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QUADROPHENIA (Dir. Franc Roddam, 1979)
SATURDAY 21st AUGUST
FRUIT, 62 - 63 HUMBER STREET, HULL
7.30 PM - FREE ENTRY

Our second film this season with music at the core of It, is somewhat of a cult classic, and a favourite of many of our generation's Mods.

Set against the soundtrack of The Who's 1973 mighty concept album "Quadrophenia", a young Phil Daniels plays working-class Jimmy, the drug-induced Mod, who hates his job and is misunderstood by his parents.

But by night, he comes alive, with the all-nighters, his pills and his scooter-riding friends. Always on a high, life can't get any better.

Then there's the Brighton scooter run, where both Mods and Rockers converge, ending in the battle of the cults on Brighton Beach.

What goes up must come down, and with Jimmy's come-down, his life is turned around, and so begins his downward spiral into paranoia and isolation, and the four-faceted mindset: Quadrophenia.

With its extremely realistic language, violent overtones and classic sixties soundtrack, this illness is bound to be contagious. Come along for the ride.

Check out the trailer below for a taster or reminder

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GLIMMER 2010 Award Winners

The Anthony Minghella Award for Best International Short
(With a prize of £1000 sponsored by the University of Hull)

Plastic Bag
Dir. Ramin Bahrani, USA, 2009, 18 mins
This elegiac story about the life of a plastic bag asks many fundamental questions about life: What is the purpose of living when you have no purpose? Why are our creations permanent yet purposefully obsolete? And if we were immortally useless, would our maker love us enough to create us so that we could die? You'll never look at a carrier in the same way again.

With a special mention going to:

Aprilis Suskhi (April Chill)
Dir. Tornike Bziava, 2010, 15 mins

The Anthony Minghella Award for Best UK Short
(With a prize of £500 sponsored by the University of Hull)

Peter in Radioland
Dir. Johanna Wagner, UK, 2009, 10 mins
A carefully observed study of the director's father Peter, who stubbornly remains in an analogue world.

With special mentions to:

Heartstrings
Dir. Rhiannon Evans, UK, 2009, 3mins

Collide-O-Scope
Dir. Naren Wilks, UK, 2009, 3 mins

The GLIMMER Award for Best Yorkshire Short
(Sponsored by the Hull School of Art and Design with a prize of £250)

Uncle David
Dir. Shyla Lee, UK, 2009, 15 mins
A fascinating documentary about how one man is single handedly using his retirement years to try and improve his neighbourhood. For the last 5 years David has been walking around his local streets with his dog Meg picking litter and removing graffiti from walls and trees. He finds it difficult to pass neglected public spaces and feels the need to try and improve the physical and social landscape around him.

With a special mention to

Scent
Dir. Darren Bolton, UK, 2009, 17 min

The GLIMMER Award for Best Hull Short
(Sposnored by Hull City Council with a prize of £500)

Four Thieves & The Not-So-Swet Shop
Dir. Ryan Braund, UK, 2009, 13 mins
A gang of sweet-toothed thieves attempt to steal the world's largest gobstopper from a cunning old man. A sparkling fantasy with a decidedly sinister edge

The GLIMMER Audience Award
(Sponsored by the Portland Hotel)

Flesheating Feminists Eat the Pig
Dirs. Dan Van Heeswyck & Ed Hunter, UK, 2009, 10 mins
Zero budget undead mashup exploring elements of the male psyche, gender issues and toothbrushes. Not for the faint hearted, easily grossed out or men.