Special Screenings / Diskwedhyansow Arbennek
One-off screening events at this year's Festival.
BFI Archival Folk Film Programme with Q&A
Sat | 5 Nov | 16.45 | Screen 3 | 95mins
Archive film – past, present and future. That’s the subhead of this fascinating programme that begins with the 65-minute BFI compilation of the English Folk Dance and Song Society’s “Here’s a Health to the Barley Mow.” This collection of rare and beautiful films from the BFI National Archive and Regional Film Archives will show some of our rich traditions of folk music, dance, customs and sport. Highlights include Doc Rowe’s speedy sword-dancing film and the Padstow Mayday celebration, Oss Oss Wee Oss (Alan Lomax, Peter Kennedy 1953).
The event is part of Awen Productions CIC’s “The Tre Project – Rediscovering Cornwall & Isles of Scilly through Archive Film.” Following the films, a Q&A session will take place with BFI archivist Will Fowler, folklorist Doc Rowe, and Awen Productions director Barbara Santi, plus a member of the Old Oss Party (Padstow May Day). The presenters will explore archive film – its past, present and future – and discuss how communities can play an essential link in preserving culture and heritage. More information can be found at www.awen.org.uk and www.docrowe.org.uk.
Celtic-Language Screenings / Fylmow yn Yethow Keltek
Fri | 4 Nov | 19.25 | Screen 3 | 70min total
Gwener | 4 Du | 19.25 | Skrin 3 | 70myn somm
Y Diwrnod Mawr (My Big Day) | U | 12min | Produced by Ceidiog S4/C
Tamara | 15 | 10 min | Dir. Will Coleman | Produced by Denzil Monk (preview screening)
Only Men Aloud: O Dredegar Newydd I Efrog Newydd (From New Tredeger to New York) | U | 48min | Produced by Boomerang+ S4/C
In keeping with the Festival’s support for Cornish cultural and heritage, we offer a Celtic taster of two Welsh films, both short-listed at this year’s Celtic Media Fest in Stornoway, and a preview of Tamara, this year’s Govyn Kernewek Cornish-language short.
First up, from the preschool series Y Diwrnod Mawr (My Big Day): a charming short that follows 5-year-old Sion Pyrs, a young farmer from North Wales who has reared a lamb called John Parry. On his ‘big day,’ Sion will be taking John Parry to be sold at a livestock auction, where he hopes to make a hefty profit! In Welsh with English subtitles.
Next, the weekend’s exciting preview screening of the Cornish-language Tamara, written by Will Coleman and Graham Mitchell, and directed by Will Coleman.
What were Davey and Dawe up to last night? Well, it involved a rubber dinghy, a home-made bomb and the Tamar Bridge! But the boys didn't reckon on losing their hearts to Tamara -- fluent Cornish speaker, champion rower and advocate of non-violence.Pyth a wrug Davey ha Dawe nyhewer? Wel, yth esa skathik ruber, tanbelen gwrys yn chi ha Pons an Tamar! Mes ny wrug an vebyon prederi a-dro kelli aga kolonnow dhe Damara; kernewegores freth, kampyores revya ha skodher erbynn freudh....
With a rich array of historical allusions to the symbolic and political history of the Tamar river, Tamara entertains, informs and, with tongue firmly in cheek, confronts head-on some contemporary issues around self-determination, Cornish nationalism and international terrorism. Dynamite!
Gans aray rych a gampollow dhe'n istori arwodhyek ha politegel an Dowr Tamar, 'Tamara' a dhidhan, a dhysk ha, gans taves yn bogh yn hwiw, a erbynn nebes an dadhlansow a hedhyw a-dro dhe omrewlyans, kenedhlekter kernewk ha brwoaghter kesgwlasek. Dinamit!
Supported by MAGA and awen productions cic. NOTE: Tamara is rated cert 15 for strong language. (To be repeated Sunday evening.)
Finally, an exuberant Welsh documentary, Only Men Aloud: O Dredeger Newydd I Efrog Newydd (From New Tredeger to New York), which follows the award-winning men's chorus from New Tredegar to New York during their 10th anniversary year. Only Men Aloud was winner of the 2011 Celtic Media Festival Torc for best entry in the arts category. In Welsh and English, with English subtitles.
