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Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
July 31-August 6th

Skirting a thinnish line between indie cool and marketing ho-ha, Rushes Soho Shorts (tagline: we want your shorts) hits London cafes this month, with continuous screenings of short films in venues all over Soho.

On the plus side, it?s free, and you can go walk-about in Soho to catch new work by emerging directors, in several categories: animation, drama, comedy, and arthouse music video. Old Compton Street/Shaftesbury Avenue area is fest central.

The festival wraps with a party at "Sound" in Leicester Square.

Shortlisted films in competition:

?JoJo in the Stars?
In a world without color -- a story of love, self-sacrifice and jealously set against a nightmarish and hauntingly beautiful world in black and white.

?Little Things?
Sketches of a dysfunctional world in which everybody has their favorite foibles. And neurotic habits. When a cataclysmic event shakes things up, do we adapt, or are we just too set in our ways to give a damn?

?The Brick?
Black comedy about a lazy demon who?s become delusional, thinking he?ll be able to take over the world with a magic brick.

?After Dolly?
Reflections on the future of cloning.

?Ten Minute Movie?
All Sam wants is a shot at fame. But sometimes fame shoots back. Sam's got just ten minutes to get the girl and stop the plot from spiraling out of control.

?Gone?
A boy goes through hell when he witnesses something terrible but fails to act to stop it.

?Terrible Kisses?
A woman's gift to her lover - lipstick kisses all over his body - turns into an indelible nightmare when the kisses won?t wash off.

Find it: Too many venues to list.
Get info: 020-7935-3337, 020-7734-2255

Added by artesix on July 6, 2004