Why Poverty? UK Shorts
- Posted: 31st May 2011
- Category: Screening
- Tags: why poverty, shorts
Special Screening and Reception: Saturday 11th June 2011 | 1pm | Crucible Adelphi
To celebrate the world premiere of the Why Poverty? UK Shorts, Joseph Rowntree Foundation are hosting a special screening and drinks reception at Sheffield Doc/Fest. Join our sister company Mosaic Films to watch the films, meet the filmmakers and some special guests, and enjoy a drink afterwards. Find out more here.
The three short films, which were pitched at Sheffield Doc/Fest last November, will also officially premiere as part of the festival programme in a special Why Poverty? strand.
A musical documentary about Camden Calling: a collective of homeless, ex-homeless and vulnerable people from across London who have come together to turn their lives around. Produced in partnership with BBC Storyville and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Dir. Anna Edwards
Screening: 9th June, 2.15pm, Showroom 1
Millions of British families can never afford a holiday. We follow one such family as they leave their council estate for a subsidised rural break, revealing some little-recognised truths about poverty along the way.
Dir. Jez Lewis
Screening: 12th June, 10.30am, Showroom 1
Brian Pearson repossesses cars from people, but he’s not your typical repo man. A film examining the cycle of debt and poverty from a different - and unexpected - angle.
Dir. Barney Snow
Screening: 12th June, 3pm, ODEON