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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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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Wild Geese – Short Film Review

‘Wild Geese’, directed by Devany Greenwood, is delicate and devastating in the same breath. It explores the poetical love we think we can only dream of and the love we think we know and want. A struggle between truth and comfort.

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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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Hayley – Short Film Review

A young flight attendant’s quick thinking almost saves the day but without the support of anyone else, her plan falls out of the sky.

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