Festival 2007

Film Shorts Programme

A special programme of shorts and documentaries compiled by Liverpool-based Pidgin Production's Director and Festival Steering Group member Bea Freeman.

With Introductions and Q&As with Special Guests Including Winnie & the Duppy Bat, A Train Called Samba, Calypso At Dirty Jim's Swizzle Club, Gale Force and Heyday

HEYDAY (cert PG)
2005
Cast KENNY LYNCH, SHIRLEY ANNE FIELD
Where we’re going we don’t need wheelchairs
Elderly, Iris meets the love of her life, Percy, in an old people’s home and decides to build a time machine from a wheelchair.  Nominated for Best Short Film Race In the Media Awards London; International Best Short Film Award, Images of Black Women Film Festival; Best Romantic Short Film, International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival, Phoeniz AZ; Runner Up Bluefire Award, Kino Film Festival, Manchester, UK.

Calypso At Dirty Jim's Swizzle Club (cert PG)
Documentary; Director/Writer Pascal Obolo
2005
Jury Award;  Africa in the Picture, Amsterdam 2006; Special Mention - Grulac Festival (Pretoria South Africa) 2005
The lyrics of Calypso songs are the bible of the Creole spirit and great Calypso singers combine the talent of Esop, and homer with a touch of sophocle. Calypso songs are about everyday life about the humane condition.

The Director Writer Pascale Obolo is not new to documentary filmmaking.  Her theme  in Calypso music  follows her pattern across the Caribbean documenting the lives of people and tradition.  Pascale studied at the University of Paris & master in film studies at the Conservatoire Libre Du Cinema.

A Train Named Samba
Suitable all ages
Director & script writer Sylvia Bayonne
2005
English Sub -titles
What link could there be between a train & Brazil’s popular music know as Samba?
In Rio ,O Pagode do Trem has become the biggest and most original Samba event of the year and sets the mood for the city’s world famous Carnaval.
Awards - Festival du film Panafrican Cannes; San Francisco Short Film Festival official selection 2006; Festival Cinema De la musique 2006 Opening screening of the festival.