UNEARTHING THE PEN

Carol Salter

(Rock Salt Films) Uganda/UK, 12m 30s

An intimate portrait of a boy’s struggle to reconcile tradition with his desire to learn.

THE KILLING OF THE IMAM

Khalid Shamis

(tubafilms) South Africa, 10m

A reflection on the killing of Imam Abdullah Haron under Apartheid South Africa.

BEING MARTIN

Lou Hamilton

(Create Lab) UK, 10m 40s

An inspiring tale of a man

overcoming his disability.

RIKSHAWALA

Tom Stoddart/Misha Hussain

(Film Bengal) Bangladesh, 8m 30s

An insight into the lives of a family of rickshaw pullers in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

UP THERE

Malcolm Murray

(Mekanism) USA, 12m 42s

The dying art of hand-painted advertising in New York.

ON STONY GROUND

Rehana Rose Khan

(Ponder Productions) UK, 9m 30s

Two homeless alcoholics meet on Brighton beach.

STEVE AVERY

Sam Huntley

(Mad Cow Films) UK, 4m 53s

A portrait of champion bodybuilder, Steve Avery.

GENTLEMEN OF THE ROAD – PART 1

Fred & Nick

(Pulse Films) UK, 12m 48s

Follows then up-and-coming band Mumford & Sons.

THE GHOSTVILLAGE PROJECT

Tim Daly

(Agents of Change) UK, 11m 43s

An uninhabited village in Scotland is transformed into a giant art-installation.

LES ELEPHANTS

Richard Bullock

(Hungry Man) Cote D’Ivoire, 5m 5s

The build-up to the Ivory Coast’s last qualifying match before the World Cup.

TIN TOWN

Nora Connor/Clementine Wallace/ Colton Margus

(Barefoot Workshops) South Africa, 12m 5s

A look at the dispossessed of Cape Town and the meaning of community.

AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Jan Bednarz

(Buzz Films) UK/Bahamas, 5m

A reflection on Ernest Hemingway’s impact on the Bahamian

island of Bimini.