Four epic films graded by Cheat colourists at LSFF for 2022. Congratulations Vlad, Karol, Toby and everyone involved.
See the full progamme and book tickets, here.
CULLING
A young man tries to save a cow from slaughter, while two boys trawl through treacherous and desolate terrain, escaping an invisible threat.
Showing in ‘Uk Competition: Eye of the Duck’ on 21st Jan at BFI Southbank
Director: Matt Crawford
Writers: Matt Crawford& Paul Carey
DOP: Jack Edwards
Grade by Toby
FACE DOWN IN THE BACK OF A CAR
Three aspiring criminals grab a local troublemaker who owes them money, throw him into the back of a car and speed off into the night. Their journey gradually descends into chaos as the macho facade crumbles, and reality sets in for the long, awkward drive to an unknown, ever-changing destination.
Showing in New Shorts: Pulp Fiction on 21st Jan at Curzon Soho
Written, Directed and Produced by Sion Thomas
Written and Produced by Owen Davis
Grade by Vlad
EMBER
In rural Austria, young women are the primary spectators of hypermasculine Krampus folklore traditions. Welding documentary footage with the imaginary, Ember descends into the apocalyptic world of modern Krampus rituals through the eyes of a lone female.
Showing in New Shorts: Gothic on 19th Jan at Curzon Soho
Directed by Nathalie Seidl
Grade by Karol
SEND BACK THE ECHO
The film invites a moment of reflection on the otherness faced by the deaf community and by people of colour within music, culture and the arts.
Showing in ‘D/deaf Shorts: My Eye Is My Ear’ on 15th Jan at BFI Southbank
Director/Composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman
DoP Laura Seward
Grade by Karol