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Guns | Mel Melcer
England 2008 | 11 MIN.

SHIAD, a British-Pakistani film set runner, has just picked up a load of replica guns, when on the way back his car is chased by abusive skinheads. Shiad and his mate put their new toys to good use: a semi-automatic pointed at the skinheads does the job just fine, replica or not.

When Shiad’s old car breaks down, they set off in search of a taxi. On the way, they stop in a shop -- only seconds before armed thugs rush inside. Infatuated with his newly found power, Shiad knows exactly what to do… He picks up a gun…


		Narenjak \| Mark-Alexander Hartwin Australia 2008 \| 8 MIN. Three boys playing with toy guns are confronted with the reality of war when they find a real grenade.


		Red Terror \| Joel Jonsson Australia 2007 \| 15 MIN. Red Terror tells the story of an Ethiopian family in the 1975 revolution. During the Red Terror the Ethiopian army forced every first born male to join the battle against the rebels. Scared of the ruthless dictatorship Mahari hides his son Alemu from the military forces. When the army arrives and finds the son gone, they take Mahari instead; leaving behind his wife and his younger son Tatek. Unable to bear this burden, Alemu trades himself for his father and joins the army while Mahari reunites with his family. In a twist of fate the army returns to the village presenting the dead body of Alemu to the village, to make clear how they handle disobedience. This leaves Mahari with a tough decision to make. » Trailer


		Maybe me \| Aitor De Miguel Ethiopia/Spain 2008 \| 20 MIN. Every day in Ethiopia one million orphans fight to survive. A Spanish volunteer films the adoption process for a few of these lost children. Each one of them is the star in their own miracle.


		The Truth about Weapons of Mass Destruction \| Paul Hanes England 2007 \| 95 MIN. In the summer of 2004 with the growing death toll in Iraq, the increasing cost of the war and the now public incompetence of the British Ministry of Defence, four lads(with no media experience) posed as film makers and set out on a self funded road journey to discovery the truth about weapons of mass destruction. Despite having no budget and a basic knowledge of history they soon find themselves amongst stockpiles of chemical weapons (with the full co-operation of one of Europe’s, ministers of defence). It turns out that Europe has a chemical weapons problem and the lads spend a few days filming the clean up process with the dedicated soldiers charged with this dangerous but gallant task. With discoveries of chemical weapons which only Hans Blix could have dreamed of this film shows how easy it is for any one to find chemical weapons and explores the possibility that one could be easily be brought back to London. A truly explosive critique of the Ministry of Defence the weapons ‘dossier’ and any minister who voted for the war in Iraq » Trailer