International Panaroma 8

Wednesday 18 November 19:00 Watershed Cinema 2
£5

Friday 20 November 11:00 Arnolfini Cinema
£3.50 (£2.50 Delegate only)

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ROBIN

Directed by Hanno Olderdissen
Germany, 2009, 20 minutes 00 seconds
Drama

8-year-old Robin comes back into his family after 3 months in a foster home and finds himself lost, trying to cope with a very difficult family situation.

UK PREMIER
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A GOOD FRIEND OF MR WORLD

Directed by Axel Petersén
Sweden, 2009, 15 minutes 00 seconds
Drama

A Good Friend of Mr World is a psychosexual, cock-teasing thriller in a gangster setting evolving around young Jonas and the men controlling his destiny. Jonas is a gambler who has put himself in a dangerous situation where his own, or his superiors, unpredictability could result in fatal mistakes.

WORLD PREMIER
Produced by Love Svensson & Jörgen Andersson
Distributed by Andreas Fock
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ROMA

Directed by Elisa Miller
Mexico, 2008, 26 minutes 00 seconds
Drama

They get off the train. In the factory she finds relief, help, and solidarity.

UK PREMIER
Produced by Elisa Miller
Distributed by Elisa Miller
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BEHEADING OF A SMILING DOG

Directed by Georg Lendorff
Switzerland, 2008, 06 minutes 35 seconds
Drama

A bunch of witty kids venture into the deep end of 21st century entertainment. Inspired by news images, TV shows and internet video clips they plot to behead Timmy, their pet dog. A surefire recipe for youtube fame.

UK PREMIER
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MIRACLE FISH

Directed by Luke Doolan
Australia, 2009, 17 minutes 53 seconds
Drama

8-year-old Joe has a Birthday he will never forget. After friends tease him, he sneaks off to the sick bay, wishing everyone in the world would go away.

Produced by Drew Bailey
Distributed by Jean-charles Mille