Friday, May 23rd, 2025
Jersey and Channel Islands Film Showcase – Programme 1
Jersey Arts Centre
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With more Jersey films entered to the Festival than ever, we’re delighted to present the first of two showcases curated by Mick Hannigan of IndieCork, our partner festival. Retrograde Dean Porter / Jersey / 2024 / 3 mins On a distant planet, locked in retrograde, an offbeat trio must take on a destructive robot determined to extinguish the last sparks of life. Le Viage / The Journey Rebecca Coley / Jersey / 2024 / 4 mins A story about a young girl who refuses to let adversity stand in her way. More Than It Hurts You Syvret Rose / Jersey / 2025 / 12 mins Mae is a timid young woman trapped in a nomadic life of petty crime under the control of her manipulative counterpart, Kelly. When a routine petrol station robbery turns unexpectedly violent, she faces a harrowing choice. The Runners Patrick Swan, Edward Lowe / United Kingdom / 2024 / 12 mins A Cuckold and a Glutton for Pain meet on a running track and form an unexpected bond. Eleven Lottie Graham / United Kingdom / 2023 / 13 mins The relationship between Maddy and her mum Alicia changes when Maddy gets her period for the first time. Now Alicia must come to terms with her daughter’s coming-of-age. She Fishes Sabine Gilley / Jersey / 2024 / 15 mins A Jersey fisherwoman navigates her way through a male dominated environment to work in an industry that has been essential to island life for hundreds of years.