and 

screenings during the Festival - check out www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/family for full info. 

THE BIG KNIGHTS | U 

UK 1999. 70 mins. 

APH Sat 12 | 12.30 

In the far off land of Borovia - where dragons are fierce, 

witches are wicked, scientists are insane, and television 

is in black & white - stands Castle Big, home of The Big 

Knights. Brothers Sir Boris (the finest swordsman in the 

world), Sir Morris (the most enthusiastic) and their noble pets 

(Sir Horace the Dog and Sir Doris the Hamster) right wrongs 

and rescue princesses - and woe betide anything that gets 

in their way! Originally a BBC TV series of 13 short films 

by the award-winning animators who are now best known 

for Peppa Pig, this feature-length programme is a treat for 

all ages that shares Peppa Pig’s distinctive visual flair and 

laugh‐out‐loud wit. 

Directors Mark Astley & Neville Baker 

Starring Brian Blessed, Alexander Armstrong, Timothy 

West, Prunella Scales 

APH Thu 3 | 4.00 APH Sun 13 | 12.00 

CHARLIE AND LOLA | U 

UK 2005-08. 60 mins. 

Lola is not sleepy and she will not go to bed. It falls to Charlie, 

her older brother, to persuade her. Lola is also convinced that 

she is absolutely far too small to go to school. “Humph”, 

thinks Charlie, “this is going to be a little trickier”. And when 

Lola declares that she is terribly, terribly ill and may never 

smile again Charlie has to put his serious thinking hat on! 

Charlie and Lola is a fun-filled and imaginative animated 

series for young children focusing on the relationship between 

Charlie and his little sister Lola, and how they handle the little 

issues that they encounter every day. 2015 marks the 10th 

anniversary of the Charlie and Lola TV series and is 15 years 

since the publication of Lauren Child’s first Charlie and Lola 

book, so why not celebrate with this special programme of five 

of their very best adventures? 

Charlie and Lola and ©Lauren Child 2005. Charlie and Lola is 

produced by Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd. All rights reserved. 

APH Sun 6 | 1.00 

APH Wed 9 | 10.15am 

THE GRUFFALO and 

THE GRUFFALO’S CHILD - 

DOUBLE BILL | U 

UK 2009 & 2011. 55 mins. 

It’s become a tradition for us to screen a double-bill of these 

all-star adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s 

best-selling picture books at the Film Festival, and every 

year brand new audiences join us to take a walk in a deep, 

dark wood for the very first time... Enjoy the magical tale of a 

plucky mouse in search of a nut, followed by the adventure of 

the Gruffalo’s Child, who bravely tiptoes out into the snow in 

search of the fabled ‘big, bad mouse.’ 

Directors Jakob Schuh & Max Lang | Johannes Weiland & 

Uwe Heidschötter 

Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie 

Coltrane, James Corden 

THE GRUFFALO: © Orange Eyes Limited 2009. GRUFFALO’S CHILD: 

© Orange Eyes Limited 2011. 

APH Sun 6 | 11.00am 

HARRY POTTER AND THE 

DEATHLY HALLOWS: PART 

TWO | 12 

UK 2011. 130 mins. 

Harry, Ron and Hermione search for Voldemort’s remaining 

Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord, as the final 

battle rages on at Hogwarts. The stakes have never been 

higher - and no-one is safe... This emotionally-wrenching 

and explosive adventure makes a scary and satisfying finale 

to the epic series. Come with your wand aloft and dressed 

as your favourite Hogwarts wizarding hero, or practice the 

dark arts as a dastardly Death Eater, and you might win a 

Potter‐tastic prize! 

Director David Yates 

Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint 

JAMES AND THE GIANT 

PEACH | PG 

UK/USA 1996. 79 mins. 

APH Sun 13 | 11.30am 

Join us to celebrate Roald Dahl Day at a splendiferous 

screening of this beautifully-crafted version of one of the 

author’s best-loved tales. Dahl fanatic Tim Burton produced 

this big screen musical fantasy for Disney, and his playful and 

surreal spirit shines through this imaginative combination of 

live action and stop-motion animation that tells the classic 

tale of atrocious aunts, friendly insects, and a giant flying 

peach that’s heading for New York City... 

Director Henry Selick 

Starring Simon Callow, Richard Dreyfuss, Miriam 

Margoyles 

THE JUNGLE BOOK | U 

USA 1967. 78 mins. 

