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FUTURE SHORTS The Global Pop-Up Short Film Festival TONIGHT in Dubai


Total screening time 1hr 19min Tuesday, 27th November – 7:30pm
Satellite, Al Serkal Avenue Warehouse C-16 Al Qouz, Dubai
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Every three months, Future Shorts HQ in London puts together a feature-length programme of some of the best classic, cult and award-winning short films from around the world. From 1 October to 31 December 2012, the Autumn Programme features 5 short films, exploring hope and despair in human life in the metropolis. Selected short programming includes: “A Brief History of John Baldessari”, from the directors of CATFISH and narrated by Tom Waits; “Rite” nominated for BAFTA Best Short Film and Winner of Sundance’s Short Filmaking Award; “The Black Balloon”, Winner of Special Jury Mention at Tribeca Film Festival; “Café Regular” and “Auf Der Strecke” winner of over 50 international awards.

FUTURE SHORTS FESTIVAL – AUTUMN SEASON 2012

Cafe Regular, Cairo
Dir: Ritesh Batra
Egypt – 2012
11mins

A young couple find themselves speaking about things they have never spoken about before. In a city where the old and new meet, with the potential for anything to happen, they try to find their own place in a changing and uncertain world. Winner of Special Jury Mention at Tribeca Film Festival.

A Brief History of John Baldessari
Dir: Ariel Schulman & Henry Joost
United States – 2012
6mins

From the directors of CATFISH and PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3, A Brief History of John Baldessari tells us everything we do and don’t need to know about this American conceptual artist. Many know Baldessari as “the guy who puts dots on people’s faces.” But did you know that he is 6’7? and that his wifi password is 123456789B? An epic career is crammed into 5 and a half frenzied minutes. Narrated by Tom Waits.

Rite
Dir: Michael Pearce
United Kingdom – 2010
14mins

Mike visits his estranged son on his birthday, wanting to take him out and rebuild a damaged relationship. But drink and the simmering violence from match day in London taints the occasion, resulting in a strained afternoon for both father and son. Pearce has been named one of the ‘Stars of Tomorrow’ by Screen International, and Rite was nominated for Best Short Film at BAFTA Scotland.

The Black Balloon
Dir: Ben Safdie & Joshua Safdie
United States – 2012
18mins

Winner of Sundance’s Short Filmmaking Award, the Safdie brothers bring a film intended for children, morphed into a sci-fi urban fable. Black Balloon explores New York and the complicated lives of individuals and their daily experiences from the heights of a stray balloon.

On the Line
Dir: Reto Caffi
Germany – 2007
30mins

A story about love, voyeurism and guilt. A department store security guard watches a clerk in the store’s bookshop on CCTV and falls for her. After he witnesses, and ignores, a supposed love rival being attacked on a train, guilt begins to destroy his once ordered life. On the Line has won over 50 International awards.

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