Keyword results: The Regent

QNFA Public Screenings and Awards Ceremony

31st Jul 08
Ambience: Indoor
Difficulty: Won't hurt a bit
QNFA Public Screenings and Awards Ceremony Stray
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‘Presentation Evening' That's what my school called its award ceremony. It was kind of novel ‘cause if you were smart and/or sporty (in my case both) then you got to have a day off school, go to the practise and watch everyone pretend-accept awards, all whilst eating lots of junk food like it was entertainment or something.

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American Teen

22nd Jul 08
Format: Festival
Mood: Nostalgic
American Teen Watch
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If you’ve seen one American teenage film you’ve seen them all. While it’s obviously testing for us as cinemagoers to watch the same old sex, drugs, drama and insecurity that plays out in these high-school sitcoms, imagine how hard it is for film-makers and directors still interested in cinematic explorations of this treacherous and fascinating period of life?

Instead of making another ‘American Pie’ or ‘Mean Girls’ or ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ director Nanette Burstein thankfully decided to work with something a lot more fascinating – actual real high school students from American’s actual Midwest.

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