APH Sat 12 | 10.45am 

Disney’s timeless animation - the last to be produced by Walt 

Disney himself before his death - is a joyful riff on Rudyard 

Kipling’s classic novel that’s jam-packed with toe-tapping 

tunes. Follow orphan man-child Mowgli as he journeys deep 

into the jungle and learns ‘the bare necessities’ of life from 

happy-go-lucky Baloo the Bear and a motley crew of other 

animal friends - and beastly foes... Experience some animal 

adventures of your own with Shepreth Wildlife Park, who’ll be 

showcasing some of their amazing animals in the auditorium 

before the film starts. Some limited animal handling will take 

place - but sadly we can’t guarantee that everyone in the 

audience will get this opportunity. 

Director Wolfgang Reitherman 

Starring Phil Harris, Louis Prima, 

George Sanders 

With Shepreth Wildlife Park visit 

prior to film. 

APH Sat 5 | 4.30 

KEATON FOR KIDS - 

NEIL BRAND PRESENTS 

STEAMBOAT BILL JUNIOR | U 

120 mins. 

Acclaimed musician, broadcaster (BBC4’s The Sound of 

Cinema and The Sound Of Song, and BBC Radio 4’s The Film 

Programme), and Family Film Festival favourite Neil Brand 

returns with a special show celebrating the magic of deadpan 

comic genius Buster Keaton, including a live accompaniment 

to the brand new restoration of his magnificent feature 

Steamboat Bill Junior. This 1928 silent comedy includes many 

of Buster’s greatest gags and most death-defying stunts, 

and some of the most astonishing and inventive moments 

from cinema history. Suitable for all - whether you’re 

accompanying a child or not - and if you’ve never seen Buster 

live before then this is the perfect way to do it! 


LOONEY TUNES | U 

USA 1940 onwards. 60 mins. 

APH Sun 13 | 10.15am 

This brand new selection of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes 

cartoons showcases the slapstick shenanigans of legendary 

cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky 

Pig, Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. Originally created 

during the first classic era of American animation in the 1940s 

and 1950s, these hugely innovative slapstick shorts are still 

laugh-out-loud funny today - don’t miss the rare chance to 

see them back in all their glory on the big screen! 

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APH Thu 3 | 1.45 

APH Sat 12 | 11.00am 

MR BEAN: THE ANIMATED 

SERIES | U 

UK 2003-13. 65 mins. 

Mr Bean is a quirky character with a big heart (at least when 

it comes to his best friend Teddy), some truly brilliant ideas 

(or so he likes to think!) and an incredible ability to get into 

trouble… He’s the sort of character you’d really love to help 

out of his sticky situations but would never invite for tea - 

quite simply, a disaster waiting to happen! We’re celebrating 

the 25th anniversary of the much-loved Mr Bean brand 

with this special screening featuring five hilarious episodes 

from this animated adaption of the classic ITV series, with a 

voiceover by the original Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) himself. 

MR MEN | U 

UK 1975. 45 mins. 

The original - and best - screen incarnation of Roger 

Hargreaves’ ageless creations, who are delightfully depicted 

in these simple and hilarious short cartoons. Enjoy the 

adventures of many of the best-loved Mr Men, including Mr 

Strong, Mr Jelly, Mr Noisy and Mr Funny, perfectly narrated by 

Dad’s Army’s very own Captain Mainwaring, Arthur Lowe, and 

with a catchy theme tune that will stick in your head for days! 

© 2015 THOIP 


APH Wed 9 | 11.45am 

APH Thu 3 | 2.00 

PADDINGTON | U 

UK 1975-80. 50 mins. 

APH Sun 13 | 10.30am 

Anyone who fell in love with Paddington Bear in his recent big 

screen smash hit will enjoy these enchanting episodes from 

the original BBC TV series, with its distinctive visual style that 

skillfully combines 2D artwork with 3D stop motion animation 

and a pitch perfect narration from celebrated actor Michael 

Hordern. Including ‘Please Look After This Bear’, Paddington’s 

very first adventure where he meets Mr and Mrs Brown at 

a railway station and acquires his name; and ‘Paddington 

Goes To The Movies’, where the inimitable bear’s first visit 

to a cinema results in bear silhouettes on the screen and 

marmalade sandwiches in the projector! 

