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START the Millennium Tour An eye-catching and thought-provoking programme of new short film and video from the South West, selected from the START Moving Image Festival. After its launch at Plymouth Arts Centre, the START Tour was screened at a variety of cinemas and venues in the region The film programme lasts approximately 60 minutes. |
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Tour venues: Plymouth Arts Centre
The tour kicked off to a packed house with several START film-makers present The Plough, Torrington North Devon
Falmouth-based director Bill Scott was at the screening to talk about his new film "Wind" The Fountain, Liskeard Cornwall
Liskeard film-maker Maxine McCarthy (above left) talked about making short films on a budget. Presented as part of Caradon Festival of Arts & Culture Barn Cinema, DartingtonARTS, Devon
Bristol-based director Amanda Raine came down to Devon for the screening - pictured above right with Kamya O'Keeffe from DartingtonARTS Bristol
Community Festival, Hengrove Park, Bristol
Screening in the Film and Arts Tent Saturday 29 September 2001
Presented in association with Somerset Film & Video - The Phoenix Project has a website Wednesday 5 June 2002
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Tour Programme
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Wind
Bill Scott A lighthouse lamp blows out as a Cornish gale mounts. Can the bobby, the choir and bell-ringers save the day in this high-tension musical comedy? |
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Land
Dane Watkins This animation uses cutting edge technology like scissors to deconstruct the landscape of advertising |
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He2
Ian Bell When the level of helium in a balloon reaches a critical point it floats in mid-air. The balloon's haunting movement is determined by subtle streams of air |
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The Grass is Greener
Amanda Raine A comic drama about dreams, romance and identity on a singles gay camping holiday |
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Keep in a Dry Place & Away
from Children
Martin Davies, Bolex Brothers Ike is a creature of the kitchen, half baby, half duck; but with every deranged dribble he becomes more like the swan on his matchbox of desire |
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Our Diary (The Adventures of a
Rolling Cinema)
Julie Angel & Fernando Presta A Super 8 diary of a couple's cinematic journey through Argentina |
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Maybe
Simon Goodchild Bees make honey... |
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The Bridge, the Bow and the
Camel
Alison Wright A modern yogic interpretation of the twenties mechanical peepshow involving a roll of clingfilm |
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Just a Beat
Ed Patrick It's a beat not a film. Jump around, fall in love. Hip hop rockumentary |
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Automata
Maxine McCarthy Involuntary response and the claustrophobia of relationships - who says love comes naturally? |
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Do Not Eat Fruit
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START the Millennium Tour has been made possible by the generous support of the South West Media Development Agency |
 
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We're grateful to South West Arts for their
sponsorship of festival and tour publicity and
programmes
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START 2000 was also sponsored by Plymouth City Arts, Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth College of Art & Design and Sundog Media |
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