Sunday 13 October 2024 – 10:30
78 mins
Certificate: DFF PG
Venue: Denbies Wine Estate Visitor Centre
Here are the films selected for the Documentary and Young Adult Short Films categories at the 9th Dorking Film Festival in 2024.
Documentary
A Place for Peace
Director: Alan Cross. UK, 2024, 8 mins.
Shot mainly in the West Sussex area and surrounding regions, A Place For Peace sets out to celebrate the beautiful places in which we work, rest and play through human activities in pursuit of peace and tranquillity, sustainability and well-being.
Detour
Directors: Hannah Joelle Aldridge, Tash Gibson. UK, 2024, 11 mins.
After battling depression for a decade, Phoebe found solace and healing in mountaineering. The lessons she learned on the mountains became her lifeline when she faced an unexpected challenge.
Dragons
Director: Tyrese Shipp. UK, 2023, 10 mins.
Film looking at the Bristol Empire Dragons boat club, based near Bristol, and its characters.
Kayaking from Leatherhead to Cobham
Director: Robert McCaffrey, UK, 2024, 5 mins.
Two kayaks undertake the trip from Leatherhead to Cobham, down the surprisingly-wild River Mole. Shot in 6 October 2024.
Special entrant, screening out of competition
Poosticks and duck racing
Director: Colin Lewis. UK, 2024, 7mins.
A brief history of Poosticks and duck racing is followed by footage of the Farnham Duck Race 2024.
The Great Lie
Director: Jim Reed. UK, 2024, 16 mins.
A documentary about tobacco growing in Hampshire and the UK and about political will.
The history of the R129 – 90’s icon
Director: Luke Elliott Whatley-Bigg. UK, 2024. 9 mins.
A dive into the history of the Mercedes-Benz R129.
Young Adult
Bear
Director: Scarlett Olivier. UK, 2024, 5 mins.
A boy grapples with the memories of his childhood and the loss of his mother.
Cloned in Captivity
Director: Teddy Stolt-Neilsen. UK, 2024, 5 mins.
Two boys stuck in a detention find themselves in far more trouble than they realised.
Dust
Director: Oscar Pendry. UK, 2024, 5 mins.
A man spends his days wandering through a cold and bleak house. One night everything changes.
Twelve and a Half Percent
Director: Jared Hall. UK, 2024, 5 mins.
A short documentary about young people’s experiences of living with ADHD and navigating school life.
Image from Twelve and a Half Percent
