Film Of the Fortnight

Live Action Narrative | UK Why did we programme this film? Aurora Fearnley directs a short ambiguous film, packed with clues and character-driven intrigue, is hard to ignore. Murmur is certainly a film we’d be sure that many people would find interesting. The key cast members Lucy Russell and Olivia Morgan give great performances. It is […]

Live Action Narrative | UK Why Lift-Off Programmed this Film: Momentum is key to filmmakers finding their voice and their brand. In our experience it’s almost impossible for a filmmaker to find their style from their first or second film. HartHunter Productions started with Lift-Off many years ago with their debut short: Leonard – a

Documentary | UK Why Lift-Off Programmed this Film: We find that films of this nature tend to tow a common background – but many fail to deliver something as unique as Francis B. Griffin. It had a certain humanity which we have found lacking in many talking head based retrospective cinematic family tributes. Our Global

Poetic Drama | UK Why Lift-Off Programmed this Film: It’s rare we find a film of this nature that we feel works in every way. The solitude of the character mixes so well with the film language. It is a middle class, middle aged, post divorce, coming of age poetic tale that we couldn’t refuse

Black Comedy | Hungary Why Lift-Off programmed this film: Our initial response to Sty was that we felt it had the best story set-up we had ever seen. Strong character development without a single line of dialogue. One of our judges simply said “this is the best short film I’ve ever seen“. Sty is available