All the homemade best. The films in this strand compete for the Michael Powell award.
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Boogie Woogie (Country: UK; Director: Duncan Ward; Writer: Danny Moynihan; Cast: Alfie Allen, Gillian Anderson, Gemma Atkinson, Sidney Cole, Michael Culkin, Alan Cumming, Josephine de la Baume, Rosie Fellner, Heather Graham, Stephen Greif, Danny Huston, Jack Huston, Gaetano Jouen, Christopher Lee, Joanna Lumley)
Art world satire. World Premiere.
A Boy Called Dad (Country: UK; Director: Brian Percival; Writer: Julie Rutterford; Cast: Kyle Ward, Ian Hart, Charlene McKenna, Louise Delamere, Steve Evetts) A 14-year-old's life spirals out of control after he becomes a dad. World Premiere. Full Review
The Calling (Country: UK; Director: Jan Dunn; Writer: Jan Dunn; Cast: Brenda Blethyn, Emily Beecham, Susannah York, Rita Tushingham, Amanda Donohoe, Chloe Sirene, David Bark-Jones, Nick Bartlett, Susannah Harker, Pauline McLynn, Corin Redgrave, Justin Salinger, Joanna Scanlan, Nicola Stewart, Tom Stuart)
A woman enters a convent to escape her trials and tribulations but finds life is no more tranquil on the inside. World Premiere.
Crying With Laughter (Country: UK; Director: Justin Molotnikov; Writer: Justin Molotnikov; Cast: Stephen McCole, Malcolm Shields, Andrew Neil, Jo Hartley, Niall Greig Fulton) A stand-up comedian finds his life starts to unravel after he tells an ill thought out gag. World Premiere. Full Review Official Site
Fish Tank (Country: UK; Director: Andrea Arnold; Writer: Andrea Arnold; Cast: Michael Fassbender, Harry Treadaway, Kierston Wareing, Jason Maza, Katie Jarvis, Jack Gordon, Charlotte Collins, Brooke Hobby, Chelsea Chase) A youngster struggling on an estate finds things change when her mother hooks up with a charismatic new boyfriend. UK Premiere. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer
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Kicks (Country: UK; Director: Lindy Heymann; Writer: Leigh Campbell, from a story by Laurence Coriat; Cast: Kerrie Hayes, Nichola Burley, Jamie Doyle, Laura Wallace, Sarah Jane Buckley, Nick Moss, Derek Hicks, Gary Cargill, Chris Lindon) When a footy star announces a transfer abroad two female fans aim to change his mind... no matter what. World Premiere. Full Review Official Site, View Trailer
Moon (Country: UK; Director: Duncan Jones; Writer: Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker; Cast: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Matt Berry, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Malcolm Stewart, Dominique McElligott, Robin Chalk) Before returning to Earth after three years on the moon, things go horribly wrong for astronaut Sam Bell. International Premiere. Full Review See: Sundance Diary: Opening Night and Day One, Sundance Diary: Opening night and day one... the sequel, Duncan Jones interview on Moon Official Site, View Trailer
My Last Five Girlfriends (Country: UK; Director: Julian Kemp; Writer: Alain de Botton, Julian Kemp; Cast: Brendan Patricks, Naomie Harris, Kelly Adams, Cécile Cassel, Jane March, Edith Bukovics, Michael Sheen, Mark Benton, Chris Gascoyne, Johnny Ball) Based on the international best seller On Love by Alain de Botton, this delightful romantic comedy explores with delicious wit and whimsy just how modern urban relationships go wrong. Surveying the wreckage of his last five relationships, thirtysomething Duncan (Brendan Patricks) concludes that love is a battleground where only the fittest survive. European Premiere. Full Review See: Tribeca Film Festival Movie Reviews/Diary 2009, Tribeca Film Festival film/movie reviews and diary: Outrage, Garapa, Newsmakers
Running In Traffic (Country: UK; Director: Dale Corlett; Writer: Dale Corlett, Bryan Larkin; Cast: Bryan Larkin, Anna Kerth, Kenneth Cranham, Ross Maxwell, Atta Yaqub, Anne Downie, Douglas Russell, Mark Prendergast, Marnie Baxter, Elaine Blair, Tony Greengrass, Ian Morrison, Marc Twynholm, Natasha Robertson, Carolyn Calder) Parallel lives spiral out of control. World Premiere. Full Review
Unmade Beds (Country: UK; Director: Alexis Dos Santos; Writer: Alexis Dos Santos; Cast: Fernando Tielve, Déborah François, Michiel Huisman, Iddo Goldberg, Richard Lintern, Katia Winter, Leonardo Brzezicki, Alexis Dos Santos, Lucy Tillet, Al Weaver) Two young foreigners find romance in the vibrant, artistic underground of London's East End. UK Premiere. Full Review Official Site
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