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British Urban film Festival 2011

(16-18 Sept in London)

 

Photo of film "David is Dying"

 

British Urban film Festival 2011 (BUFF), 16, 17 and 18 September. All screenings take place at Congress House 23-28 Great Russell Street, London WC1.

The British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) was formed in July 2005 to showcase urban independent cinema in the absence of any such state-sponsored activity in the UK.

The 2011 festival is being headlined by the UK premiere of 'David is Dying' at London's Trade Union Congress headquarters and stars Lonyo Engele, a former UK garage music artist in his debut acting role.

The London-based organisation BUFF was initially created in partnership with organisations like The Screen.Biz (UK) and The Hip-Hop Association (USA) to mobilise & develop young, up and coming homegrown British urban talent in the independent film & TV sector

Website http://britishurbanfilmfestival.co.uk

 

BUFF PROGRAMME

All screenings take place at TUC Congress House 23-28 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LS 

Due to the explicit use of language in some films, viewer discretion is advised.

Friday September 16 Doors 6.30pm - 11pm

7.50pm: Special Delivery (dir Geoff Searle, UK, 7 mins)
8.00pm: David is Dying UK Premiere (dir Stephen Lloyd Jackson, UK, 91 mins)
9:30pm: Live Q&A with Henry Bonsu, Stephen Lloyd Jackson, Lonyo Engele & Isaura Barbe-Brown

Saturday September 17 Doors 5pm - 11pm

5.45pm - 8.30pm: BUFF SHORTS UK Showcase back-to-back screenings
Juana (The Slave) (dir Yves Brodsky, UK/France, 3 mins)
The Pond (dir Sonja Phillips, UK, 16 mins)
Hitler & Henry VIII (dir Jane Gull, UK, 6 mins) 
Drink, Drugs & KFC (dir Aml Ameen, UK, 27 mins) 
The Entropic of Cancer - a trilogy of short films:
Holler (dir Cassius Matthias, UK, 11 mins) 
The Public Benefits (dir Cassius Matthias, UK, 13 mins)
It’s a Serendipitous Thing (dir Cassius Matthias, UK, 11 mins)
Delphine the Baker’s Assistant (dir Lyndon Ives, UK, 12 mins) 
Invisible (dir Harold Chapman, UK, 15 mins) 
The Holiday (dir Ida Akesson, UK, 11 mins) 
Special Delivery (dir Geoff Searle, UK, 7 mins)
Followed by live Q&A with the directors and Festival Director Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe

9.00pm: Damilola: Death of a 10 year old (dir Beth Parkes, UK, 60 mins)
Followed by live Q&A with panellists including Richard Taylor OBE & Gary Trowsdale (Damilola Taylor Trust) hosted by Henry Bonsu

Sunday September 18 Doors 3pm - 11pm

3.30pm: Tupac Assassination - part 1: Conspiracy or Revenge (dir Richard Bond, USA, 93 mins) introduced by Festival Director Emmanuel Anyiam-Osigwe

5.30pm: Huge - The Movie (dir Ben Miller, UK, 78 mins) introduced by the Comedian Lateef Lovejoy

8.30pm: Mercenaries UK Premiere (dir Paris Leonti, UK, 93 mins) introduced by Buff Board member Anjela Lauren Smith
Followed by live Q&A with Paris Leonti (dir) Luc Chaudhary (prod) lead actor Robert Fucilla andVas Blackwood