APH Sat 5 | 10.15am 

ROOM ON THE BROOM | U 

UK 2013. 26 mins. 

A charming animated version of Julia Donaldson and Axel 

Sheffler’s magical tale of a kind witch who invites a surprising 

collection of animals to join her on her broom - much to the 

frustration of her loyal cat... 

Directors Jan Lachauer & Max Lang 

Starring Simon Pegg, Gillian Anderson, Timothy Spall 

ROOM ON THE BROOM: 

© Orange Eyes Limited 2012 

APH Sat 12 | 10.30am 

Mr Bean is produced by Tiger Aspect Productions Ltd ©2002 & 2015. 

All rights reserved. 

And for families with older children: look out for Bill, an anarchic and hilarious comedy adventure of murderous kings, famous 

playwrights, and a plot to blow up Queen Elizabeth, from the team behind CBBC’s Horrible Histories. 

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REEL-Y CRAFTY KIDS 

Sat 12th and Sun 13th, 11.30am – 1.30pm 


Learn all about the magic behind the movies at these 

hands-on, drop-in crafting sessions that celebrate the 

disappearing art of big screen cinema projection using 

celluloid film. Make your own bookmark, badge, or 

other keepsake using 16mm or 35mm film, and have a 

go at threading a reel of film through an old projector. 

Free and open to all, whether you have a ticket to a 

Family Film Festival screening or not! 

Presented with the support of East Anglian Film Archive 

www.eafa.org.uk 

FAMILY MATINEES AT THE LIGHT – ALL TICKETS ONLY £3.00! 

E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL | U 

US 1982. 115 mins. 

Sat 12 | 2.30 THE PRINCESS DIARIES | U 

US 2001. 115 mins. 

Sat 12 | 2.00 

A little lost alien, three million light years away 

from home. A lonely ten-year old boy willing 

to take him home. Perhaps the best-loved 

family film of all time, Steven Spielberg’s 

hugely influential 1982 tale of a stranded alien 

still strikes a chord with audiences everywhere, 

and is both an exciting sci-fi adventure and a 

remarkable and moving portrait of childhood. 

Klutzy San Francisco teenager Mia (Anne 

Hathaway) sees her whole world go into a spin 

when she learns that she’s actually the heir 

apparent to the crown of the European kingdom 

of Genovia. This charming, modern and hilariously 

funny take on the Cinderella fantasy delights in 

transforming a shy geek into a confident princess, 

gently teaching a few life lessons on the way. 

Director Steven Spielberg 

Director Garry Marshall 

Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore 

Starring Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews 

FANTASTIC MR FOX | PG 

US 2009. 87 mins. 

Celebrate Roald Dahl Day with Wes Anderson’s 

gloriously bonkers and beautifully crafted stopmotion 

version of the riotous tale of the wily Mr 

Fox and his mortal enemies, those fearsome 

farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean. 

Director 

Starring 

Sun 13 | 2.30 

Wes Anderson 

George Clooney, Bill Murray, 

Meryl Streep 

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK | PG 

Sun 13 | 2.00 

US 1981. 115 mins. 

The dream team of Steven Spielberg and 

George Lucas collaborated on this rip-roaring 

action-packed homage to the cliffhanger movie 

serials of the 1930s. Thrill at some of the best 

action set pieces ever filmed and swoon at 

Harrison Ford’s droll, smart and brave Indy - 

one of cinema’s all time greatest heroes. 

Director Steven Spielberg 

Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen 

BAFTA KIDS 

BEHIND THE SCENES 90mins 

APH 

Sat 5 

11.00am 

A fascinating showcase of the films, television, games and websites nominated for the 2014 

BAFTA Children’s Awards. Ben Shires (Officially Amazing!) and Katie Thistleton (CBBC) host 

a lively mix of demonstrations, behind-the-scenes films and interviews with top talent, from 

animators to writers, directors to designers. Nominees included How To Train Your Dragon 2, 

Room On the Broom, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Wolfblood so there’s something for 

everyone, plus prizes to be won! This event is suitable for children aged 7 to 12. 

APH 

Sat 5 

2.30 

BAFTA KIDS 

TV PRESENTING WORKSHOP 90mins 

Join stars from CBBC for a BAFTA Workshop - a unique and practical insight into the world 

of television presenting. How do you learn your lines? Is it harder broadcasting live? What are 

the best interviewing techniques? How do you convey your own personality on screen? And 

how can you stop yourself laughing in front of the camera? Ben Shires (Officially Amazing!) 

and Katie Thistleton (CBBC) share their secrets in a fun workshop for children aged 7 to 12. 

