Mid-length Films: True Grit
Mid-length Films: True Grit
Friday 20th May, 2022
Running time: 69 mins
While Mockingbird Screen 2 is accessible by wheelchair, there is currently no access to the disabled toilet from this screen.
Stories of perseverance and self-belief make up the last programme in our mid-length competition, with three inspiring documentaries about strong-minded characters who follow their own path.
Films
Piché Returns to the Ring
(Dir: Helgi Piccinin, Canada 2021, 23 mins)
European premiere
At 64, Bruno resumes training in order to return to the boxing ring one last time. He decides to organise an epic amateur match to bring his community together.
There is a Paradise
(Dir: Sorina Reiber, UK 2021, 22 mins)
Underground artist Stefan Stricker escaped small town life for the freedom and bohemia of 1980s Berlin. There he transformed into the enigmatic painter and performer Juwelia and made a name for himself. But after many years, the big break never seems to come...
Sub Eleven Seconds
(Dir: Bafic, US 2021, 24 mins)
A poetic imagining of the quest of a young athlete, Sha'Carri Richardson, to achieve her dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games. What is it like to spend years of one's life dedicated to clocking the shortest conceivable time?
