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FOREVER YOUNG
(SHORT FILM PROGRAMME)

Five short films celebrating and examining the beautiful, but often complex, relationships between kids and their parents.

MIMINE
Dir: Simon Laganiere – Canada – 2022 – 13 mins
A clumsy and reckless father, who has custody of his estranged son for the day, decides to dazzle him with a moment tinged with magic.

SALT WATER TOWN
Dir: Dan Thorburn – UK – 2021 – 15 mins
Liam helps run a failing caravan park with his father, Glenn, who clings to the belief that prosperity will soon return.

MUDFLATS
Dir: Luis Campos – Portugal – 2022 – 18 mins
When Alice’s mother becomes sick she is left with Pedro, her mother’s friend, and the man believed to be her biological father.

DATSUN
Dir: Mark Albiston – New Zealand – 2021 – 15 mins
A fourteen-year-old boy, whose Mum plans on selling his deceased Dad’s Datsun, decides to take his best friend and little brother on one last joyride.

AL-SIT
Dir: Suzannah Mirghani – Sudan & Qatar – 2020 – 20 mins
An arranged marriage in a cotton-farming village in Sudan. Does 15 year old Nafisa have a choice?

Age Recommendation: 15+

Start Time: 7.30pm (Exit Time: 9.00pm)

*Please note: A ticket is not required for a child under 2 who does not need their own seat. All other attendees must book a ticket.

Concessions: (Under 18, Over 65 & Students).