NIFF (Saturday all day admission)18

The Nottingham International Film Festival is proud to present an exciting day of film. Please see below for the full days line up and don't miss any of the action with this fantastic day ticket.

SHORT SESSION ONE - features the following films - 11am

LEMON:

Seconds after the wedding ceremony, a bride is stunned to learn that her new husband fudged nearly everything he told her about his past, his family, and his accomplishments—but his revelations force her to come clean about a few shocking secrets of her own.

THE KNOCK - plus live Q&A with Director, Philip Stevens

Eddie's dad is working nights. In the living room, Eddie is killing imaginary foes with his sword, whilst his mum Carol makes his packed lunch in the kitchen. There is a knock at the door and Roger, a charming but unsettling stranger from Carol's past invites himself in

THE KIDNAPPING OF RICHARD FRANCO

A comedy thriller about a desperate married couple, Brian and Maggie, who kidnap Richard Franco, a has-been movie star, for money to help their struggling relationship. But when Franco's ex wife agrees to pay the ransom, Franco tells his kidnappers he doesn't want to go.

I AM GOD, AND SEVERLEY UNDERQUALIFIED - plus live Q&A with Director, Theo Gelernter

The Writer’s life is tied intricately to his typewriter: he has aged with it, created stories for years on end with it, repaired it and tended to it, and now, alone with his thoughts, he writes his next film. He starts to struggle though, hitting a creative block, and he seeks ways to push through it. Looking for inspiration around him, he presses forward with his work, but the harsh, punctuating sound of a leaking sprinkler behind him leads to a terrifying realisation.

GRIMM STREET

Teenager Rose Hawthorne has always relied on her imagination to make sense of the world, but today Rose’s story takes a dark turn. With her health deteriorating fast, Rose’s reality merges with her fairy tale world. There’s a wolf on her street and he’s coming for her.

AMONG THE DEAD

Mortuary assistant Erich is trying to get his daughter Julia on the phone—without success. Attentively, he drives around the small town until he spots Julia and her friends on a girls‘ night out. In order to reestablish a closer relationship with his daughter so as to help her understand the true meaning of life, he comes up with the idea to convey his world view to her. The film tells the story of a man, whose word view, narrow-mindedness and selfishness lead him into disaster.

MAGIC MUSHROOMS - plis live Q&A with Director, Sean Wainsteim

In a wry reflection on gender identity and sexuality, when an awkward teenage boy and his crush magically switch bodies after taking mushrooms, he discovers that attraction is more complicated than he thought.

I LOVE NEW YORK

In a city where everyone's got an angle, how does you survive? After an NYC first-timer befriends a savvy street girl on the train, she takes him on a fantastical ride through all the city's pitfalls. But nothing's free in this town, so tighten up your hustle or you might just get hustled yourself. 

SEEDS

A young female astronaut trains for the first expedition to Mars

FRUITION - 1.45pm - plus live Q&A with Sand Men Director, Tal Amiran

Nicolas Mueller is one of the most revered and iconic snowboarders of all time. We live in a world which typically demands us to obey things we might not believe in. Nicolas shows how he tackled these obstacles in order to find his true path, a conscientious path towards self realization. This film offers an opportunity to get to know the king of style like never before. Almost entirely in his own words, Nicolas takes you through the important events in his life which lead him to where he is today.

This feature presentation includes the short documentaries The Sand Men, Balance and Panthers.

ONE NOTE AT A TIME - 4pm - plus Q&A with Director, Renee Edwards

As Dr John says in the film, ‘If the musicians ain’t got the chance to live, then what chance has the music got?’ Filmed over four years, this film pays homage to the musicians who courageously returned to their hometown of New Orleans after the devastation following Hurricane Katrina.

This feature presentation includes the short documentary Wild Horses.

LIES WE TELL - 6.15pm - plus live Q&A with Producer, Malcolm Scott

Donald is a salt-of-the-earth Yorkshire-man. When his billionaire boss dies, Donald is tasked with destroying evidence of his beautiful mistress, Amber. Despite trying to keep Amber at arm’s length, Donald has to collude with her to delete a video that would implicate his boss and mean certain death for Amber. He embarks on a journey that leads him face-to-face with Amber’s notorious gangster cousin. 

AMERICAN PETS - 8.35pm - plus live Q&A with Director, Robert Logevall

High in the hills, among the last remnants of Hollywood’s golden age, Tod, and his sister Lani, live a breezy and charmed life in the sprawling mansion of their grandmother’s, Judy, a former movie star now relegated to hosting a dying home shopping show. Tod’s carefree and narcissistic existence takes a dark turn when a not so accidental event spirals his life into a tale of uncompromising amorality.

This feature presentation includes the experimental film Interview with a Piano and the music video bovska “Circus”.