Festival 2007

Bird's Eye View Film Festival - Shorts Programme

Bird's Eye View Film Festival presents a special programme of shorts including Vika, Happiness, And There In The Dust, I Remember Lebanon and the BAFTA nominated Dreams and Desires.

Vika [Tsivia Barkai, Israel, 2005, 16’]
After a long stint in boarding school, Vika, 12, returns home for the weekend: A new sister awaits her filthy and crying.
Gaining a special mention at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival this poignant story is a true gem from the Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem.

Happiness [Sophie Barthes, US, 2006, 11’]
What if happiness was for sale? One evening, after work, Iwona buys a box of happiness in a strange discount store and has to decide what to do with it. Fresh from Sundance 2007.

And There in The Dust [Lara Foot Newton and Gerhard Marx, South Africa, 2004, 8’]
In 2001, South Africa was devastated by the story of a 9 month old baby girl
who died after being raped. This highly accomplished and creative short addresses the issue with great sensitivity.

I Remember Lebanon [Zeina Aboul Hosn, Lebanon, ,6’]
Zeina records the daily lives of friends and family in Lebanon before and after the bombs begin to fall.   What now for the dreams and aspirations of a country left in limbo?

Dreams and Desires: Family Ties [Joanna Quinn, UK, 10’]
Currently BAFTA nominated: In this raucous comedy, hapless Beryl agrees to video her friend Mandy’s wedding. As “cineaste par excellence” she seizes the opportunity to imitate her filmmaking idols with disastrous & hilarious results.

Birds Eye View Film Festival
 
"an important celebration of women filmmakers" - The Independent
"pushes the boundaries" - Tracey Emin

The Birds Eye View Film Festival was launched in 2005 as a positive and creative response to the fact that only 7% of film directors are women. Now in its third year, the festival opened on International Women's Day (March 8th) at the National Film Theatre, followed by 6 days of international docs, shorts, features and special cross-arts events at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. Birds Eye View patrons include: Anthony Minghella, Joanna Lumley, Mike Figgis and Juliet Stevenson.

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