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We’re All Black Down Here is a new narrative short film set in Britain that explores themes of race, identity, acceptance, and multiculturalism.
Northampton Film Festival are sharing an exciting opportunity for young people and their creative work.
When Midlands based boutique Blu-ray label, Treasured Films, an offshoot of the import business Film Treasures, announced Jeff Lieberman’s 2004 slasher film Satan’s Little Helper as it second release there was talk of an event involving the director.
After resting in 2023 Derby Film Festival returns in November 2024
LATEST MIDLANDS REVIEWS
A new Midlands short comes courtesy of prolific local filmmaking production company Five Pence Productions who in tandem with Chi Lam release a new 5-minute film about a young man spinning a yarn.
Operation War Thunder begins with Gary Pratt, a suicidal car dealer - played subtly by Andrew Simpson - whose every action and movement feels somehow laughed at by the universe and designed to submerge him deeper into his slumber. With every good deed he does, a negative repercussion seems certain to come.
Opening with swirling, hypnotic credits that very much set the tone for the duration of this 5-minute film, Kip Trip is a peculiar tale which simply depicts the treacherous journey of a monkey and his escape from a white gorilla.
In a world often focusing on the heady days of youth culture, it comes as a refreshing surprise to see a new film exploring the ramifications of getting older as well as the love and loss we face along the way.
LATEST CINEMA & HOME RELEASE REVIEWS
Magpie stars Daisy Ridley as Anette, a wife and mother-of-two whose responsibilities to her family are tested when she suspects her husband of infidelity.
There’s definitely something in the pipes in this lovingly made homage to Ghostwatch, the generation scarring 1992 BBC production from Lesley Manning and Stephen Volk. Writer and director Dominic O’Neill uses the same basic setup (an established television host teaming with a beloved children’s programme presenter to explore reports of poltergeist activity) and incorporates a good dose of humour and some interesting plot moves towards the finale.
Set a short while after the original Joker (2019), the film sees Arthur Fleck facing a trial for his wrongdoings as he struggles to keep his alter ego at bay, find his true love, as well as discovering his love for music.
Action and stunt star (and Midlands-born and raised) Scott Adkins returns this month with another shooting and punch-up extravaganza in the form of assassin-focused flick Take Cover.
Watch a new teaser trailer for Surrender To It
"Chaos ensues when a grieving father reunites with his old actor friends on a mysterious weekend in the UK's Wild West"
Written & Directed by Tim Bryn Smith