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SHORT 

FUSION 

Short filmaking is an art 

form often relegated to 

the shadows of its more 

temporally demanding 

cousin. However, creating 

a good short film takes 

incredible skill. A wellmade 

short film is able 

to create the connection, 

the emotion and suture 

of a feature in a more 

concentrated amount of 

time. Our five short film 

strands contain films from 

the UK, Ireland, Canada, 

Belgium, Denmark, South 

Korea, Japan, Israel and 

the USA and have been 

selected from over 600 

submission entries. 

SECRETS 

SAT 5 SEPT, 6.30 

Love is Blind 


When her husband James returns home early to try and 

make amends for his recent infidelity and inattention 

for their marriage, Alice finds herself in the midst of an 

emotional minefield. 

Director Dan Hodgson 

Starring Will Best, Sophie Allen, Ace Mahbaz 

PRINT SOURCE Bird Flight Films 

A Confession 


A mysterious and damaged young man must confess a 

terrible sin. What he reveals to the warm hearted priest 

resonates way beyond the confines of the Church. 

Director Petros Silvestros 

Starring Thomas Finnegan, Del Henney 

PRINT SOURCE Petros Silvestros 

Samuel-613 

UK 2015. 15 mins. Yiddish/English with English 

subtitles. 

The story of Shmilu, a Hasidic Jew in crisis, torn 

between his community and the romantic possibilities 

of trendy East London. This is the first fictional film 

made with the UK’s Hasidic population, including nonprofessional 

actors and Yiddish dialogue. 

Director Billy Lumby 

Starring Theo Barklem-Biggs, Samuel Leibowitz, 

Letty Butler 

PRINT SOURCE Billy Lumby 

Mingmong 

UK 2014. 13 mins. 

Judy and Annalise are 16 and best friends. However, on 

a night out autograph-hunting they realise that falling 

in love can sometimes tear friendships apart. 

Director Richard Turley 

Starring Saffron Coomber, Jessica Revell 

PRINT SOURCE Richard Turley 

The Last Girl 

Denmark 2015. 13 mins. Danish with English subtitles. 

Life is not the same after a holiday with Jesper and 

there is no avoiding the truth now. 

Director Bjarke de Koning 

Starring Christian Vincent, Mette Alvang, Lars 

Hjøllund 

PRINT SOURCE Dekoning 

Tracks 


An amateur skateboarder is left to care for his 

girlfriend’s young daughter on the day of a 

championship tournament. 

Director Logan Sandler 

Starring Keith Stanfield 

PRINT SOURCE Periplus Film Company 

Bread and Butter 

UK 2014. 5 mins. 

Bread and Butter is an experimental musical that gives 

voice to the unspoken dreams and desires we have to 

keep the lid on in the workplace... 

Director Freya Billington 

Starring Jennifer Bell, Blythe Pepino, Andy Marshall 

PRINT SOURCE Boyandbearfilms 

SPACE & ODDITY 

SAT 5 SEPT, 10.30 

Test 

USA 2014. 10 mins. 

A seemingly unremarkable man spends a day taking a 

bizarre test at a mysterious facility. 

Director Jay Lifton 

Starring Ryan McCarthy, Mickey O’Hagan, Dave 

Shelley 

PRINT SOURCE Deluxe NY 

Helio 

USA 2014. 20 mins. 

On the eve of a rebel uprising in a dystopian 

underground society, one miner finds the key to 

freedom and attempts to escape before the hostile 

government kills him first. 

Director Teddy Cecil 

Starring Barrett James, Dennis Keiffer, Derek 

Chariton 

PRINT SOURCE Shadow Council Productions 

Strange Weather 

UK 2014. 18 mins. 

Two strangers witness a natural phenomenon that 

reawakens their senses and draws their empty lives 

together. 

Director Tom Shrapnel 

Starring Maxine Peake, Lex Shrapnel 

PRINT SOURCE Loose Change Films 

The Split 


Fate? Parallel universes? Quantum mechanics? 

Mick doesn’t believe in all that. Then a foul weather 

encounter with an esteemed professor is about to set 

him on a path which will make him wish he did. 

