Cinema16: British Short Films
2003, English. Directed by Peter Greenaway & Ridley Scott & Jim Gillespie & Charles Guard & Toby MacDonald & Morag McKinnon & Brian Percival & Adrian McDowall & Christopher Nolan & Lynne Ramsay & Asif Kapadia & Simon Ellis & Stephen Daldry & Mike Leigh & Martin Parr & John Smith.
Classic and award winning British short films
This critically acclaimed DVD contains 16 of the best classic and award winning British short films and delivers a snapshot of British cinema past and present. It includes films from Britain's most exciting new talent alongside early shorts from it's most successful filmmakers' amongst them Chris Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins), Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien), Mike Leigh (Secrets and Lies) and Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours). 01 About a Girl - Brian Percival 02 Boy & Bicycle - Ridley Scott 03 Dear Phone - Peter Greenaway 04 Doodlebug - Christopher Nolan 05 Eight - Stephen Daldry 06 Gasman - Lynne Ramsay 07 Girl Chewing Gum - John Smith 08 Home - Morag McKinnon 09 Joyride - Jim Gillespie 10 Inside Out - Tom & Charles Guard 11 Je Taime John Wayne - Toby Macdonald 12 The Sheep Thief - Asif Kapadia 13 The Short & Curlies - Mike Leigh 14 Telling Lies - Simon Ellis 15 UK Images - Martin Parr 16 Whos My Favourite Girl? - Adrian J. McDowall
- Runtime
- 3h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Peter GreenawayDirector
- Ridley ScottDirector
- Jim GillespieDirector
- Charles GuardDirector
- Toby MacDonaldDirector
- Morag McKinnonDirector
- Brian PercivalDirector
- Adrian McDowallDirector
- Christopher NolanDirector
- Lynne RamsayDirector
- Asif KapadiaDirector
- Simon EllisDirector
- Stephen DaldryDirector
- Mike LeighDirector
- Martin ParrDirector
- John SmithDirector
- Stephen DaldrySelf - Commentary, Eight (voice)
- Simon EllisSelf - Commentary, Telling Lies (voice)
- Jon FinnSelf - Commentary, Eight (voice)
- Jim GillespieSelf - Commentary, Joyride (voice)
- Peter GreenawaySelf - Commentary, Dear Phone (voice)
- Charles GuardSelf - Commentary, Inside-Out (voice)
- Thomas GuardSelf - Commentary, Inside-Out (voice)
- Asif KapadiaSelf - Commentary, The Sheep Thief (voice)
- Angus LamontSelf - Commentary, Joyride (voice)
- Mike LeighSelf - Commentary, The Short & Curlies (voice)
- Toby MacDonaldSelf - Commentary, Je t'aime John Wayne (voice)
- Adrian McDowallSelf - Commentary, Who's My Favourite Girl ? (voice)
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- Released
- 5 May 2003
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If you liked Cinema16: British Short Films, try Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More, Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1.
Who directed Cinema16: British Short Films?
Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) was directed by Peter Greenaway and Ridley Scott and Jim Gillespie and Charles Guard and Toby MacDonald and Morag McKinnon and Brian Percival and Adrian McDowall and Christopher Nolan and Lynne Ramsay and Asif Kapadia and Simon Ellis and Stephen Daldry and Mike Leigh and Martin Parr and John Smith and stars Stephen Daldry, Simon Ellis, Jon Finn.