The Homeless Film Festival 2012 at London College of Communication

倫敦傳媒學院主辦‘2012年無家可歸者電影節’

倫敦傳媒學院為主辦‘2012年無家可歸者電影節’而驕傲。電影節為無家可歸的人們提供平台，通過高質量的短片電影和故事片講述他們的生活，借助媒體曝光來提升人們關注無家可歸者問題的意識。電影節收到來自全球的無家可歸者遞交的作品，包括正在上映的故事片《居無定所》，講述一個人在收容所一覺醒來時，試著將人生碎片串連起來的故事；還有關于‘2011年無家可歸者世界杯’的紀錄片《紅牌罰出》；也有由墨西哥街頭孩子創作的紀錄片《格雷羅之聲》；和講述一位姐姐經受18年精神病痛折磨，找尋失散的弟弟，費盡周折要把弟弟帶回家的故事《姐姐的呼喚》等等。電影節借助電影工業手段，鼓舞那些無家可歸的人們，堅強前行，並開設電影工作坊，讓無家可歸者參與短片電影制作，同時參加一些有意義的活動進而掌握就業技能，這些都可以幫助他們擺脫貧困。

London College of Communication (LCC) is proud to host The Homeless Film Festival 2012. The Festival will provide a platform for homeless people to tell their stories through a series of high quality short films and features, raising awareness by putting the issue of homelessness firmly in the media spotlight.

The Festival has received submissions by homeless people from around the world and those being showcase include No Fixed Abode, a feature about a man who wakes up in a homeless shelter and tries to piece together this life, which will have its world premiere. Receiving their UK premieres are Red Card to Exclusion, a documentary about the Homeless World Cup 2011, Voices of Guerrero, a documentary by the street kids of Mexico, and A Sisters Call, a documentary about a woman who finds her missing brother, after 18 years, suffering from mental illness, and tries to bring him back.

Other highlights of the Festival include the screening of Cathy Come Home, directed by Ken Loach, followed by a Q&A with producer, Tony Garnett, and a discussion on the current housing crisis; a screening of Adam and Paul, with a Q&A with director Lenny Abrahamson, and a screening of Dark Days followed by a Q&A with director Marc Singer.

The Homeless Film Festival uses the film industry as a means for homeless people to move forward with their lives and away from poverty by running a series of filmmaking workshops through which homeless participants can create short films, whilst learning employable skills and engaging in a meaningful activity.

Festival organisers, Donkey Stone Films, have been working with homeless people over six months in Nottingham and Manchester, where they have been visiting a vulnerable women’s shelter. Both groups developed a short film script, took part in training on camera equipment and shot their films over three days across several locations. Their films will be shown during the Festival. Homeless people under the age of 25 are eligible to gain an Arts Award worth up to 40 UCAS points and help them to access further or higher education.

All films will be shown in the Podium Lecture Theatre at London College of Communication from 2 to 26 April. A donation of £5 is suggested for the screenings with Q&A’s and £3 for other films.

The Homeless Film Festival will also tour top independent cinemas in the UK and Ireland throughout April.

（英文信息來自倫敦藝術大學）