Institute of Contemporary Arts

Underground Shorts

Friends, family, work and city living are the key themes in this programme of shorts: BJ Balogun’s Communication, Clint Dyer’s Second Chance, Adaora Nwandu’s Say My Name, Sunny King’s Signs, BJ Balogun’s Losing It, Olu Fashakin’s Marcus and Neil Redman’s Shit Happens.

Films:

Communication
Two rival gangs are feuding. What could prevent the situation from ending into a blood bath?
dir BJ Balogun, UK 2009, 21 mins.

Second Chance
A teacher takes a class of unruly teenagers on a field trip. All seem to be enjoying the fresh air, except for one boy, who keeps receiving threatening text messages.
dir Clint Dyer, UK 2008, 11 mins.

Say My Name
A contemporary gay love story set amidst a gritty grimy urban backdrop.
dir Adaora Nwandu, UK 2009, Digibeta, 12 mins.

Signs
A comedy set in a cybercafé, where the store owner has to deal with a customer who can’t read the signs.
dir Sunny King, UK, 2009, Digibeta, 2 mins.

Losing It
Marcel has lost his job, his girlfriend and close mates in a short amount of time… Enough to make him lose his sanity.
dir BJ Balogun, UK 2008, 16 mins.

Marcus How gun crime affects a tight family of three: Patricia, a single mother, and her two teenage children Marcus and Abigail.
dir Olu Fashakin, UK 2009, 15 mins.

Shit Happens Ricky, known to his friends as a player, seems to have finally found Mrs Right!
dir: Neil Redman, UK 2009, Digibeta, 12 mins.

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