Two very different ‘dinner dates’ from hell …

A LIVE BROADCAST: ‘Lights, camera, inaction!’ Set on the cusp of a new millennium in 1999, jaded young infomercial presenter Gareth Holland squirms his way through another banal, belittling day’s shooting, only to be told the shows outré sponsors wish him to accept an invitation to dinner…

PARTY ANIMAL: ‘Meet the Parents’ – A fresh-faced university student experiences a baptism of ‘fur’ when he attends a Christmas-themed dinner party at his in-laws in this Black comedy of (ill) manners.

Despite their radically different approaches, both these documentaries nevertheless explore similar ideas such as history, heritage and friendship.

Shorts from the Public Service Broadcasting Trust, a not-for-profit organisation based in New Delhi, India.

SHORTS COLLECTION: RECREATE (2020), A MOVIE WITHOUT AN ENDING (2019)

Two shorts that use different modes of animation in striking ways

When the younger of two brothers has his jacket stolen, their mom sends the eldest brother out to get it back. But as time passes, the mom and youngest son begin to wonder if he'll return at all.

Identity issues are central in these pair of science fiction and mystery-inflected shorts; UNSKIN and SENTIENCE

Conceived as an electronic road movie, Synthetic Pleasures, directed by Iara Lee and produced by George Gund, investigates cutting-edge technologies and their influences on our culture.

KUBRICK’S COAT - A young man’s life is transformed when he acquires the coat of his hero, the legendary film director Stanley Kubrick. However, things do not go to plan.

BRAIN JOURNEYS -

SNOWBUD - a man who lives in a snowy forest struggles with his loneliness and isolation.

KOWLOON KILLERS - Vietnamese siblings Hung and Mai are Getting by in Hong Kong as small time criminals. But they find themselves ambushed at a Mong Kok supermarket by a heavily armed triad gang disguised as Donald Trump. Why did this happen? Maybe they'll find the answer closer to home.