Tuesday, 19th March, 2024
8:30pm Start
The Showroom Cinema Main Bar, Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2BX
Hello everyone!
Our next Showroom Shorts screening will be Tuesday 19th March and the programme is packed! We've got some slick music videos, touching short docs, a Sheffield-hitman drama, stop-motion animation, tense drama, experimental phone madness, stories of rural life, a doc on moth-trapping and an interesting take on a western! And more still on top of that!
Plus we are going to play host to the exciting announcement of the winner of the fantastic 'Emerging Spirit' short film script competition that we at the SYFN proudly co-sponsor - so make sure you're there early: we are doing this FIRST!
What a programme! The filmmakers will be onhand to introduce their films and discuss them in front of the audience. We'll also be raffling off film posters and cinema tickets: only £3 for a strip of five tickets! So bring a little change with you!
So come join us - Showroom Shorts is still a FREE event! Here is what the programme is looking like:
Emerging Spirit Script to Screen Competition Winner Announcement
Festival Director Ben Wilkinson and team from the Spirit of Independence Film Festival have an exciting announcement to make tonight: the winner of the 'Emerging Spirit' short script competition! The newly commissioned winner will be announced at the start of our screening tonight, along with some info about the competition and festival - and maybe some clips from previous winners and films that have been made as a result! Awesome!
Moth Trapping - Dirs. Christopher Hall, Jess Dale and David Turner, 2023 - 7.00
Keith Tomkins (SRWT) invited us to a moth trapping session at Ughill Farm, with Ben Heywood. For us it was an opportunity to learn about moths, butterflies, their importance to biodiversity as well as using some of our infra-red kit.
Vertical Reality - Dir. Jamie Scrutton, 2023 - 6.02
This is a hand drawn Stop Motion Animation, portraying my thrill seeking in an animated presentation. Featuring several roller coasters and a Bungee Jump, take a voyage into my world of Vertical Reality.
Killing Time - Dir. Bertram Hardy, 2023 - 3.22
A hitman roams the streets of Sheffield Killing Time in between assassination jobs.
'Faithfully' by Housatonic - Edited by Munition Music, 2023 - 3.35
Nod your head to Sheffield made Disco House. This video is a cheerful, colourful celebration of all things funky from the minds of a new House music outfit, Housatonic.
'Wrath' by Housatonic - Edited by Munition Music, 2023 - 4.18
Less than twenty four hours till armageddon as giant comets head towards earth. With the end of the world looking nigh! So let’s just drop everything and have that one great big last dance in celebration of our ill fated end!
Tarn and Moon - Dir. Dawn Feather, 2023 - 2.51
A modern-day Witch shares her life philosophy while growing and selling her own medicinal teas.
Ripon Leyburn: 'Anne', 'Colin' and 'Joyce' - Dir. Dawn Feather, 2023 - 4:40 (in total)
A series of films commissioned by Ripon Museums that celebrate the importance of memory in the rural community of Leyburn, North Yorkshire. Here are three of the stories: the story of Anne who talks about being trapped by snow, then Colin, who discusses 'the last painting' and then Joyce, who talks about the pride she has in a good tea set.
Reclaiming Roots - Dir. Dawn Feather and Samantha McCormick, 2023 - 2.34
What's it like to move back to the place you left many years ago? Hear from Rastrick resident Sammy Holland as she shares her experience of leaving and returning in this dance film. One of two films telling 'Untold Stories of Life in Calderdale'. Commissioned by Curious Motion, a charity that celebrates community, creativity, and wellbeing. Each film is a unique story of rural life in the lower valley, offering a glimpse into the rich tapestry of the local community.
Breakfast for Too Many - Dir. Paul Hill, 2023 - 3.44
Billy is so good at sleeping in late he could go professional. When mysterious events sabotage his efforts to make breakfast, a universe of possibilities open up for him (and someone he might recognise).
BLAST. Dir Stephen Carley, 2023 - 7.00
This screening showcases 5 of 14 very short films created for handheld devices. ‘Framed’ by the Instagram template and the iPhone. Black or White. Binary. ON / OFF. Black mirror. Screaming into the digital ether. Is anyone really watching or listening? But it’s all theatre isn’t it? Artifice, keyboard warriors, manufactured outrage and angst…“The new vortex plunges to the heart of the present”. - From BLAST manifesto 1914 - Wyndham Lewis.
Cared - Dir. Sam Burton, 2023 - 7:48
Two brothers suffer through life, assisting one other through their mental and physical disabilities whilst not communicating.
DRINK AND SMOKE - Dir. Nathan Geering, 2024 - 8.23
A thought provoking short film that artistically examines the negative impact of drinking and smoking. The film is unique as being fully intoxicated is artistically expressed through fire eating combined with drunken style breakin (aka breakdancing). In addition this film is audio described using the multi-award winning Rationale Method of Audio Description. The audio description is harnessed as a storytelling vehicle to give heightened access to both visually impaired and sighted audiences.
A Tale of Swords and Smoke - Dir. Dir. Michael Strachan Brown, 2023 - 6.53
A Tale of Swords and Smoke is the epic story of two young adventurers journeying across a
far away land. Their quest takes them into the truly perilous depths of their kingdom, where
they must find true courage in the pursuit of adventure, discovery and the foiling of a
terrible fire-breathing menace… Produced by ArtWorks South Yorkshire
The Long Face - Dir. Nick Buggey, 2023, 7.30
The Long Face is the story of a lone gunman on a perilous journey to reuinite with his cherished horse. Having travelled far and wide, he finds himself out of time and in a strange place with a gang of desperados in his way… Produced by ArtWorks South Yorkshire.
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March is going to be a really good one - don't miss it!
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Showroom Shorts screenings normally take place on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Showroom Cinema/Workstation Building, Paternoster Row, Sheffield S1 2B
Hey there! So you want to submit a film for upcoming screenings? Great idea! Read on....!
What is Showroom Shorts?
Showroom Shorts is a monthly screening of short films held on the third Tuesday of the month at the Showroom Cinema. It is a screening in a relaxed and informal environment, usually in two halves of about 35-40 mins each. We bring you the best in films that are made in the local area, as well as award-winning, awesome short films from further afield.
Its free to attend and submit your film, so come down and join us!
Submissions are open on a rolling basis. To submit your film for free, use the details below!
Want to show your film? Is it time to celebrate your work? Have you got an exciting film to share?
Email a preview link to rob@syfn.org!
We will have a look at it and get back to you quickly!
We invite all 18+ students, plus their casts, crews and families, to come and present their films to the audience. Please keep in mind that since the screenings take place in the Showroom Cinema Main Bar, those under 18 are not permitted after 9pm.
Submissions are open to EVERYONE!
Send us your films - don't delay!