2024 LIVE SCREENING

July 5, 2024, 7:00 PM | Cambridge Junction

LIST OF SCREENED PROJECTS

Nothing we say can change what we’ve been through
Directed by Francesca de Bassa
Project Type: Animation,
Experimental, Short
Runtime: 3 minutes 22 seconds
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

With an experimental visual journey, the film show the thoughts that the protagonist has in the timeframe between a question and an answer. How easy it is to communicate feelings?
Jasmine 茉莉花
Directed by Ellen Costa
Project Type: Short
Runtime: 14 minutes 59 seconds
Country of Origin: Ireland

Jasmine spends her life yearning for love. Despite of her beauty and talents, she had been forced into the mistress culture, only becoming the second choice. Many personal disappointments cause Jasmine a mental breakdown and she wants to give up.

A poignant drama exploring Jasmine’s quest for identity and love amidst societal pressures, her tumultuous relationships, drug abuse and fight against depression, a journey from darkness to self-discovery in Hong Kong’s opulent yet oppressive world.
Operation Dynamo
Directed by Charlie Painter
Project Type: Short
Runtime: 18 minutes 51 seconds
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
 
Operation Dynamo is based on a true story of survival, sacrifice and duty. The film takes it’s name from the evacuation of Dunkirk in May 1940, and represents one of an untold number of personal stories that will be forever lost unless passed on, like this one was to me. It follows two unlikely comrades in their battle for survival, during one of the most pivotal events of World War II.
Where Are All the Gay Superheroes?
Directed by Tom Paul Martin
Project Type: Short
Runtime: 14 minutes 55 seconds
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
 
 
After saving the world (again), two closeted gay superheroes meet in secret to discuss their relationship. Starring Rory Fleck-Byrne (This Is Going to Hurt, BBC) and Imran Adams (Hollyoaks, Channel 4).
In Pursuit of the Absolute
Directed by Clara Mirabel
Project Type: Documentary, Short
Runtime: 27 minutes 38 seconds
Country of Origin: France
 
Shepherds, dogs, and a flock of 2,000 ewes moving slowly among the beautiful landscapes of the Pyrenees mountains. “In Pursuit of the Absolute” is about solitude, marginality and passion driving these people, producing a poetic narrative in dialogue with the art of dance.
Dancer and shepherd are bound by the same quest for elevation and transcendence. A quest for freedom, truth, and the absolute.
Seiein: Love Your Rage
Directed by Yoon-Joo Jee
Project Type: Experimental, Short
Runtime: 17 minutes 20 seconds
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
 
In a speculative community, two practitioners shoulder the responsibility of tending to ‘Seiein,’ a life force capable of both destruction and protection, manifested through seismic activity on the Earth’s flesh….
Mushroom Magic
Directed by Maria Mac Dalland
Project Type: Animation
Runtime: 7 minutes
Country of Origin: Denmark
 
A couple of little mushroom fairies put on a magic show for Tiny Toot and her friends. They use their magic wands to shoot mycelium at the fallen fruit, turning it into fertile dirt to help new life grow. Tiny Toot also gets to try the magic wand and learns some mushroom magic.
OUTLANDS
Directed by Mark Hampton
Project type: Short
Run time: 5 minutes 58 seconds
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
 
Action short.
A band of warriors must navigate the uncharted woodlands of Barberia, but find trouble closing in all around..

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Cambridge Junction is the welcoming home of original arts, entertainment, and creativity. We are very happy that we can organize our festival in a place, where art is presented with enthusiasm and love! We will be delighted to see you there!