Kinofilm at The Poly: LGBT

There's young love and sexual experimentation, tourism and flirtation, punk rock, magic, morticians, awkward mornings after and embarrassing maternal interference in our LGBT programme.

ISABELLA

Dir Rohan Reddy | Prod Lucy Evans | Wri Lucca Lutzky | Cast Alice Simpson, Lucy Jackson

UK | 13 min | 15

At a Catholic girls school, conservative Robyn is captivated by her outspoken, rebellious classmate Isabella...

SHARPS

Dir/Wri Clayton Waddell | Prod Max Van Egmond

Cast: Jackson Peele, Georgie Jennings, Jesse Buoma, Millie Lalor

Australia | 8 min 26 sec | 15

Melbourne: the late 1970s. When his best friend Posty returns from jail, Mick is forced to confront long-repressed feelings that might threaten his position in their gang.

PINEBOX

Dir/Wri D. R. Tibbits | Prod Shawn Michael Howard, Kel Nelson

Cast: Kevin Breznahan, Ann Magnuson, Brian T. Finney, Cameron Dye

USA | 18 min 06 sec | 15

Merle, a small-town simpleton still grieving over the loss of his mother, fills his days with a strange hobby...

SCHEIDEWEG TEENAGE THREESOME

Dir/Prod/Wri Arkadij Khaet

Germany | 4 min 8 sec | 15

One Boy, One Girl and her Stepbrother: A date goes wrong.

TOP 10 PLACES TO VISIT IN SAO PAULO

Dir/Wri Akira Kamiki | Prod Sofia Wickerhauser, Guilherme Andrade

Cast: Esteban H Esquivel, Clayton Nascimento, Igor Armucho

Brazil | 13 min 40 sec | 15

The very best places to visit, takes photos and fall in love in São Paulo!

MAGIC H8 BALL

Dir/Prod/Wri Dan Hass | Prod Shawn Adeli, James Wong, Greg Copeland, Matthew Boehm, Simen Sand

Cast: Nathan Mohebbi, Matthew Bridges, Chris Boudreaux, Kristofer Eric

USA | 14 min 40 sec | 15

Burned by a cheating boyfriend (and some mild chlamydia), a heartbroken pushover turns to a mysterious Magic 8 Ball for the answers.

FLAMINGO

Dir/Wri Álvaro Moriano, Alejandro de Vega

Cast: Estefania de los Santos, Bibiana Monje

Spain | 11 min | 15

Laura wakes up with a hangover in Lucía's home...

HEATHER HAS FOUR MOMS

Dir Jeanette L. Buck | Wri/Co-Prod Rani Deighe Crowe

Cast: Holly Twyford, Kristen Popham, Susan Rome, Tanya Baskin, Vanessa Bradchulis

UK/USA | 14 min 08 sec | 15

Which of Heather’s four lesbian moms will give her “the talk” when she decides to lose her virginity for her fifteenth birthday?

Kinofilm Festival celebrates its 15th edition this year and takes place in Manchester from 24th November to the 2nd December. Many of the programmes such as these will be available to screen as part of the festival tour in 2019. More details of Kinofilm at www.kinofilm.org.uk.

Tickets

Individual programme: £6.00 adult / £5.00 concessions

Pass to all 5 Kinofilm programmes: £21.00 adult / £18.00 concessions

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Costumed Life Drawing

IAN GUVYER: WELCOME TO GREEDEN, THE FUTURE IS BROWN

Dahomey (PG)