SHORTS #6:
DOCLAB PRESENTS
Fri 09 Feb | 17:00 | 86 mins | Recommended 18+ | £5
A screening of the best documentary films, turning the lens on everything from lost languages to Elvis impersonators. Hosted by DOCLAB, a documentary development initiative run by Exeter Phoenix and OSBD Media Charity.
Foam Horse
Dir. Juanjo Rueda | 20 mins | Spain
I remember that as a child I thought you could see everything from here.
She Sells Shellfish
Dir. Lily Tiger T-Wells | 13 mins | UK
Shot in black and white super 8, She Sells Shellfish is a collage of two Welsh women’s lives with those of the archived past. A curious exploration of the female cockle gatherers of South Wales, and the surprising secret shellfish and seaweed hold for our oceans’ health.
Y WERIN / HIRAETH
Dir. Ella Spottiswood, Adam Evans | 15 mins | UK
A non-exploitative and honest insight into a town considered to be the most deprived area in Wales. Two creatives explore how the people and landscapes of Merthyr Tydfil have impacted their lives and art.
Shmelvis
Dir. Bella Considine | 13 mins | UK
If you could achieve your wildest dreams in an instant, would you? SHMELVIS is a documentary that seeks to uncover the secrets of the alter-ego, and its life changing powers. Presenter and psychology expert Eleanor Shelley leads us in this eye opening journey into the world of Elvis impersonation and discovers how pretending to be someone else may be the ultimate key to self-discovery.
Drainspotting
Dir. Andy Oxley, Joshua Gaunt | 9 mins | UK
A novelty calendar of drain covers turns humble lengthsman Archie Workman into a curious form of celebrity.
Still Here
Dir. Álvaro Hernández Blanco | 16 mins | Spain
In the deserts of Baja California (México), Daria and Teresa are the last two speakers of the Ku'ahl indigenous language. In their world of oblivion and decrepitude, they lament the imminent extinction of the ku'ahl language and culture as the modern world moves on with indifference. But as long as Daria and Teresa converse together, ku'ahl lives.