Cinema16: British Short Films (2003)

5.2/10 203 min

Overview

This critically acclaimed DVD contains 16 of the best classic and award winning British short films and delivers a snapshot of British cinema past and present. It includes films from Britain's most exciting new talent alongside early shorts from it's most successful filmmakers' amongst them Chris Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien), Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies) and Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours). 01 About a Girl - Brian Percival 02 Boy & Bicycle - Ridley Scott 03 Dear Phone - Peter Greenaway 04 Doodlebug - Christopher Nolan 05 Eight - Stephen Daldry 06 Gasman - Lynne Ramsay 07 Girl Chewing Gum - John Smith 08 Home - Morag McKinnon 09 Joyride - Jim Gillespie 10 Inside Out - Tom & Charles Guard 11 Je T’aime John Wayne - Toby Macdonald 12 The Sheep Thief - Asif Kapadia 13 The Short & Curlies - Mike Leigh 14 Telling Lies - Simon Ellis 15 UK Images - Martin Parr 16 Who’s My Favourite Girl? - Adrian J. McDowall

Cast

Stephen Daldry

Self - Commentary, Eight (voice)

Jim Gillespie

Self - Commentary, Joyride (voice)

Peter Greenaway

Self - Commentary, Dear Phone (voice)

Asif Kapadia

Self - Commentary, The Sheep Thief (voice)

Mike Leigh

Self - Commentary, The Short & Curlies (voice)

Christopher Nolan

Self - Commentary, Doodlebug (voice)

Martin Parr

Self - Commentary, UK Images (voice)

Brian Percival

Self - Commentary, About a Girl (voice)

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