12:00, Fri 29th May – Fri 26th June 2026 at Not applicable
Easter Week 4 to May Week
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MAGPIE (working title) is an eight-to-ten-minute short film about love, illness and about two people plunged between these two poles.
It’s about how two people weather a storm; how they navigate a perfectly ordinary and feasible situation which tests them: both their courage and the bounds of their love. It’s about how simple acts of human bravery and frailty can sit hand-in-hand. And it’s about how in situations of crisis and strain people can come together to support one another with grace and compassion.
MAGPIE will excitingly be shot entirely on 16mm black-and-white film. Cast and crew should have the very rare opportunity to watch printed 16mm film throughout and after the production of the film! The film will hopefully be an engaging and emotionally evocative experience for an audience, hypnotising them as film passes through the projector.
It will also be a celebration of the art and science of analogue film: honouring the timeless emotional resonance and beauty provided by its highlights and shadows, its grain and density. Shot entirely in natural light – taking advantage of the early summer sun – and with a focus on gestures, looks and lived behaviour over dialogue, the film will pay tribute and take inspiration from the grammar of early cinema.