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Young Persons Screenings + BÖIKZMÖIND
Fri | 4 Nov | 15.30 | Screen 2 | 71min + 30min
Drama: Odd One Out (6:00) – Cameron Williamson; All I Want Is You (5:51) – St Day Gypsy Film Project; Dog (6:56) – Mounts Bay Flomo; Platform One (8:42) – Ben Leggett; Action-Adventure: Spider Island (15:00) – Annabel Allison; Documentary: Bright Young Things (4:22) – Will Harman; Mockumentary: A Secret Life (5:43) – Jai New: Red Shoes (7:40) – MixX; Experimental: High Rise (2:09) – Hal Smith; Animation: Invisible Boy (4:45) – Bodriggy Academy; Compilation of 7 short animations (4:00) – Mounts Bay Academy.
BÖIKZMÖIND is an enthusiastic fixed-gear bike documentary that also celebrates the Bristol scene. It started life in 2008, originally just as a 10-minute short that was going to be submitted to the BFF (Bicycle Film Festival) but instead of capping it at 10 minutes, filming continued on as the Bristol scene started to grow. In a short space of time the number of fixed-gear riders had risen from a handful to a small army. It was in this ever-changing scene that BÖIKZMÖIND started to take shape. Local events put on by local riders started bringing like-minded people together, cyclists from all walks of life, from hipster to hippy, father to son. All brought together by a love of a bare-bones single-geared machine. Alleycats, hill climbs, film nights, polo matches. The variety of events that were being put on grew continuously and with that brought yet more people into the wonderful world of fixed-gear.
NOTE: The ticket price for this screening programme for non-passholders is £3.
Dance Camera Action Screening
Thursday, 3rd November, 6pm at the UCF Media Centre, Tremough, Penryn
For those who are passionate about dance and film, Cornwall Film Festival is working in collaboration with The Works Dance and Theatre Company and University College Falmouth to create a spectacular dance film event this year.
We have collated a stunning selection of dance for screen works to showcase the both local and international talent at this special Cornwall Film Festival screening. The event is open to the public and will include a panel of arts industry professionals and dance for screen specialists giving feedback on the work, along with audience and panel prizes. Performer, artiste, filmmaker and choreographer, Liz Aggiss will be the guest speaker for the evening and will be presenting a selection of her work.
For full programme of shorts, please click here.
The Many Romances with Rosemarie
Sun | 6 Nov | 19.00 | Screen 2
Dir. Shauna Osborne-Dowle | UK 2010 | U | 106min
Dir. Shauna Osborne-Dowle | UK 2010 | U | 106min
A gentle and nostalgic documentary about the now defunct houseboat, Rosemarie, which was once a common sight on the Penryn River, near Falmouth. Filmmaker Shauna Osborne-Dowel lived on Rosemarie herself as a small child in the 1970s, and this relationship, coupled with the unique creative people who also lived on the boat before and after, were part of the inspiration to make this film. Shauna set about finding and interviewing all the former houseboat occupants, most of whom were musicians or creative people who had studied art or sculpture at Falmouth University while living on board the boat, while others were boat-builders. At the same she worked hard to secure funding for the project and even built her own broadcast platform. More of Shauna’s backstory can be found on D+C Film (www.devon-cornwall-film.co.uk).
Sailcloth
Screening after My Dog Tulip
Sat | 5 Nov | 16.20 | 83 min | Screen 4
Dir. Elfar Adalsteins | UK 2010 | 12A | 18min + Q&A
The poignant story of an elderly widower (John Hurt), who sets in motion a series of events to hide his disappearance from a nursing home. After gathering necessities he heads to the local pier where a beloved companion awaits him – ready for their last great journey. Filmed entirely in the Cornish town of St Mawes.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at the Rhode Island International Film Festival, Sailcloth has been selected for 2012 Academy Short Film Award consideration.
*We welcome Cornwall-based theatre and film designer/filmmaker Alan Munden, the production designer on Sailcloth, who will offer a Q&A following the screening.
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