Director Ed Rigg 

Starring Edward Hogg, Scarlett Marshall, Ian Black 

PRINT SOURCE Final Take Films 

Rest Stop 

UK 2014. 11 mins. 

One night, Meredith, a young backpacker desperate to 

find meaning in her life, meets a mysterious stranger in 

a dingy British service station... claiming to know her. 

Director Kate Herron 

Starring Cari Leslie, Ben Willbond 

PRINT SOURCE Kate Herron 

Satan Has a Bushy Tail 

UK 2014. 15 mins. 

A charming buddy comedy about grandparents, 

bereavement and a demonic squirrel. 

Director Louis Paxton 

Starring Tom Bennet, Richard Durden 

PRINT SOURCE Rubber Stamp Films 

CHILDHOOD 

THU 3 SEPT, 8.00 

Theodora 

USA 2014. 6 mins. 

Theodora, a young girl left to her own devices, gathers 

ingredients for an unusual feast. 

Directors Henry Chaisson & Travis Bogosian 

Starring Mackenzie Brooke Smith 

PRINT SOURCE Slater Hall Productions 

Three Brothers 

UK 2014. 17 mins. 

Hamid struggles to care for his younger brothers when 

their father abandons them for Pakistan. A story 

inspired by true events. 

Director Aleem Khan 

Starring Zain Muhammad Zafar, Yousuf Hussain, 

Muhammad Mujahi-Ali Shahzad 

PRINT SOURCE Matthieu De Braconier & 

Stephanie Paeplow 

Ella and the Blind Witch 


Grandma tells her grandchildren, Tom and Alice, a scary 

bedtime story. Later that night, the story comes alive, 

tormenting the children, but the truth behind the story 

is far more shocking. 

Director Michael A. Cimpher 

Starring Phyllis McMahon, Megan Mary Hart, 

Joseph Preedy 

PRINT SOURCE Fazed Pictures 

Dissonant 

Belgium. 17 mins. 

Marino resides with his father Tony on an old shipping 

yard. While Tony is hard at work towing hefty ship engines, 

Marino searches for sounds on his cassette recorder. 

Director Jurgen Willocx 

Starring Matthis Perreaux, Victor Peeters 

PRINT SOURCE Earlybirds Films 

Strings 

UK 2014. 13 mins. 

Convinced his dad is a spy, Luke embarks on a journey 

that leads him to discover the awkward truth. From 

BAFTA nominated Director Richard Turley. 

Director Richard Turley 

Starring Badger Skelton, Frankie Fitzgerald 

PRINT SOURCE Vitamin Films Ltd 

Patriot 


Against the backdrop of simmering racial tensions within 

her rural English town, the life of eleven year old Hannah 

changes forever when she meets a boy from a mysterious 

and forbidden world. Shortlisted for Palme D’Or. 

Director Eva Riley 

Starring Halle Kidd, Michael Elkin, Rafael Constantin 

PRINT SOURCE National Film and Televison 

School 

Burglar 

South Korea 2015. 3 mins. 

One for budding sound engineers. Three burglars 

wearing masks try to steal a safe. 

Director Hojin Kim 

Starring Seunghun Jee, Seohu Jee, Youngduck Seo 

PRINT SOURCE Hojin Kim 

Abigaëlle 

Canada 2014. 15 mins. French with English subtitles. 

Nassim dreams of his beautiful classmate Abigaëlle but 

is all too familiar with the fine line between imagination 

and reality. 

Director Jean Malek 

Starring Karim Arif Gamez, Robin Garland 

PRINT SOURCE Maria Gracia Turgeon 

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LOVE & DEATH 

FRI 4 SEPT, 5.30 

96 Ways to Say I Love You 

UK 2014. 11 mins. 

As Olive and Al get ready to say I love you for the 

first time, we watch other characters discuss this 

momentous event in their own lives. 

Director Daisy Aitkens 

Starring Georgia Moffett, Joel Fry, David Tennant 

PRINT SOURCE Georgia Tennant 

North 

UK 2014. 20 mins. 

Isolated on a farm and fighting against his family’s 

decision, Aaron struggles to be heard as he watches 

his mother willingly die. 

Director Phil Sheerin 

Starring Barry Keoghan, Emer McCourt, Des 

McAleer 

PRINT SOURCE National Film and Television 

School 

Bye Bye Dandelion 

UK 2014. 3 mins. 

