The Ballad of Shirley Collins – Documentary Review

The Ballad of Shirley Collins is a 2017 documentary directed by Tim Plester and Rob Curry which sheds light on the singer’s fruitful career, her tragic loss of voice and eventual re-entrance into the world of music with her album, Lodestar.

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Don’t Water the Vine – Short Film Review

‘An ambitious young architect tries to hold his life together after he starts uncontrollably producing grapes from his mouth.’

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Plastic Boy – Feature Film Review

Plastic Boy follows Sam, a directionless office assistant who knows that he isn’t where he wants to be in life but can’t be bothered to do anything about it.

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Faulty Roots – Short Film Review

Two teens face their own realities but come together to form a friendship against the odds.

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Soundtrack To Sixteen – Feature Film Review

Maisy and Ben. Two teens with their own lives – their own difficulties and insecurities. Maisy is trying to fit in with the popular girls while making a plan of action that will hopefully culminate in her first kiss. Ben is struggling with the seemingly untameable beast of A level Physics.

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“Rock & Roll” – Short Film Review

Johnny Ghost is on his way to the most important gig of his career. But a series of eerie and surreal circumstances prevent him from even leaving the house.

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Mr Rockstar – Short Film Review

Directed by Abu Arifeen Khan, ‘Mr Rockstar’ follows a teenager’s angst in the world of drugs and violence. Mr Rockstar is available to watch on Amazon Prime now.

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Cotton Wool – Short Film Review

Director, Nick Connor, shows excellent artistic control of an all too realistic subject. His latest film, ‘Cotton Wool’, explores the reality of child carers.

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Aping – Short Film Review

“Based on one of the most controversial psychology experiments in history, five participants undergo a not so simple test of conformity.”

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Bellmouth – Short Film Review

‘Amy is taken on a camping holiday for her 15th Birthday by her Dad. The carefree days with her little brother soon give way to uncertain weeks. The shifting sands of the parent-child relationship reveals an uncertain foundation leaving Amy with a decision to make that’s best for her and her little brother.’

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