EXODUS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
16-22 June 2008

What?
Exodus Shorts is a unique film festival that showcases the talents of refugee filmmakers as well as short films that give a fresh and diverse perspective on the lives of migrant communities. This year Community Arts North West is excited to present a diverse programme taking place across Manchester and Liverpool in collaboration with Contact Cornerhouse, Imperial War Museum North, Urbis, and Picturehouse at FACT. Events will include screenings, workshops and talks with invited guests!

When?
Screenings will take place across Manchester during Refugee Week 16-22 June 2008.
Venues will include Contact, Cornerhouse, Picturehouse at FACT, Imperial War Museum North and Urbis.

How to book?
Whilst some Exodus Shorts screenings and events are free, booking in advance for all events is essential to avoid disappointment.

Workshops
For general information and to book onto workshops contact Amy Cham, Digital Arts Manager, Community Arts North West, on 0161 234 2979 or email amy@can.uk.com

Talks & Films
Please contact the box office of the relevant venue (see venue details).

Still from Eviction

CONTACT (download a PDF of the Contact programme by clicking here)
Devas Street, Manchester M15 6JA
Box Office - 0161 274 0600
www.contact-theatre.org

Tues 17 June, 8pm, Space 1
Exodus Shorts Film Screening: FILM
Tickets £3 / £2 concessions

Exodus Shorts is delighted to present films from the Triumphant Refugees' Short Film Festival based in Canberra, Australia. Films include Eviction about Bhutan's ethnic Nepali minority, It's Like That, an animation based on the voices of three children in one of Australia's detention centres, and other thought provoking shorts.

Still from It's Like That

Still from Survivor

CORNERHOUSE
70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH
Box Office - 0161 200 1500 (opening times: 12 noon-8pm)
www.cornerhouse.org

Sat 14 June, 10.30am-4.30pm, Media Education Suite
Stop-motion animation: WORKSHOP, FREE
14 -18 years old

Are you interested in animation? Do you prefer Wallace and Gromit to Chicken Little? Come and join CAN and LiveWire as we introduce basic stop-motion animation techniques as a unique way to tell your story.

Sun 15 June, 2-6pm, Media Education Suite
60 Second Film Challenge: WORKSHOP, FREE
14-18 years old

Do you think you can make a 60 second film in 4 hours? For a challenge come and join CAN and LiveWire as we show you techniques on how to make a film quickly.

Wed 18 June, 5-6pm, Education Space
Meet the Filmmakers: TALK
FREE, but please book at box office

Join Exodus Shorts as we host a panel discussion introducing some of the filmmakers whose films have been screened as part of the film festival. This will be followed by a screening which will include some of the films discussed.

Wed 18 June, 6.15pm, Cinema 2
Exodus Shorts Film Screening: FILM (download a PDF of the Cornerhouse programme by clicking here)
Tickets £3.50 / £2.50 concessions

Showcase of thought provoking films including Still Human Still Here: The Destitution of Refused Asylum Seekers a provocative short film produced by Nick Broomfield in collaboration with Amnesty International, Survivor which explores the tale of a young man from Darfur and the friendship he develops in the world of London's night cleaners, amongst other powerful shorts.

Sun 22 June, 2-6pm, Education Space
Scriptwriting master class: WORKSHOP
18 years and older, FREE

Are you a budding script writer? Do you have ideas that you want to translate into a film? This master class will be ideal both for writers who have ideas they wish to develop into a script or for beginners.

PICTUREHOUSE AT FACT
88 Wood Street, Liverpool L14DQ
0151 707 4444
www.fact.co.uk

Thurs 19 June, 6.30-8.30pm, The Box
Exodus Shorts Film Screening 1: FILM (download a PDF of this screening's programme by clicking here)
Tickets £3.50 / £2.50 concessions

Exodus Shorts is delighted to expand into Liverpool and will showcase highlights from this year's programme. Films screened will include How Life Happens, about a young boy whose father was taken away from him, Mimoune, a touching film that unites a family through the medium of video, and other great shorts.

Sat 21 June, 2-4pm, The Box
Exodus Shorts Film Screening 2: FILM (download a PDF of this screening's programme by clicking here)
Tickets £3.50 / £2.50 concessions

A further selection of Exodus Shorts films screened which will include Ian Skiller, a Triumphant Refugees' film that explores the positive impact refugees can make on our declining rural communities, Sza (Pain) a film that explores the secret relationship between a Kurdish teenager and a young English man, and other engaging shorts.

Still from Mimoune

Still from Arthur Balfour and Me

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM NORTH
The Quays, Trafford Wharf Road, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1TZ
Box Office - 0161 836 4065
http://north.iwm.org.uk

Sat 21 June, 4.30pm, Main Exhibition Space
Exodus Shorts Film Screening (download a PDF of the Imperial War Museum North programme by clicking here)
FREE but please book in advance

Showcase of powerful films including Arthur Balfour and Me which documents the hidden story of how one politician's actions continues to affect the life of a young woman from the Middle East, and Finding My Legs following the story of one inspiring man as he overcomes the odds to become an athlete, plus other absorbing shorts.

URBIS
Cathedral Gardens, Manchester M4 3BG
0161 605 8200
www.urbis.org.uk

Mon 16-Sun 22 June
Exodus Shorts Plus: FILM, FREE (download a PDF of the Urbis programme by clicking here)

Selected short films including James and the Undead, a charming animation, will be screened throughout the week in the main foyer.

Storyboard School Workshops: WORKSHOP, FREE

School workshops exploring themes within Exodus Shorts. For more information and to book please contact Amy Owen on 0161 605 8205.

Mon 16 June, 1-4pm, Learning Suite
18 years and older
How to Get Your Films Online: WORKSHOP, FREE

Join video activist, Mick Fuzz as he demonstrates alternative ways to distribute your film.

Still from James and the Undead