Under the Radar: The Mike Edmonds Story, 2019.Directed by Simon Frith. Starring Mike Edmonds, Terry Gilliam, Colin Firth, Michael Palin, Danny John-Jules, Mark Billingham and Robert Watts.SYNOPSIS:An exploration of the life and career of British thespian Mike Edmonds – one of Hollywood’s most prolific small actors.The name Mike Edmonds might not automatically ring a bell, […]
Raindance Film Festival 2019 Review – Aurora
Aurora, 2019.Directed by Miia Tervo Starring Mimosa Willamo, Amir Escandari, Oona Airola, Chike Ohanwe, Ria Kataja, Hannu-Pekka BjorkmanSYNOPSIS:Aurora (Mimosa Willamo) is a free-spirit-cum-alcoholic, who dreams of a life away from her job at a Lapland nail bar, or as the carer for her similarly sozzled father. Her path crosses with Darian (Amir Escandari), an asylum […]
Raindance Film Festival 2019 Review – Dark, Almost Night
Dark, Almost Night, 2019.Directed by Borys Lankosz. Starring Magdalena Cielecka, Rafal Mackowiak, Modest Rucinski, Jerzy Trela, Roma Gasiorowska, Aleksandra Konieczna, Marcin Dorocinski, and Malgorzata Hajewska.SYNOPSIS:When a journalist (Magdalena Cielecka) returns to her childhood hometown to report on a series of abductions, secrets from her past begin emerging from the bleakest corners of her memory, which […]
Raindance Film Festival 2019 Review – Homeless Ashes
Homeless Ashes, 2019.Directed by Marc Zammit. Starring Marc Zammit, Lew Temple, Jason Flemyng, Angela Dixon, Maria Howell, Jessica-Jane Stafford, Jamey May and Ike Leo.SYNOPSIS:A traumatic event in childhood leaves Frankie spending his life sleeping rough on the streets.Homelessness is certainly an important issue in British society. In November 2018, the housing charity Shelter revealed that […]
