Films A-Z

Until the line-up for 2010 is announced, we are keeping 2009's A to Z in place, so that visitors to the site can find out more about the films screened in our previous festival.

 

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HOME

A young woman enters a spooky old house, which changes when ever she touches something. Or clicks on it. Dealing with a computer for the first time can be scary - particularly for those who grew up in a pre-computer age. Showing as part of CAUGHT SHORT FOUR: FABLES AND FAIRYTALES

 

HARMSAGA [DOLOR]

A happy family self-destructs one fateful day. Showing as part of CAUGHT SHORT FOUR: FABLES AND FAIRYTALES

 

HARD KNOCKS

Anyone who enjoyed Mickey Rourke’s turn in The Wrestler won’t want to miss this in-depth, no-holds-barred exploration of the bizarre and brutal world of professional wrestling. Combining combat and athleticism with drama and showmanship, wrestling is all too often dismissed as “fake”. This film challenges that notion, and reveals just how much skill, sportsmanship – and suffering – is required to be a success in the ring.

 

Showing as part of REEL LIFE

 

HOUSE 149

“It’s too late…it has no memories at all…cigarette lighters, books, African Art, dust… it’s just a house.” A man comes to terms with a change in his life, as reflected in the home that once meant so much to him…

 

Showing as part of REEL LIFE

 

STARRING…THE PEOPLE OF SALFORD

Born in 2003 the Salford Film Festival paid special attention to the huge variety that Salford communities are famous for, and in encouraging their involvement in film-making both on screen and behind the camera, paved the way for five more seriously succ

STEVE BALSHAW INTERVIEW

My primary role is to select, source and secure the films, and to build these into a programme of screenings and related events that will hopefully attract an audience - so I deal with filmmakers and producers, and often with the various screening venues,

INNOVATE, DON’T IMITATE!

Manchester prides itself on being “The City of Innovation”. Benjamin Disraeli famously stated that “What Manchester does today, the rest of the world will do tomorrow

THE ORSON WELLES OF SALFORD

He was Salford's Welles and King of Manchester Exploitation movies. He was a pioneer of independent filmmaking in the region. And now there's a book. You should own it.

UNDERSTANDING THE PAST

In our past is our future. Understand one, and you can better visualise the other. This selection of films from the North West Film Archive offers a glimpse of the world that was, here in Salford - some of it now lost forever, some of it simply altered be