2010 | Color | 94 min British playwright Andrea Dunbar was 19 when her play The Arbor was staged at London?s Royal Court Theatre in 1980. Its raw, incisive portrayal of the cycles of violence and addiction on a tough Bradford housing estate is drawn directly from her own experience, brutalized and pregnant at 15. Two plays and one film later, the young playwright died, at age 29. Clio Barnard?s film looks both at Dunbar?s life and the experiences of the young family she left behind and in particular her eldest daughter whose life followed a downward spiral remarkably similar to that of her mother?s. Country: Reino Unido Direction: Barnard; Clio Production: Morris; Michael, O³riordan; Tracy Photography: Birkeland; Ole Sound: Barker; Tim Music: Escott; Harry, Nyman; Molly Cast:Virk; Manjinder, Bottomley; Christine, Dolan; Monica, Dudgeon; Neil, Webb; Danny, Mistry; Jimi, Gavin; Natalie Participation year at FICM: 2011
2010 | Color | 94 min British playwright Andrea Dunbar was 19 when her play The Arbor was staged at London?s Royal Court Theatre in 1980. Its raw, incisive portrayal of the cycles of violence and addiction on a tough Bradford housing estate is drawn directly from her own experience, brutalized and pregnant at 15. Two plays and one film later, the young playwright died, at age 29. Clio Barnard?s film looks both at Dunbar?s life and the experiences of the young family she left behind and in particular her eldest daughter whose life followed a downward spiral remarkably similar to that of her mother?s. Country: Reino Unido Direction: Barnard; Clio Production: Morris; Michael, O³riordan; Tracy Photography: Birkeland; Ole Sound: Barker; Tim Music: Escott; Harry, Nyman; Molly Cast:Virk; Manjinder, Bottomley; Christine, Dolan; Monica, Dudgeon; Neil, Webb; Danny, Mistry; Jimi, Gavin; Natalie Participation year at FICM: 2011
I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning On the cusp of turning 30, Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor—five childhood friends from the same housing complex—are suddenly forced to confront a life in which their hopes and dreams haven’t come to fruition. They’re all walking the high wire. Who will fall? See More
The Selfish Giant Thirteen-year-old Arbor and his best friend Swifty, both expelled from school, meet local scrap-dealer, Kitten, and begin collecting scrap metal for him using a horse and cart. Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor is keen to impress Kitten and make some money. But when Kitten begins to favor Swifty, leaving Arbor hurt and excluded, Arbor becomes increasingly greedy and exploitive, leading to a tragic event, that transforms them all. See More
The Morelia International Film Festival Kicked Off Its 24th Edition with CAMPEÓN GABACHO by Jonás Cuarón 10 · 16 · 26 FICM Brings 17 Screenings to Pátzcuaro as FICM Presenta Takes Cinema to Michoacán and Across Mexico Year-Round 10 · 16 · 26 Enjoy All the Free Events That the 24th FICM Has in Store for You! 10 · 16 · 26 Night of the Dead Celebration Week: A Tradition Learned Through Our Hands 10 · 14 · 26
The Morelia International Film Festival Kicked Off Its 24th Edition with CAMPEÓN GABACHO by Jonás Cuarón 10 · 16 · 26
FICM Brings 17 Screenings to Pátzcuaro as FICM Presenta Takes Cinema to Michoacán and Across Mexico Year-Round 10 · 16 · 26
