Myths & Fairytales

We’ve deposed kings and degenerate dystopias, mysterious powers and sinister patients, a hole in the world, and a conversation with darkness in this selection of fantastic and fanciful fables..

THE HIDDEN PEOPLE
(Dir: Ronan Corrigan, Wri: Callum Dziedzic, Prod: Lauren Bell, UK, 2017, 6 min 23 sec)
When a reserved Yorkshire teenager discovers the potential remains of a fairy, his childlike beliefs clash with his older brother’s bleak realism.

ALBEDO ABSOLUTE
(Dir: Vlad Marsavin, Wri: William Brookfield, Prod: Elena Baranova, Kirsten Wagner, Cast: Gabriel Olds, Boti Bliss, Hannah McCloud, Lyliana Wray, USA, 2016, 15 min)
Sisters Violet and Savannah disobey their parent’s warning by venturing into a brooding forest. There, they discover a large plug wedged into the forest floor. What lurks beneath?

NATION DOWN
(Wri / Dir: Liam Hendrix Heath, Prod: Joaquim Barreto UK, 2017, 14 min 57 sec)
On a strange world locked in a dystopian nightmare, an oppressive regime is met with riots and rebellion. Desperate to suppress chaos, the king risks his dominance in a warped bid for companionship.

STAY THE BURNING
(Dir: Will Webb, Wri / Prod: Phoebe Shelley-Smith, UK, 2016, 3 min 7 sec)
In a disused building, two women enact a ritual…

THE DARKNESS KEEPER
(Wri / Dir: Rodrigo Atiénzar Jiménez, Prod: Marta Gila Ahijón, Spain, 2016, 18 min 41 sec)
May is afraid of the dark and she has a plan to catch it. But she’s forgetting a small detail: when night falls, darkness is everywhere…

NIGHT SHADOWS
(Wri / Dir: Ivan Viaranchyk, Wri / Prod: Bat-Ami Rivlin, USA, 2016, 7 min 22 sec)
In a dark Victorian city, a young doctor is summoned by a mysterious coachman to attend a patient in need. He finds himself taking a dreadful journey to his own personal nightmare.

THE CONSEQUENCE OF RELIVING
(Wri / Dir / Prod / Star: Christien Bart-Gittens, Co-Dir: Grace Smith, Prod Naomi Braithwaite, UK, 2016, 14 min 24 sec)
On his 18th birthday Noah learns that he possesses a unique ability. But just as he starts to explore the potential of his power, he suddenly has to make the most difficult decision of his life…

BEDDGELERT
(Wri / Dir: Medeni Griffiths, Prod: Benjamin Jenkins, Cast Andrew Howard, UK, 2017, 16 min 37 sec)
Llewelyn, a king mourning the death of his wife, removes himself and his son to a remote cottage, taking with him his trusted hound, Gellert, for company. Blinded by grief, he fails to see the new danger that threatens his family.

Part of Kinofilm Festival. See the full Burgess programme here. See the full Kinofilm programme here.