LSFF 2022: COMPETITION
These are our LSFF 2022 UK and International Competition shortlists. The volume of talent and the expanse of creativity showcased in these films attest to the ability of filmmakers to remain inquisitive, creative and ambitious during these days of challenge and adversity.
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International Competition: We seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us.
15/01/22, 15:00
ICA
The haunting past reassembles itself, sometimes with permission, at times without. A former student, a father, a young woman and a young man wrangle with a history that intend to reveal and expose lingering dilemmas.
International Competition: I hear you, I see you, I speak of you
15/01/22, 19:00
ICA
A meaning is decipherable. Yet a meaning of purpose is indecipherable. Wrapped in yearning and adversity - siblings resort to rivalry, a family is obliged to seek refuge, a newlywed wobbles in predicament while a community form bonds with one another.
International Competition: On the Pulse of Hope
16/01/22, 15:00
ICA
It was long till Spring, yet the frozen water was still flowing. Death laced in solitary, children seeking meaning, a couple drowning in lust and a neighbourhood in drought from routine. In truth, nobody wants water this thin.
International Competition: And what remains is the maze
16/01/22, 17:00
ICA
They had no words but to conceive their longing silently. Tethered by reality of others, men searching for passing love, a teenager fails to recognise herself, a mother to be is in despair at her community and a child's mind runs wild in quarantine. Today may look like tomorrow, but it's not the same.
International Competition: We seize only a bit of the curtain that hides the infinite from us. (Repeat Screening)
18/01/22, 16:00
ICA
The haunting past reassembles itself, sometimes with permission, at times without. A former student, a father, a young woman and a young man wrangle with a history that intend to reveal and expose lingering dilemmas.
UK Competition: So It Goes
18/01/22, 20:45
BFI Southbank
From the profound significance of a life lost, to snapshots of the banal and the absurd - our collective existence amounts to a mere evolutionary speck in the grand scheme of things. These films ponder our place in the universe in heartfelt, distinctive ways.
International Competition: I hear you, I see you, I speak of you (Repeat Screening)
19/01/22, 16:00
ICA
A meaning is decipherable. Yet a meaning of purpose is indecipherable. Wrapped in yearning and adversity - siblings resort to rivalry, a family is obliged to seek refuge, a newlywed wobbles in predicament while a community form bonds with one another.
UK Competition: Colouring Outside The Lines
19/01/22, 20:45
BFI Southbank
Focus your gaze towards the periphery and find a kaleidoscope of perspectives. These films explore sexual liberation via custom video game characters, a neurodiverse artist's psychedelic world, and a dreamlike meditation on Iranian cinema
International Competition: On the Pulse of Hope (Repeat Screening
20/01/22, 15:00
ICA
It was long till Spring, yet the frozen water was still flowing. Death laced in solitary, children seeking meaning, a couple drowning in lust and a neighbourhood in drought from routine. In truth, nobody wants water this thin.
UK Competition: You're Obviously In The Wrong Place
20/01/22, 18:15
BFI Southbank
Ever feel like an outsider? Returning to a homeland we no longer recognise, brief periods of just-passing-through or subverting the structural discrimination of the Hollywood studio system; this programme take us all over the world and explores universal themes of trauma, transience and transformation.
International Competition: And what remains is the maze (Repeat Screening)
21/01/22, 15:00
ICA
They had no words but to conceive their longing silently. Tethered by reality of others, men searching for passing love, a teenager fails to recognise herself, a mother to be is in despair at her community and a child's mind runs wild in quarantine. Today may look like tomorrow, but it's not the same.
UK Competition: Eye Of The Duck
21/01/22, 20:50
BFI Southbank
A surreal journey into the realm of the uncanny, this programme veers into horror, from screaming calves and eerie premonitions to nightmarish mirrors and monstrous puddings.