EUROPEANS - Dramas From Across Europe
2019 / The Guardian / Headlong
7 Short Films from across Europe
Premiered at Curzon Soho in the London Short Film Festival 2020 before playing at Clermont 2020 and then touring international film festivals. Available on line on The Guardian, all links below.
Borders
Borders
Writer Jakub Zulczyk / Cast Jacek Koman / Director Amy Hodge / Filmed and Edited by Noah Payne-Frank / Producer Jess Gormley
A Polish long-distance lorry driver reflects on a life of distrust, borders and endless queuing before the creation of Schengen.
Neanderthal
Neanderthal
Writer Marius Von Mayenburg / Cast Robert Beyer / Director Amy Hodge / Filmed and Edited by Noah Payne-Frank / Producer Jess Gormley
In Germany a Neanderthal walks us through the passage of time to predict the future using the lessons of the past.
Terra Firma
Terra Firma
Writer Blanca Domenech / Cast Paula Iwasaki / Director Amy Hodge / Filmed and Edited by Noah Payne-Frank / Producer Jess Gormley
‘Europe’s one big scam.’ A young Spanish woman refuses to leave her rural community for the EU’s false promise of prosperity abroad. Staying local is what counts.
One Right Answer
One Right Answer
Writer Alice Zeniter / Cast Sabrina Ouazani / Director Amy Hodge / Filmed and Edited by Noah Payne-Frank / Producer Jess Gormley
‘Where’s the democracy in that?’ In 2005 the French government ignored the results of a referendum on the EU, but at what cost to democracy?
Dim Sum
Dim Sum
Writer Clint Dyer / Cast Javone Prince / Director Amy Hodge / Filmed and Edited by Noah Payne-Frank / Producer Jess Gormley
I’m British. Island mentality innit.’ A bailiff clears out the house of an unsuspecting couple, but is angered by their surprise. Why should he care – British values have always put individualism at the cost of everything else haven’t they?
Donnu Breige
Donnu Breige
Writer Lisa McInerney / Cast Evanna Lynch / Director Amy Hodge / Filmed and Edited by Noah Payne-Frank / Producer Jess Gormley
‘The world needs to get more Irish.’ An Irish woman is splitting up with her English boyfriend who is returning home to the UK. What is the impact of the end of their union?
Top Of The Class
Top Of The Class
Writer Jonas Jonasson / Cast Viktor Akerblom / Director Amy Hodge / Filmed and Edited by Noah Payne-Frank / Producer Jess Gormley
‘We knew we were the best.’ In the idyllic garden of Sweden, a father describes how, by trying to always be the best, Swedish politics has been devoured by the internet and division has taken hold