The Burning A white woman and her young grandson come face to face with a black uprising in Apartheid South Africa, in a tough short film by Stephen Frears. Drama 1967 31 mins Stephen Frears Carousella A controversial, well-made documentary that follows the lives of three young striptease artistes working in Soho. Documentary 1965 26 mins John Irvin The Castle of Otranto Czech animator Jan Švankmajer's adaptation of Horace Walpole's Gothic novel. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1977 18 mins Jan Svankmajer Chelsea Bridge Boys Made for Swedish television, a look at a gang of "Rockers" who meet at a tea-kiosk on Chelsea Bridge. Documentary 1965 31 mins Peter Davis and Staffan Lamm The Contraption Darkly humorous short in which a man builds a sinister contraption, the dreadful purpose of which is only revealed in the final shot. Horror Thriller 1977 33 mins The Fall of the House of Usher The first of Švankmajer's 'tactile experiments', chosen partly because the title was on an official list of 'approved' texts. In this version there are no humans, just a glimpse of a live raven as the camera roams around an eerie derelict house. Animation & Artists Moving Image Horror 1982 16 mins Jan Svankmajer The Fight Against Cancer Carl Theodor Dreyer’s film for the Cancer Society exhorts Danish citizens to listen to their doctors. Documentary 1947 11 mins Carl Th. Dreyer Flames of Passion An ingenious gay homage to Brief Encounter. Romance 1989 17 mins Richard Kwietniowski The Forgotten Faces A gripping newsreel style account of the 1956 peoples' uprising in Hungary directed by celebrated innovator of the docudrama form, Peter Watkins. Documentary drama Amateur film 1961 19 mins Peter Watkins Forgotten the Queen This short animation intended to accompany Andrew Kötting’s feature-length Edith Walks explores the same themes around the life of Medieval queen Edith Swan Neck. Animation & Artists Moving Image 2017 11 mins Andrew Kötting Good Mothers Carl Theodor Dreyer’s first short film honours the work of the Mother’s Aid Institution, a state-funded organisation offering services for new mothers. Documentary 1942 12 mins Carl Th. Dreyer The Great Steam Fair The Great Steam fair is a documentary filmed at Shottesbrooke Park, Berkshire in 1964, at an event which brought together many traditional fairground rides and steam engines. Documentary 1964 18 mins David Gladwell and Derrick Knight Hands of Destiny The strange prophesies of Dr Josef Ranald, palm reader of choice to Nazi war leaders. Drama 1954 52 mins Tony Young The Home-made Car In this charming short film directed by James Hill, a man restores his dilapidated Bullnose Morris under the watchful eye of a curious young neighbour. Comedy Advert 1963 28 mins James Hill Incident The debut short film of British exploitation director Norman J. Warren is an enigmatic story about a girl who meets a boy at a fairground. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1959 13 mins Norman J. Warren Kill the Day An ex-drug addict reflects on life in and out of prison in this short by BAFTA-winner Lynne Ramsay, based on real accounts. Drama 2000 18 mins Lynne Ramsay The Last Chapter Dark tale in which a best-selling author (Denholm Elliot) is unbalanced by an assured young fan (Susan Penhaligon) who questions the move into easy commercialism displayed in his recent work. Drama 1974 29 mins David Tringham Man in Fear Luke Treadaway stars as a paranoid man convinced he is destined to be the victim of a conceptual art 'accident'. Thriller 2011 11 mins Will Jewell Miss Thompson Goes Shopping From the visionary British director David Gladwell, this 1958 short contrasting rural and urban life is based on the poem by Martin Armstrong. Animation & Artists Moving Image Documentary 1958 23 mins David Gladwell Ostia Ostia is a fascinating short film directed by Julian Cole and starring Derek Jarman, which reconstructs the events leading up to the murder of Pier Paolo Pasolini. Crime Drama 1987 26 mins Julian Cole The Party The Party is a time-capsule short film about an art school get-together where a boy blows his chances with his date. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1962 16 mins The Pendulum, The Pit and Hope Švankmajer's second adaptation of the work of Edgar Allan Poe, in which a prisoner is forced to undergo trials of torture. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1983 15 mins Jan Svankmajer A Portrait of Eden A week in the life of 22-year-old Eden Kötting, who has Joubert's Syndrome. A moving, tender film by Gideon Koppel (Sleep Furiously). Documentary 2011 22 mins Gideon Koppel Pub Short documentary originally made for Swedish television which opens the doors a typical working-class pub in East London. Documentary 1962 15 mins Peter Davis Recluse Based on the true story of a tragic murder and suicide that took place on the Luxton farm in Devon in the 1970s. Crime 1979 29 mins Bob Bentley Road to Saint Tropez Director Mike Sarne's debut film is an 'anti-travelogue', starring Udo Kier. Drama 1966 31 mins Mike Sarne Rosebud A lesbian couple arouse the interest of their new neighbour in this erotic tale of voyeurism, power dressing and fantasy. Drama 1991 14 mins Cheryl Farthing Rose Red Simon Pummell's (Bodysong) visually ravishing sci-fi thriller exploring the future of virtual reality and the desire to transcend human limits. Animation & Artists Moving Image Science Fiction 1994 19 mins Simon Pummell Summer Discord A Summer Discord is silent, amateur short film directed by David Gladwell which is set in the countryside and tells the story of a little girl who is reprimanded by her mother. Amateur film Fantasy 1955 17 mins David Gladwell To Have and to Hold A woman finds that death will not part her from her deceased lover. Drama 2000 13 mins John Hardwick The Village Church Carl Theodor Dreyer recounts the history of churches in Denmark, in this hypnotic and powerfully realised short. Documentary 1947 14 mins Carl Th. Dreyer Visions of Ecstasy Nigel Wingrove's experimental depiction of the erotic imaginings of the 16th Century Carmelite nun remains the only film ever to banned under Britain's blasphemy laws. Drama 1989 20 mins Nigel Wingrove You're Human Like the Rest of Them William Hoyland stars in this legendary, multi award-winning short film directed by the modernist writer and film-maker BS Johnson. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1967 17 mins B.S. Johnson