The fleeting friendship between a small imaginary 

creature called Mu and a dandelion. 

Director Isabel Garrett 

PRINT SOURCE Isabel Garrett 

Paris on the Water 

Israel 2014. 29 mins. Hebrew with English subtitles. 

Former movie star, Bathya, feels her life is finally 

about to change. After years of frustration she is 

offered a part in a movie, but something happens on 

the morning of the audition. 

Director Hadas Ayalon 

Starring Miriam Zohar, Ilan Dar 

PRINT SOURCE Hadas Ayalon 

H Positive 


If you had a prolonged terminal illness and money 

was no object, would you manipulate euthanasia so 

that you could die on your own terms? 

Director Glenn Paton 

Starring Roger Barclay 

PRINT SOURCE Glenn Paton 

SexLife 

UK 2014. 15 mins. 

Dan and Mia haven’t had sex since the birth of their 

son. Three months on, Dan decides to take action and 

dresses as Dr. Frank-N-Furter from Rocky Horror to 

get Mia back in the mood. 

Director Stefan Georgiou 

Starring Jemima Rooper, Dylan Edwards 

PRINT SOURCE Chasing The Bear Films 

Absence 


A short film about the grieving process starring Paul 

McGann 

Director Rob Savage 

Starring Paul McGann, Carolina Giammetta 

PRINT SOURCE Douglas Cox 

MOTION 

MON 7 SEPT, 9.00 

(EMMANUEL) 

Timekeeper 

Canada 2014. 15 mins. 

A watchmaker sells time to anyone willing to accept 

the cost. 

Director Scott Weber 

Starring Tom McBeath, Darla Taylor, Nathan 

Dashwood 

PRINT SOURCE Piece of Mind Productions 

Group B 


1986 and rally driver Shane Hunter is facing his 

comeback to Group B competition after a long and 

troubled absence. 

Director Nick Rowland 

Starring Richard Madden, Michael Smiley 

PRINT SOURCE National Film and Television 

School 

Meatball Boom 

Japan 2015. 4 mins. 

This beautifully painted 16mm artist film acts as a 

metaphor for Japan 

Director Akihiro Tanioka 

PRINT SOURCE Akihiro Tanioka 

Skateboarding’s First Wave 


A look at the early days of skateboarding culture in 

Southern California, and the group of kids that would 

shape its role in the media and in society. 

Director Don Burgess 

PRINT SOURCE Genevieve Farrell 

Mama Agatha 

Netherlands 2015. 16 mins. English/Dutch/Twi with 


Once a week, a group of migrant women in 

Amsterdam learn how to ride a bicycle. 

Director Fadi Hindash 

PRINT SOURCE The Sound of Applause 

QUÉBEC EN BREF 

MON 7 SEPT, 10.30 

You’ve seen the work of Jean-Marc Vallée (Dallas Buyers Club, Wild), you may have even 

watched films from Denis Villeneuve (Incendies, Enemy), now see some of the up and 

coming Québécois talent in this programme of French Canadian short films. 

Pas 


Through her entire life, Rose has follwed her passion for dance by using it as a singular 

method of communication essential to connect with her surroundings. 

Director Frédérique Cournoyer Lessard 

Starring Sienna Mazzone, Claudia Bouvette, Stéphanie Thellen 

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Bec de Lièvre 


On a Halloween night, Alice and Philip meet by chance and fall in love. Laughter, 

seduction, until new discoveries lead to something unexpected… 

Director Louis Bélanger 

Starring Hélène Florent, Danny Gilmore 

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Mynarski Chute Mortelle 


A completely hand-made historical micro-epic about the final minutes in the life of 

Winnipeg’s doomed Second World War hero, Andrew Mynarski (1916-1944). 

Director Matthew Rankin 

Starring Alek Rzeszowski, Robert Vilar, Annie St-Pierre 


Once Upon a Kingdom 


Settled on the edge of the St. Lawrence river in Quebec City, a century old building 

protects the fragile existence of 82 Catholic nuns. 

Directors Terence Chotard & Raphaël Dostie 


Maisons Modèles 


Faced with a client devastated by the breakup of his family, Alex finally finds the 

courage to open up to his father. 

