BAFTA-recognised festival LOCO aka The London Comedy Film Festival is back to share the best comedy short films rescued from the madness of 2020 in this Comedy Shorts Weekender, in partnership with MindsEye.
After a hell of a year, what could be better than meeting up with old friends? Featuring some of our favourites from previous festivals, this selection of short comedy films comes from veteran LOCO filmmakers and contributors. Featuring a man in search of an ending, some historical re-enactors in need of a lift, and a midwife in danger of ruining the miracle of birth.
Programme
Tyresome
Dir. Theresa Varga
Wris. Nathan Bryon and Theresa Varga
Dawn of a New Gay
Dir. Rosie Gaunt-Mathieson
Wri. Jack Rooke
Neville Is Dead
Dir. Louis Paxton
Wris. Grant O’Rourke & Louis Paxton
Murder Me
Dir/Wri. Stuart Laws
Tina and Peter
Dir. Dan Hodgson
Wri. Tracey Collins & Adam McNicol
Anoraks
Dir. Zoe Alker
Wris. Zoe Alker, Bryher Flanders & Miles Sloman
I Want to Make You Happy
Dir. Ben Mallaby
Wri. Mark Brennan & Paul F. Taylor
Trevor
Dir. Jon Drever
Wri. Luke McQueen
Twins
Dir. Louis Hudson
Wris. Louis Hudson & Benjamin PD Kane
LOCO SHORTS WEEKENDER
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINDSEYE
Awkward Encounters
Fri 24 Sep 20:50
Intimate Details
Sat 25 Sep 18:10
Dark Turns
Sat 25 Sep 20:40
Old Pals
Sun 26 Sep 12:10
LOCO: BAFTA-recognised Best of 2020
Sun 26 Sep 15:30
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