STUDENT FILM MONTH:
Tell Tale (dir. Mike Middleton-Downer, 2011)

#16 in Student Film Month is ‘Tell Tale’ dir. Mike Middleton-Downer (2011). Written by Michael Holden, journalist for Esquire and Vice, Tell Tale is a short film created for the 2011 Sci-Fi London 48hour film challenge. Each team was given a title, a line of dialogue, a prop to source and then had two days to write, shoot, edit and deliver a complete film.

Michael graduated from Bournemouth University with an a MA in Directing Digital Film and Television in 2011. He has been fortunate enough to work alongside some of the leading figures in the UK film industry, such as Tom Hardy, and his credit list includes Bronson, The Quiet Ones, The Firm, and the hugely successful Street Dance 3D. His short film ‘One Tonne’ was celebrated at the East End Film Festival in London and has played on platforms worldwide. He is currently developing his first feature, ‘This is the End’, alongside several short films.

We met up with Mike during Cannes 2013 and interviewed him on la croisette. Here’s what we had a chat about.

Student Film Month
In celebration of student filmmakers everywhere and our Student Film In Transit competition, we’ve launched Student Film Month at Cannes in a Van. Every day throughout February, we’re publishing a student film from somewhere in the student film-sphere. It might be a student classic like the 1965 long-short Boy and Bicycle from a young Ridley Scott… an award-winning masterpiece… or a film directed by you.

We’ll be publishing a wealth of moving images from the infamous to the obscure, each film worthy of it’s place on our humble little stage. So what’s stopping you picking up that mouse, tablet or phone and sending us your own student short? You never know where the big yellow van might take you!

We’re even hosting a special Student Film Screen Social very soon in London so look out for more on that by joining our mailing list.

It’s simple to submit…
Email us at play@screensocial.com and tell us what you’d like to show, then fill in the Screen Social submission form (please include details of production) and we’ll do the rest!

We look forward to screening your film.