Docs on Super 8


super8docsWednesday 27th February, 7pm
Entry: free for members/£2

The Cambridge Super 8 Group, the brains being the Cambridge International Super 8 Film Festival have hooked up with the Cambridge University Social Documentary Film Society to stage a night of documentaries on Super 8.

The event takes place at the Cambridge University Graduate Union, on 17 Mill Lane on Wednesday 27th February at 7pm. Entrance is free for members and just £2 for non-members.

Some of the directors and members of the Cambridge Super 8 group will be on hand to answer questions and the full line up includes;

What is the Revolutionary Cycle Cinema?
Simon Mullen, UK, 2007, 5 min. – Cambridge Super 8 Group
The green revolution makes them to pedal to generate enough energy to power a cinema show.

A Shift in Perception
(Best film from 2007 Cs8FF)

Dan Marceaux, Australia, 2006, 16 min.
Three vision-impaired women recount their lives, dreams, fears and observations.

The Boatman
Dylan Howitt, Argentina/UK, 2007, 12 min.
A lyrical portrait of a boatman in Buenos Aires as he plies his trade crossing one of the most polluted rivers in the world.

Shikashika
Stephen Hyde, 2008, Peru/USA, 10 min.
A revealing portrait of the lives of three generations ice sellers in the Peruvian Andes.

Foxy Lady in Winterland
(Audience Prize from 2007 CS8FF)

Dagie Brundert, Germany, 2003, 3 min.
“It’s this weird time between the years. Xmas today. Berlin is Siberia. My recent lover was a zero.”

The Ferryman
Giles Perkins, 2007, UK, 7 min.
A day with the Thelwall ferryman rowing his passengers across the post industrial Manchester Ship Canal.

Bike Kill 2005
Nick Golebiewski, 2005, USA, 3 min.
An all day block party in Brooklyn, NY with bike jousting, music, and mutant bikes.

Everything But…
Colin Dewar, 2007, UK, 3min. – Cambridge Super 8 Group
Award winning Super 8mm animation on the life cycle of a cigarette butt.

Dear N.
(Development Prize from 2007 CS8FF)

Chantal Partamian, 2006, Lebanon/France, 8 min.
A letter based documentary recounting dramatic events for a distant friend.

Blink and You Will Miss It
Tony Clarke, 2007, UK, 3 min. – Cambridge Super 8 Group
It’s as if you we there, the Strawberry Fair in 3 minutes.