Director Mathieu Arsenault 

Starring Charles Sirard-Blouin, Louis-David Leblanc, Patrick Goyette 

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The Dotty McLeod Breakfast Show 

Wake up with a smile 

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Movies On the Meadows 

2001: A Space Odyssey 4 

Addictive TV 4 

All That Heaven Allows 5 

Back to The Future 5 

Brief Encounter 5 

Far From the Madding Crowd 5 

Letter From an Unknown Woman 5 

Paddington 4 

Partie De Campagne 4 

Punt Wars 4 

The Railway Children 5 

The Red Balloon 4 

The Theory of Everything 4 


3-D Rarities 6 

10 Billion: What’s on your Plate? 7 

16 Years Till Summer 7 

35 @ 35 Campaign 17 

54 Director’s Cut 26 

99 Homes 7 

After Work 20 

All the Ways of God 22 

The Amina Profile 7 

Arena: Night and Day 24 Hours 6 

Arena: Chelsea Hotel 6 

Arena: Nic Roeg It’s About Time 6 

Art,Politics and Squatting (Dark Pictures 1) 25 

Artist Cinema - exhibition 29 

As We Were Dreaming 20 

Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise 7 

Aurora 7 

Behind the Scenes (BAFTA Kids) 31 

Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post Punk 

and Infiltrating the Mainstream 7 

The Big Knights 30 

Bill 8 

The Black Panthers: 

Vanguards of the Revolution 8 

Born 22 

Brian May: 3-D Rarities & One Night In Hell 6 

By Our Selves 8 

The Chambermaid Lynn 20 

Charlie and Lola 30 

Children of the Night 26 

The Clearstream Affair 8 

Closely Observed Trains (Revival) 8 

The Company You Keep 8 

Cruel 26 

Dance, Iranian Style 8 

The Dark Gene 8 

Dark Pictures Special Event: 

