FILM: Kernow Kino 3

Celebrate St Piran  with this collection of short films by local filmmakers, reflecting the rich diversity of Cornwall’s language, culture, heritage and communities.

Experience authentic Cornish stories where they belong: on the big screen.

The Films:

Language of Life
Filmmaker: Holly Janem | Producer: Libby Gibbons
Drama | 9mins 19s Language: English
Marion, an elderly woman with a deep love for the world around her, finds Lyla, a confused and lonely young girl, asleep on a bench in a cemetery. A bond forms between the two women at opposite ends of life, as they share a conversation that transcends age and experience.

Keskows (A Conversation)
Filmmaker: Sophie May | Producer: Izzy Wilkinson
Drama | 10mins 26s  Language: Cornish with English subtitlesTwo friends spend the evening in the sanctuary of their bathroom. Their friendship is electric and their conversation flows rapidly. Drinking wine and bathing they begin to touch upon more troubling moments from their past. A slice of life story that exhibits the strength, power and intimacy of female friendships.

Fruitcake
Filmmaker: Remy Madge
Drama | 15mins  Language: English
A young woman losing her grip on reality returns home with a plan to face her past by building a boat. A humorous insight into the sheer desperation of seeming sane in a world that is anything but. A coming-of-age film about grief, guilt, and accepting help.

Lymp (Limp)
Filmmaker: Harry Faint
Drama | 4mins 43  Language: Cornish with English subtitles
During PE at a Cornish Secondary School, James, the new kid - worries about fitting in as he overhears boys ridiculing his limp wrist in the locker room. On the Basketball Court, he realises it could be his super power.

Poll Pri (Clay Pit)
Filmmaker: Edward Rowe | Producer: Bex Rose
Drama | 14mins  Language: Cornish with English subtitles
Young father-to-be Jori works long shifts hosing clay from the gaping abyss of the pit. But the gap between his wages and the new ‘affordable’ housing in his home village threatens to wash away any dream of supporting his family whilst upholding the traditions of his community.

Good, Morning
Filmmaker: Ella Turner
Experimental | 6mins 9s
A glimpse at the morning routines of people across the South West. An experimental film by documentary filmmaker Ella Turner.

Konin (Rabbit)
Filmmaker: Matilda Butler
Drama | 10mins 53s  Language: Cornish with English subtitles
Tensions mount and friendships are tested for a group of neighbourhood kids as they spend their last day together in their favourite field, before it disappears under a supermarket development. An exploration of loss, friendship and the inevitability of change.

Salvage
Filmmaker: Jonny Dry | Producer: Ella Turner
Drama | 13mins 43s   Language: English
Set in a world of reclamation yards, house clearances and rural deprivation, scrap dealer Bud navigates memory and grief as he prepares for a funeral.

Kernow Kino is presented by C Fylm and Screen Cornwall, part funded by the BFI Film Audience Network and UK Shared Prosperity Fund.