Samm Haillay

A subtly nuanced drama that explores the toll that physical and mental illness can have on a family.

Twelfth Man belongs to Short Plays, a Daniel Gruener project commemorating the 2014 World Cup.

Documentary filmmaker Mark Cousins follows in the footsteps of DH Lawrence in this dazzling road-trip through Sardinia.

Tim has no job, but Tim ‘works’, selling stolen goods... In the face of mounting internal and external pressure, how far will he go to keep his head above water and protect those he loves?

A decade after a catastrophe destroyed his family and their farm, momentous news from home compels an exiled young man to embark upon an intense and surreal journey through the broken and beautiful margins of contemporary Britain.

Teenager Jade is pregnant. Her relationship with the father is complicated.

Gails agoraphobia keeps her inside where she escapes into romance novels. She shares a house with her Nan, recently back from the hospital. Gradually, they both try to reach out to each other to break their isolation. Rob plunges further into his addiction as a way of numbing his heartbreak over the death of his girlfriend. In his stupor, he dreams of embracing her again. Mr & Mrs Gladwin are going through a shift in their 60 year relationship. Years of resentment and unspoken truths have built a barrier between them that Mrs Gladwin, in her abiding love, tries to erode in little gestures.

In a small rural village, a boy and girl have a fight and each storm off their separate ways. The day passes and the boy realises that he shouldn't have a made a big deal out of the argument and tries to get in contact with his girlfriend. He takes his bike and sets out to try and find her before the end of the day.

ごくありふれたイギリスの牧歌的な風景。「刺激のないありふれた田舎で成長する少年の心の狂気を描きたかった」と、ホプキンズ監督は語る。少年たちの瞳に見えるのは孤独、退屈、不安。無表情さの中に多様に揺れ動く少年の気持ちを写し出すカメラワークが秀逸。何かが起こりそうな不吉な前兆がシンボリックにちりばめられ、美しくも残酷なラストシーンは観る者の心に深い余韻を残すだろう。

ごくありふれたイギリスの牧歌的な風景。「刺激のないありふれた田舎で成長する少年の心の狂気を描きたかった」と、ホプキンズ監督は語る。少年たちの瞳に見えるのは孤独、退屈、不安。無表情さの中に多様に揺れ動く少年の気持ちを写し出すカメラワークが秀逸。何かが起こりそうな不吉な前兆がシンボリックにちりばめられ、美しくも残酷なラストシーンは観る者の心に深い余韻を残すだろう。