Derek Jarman Super 8 & Begotten 

with live soundtrack by the Begotten 25 

Darkness on the Edge of Town 26 

The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses 

Over the Hills 20 

Dope 8 

Drifter 8 

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 31 

Eadweard 9 

Eisenstein in Guanajuato 9 

The Entity 26 

Face of the Devil 26 

Face to Face 9 

Fantastic Mr Fox 31 

Fassbinder: Love without Demands 20 

The Fencer 9 

The Fire 9 

The Forecaster 9 

The Forest 9 

From Caligari to Hitler 9 

Gallivant 28 

Garden of Earthly Delights 23 

Gentle 9 

Group B 8 

Gruffalo & The Gruffalo’s Child 30 

H. 10 

The Hallow 26 

The Harder They Come 10 

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 30 

He Who Gets Slapped 24 

Hedi Schneider Is Stuck 20 

Hellions 26 

The Hitchcock Trilogy - mini installation 29 

Horse Money 10 

I am a Soldier 10 

I am a Spy 10 

Infinitely Polar Bear 11 

Image and Performance (Dark Pictures 4) 25 

Industrial Sounds and Visions 

(Dark Pictures 2) 25 

Into Film - A VFX Careers Talk 29 

Invisible Heroes 11 

Irrational Man 11 

James and the Giant Peach 30 

The Jungle Book 30 

La Famille Belier 11 

Land Grabbing 11 

Landfill Harmonic 11 

The Last Executioner 11 

Legend 11 

The Lesson 11 

Life in a Fishbowl 12 

The Long Way Home 22 

Looney Tunes 30 

The Magical Girl 12 

The Marina Café 22 

May Allah Bless France! 12 

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 12 

Mia Madre 13 

Mill and the Cross 23 

Mississippi Grind 13 

Mr Bean 31 

Mr Men 31 

The New Rijksmuseum 13 

Onirica: Field of Dogs 23 

The Outlaw and his Wife 24 

Paddington 31 

Palio 13 

Pasolini 13 

The Phantom Carriage 24 

Poached 25 

Portrait of the Artist 13 

Post-Industrial Sound and Image 

Landscape (Dark Pictures 5) 25 

Pretend We’re Kissing 13 

The Princess Diaries 31 

Radiator 13 

Radio On 28 

Raiders of the Lost Ark 31 

The Reflecting Skin 28 

Reel-y Crafty Kids 31 

Roar 27 

The Roe’s Room 23 

Room on the Broom 31 

Scene by Scene 13 

Schmitke 20 

The Second Mother 14 

Short Programmes 

Film Hub Central East Shorts 1 22 

Film Hub Central East Shorts 2 23 

German Shorts 21 

Québec En Bref 33 

ShortFusion: Childhood 32 

ShortFusion: Love and Death 33 

ShortFusion: Motion 33 

ShortFusion: Secrets 32 

ShortFusion: Space & Oddity 32 

ShortReel Cambridge Student Film Award 29 

The Show of Shows 14 

Skateboarding’s First Wave 9 

The Sky Above Us 14 

The Spiderwebhouse 14 

Splendor Solis 25 

Star*Men 6 

Steamboat Bill Jnr 30 

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll 

and Miss Osbourne 27 

Street Kids United 2 14 

Sweethearts of the Gridiron 14 

A Syrian Love Story 14 

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year 14 

Ten Billion 15 

Through A Glass, Darkly (Dark Pictures 3) 25 

Tokyo Tribe 27 

Traces of Sandalwood 22 

Tridentfest 27 

TV Presenting Workshop (BAFTA Kids) 31 

Under the Red Robe 24 

Until I Lose my Breath 15 

The Visit 15 

A Walk in the Woods 15 

Wanja 20 

War Work: 8 Songs with Film 15 

Waste Land 15 

Welcome to Leith 15 

Why Me? 15 

Wild Strawberries 24 

Wildlike 15 

The Wind 24 

Wojaczek 23 

Zurich 15

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BOOKING TICKETS 

Advance tickets can be purchased for all venues from any of the following: 

ONLINE www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk 

IN PERSON at any till at the Arts Picturehouse 

BY TELEPHONE 0871 902 5720 

(9:30am – 8:30pm | 10p a minute from a landline) 

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St Philip’s 

Church Centre 

The Light 

THE ARTS PICTUREHOUSE 

EMMANUEL COLLEGE 

ST PHILIP’S CHURCH CENTRE 

THE LIGHT 

ABBEYGATE 

38-39 St Andrew’s Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AR 

www.picturehouses.co.uk 

Book tickets in advance for ALL venues through 

the Arts Picturehouse. 

The Arts Picturehouse screens a year-round 

programme of the best in new and classic 

cinema over three screens (including one THXcertificated 

for best quality sound and another 

RealD 3D enabled). All screens are licensed, so 

you can take your drink from the café-bar in with 

you. You do not have to be a member to view 

films at the Arts Picturehouse, but if you are 

you’ll receive discounts on tickets, free preview 

screenings and priority booking for the Festival. 

Emmanuel College, Cambridge CB2 3AP 

www.emma.cam.ac.uk 

Founded in 1584, Emanuel College is one of 

the larger colleges in Cambridge and boasts 

beautiful gardens and building ranging from 

the medieval to the very modern. Perfectly 

located on St Andrew’s Street opposite the Arts 

Picturehouse, screenings and events take place 

in the Queen’s Building auditorium, which was 

voted ‘Building of the Year’ when it opened in 

1995. 

185 Mill Road, Cambridge CB1 3AN 

www.stphilipschurch.org.uk 

Situated in the heart of Romsey Town on Mill 

Road, St Philip’s Church has recently undergone 

an extensive refurbishment and opened its 

doors to other activities. The large ground-floor 

auditorium of this early 20th-century brick 

and timber church combines lovely classic 

features with top of the range technology and 

accessibility. There is also a café serving hot food 

and drinks. 

The Light Cambridge, Cambridge Leisure Park, 

Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7DY 

cambridge.lightcinemas.co.uk 

The Light Cinema provides a unique entertainment 

experience, a friendly relaxed environment offering 

excellent customer service and value for money. 

The 9-screen cinema delivers incredible 2D and 

3D visuals with state of the art digital pictures 

and sound. Featuring the latest in blockbusters, 

independent and international films, plus the best 

live opera, ballet, theatre and concerts from around 

the globe. Customer service is at the forefront 

of the Light experience, and the great staff keep 

customers coming back time and time again. 

4 Hatter Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LZ 

www.abbeygatecinema.co.uk 

Combining a wonderful cinema-going experience 

with top quality food is what Abbeygate Cinema 

has been doing for years. Set in the heart of Bury 

St Edmunds, this cinema offers the Cambridge 

Film Festival an exciting opportunity to broaden 

our horizons. 

TTP Group plc 

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