Risk
2005, Sidorczuk, GB 1st time
A bored office worker craves for a cigarette.
Slick animation is spent on a short film about a man whose temptations don't quite satisfy him; the narrative itself is puzzling, but the visuals are fine indeed.

Hard Sell, The
2004, Goodill, GB 1st time
A telesalesman, stuck in a monotonous job when he should be back at university, gets more than he bargained for when he rings up a retired salesman.
Witty short which delivers a message of Get Out and Do It. Most won't.

Mr. Theobald
2004, Burrill, GB 1st time
A cog in society's working order decides to relax a little more.
A rather surrealist fantasy presented as a silent film; all very easy on the eye, but a little clumsy in its storytelling.

Last Resort
2000, Pawlikowski, GB 1st time
A Russian woman and her son who arrive in England to find her fiancé has abandoned her, takes to a fairground owner.
A small tale of personal relationships, presented as a much-needed breath of fresh air; if the narrative sometimes indulges itself in usual clichés, the acting compensates. The whole affair resembles Kíeslowski.

Finding Neverland
2004, Forster, GB/US 1st time
James Barrie takes inspiration for his new play from a widowed family of four boys and their mother.
A sweet, amiable tale of inspiration and dealing with the troubles of life by escaping into the imagination; the wonderful acting sweeps it along its rousing script which, for the most part, stays clear of sickliness.

Mick