Tues 23rd Feb, Anthony Burgess Foundation 8.30pm
Kino Tales 4: Bizarre Tales (18) Tickets now available here.
From writers on the rampage to monstrous medical malpractice, from festive psychosis to disturbing dental obsession, here’s a selection to shake you out of your cinematic comfort zone…
Rest Stop NORTH WEST Premiere
Dir: Ben Masson, Prod: Aurelien Simon, Wri: Fred Forse (from a story by Stephen King)
UK (2015), 13 min 20 sec, Cert 18
The evening’s great mistake was pulling into this one. An author unleashes his violent literary alter ego in an adaptation of the short story by Stephen King.
The Institute INTERNATIONAL Premiere
Dir / Prod / Wri: Johan Andersson, Prod: Emma Sundin
Sweden (2015), 8 min 35 sec, Cert 15
- A Swedish racial science experiment goes horribly wrong
The Forecast
Dir / Prod / Wri: Philip Stevens, Prod: Dominique Webb, Wri: Stewart MacGregor
UK (2015), 6 min 35 sec, Cert 15
A middle-aged man spends a moment of solitude on a desolate stretch of coast, but the peace is shattered when he finds himself the subject of a horrific accusation.
The Christmas Eve Dinner UK Premiere
Dir / Prod / Wri: Joaquín Arca
Spain (2014), 11 min 20 sec, Cert 18
The morning after the Christmas eve dinner, Ana tells Toni about her terrifyng nightmare A nightmare which is about to become all-too-real…
Teeth
Dir / Wri / Prod: Daniel Gray, Tom Brown, Starring the Voice of Richard E. Grant
UK (2015), 6 min, Cert 15
Things that are neglected disappear. The life of a man chronicled through his teeth.
Inmentis
Dir / Wri: Francisco de la Fuente, Prod: Alexan Sarikamichian
Argentina (2015) 12 min, Cert 15
A car on an open road at night. The driver is about to find himself locked in a nightmare he cannot escape…
Whisper
Dir: Jo Lewis, Prod: Sam Callis, Ben Callis, Wri: Stewart Pringle
UK (2015), 10 min 25 sec, Cert 15
A young woman travels to a remote beachside cabin in an attempt to finally quit her heroin habit.
Corner and The Cutman EUROPEAN Premiere
Dir / Wri: Daniel Holliday, Prod: Amelia Jenner, Lilly Powell
Australia (2015), 14 min 8 sec, Cert 15
Charlie, a young boxer, is introduced by his trainer, to Wes, another boxer, and his fiancé Clara. Less than a week later, Charlie discovers an engagement ring in a machine at his local laundromat…
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