Thought some FMUK'ers might be interested in attending this:
Welcome to the Opening Night....FREE. All Welcome. Complimentary refreshments. Great films. Pop Up Cinema. 30 August 6.30 - 10.30. Acklam Rd W10 5TY
Full listing on the website: http://www.portobellofilmfestival.com/
Twitter - @Portofilmfest12
Highlights Portobello Alternative London Film Festival 30 Aug – 16 Sept 2012
Pop Up Cinema
30 Aug Grand Opening Ceremony
7pm – 10.30pm
The Spirit Of Portobello (Joey Skye) 25 mins
Portobello is more than a road, it is a state of mind. This film captures that and the forces that challenge it. Documentary.
Act Of Memory (Jack Ryder) 13 mins
Jack Ryder's first film as a director is based on the short story by Mary Grace Dembeck. The film is set in England in 1948. The cast includes Claire Skinner, Owen Teale and Anna Massey. Family.
docoBANKSY (docoBANKSY) 58 mins
"Who is Banksy"…the identity of the Bristolian art prankster is so far away from being the point anymore that it's likely to elict nothing more than an eye roll from those in the know.
Big Fat Gypsy Gangster (Ricky Grover) 90 mins
After 16 years at Her Majesty's Pleasure Britain's hardest man is released from prison. Comedy.
31 August
7.00 pm DIRECTOR & ACTOR COLLABORATION MASTERCLASS with Award Winning Director Gregg Hall
Director Greg Hall & Actor Paul Marlon from the award winning Broke But Making Films, will be presenting a one hour masterclass giving a unique insight into their process of collaboration, exclusively for the Portobello Film Festival 2012.
Includes a screening of award winning short film "BRUISED".
Little Mary Grown (Wayne G Saunders) 62 minutes
What started in bliss turns to disaster having seen her best friend killed by a gang, being abused by her father; this is the beginning of her world turning upside down. Mary's light turns to darkness as she is forced to make difficult decisions. The latest feature from Wayne G Saunders.
1 September
Study (Paolo Benetazzo) 100 mins
In the last week before his final exam a psychology student is obsessed by life and death and tortured by the eternal struggle between science and religion. Drama.
2 September
Earth Calling Lily (Frank Burke) 8 mins
The initimate recollections of a Shepherds Bush pensioner recall a secret past that journeyed to the heart of the cosmos. "The sweetest, most unique film of 2012" Lovefilm.com. Drama.
Casuals (Mick Kelly & Cass Pennant) 75 mins
The legacy of the football Casual phenomenon that swept across cities like Liverpool, Manchester and London during the 1980s. Documentary.
4 September
Fourteen Poems by C.P. Cavafy Illustrated By David Hockey (James Scott) 30 mins
Introduced by the editor and Portobello Film Festival founder Barney Platts Mills this graceful b&w film mainly shot in his Powis Terrace flat in 1967 before he found greater fame follows the young David Hockney as he explains the art of etching and and his modus operandi as an artist by way of a series of illustrations of poems by C. P. Cavafy. Art
Make Your Own Art: Bob & Roberta Smith 90 mins
Exploring the world of the enigmatic Stuckist sympathiser and Turner Prize nominee Bob & Roberta Smith.
5 September
Red Kingdom Rising (Navin Dev) 73 mins
A troubled young woman must come to terms with her horrific past as she is propelled through dreams into the terrifying world of the Red Kingdom. Horror.
Learning Hebrew- A Gothsploitation Movie (Louis Joon) 65 mins
Gothic punks go door to door with Darwin's Origin Of The Species while atheist terrorists blow up trains in this dark, surreal drama set in Jerusalem, Iraq, and Camden town.
6 September
Me Or The Dog (Abnor Pastoll) 14 mins
Dudley says Kelly's cheating. Dudley says he'll prove it. Dudley is the dog. Featuring Martin Clunes from TVs Doc Martin. Comedy.
