SOUTHBANK UNSEEN will blow our minds and get us thinking through four, visually dynamic and aurally arresting, documentary dramas that delve into the unseen.
These short documentary dramas give us an alternative view of London’s South Bank from the eyes and ears of four extraordinarily gifted individuals.
The film documents the solitary existence of Jake, a man who lives in isolation in the middle of the forest in remote Scotland. It follows the character's unconventional life, capturing moments of profound beauty. Jack is seen in all seasons, surviving frugally, passing the time with strange projects, living the radical dream he had as a younger man, a dream he spent two years working at sea to realise.
Emily wanders the places of bygone memory with her Polaroid camera, trying to recapture the times now lost. The places are like photos, disjointed and divided, as she takes her own picture again and again. A short film about love lost and the hole it leaves behind.
An Oral Fixation features three female characters, all performed by Gaffney, and was filmed in a haunted park-keeper’s lodge, where Gaffney currently resides. The main character, with a black plastic masked face, plays a ouja board and the two other characters appear as apparitions/hallucinations.
Day Will Fall follows the fragmented psycho-odyssey of a Soho Debt Collector, whose past, present and future congeal offering a brief moment for redemption.
A short film about teaching creativity by This Is It Collective.
Take:
A pinch of inspiration
A handful of joy
2 spoonfuls of courage
3/8 of a litre of desire
A splash of pride
3 heaped tablespoons of laughter
A kg of saltwater
A cup of going the distance
You’ll know when its ready…
The movement of light and time, of process and interaction. Places where we have been, our footprints left. Hope becomes despair, melancholy becomes reflection.
This is a docudrama about 5 survivors of Mental Health problems It tells the true stories of these people as they struggle to stand up for human rights and choose the treatment best for their wellbeing. The film aims to spread the word about how people can recover from Mental Health problems and support Recovery's campaign to allow survivors to have control and capacity over how they are treated.
Alan wants to forget the things that have lead him to identity crisis but, he must confront them. The pitfalls of such a task could lead anywhere. The passageway through his recollection is one that snakes between the pivotal and critical. His past waits with baited breath.
