EEFF 2018: Shorts Programme 2 - Cruel Intentions

ABOUT THE FILMS:

How do we end up doing something bad? Where do we draw the line between mistake and intent? These films show the perverted, manipulative and toxic side of human nature, whether it manifest itself through fleeting evil thoughts, cruel intentions or actual misdeeds.

Turquoise
(Iran, UK | dir. Roozbeh Misaghi | 15 min)
The discovery of a mysterious black box in a small remote village in Iran causes turmoil among the villagers. According to a public announcement, it is promised to make the finder of the box prosperous.

Rabbits
(UK | dir. Alex Alexandrou | 12 min)
Brothers Richmond and Arthur think they are the last survivors in a post-apocalyptic London until the first knock on their door in twenty years throws everything they thought they knew into question.

The Monkey
(UK | dir. James Atkins | 5 min)
A landlord, who speaks in cockney rhyming slang, demands rent from his young tenant who does not understand him.

Void & Method
(UK, France | dir. Remy Bazerque | 20 min)
A dangerous love triangle between a psychotherapist and the split personalities of his patient.

Baby Mine
(UK | dir. Nour Wazzi | 19 min)
When her Middle Eastern husband kidnaps their child, Sarah blindly recruits a prejudiced neighbour to hunt them down

The Intentions of F. Scott Fitzgerald
(Australia | dirs. Shaun Perry, Jay Perry | 17 min)
Two hitmen are on a routine 'clean up' job. Whilst in a meaningful conversation about the Great Gatsby the two find themselves in a panic as their victim makes a run for it.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW:

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