Flipside Film Festival

Flipside 2008 ‘Official Selection’ Film Programme Details of the curated film programme for Flipside ‘08. The  full schedule of screenings & special events is available available here.    

Flipside Presents: An Evening With Don Letts 
Saturday 31st May 2008 (6pm-3am) Plymouth Arts Centre & Bar Favela
Dancehall Queen     Westway to The World

 
Flipside 2008’s final day (Saturday May 31st) will be devoted to the work of legendary film-maker, DJ, author and cultural alchemist Don Letts, whom we are absolutely delighted to be welcoming to the festival!
The […]

Our Sufferings in This Land
Tuesday 27th May (from 5pm) PCAD Cinema

Ed Hill is a teacher and well-known local activist in Bristol. In autumn 2005 he visited Palestine on a two week Olive Harvest trip organised by Zaytoun (the UK cooperative that imports Palestinian olive oil) and the International Women’s Peace Service.
As well as visiting […]

Tony Hill: A Retrospective
Thursday 22nd May (8.30pm) Plymouth Arts Centre

Born in London in 1946, Tony Hill studied sculpture at St Martin’s School of Art. His work includes sculpture, photography, film installations, performance, short films for cinema and television and commercial directing. The short films explore different ways of looking at the world and often require […]

SUPER-8 CITIES
Wednesday 28th May (6pm) PCAD Cinema
(Producer Nathan Coombs - UK /Various)

The captivating cinema of observation. Lost artform, buried practice.
Ten films comprising one portmanteau, documenting cities across the world. Shot exclusively on super-8mm film.
The super-8 Cities project has brought together independent talent from across the globe in a very personal collection of films created according […]

THE DEAD BROTHERS – Death Is Not The End
Thursday 29th May (7pm) PCAD Cinema

THE DEAD BROTHERS – Death Is Not The End is the intimate portrait of three musicians that couldn’t be any more different.
Alain Croubalian, son of an Armenian Immigrant and a Swiss nurse, Pierre Omer, son of an Indian Historian and a Genevan […]

ZOWNIR – Radical Man
Thursday 29th May (5.30pm) PCAD Cinema

“A beautifully brutal film“
“Der Film gefällt mir sehr gut. Sehr dicht, gute Bilder, gute Selektion, gut geschnitten, schnörkellos und nie langweilig. Hut ab!“
- Miron Zownir März 2006
ZOWNIR – Radical Man, is a documentary about one of the most censored photographers, filmmakers and crime writers of our time.
Zownir […]

She’s a Punk Rocker: UK
Friday 23rd May (5pm) PCAD Cinema

Director: Zillah Minx / Country: UK / Original Format: DV / Duration: 60 mins / Producer: Mark Saunders / Featuring: Eve Libertine, Gee Vaucher, Vi Subversa, Poly Styrene, Caroline Coon //
She’s A Punk Rocker UK is a documentary by and about Punk Rock women. Featuring punk […]

THERE IS NO AUTHORITY BUT YOURSELF
Friday 23rd May (7.30pm) PCAD Cinema

Director: Alexander Oey / Country: Netherlands / Original Format: DigiBeta / Duration: 60 Mins / Producer: Submarine Channel / Featuring: Penny Rimbaud, Gee Vaucher, Steve Ignorant //
The anarchist punk band Crass was very different from their contemporaries. The Sex Pistols and The Clash sold […]

Behind The Mask
Tuesday 27th May (7pm) PCAD Cinema
Director: Shannon Keith (2006) USA
“Behind The Mask” is a unique documentary focusing on those individuals who take direct action to save animals. It’s a film the government doesn’t want you to see!
“Behind the Mask” is a controversial feature documentary that focuses on the Animal Liberation Front, direct action, and […]

Confusions of an Unmarried Couple
Thursday 22nd May (5pm) PCAD Cinema
Directors: Jason Butler & Brett Butler (2006) Canada

Take a couple who’ve had a troubled past, including an ugly break-up and a strange attempt at reconciliation. Ask each where they think things went wrong and you have one very confusing and very real account of a […]