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Elephant and Castle hosted its first ever film festival, ELEFEST, at the newly reopened Coronet Cinema on 20, 21 and 22 November 2003. This free festival celebrated the cultural and creative diversity of the area, mixing classic cinema with the new, shorts with features and locally produced work with the international. A revival of "saturday morning at the pictures" was also part of the programme with a special screening of Monsters Inc. The festival was organised by NEON (New Elephant Open Network), which aims to keep the creativity of the local people at the heart of the regeneration plans for the area. Festival Programme Thursday 20 November - Launch night. Films followed by special guest DJs in the Coronet bar until 2.00am. 7pm: The premier of two short films produced specially for the festival by the Asian Youth Group on the Rockingham Estate. The films have been made in a series of workshops held on the estate and facilitated by Southwark TV. 8pm: Arisen A spectacular fusion of trapeze, dance, music and film created by Alkeme productions. A puppet with a human soul, a soul trapped by the black magic of a sinister puppeteer. A struggle to become free! 9pm: La Haine. 1995, France, Cert 18, 97 mins, Director Mathieu Kassovitz. La Haine is a poignant portrayal of 24 hours in the life of three disaffected young residents on a grim housing estate in Paris. Often described as ‘gripping’ and ‘shocking’ La Haine never disappoints. 11pm till 2am: DJs Earl Gateshead and John Reynolds (BI-wire) playing funk, soul, disco and boogie. Friday 21 November 7pm: Southwark TV presents a selection of work made as part of their community media project. 7:30pm Shorts by film/video artists who live, work or study in the area. 9:15pm Get Carter 1971, UK, Cert 18, 112 mins, Director Mike Hodges. An original, much copied but seldom equalled. Starring Southwark’s own Michael Caine who delivers a superb performance as the killer who sets out to investigate his brother’s death. Saturday 22 November Family Day 10:30am - Monster’s Inc. 2001, USA, Cert U, 92 mins, Director Peter Doctor and David Silverman. Kids young and old will love this animated adventure about monsters that generate power by scaring children. In a neat twist it’s the monsters who are more scared of the children and when one enters Monstropolis, all hell breaks loose! 12:30pm - The Great Dictator. 1940, USA, Cert PG, 125 mins, Director Charlie Chaplin. When Charlie Chaplin first stepped on to a stage it was at the Coronet in Elephant and Castle. In this, a satire about Nazi Germany, he plays a dictator with a Jewish barber double who is one day mistaken for the terrible tyrant. Film to be followed at 3pm by an elders’ tea dance at the nearby Corsica Studio's with songs and soundtracks from the golden era of cinema, featuring David Carter (Keyboard Capers). Free refreshments! 3pm - The Clay Bird. 2002, Bangladesh, Cert PG, 98 mins, Director Tareque Masud (Bengali with English subtitles). This autobiographical vision of childhood, accessible for children and adults alike, is a moving family drama told against the backdrop of the traumatic birth of Bangladesh as an independent state in the 1960s. A future classic. 5pm – La Pena Maxima. 2001, Colombia, Unclassified, 75 mins, Director Jorge Echeverri (Spanish with English subtitles) An award winning tale of a civil servant’s obsession with the Colombian soccer team’s road to the World Cup. 7pm - The Harder They Come. 1972, Jamaica, Cert 18, 110 mins, Director Perry Henzell. The Harder They Come is one of Jamaica’s best-loved exports. In it, reggae star Jimmy Cliff crosses paths with some dubious types. This has been described as ‘rough, ready, and very rewarding’. A rare opportunity to see this classic on the big screen. 10pm till late Closing party at Corsica Studio's featuring live Jazz/Funk/Hip-Hop from local collective Elephant Sandwich, followed by special guest DJs.A limited number of tickets will be given away to those who attend screenings at The Coronet. The Coronet, 26-28 New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6TJ. Tel: 020 7701 1500. Corsica Studio's, 5 Farrell Court, Elephant Road, SE17 1LB • The festival is funded by Elephant Links, Awards for All and the South East London Community Foundation. |