Lonely Lights (Richard Oldfield) 14 mins
Girl breaks up with boyfriend and befriends lamppost that speaks in morse code. Comedy
7 September
Serious Drugs- Duglas and the Music of BMX Bandits (Jim Burns)93 mins
Shot and produced over four years Serious Drugs frames an affectionate portrait of BMX Bandits founder Duglas Stewart and his mission to save the world and himself one song at a time. Music.
Modern Babylon (Julien Temple)100 mins
The master filmmaker trains his eye onto London's Countercultural past and present featuring many Portobello Film Festival regulars and introduced by Beat Poet Michael Horovitz and soundtrack composer J.C. Carroll and if we're lucky the legendary Julien Temple himself.
8 September
Makers Our Story (Amadin Ryan) 2 hours 15 minutes
To close an evening of some of the finest independent film UK has to offer this is a feature length documentary about UK independent film industry directed and produced by independent film makers. Documentary.
9 September
Corner Hart (Eddie Saint Jean) 16 mins
Kay Shepherd spends a day on Corner Hart Square photographing all the memories she cannot let go. A stranger interrupts her flow in East End's Olympic vicinity. Drama.
Breakdown Reward (Elias Georgopoulos) 120 mins
Two German contractors are hired to dig for treasure for their employer when things go wrong. A Ritchiesque trawl through a low life underworld of crime lords, underground informers, treasure, cash, thugs and small time crooks.
11 September
Shades Of Beige (Aimee Powell) 15 min
Starring Michelle Dockery and Edward Hogg. Jodie and Brian have had a deep bond since infancy but when he is convicted of child abuse their relationship begins to unravel. Drama.
The Painter And His Model (Divian Ladwa) 3 minutes
An art enthusiast sees a painting that kindles a memory of a previous life…a time of lost love. Drama.
Tandem (Adrian Hume Robinson 12 mins
Two gay characters find their relationship thrown into turmoil by an unexpected discovery. Drama.
Same Life -The Story Of Love Tetralogy (Martin Plant) 103 min
Dr Frankie Summers Quantum Communication grant has been refused. At a turning point in her life she starts to experience strange phenomena. Is she going mad or is it the strange man next door whose flat is allways making odd sounds as he works on his crazy inventions!. Drama
12 September
London Stories (Ryan Claffey) 60 mins
The stories of several Londoners from different cultures whose lives are entwined with one another. Drama.
Forget Paris (Christopher Presswell) 77 mins
A romantic New Year's getaway to Paris descends to a nightmare when a couple's relationship implodes prior to departure. Drama.
13 September
For The Love (Jono Stevens & Jonny Madderson) 26 mins
There's no room for amateurism in sport, but in 2011 and 2012 Sam Whalley-Cohen, an amateur jockey with a 9-5 job, won the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Documentary.
Brian 1949 – 2011 (Paul Wright) 14 mins
Tribute to the legendary Peace Campaigner who lived outside the Houses Of Parliament for almost ten years. Documentary.
E-Wasteland (David Fedele) 20 mins.
A visual portrait of unregulated electronic waste "recycling" in Ghana, West Africa. Documentary.
The Art Of Repair (Will Stewart) 13 mins
Stewart Lee narrates a short film documenting the everyday heroes amongst the sometimes forgotten East End tradesperson. Documentary.
14 September
Royal Babylon: The Criminal History Of The British Monarchy (Alan & Margaret Cox) 100 mins
18 short films depicting the crimes of the British monarchy based on the polemical poem by Heathcote Williams Royal Babylon: The Criminal History Of The British Monarchy . "A phenomenal piece of work" Jeremy Hardy. "The poetic radical docu is a really interesting genre and deserves it's own domain" Mike Figgis.
15 September
Virgin Media Shorts Shortlist
Fantoons Chasing The Edge (David Calcano) 3 mins
A twisted fan decides to go through U2s wild crowd to get the Holy Grail….front row and an autograph from The Edge. Animation.
City Of Dreamers (Jamie Patterson) 150 mins
A heartwarming musical set on the streets of Brighton: laughs, romance and rock and roll.