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Director: Destiny Ekaragha Country: UK Runtime: 86 min
Venue: Clapham Picturehouse Date: Thurs 10th April, 2014 Time: 6:30pm
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Venue: BFI Southbank Date: Sat 12 April, 2014 Time: 1pm
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The British Shorts event and the screening of Destiny Ekaragha’s GONE TOO FAR are a great opportunity to discover the newest female filmmakers from the uk. Manish Agarwal discusses why you shouldn’t miss the best of British Talent at birds eye view 2014.
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In recent years Birds Eye View has become known for bringing the best female-directed features from around the globe to our fair capital’s screens. Our 2013 event, for example, shone a spotlight on contemporary Arab cinema. However, the organisation was actually founded (back in 2002) as a short film showcase, with a focus on nurturing homegrown talent. That commitment remains an integral part of BEV’s identity, reflected by the five diverse and compelling selections that make up the 2014 British Shorts programme at BFI Southbank.
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The latest vignette by prolific and multiple award-winning writer-director-producer Amy Coop, Epitaph is a black-humoured demonstration of how short films can subvert audience expectations in the briefest time span. Its creator explains via her website that her intention was to “deal with ideas about regrets, old age and mortality, but with a darker and slanted world view” – which in this case means music hall.
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Georgina Oakley’s vividly freakish Frayed uses its mundane setting – a solitary woman’s journey home on the night bus – to turn the form inside out with an innovative blend of live action and animation. Are our protagonist’s fears real or hallucinatory? It’s the kind of piece that fires your imagination.
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Dee Meaden’s deeply affecting Some Things Mean Something occupies the other end of the spectrum. Clocking in at 33 minutes, this concise epic portrays a young man with learning difficulties’ struggle to comprehend an absent dad, to his mother’s sorrow and frustration. Building power through restraint, it’s a beautifully shot and acted piece.
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Parental dynamics also form the basis for Nicola Barber’s elegant and economical The Barber. Another mini masterpiece mixing light and shade, it locates great poignancy in the simplest of acts, offsetting acute emotional observation with a subtle touch of surrealism.
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The title character in Father is actually an errant priest, played by Michael Smiley of A Field In England and Kill List infamy. This fast-paced comedy thriller marks the directorial debut of esteemed screenwriter Moira Buffini, whose eclectic recent scripting has ranged from comic strip flick Tamara Drew to mother-daughter vampire fantasy Byzantium, via 2011’s much-hailed adaptation of Jane Eyre.
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In partnership with the London Short Film Festival.
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One domestic director who has already made waves with her short film work is rising South London star Destiny Ekaragha, who will be joining us at Clapham Picturehouse to present her feature debut Gone Too Far! and take part in an audience Q&A. Adapted by theatrical luminary Bola Agbaje from her own Olivier Award-winning play,a this effervescent production follows a comical day in the life of Peckham teenager Yemi (Malachi Kirby), reunited with his estranged brother Iku (OC Ukeje) upon the latter’s return from Nigeria.
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Hip to the ways of ‘the endz’, Yemi is keen to impress his sharp-tongued crush Armani (Shanika Warren-Markland), and is concerned that his unfashionable sibling – who wears socks and sandals! – will damage his credibility with her. Racial tensions arise, particularly in respect to the rarely explored culture clash between Caribbean and African heritages, but this is no standard-issue kitchen sink filled with grit drama.
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Foregrounding her themes through whipsmart humour and dynamic camerawork, Ekaragha helms a fractious narrative with unabashed brightness, aided by a game ensemble cast who really know how to perform. Bolstered by a keen ear for adolescent slanguage and suitably rambunctious music, her take on potentially hackneyed material is both provocative and thought-provoking. Gone Too Far! manages to be authentically specific – wannabe streetwise teens will doubtless love it – yet also universally resonant: who hasn’t worried about appearing cool in the eyes of The One?
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This audacious, refreshing movie is sure to be a crowd-pleaser and talking point when it’s released theatrically later this year, so we’re especially proud to host Destiny in conversation for what promises to be a very special preview. Tickets are on sale now and going fast. Don’t miss out!
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