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Spirit of the House
David Mead, Ed Beck | United Kingdom | 14 mins
Rodney Archer is the owner of an 18th century townhouse in Spitalfields, east London. The relationship between house and owner is deep. Rodney looks back at his life in this historic house, reflecting on what drew him to the area and why he still loves it even after many years of transition.
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Drive-in Dreams
World PremiereAnna Bowman | United Kingdom | 10 mins
Just off Abbey Road, north London there is an ugly concrete multi-storey car park – a utopian space: Originally designed a new living space that would include housing and separate cars and people, the new urban promise seemed to wither until the complex was transformed from within into music studios, upholsterers, picture framers, car repair workshops and even a roof-top flat, all co-existing with a working car park. What dreams, what experiences make people like being there? Why are they concerned about new plans to pull the place down?
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No Known Health Benefits
World PremiereChris Mizen | United Kingdom | 9 mins
On a bitter January day in 2011 one of the more unusual events in the sporting calendar took place – the UK Cold Water Swimming Championships. While not everyone's cup of tea the event appeals to an increasingly large group of people. The activity clearly causes the contestants a fair amount of pain. A day for hot tea, cake and eccentrics.
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Bowling for Finchley
World PremiereColum Eastwood | United Kingdom | 13 mins
A light hearted look at life within a traditional English lawn bowls club
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This is Not My Home
London PremiereGabriel Berretta | United Kingdom | 11 mins
A man walks the streets of London. The sort of person we pass everyday without giving a thought to. A man with a story to tell. A man from Guatemala, living a life that doesn’t belong to him, in a place that is not his home.
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Under your skin
Cristina Picchi | United Kingdom | 08:12 mins
Using the momentum of the upcoming Olympic games- London 2012, this immersive audio-visual experience sets out to explore carefully chosen Olympic sports from a fresh angle. Gerstein and Picchi set out to capture a first hand delicate portrait of local London based athletes, revealing a world to which fans do not normally have access to in the common television broadcasts and interviews.
Each athlete is articulated by three different complementary moments – Preparation-Subjective participation-Aftermath.
The piece weaves different sports together to complete a statement about the intimate personal/emotional/metaphysical inner world of the athletes involved. Their skills and determination is put to the ultimate test. From the teenage gymnast who already carries an injury but keeps pushing further, to the young boxer who dreams of participating in the Olympics while completing his University degree. They each bear the qualities encapsulated in the Olympic manifesto and even if some of them will never compete in the Olympics, they still bear an essential part of London’s Olympic spirit as it grooms itself towards London 2012.
National Portrait Gallery/BT Road to 2012 participation project in partnership with Goldsmiths, University of London
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