At The Festival Sunday 23rd September 1045 Twockers Dir: Pawel Pawlikowski/Ian Duncan, UK, 1998, 40 mins Trevor is a seventeen year-old dosser living on a northern housing estate. He smokes 'blow', joyrides and burgles houses. He also writes poetry every day to Amie, his neighbour and muse, made pregnant by another boy. If Trevor can get a steady job at the local chicken factory, maybe he can give up his life of petty crime and convince Amie he would be a suitable father for her child. Shot guerrilla-style, and often improvised using kids from the streets of the sink estate in Mixenden, near Halifax, Twockers, is a haunting portrait of a boy burglar and a pregnant teenager. The title is taken from TWOC - "taking without consent," - the police acronym for car theft. "I'm interested in the forgotten places, the dumping grounds, the places we have taken out of our mental picture. I want people to see images of lives that will catch them off balance." Pawel Pawlikowski 1200 The Battle Of Algiers Dir: Gillo Pontecorvo, Algeria/Italy, 1965, 117 mins Director Gillo Pontecorvo's classic political-thriller gets more important with each passing year, providing a fascinating insight into terrorism, guerrilla warfare and state control. An urgent recounting of the war between French colonial forces and Algerian rebels, the film is a masterpiece of vivid unadulterated action and compelling procedural detail. The innovative drama-documentary style - using newsreel and non-professional actors - remains a strong influence on contemporary filmmakers. A memorable score by Pontecorvo and Ennio Morricone brings the film to emotional life. 1430 F For Fake Dir: Orson Welles, 1974, 85 mins F for Fake was the last major film completed by Orson Welles. Initially released in 1974, it focuses on Elmyr de Hory recounting his career as a professional art forger, which serves as the backdrop for a fast-paced investigation into the nature of authorship and authenticity, as well as the value of art. The film incorporates Welles's companion Oja Kodar, notorious "hoax-biographer" Clifford Irving, and Orson Welles himself, in an autobiographical role. Charming and inventive, F For Fake is an inspired prank and a searching examination of the duplicity of cinema. Pre-Screenings 5th & 13th September Screenings Friday 21st September Screenings Saturday 22nd September Picture Credits (left to right): THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, Peter Kosminsky, Laurie Sparham, courtesy of Channel 4 THE HAMBURG CELL, Antonia Bird, Phil Fisk THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, Peter Kosminsky, Laurie Sparham, courtesy of Channel 4