FANS OF independent British film will find plenty to enjoy in local theatres in a six-week-long mini-festival titled “From Britain with Love”.
The showings run from June 18th to July 24th at 4 Laemmle Theatres in the LA area under the auspices of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the UK Film Council and Emerging Pictures, – the largest all-digital specialty film and alternate content theatre network in the United States.
LA Weekly and Daily Variety film critic Scott Foundas, who is also the Associate Program Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center said: “We’re delighted to be curating From Britain with Love, which highlights the exceptional vibrancy of the British film industry, and offers our audience a wonderful opportunity to engage with new emerging UK talent. I hope that US audiences enjoy discovering these wonderful films and see for themselves the vitality and diversity the British film industry has to offer.”
From Britain With Love will include three films making their US Premiere: Toast, In Our Name and Third Star, as well as three films that have had select festival screenings across the country: A Boy Called Dad, Africa United and Neds. Details of the films are as follows:
- Toast: Helena Bonham Carter stars in an adaptation of the Nigel Slater bestseller
A BOY CALLED DAD (80min). Director: Brian Percival. The debut feature from BAFTA short film winner Brian Percival follows the story of a boy thrust into early adulthood when he becomes a father at the age of 14. Newcomer, Kyle Ward, delivers an impressive performance as the young boy and Ian Hart plays the boy’s father forced to confront his son’s newfound situation and help usher him into a life with increased responsibilities, that neither of them have any choice but to embrace. Screening Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 11am.
AFRICA UNITED (98min) Director: Debs Gardner-Paterson. The extraordinary story of three Rwandan children who walk 3000 miles to the World Cup in South Africa, Gardner-Paterson’s adventure focuses on a journey undertaken by the kids as they attempt to trek across seven countries, negotiating their way through a series of glorious, dangerous, hilarious and often bizarre situations on the way to their goal. The cast includes Eriya Ndayambaje, Rogernsengiyuma, Sayu Joanita Kintu and Sherrie Silver. Screening Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24, 11am.
IN OUR NAME (90min) Director: Brian Welsh. Winner of ‘Most Promising Newcomer’ for lead actress Joanne Froggatt at the 2010 British Independent Film Awards, the film follows the experiences of a British soldier following her return to civilian life after a tour of duty in Iraq. Haunted by the responsibility she feels for the death of an Iraqi child during her service, she becomes obsessed with protecting her own daughter. The film also stars Mel Raido and Chloe-Jayne Wilkinson.. Screening Saturday, June 25, 11am and Sunday, June 26, 11am.
NEDs (124min). Director: Peter Mullan. Written and directed by the Cannes award-winning Scottish actor, NEDs stars Conor McCarron as a young man who joins a gang of NEDs (Non-Educated Delinquents). As his rage and frustration within their savage life on the streets spin him further and further out of control, he finds himself left with one extraordinary chance at redemption. The cast includes Mullan, Louise Goodall and Gregg Forest. Screening Sat. July 16th and Sunday July 17th at 11am.
THIRD STAR (92min) Director: Hattie Dalton. The feature directing debut by BAFTA short film winner Dalton, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a young man diagnosed with a terminal illness who joins three of his lifelong friends for an adventure in a stunning coastal retreat. The closing night film at the 2010 Edinburgh Film Festival. Also stars JJ Feild, Tom Burke and Adam Robertson. Screening Saturday, July 9th and Sunday July 10th, 11am.
TOAST (96min). Director: S.J Clarkson. Based on the best-selling autobiography of food writer Nigel Slater, TOAST is a delicious love letter to the tastes and smells that a young boy associates with his journey into adulthood. Starring Helena Bonham Carter and Freddie Highmore and adapted by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lee Hall, the film follows the boy’s difficulties communicating with his father following his mother’s death – all seen through his connection to food. The film also stars Ken Stott. Sat. June 18 and Sun. June 19th at 11am.
Screenings will be held at the following Laemmle Theatre locations: Laemmle Monica 4-Plex, 1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401; Laemmle Playhouse 7 673 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101; Laemmle Town Center 5, 17200 Ventura Blvd., Encino, CA 91316;
Laemmle Claremont 5 450 West 2nd Street, Claremont, CA 91711
For more information go to: www.frombritainwithlove.org.
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