Film Forum & Creative England: Funny Girls

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Showcasing new comedy shorts produced through Creative England’s FUNNY GIRLS production initiative, delivered in partnership with the BFI NET.WORK, Big Talk Pictures and Baby Cow Productions, this is an opportunity to watch work by a group of talented emerging female filmmakers, and to gain insight into the process of developing and producing comedy.

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring members of the different filmmaking teams, and Celine Haddad, Senior Executive – Development and Production, at Creative England.

SCREENING PROGRAMME

HERE BOY

Director: Molly Manners

Writer: Alex Worrall

Producer: Selena Cunningham

Cast: Lydia Rose Bewley, Ed Eales-White, Geoff McGivern, Vicki Pepperdine

In Claudia, Simon has met the perfect girl, but it quickly becomes apparent that the relationship can only continue if he lets her treat him like
a dog. Simon tries to solve the problem, but it backfires in a way he never could have imagined.

LITTLE BIG HOUSE

Writer/Director: Cat Jones

Producer: Fliss Buckles,
Matt Holt

Cast: Simon Greenall, Chris Mason, Percelle Ascott, Sonny Green, Fiona Skinner, Dee Kartier, Anthony McKay, Ruari Cannon

There’s been a death on the wing but young offender Liam has no time for grieving. He owes some drugs to Fren-z who is not someone you disappoint. But the dead kid was storing the drugs for Liam and it turns out he’s stashed them in the worst place possible.

RHONNA & DONNA


Writer/Director Daina O. Pusić

Producer: Helen Gladders

Cast: Nuala McGowan, Niamh McGowan, Fiona Allen, Tim FitzHigham

There is nothing standing in the way of aspiring 15-year-old actress Donna and the leading role in her school production of “Romeo and Juliet” – except her unsupportive conjoined twin, Rhonna.

THREE WOMEN WAIT FOR DEATH

Director: Isabelle Sieb

Writer: Nat Luurtsema

Producer: Diarmuid Hughes

Cast: Phoebe Nicholls, Nat Luurtsema, Lu Corfield, Michael Poole, Alastair Roberts, Karen Williams

Miranda and her adult-ish daughters, Hester and Rose, are crammed in a rotting little caravan to be near their irascible Gramps in his final days. They love him but his care bills are mounting and when they discover he’s hidden his savings and doesn’t remember where… they could bloody kill him!

SARAH CHONG IS GOING TO KILL HERSELF

Director: Ella Jones

Writer: Elaine Gracie

Producer: Alexandra Blue

Cast: Elaine Gracie, Isabella Laughland, Phil Wang, Liam Hourican, Isy Suttie, Elis James, Steve Oram, Steve Furst, Helen Lederer, Polly Kemp, Lobo Chan

The urban legend of Sarah Chong – the administrative revolutionary who, sensing a fracture in her beloved workplace, decides to take matters into her own hands… hands which may well contain grenades.

EVENT DETAILS AND BOOKING

Date: Tuesday 12 July 2016

Times: 7pm–10pm; doors and bar open 6.30pm

Venue: Lighthouse, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton BN1 4AJ

Tickets: £5 / £3.50 concs* – includes free drink on arrival

(*full-time students or anyone in receipt of an income-based benefit, please bring ID/proof with you)

Booking: funnygirlsfilmforum.eventbrite.co.uk