LSE Literary Festival is delighted to partner once again with Shorts at the Frontline Club (@frontlineclub) which showcases moving, striking and funny films, exploring the different faces of nonfiction filmmaking. Join us for an evening of short documentaries exploring what 'utopia' means for different communities in different parts of the world.
The programme includes:
Hotel 22
Each night in Silicon Valley, the Line 22 transforms from a public bus into an unofficial shelter for the homeless. This film captures one dramatic night on the Hotel 22 bus.
Director: Elizabeth Lo 2014 / 8 min / Germany
Entremundo (Worlds on Edge)
One day in the most unequal neighbourhood of Sao Paolo.
Director: Thiago B. Mendonça 2014 / 25 min / Brazil
If I Die on Mars
Meet the three aspiring astronauts willing to leave behind everything—and everyone—to travel to Mars…and never return. Over 200,0000 people from around the globe are competing for four seats on a MarsOne spaceship and the chance to be the first humans to colonize Mars. In If I Die on Mars, director Ed Perkins asks three finalists about their ambitions, their fears, and their reasons for leaving earth forever.
Director: Ed Perkins 2015 / 10 min / UK
Perfection is Forever
A tree is what it is, complete in its own being. Human beings, on the other hand, always aspire to become something more, doing their best to hold back time in pursuit of eternal love, youth and beauty. In Hollywood, two lost souls seek to become heroes under the shade of a lonely palm tree.
Director: Mara Trifu 2015 / 18 mins / UK
Luchadora
Luchadora follows Luna Mágica - an aging professional Lucha Libre Wrestling star who dreams of becoming World Wrestling Champion while struggling to make ends meet as a single mom in Mexico City and regain custody of her son who was taken by her estranged husband who claims she is unfit to be a mother because of her profession as a luchadora.
Director: River Finlay/ 2015/ 12 mins/ New York
This event forms part of the LSE Space for Thought Literary Festival 2016, taking place from Monday 22 - Saturday 27 February 2016, with the theme 'Utopias'.
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