Cheap Boys on Film 18: Heroes at Zavvi

uplifting and powerful tales recounting the lives of everyday heroes fighting for their own identities and the right for us all to be ourselves.

This selection includes the powerful docudrama The Colour Of His Hair starring Josh O Connor (God s Own Country), the breath-taking Egyptian animation Half A Life, An Evening, the touching sequel to An Afternoon (from Boys On Film 14), and Iris Prize 2017 winner, Mother Knows Best.

TEN SHORT FILMS

DANIEL (UK, 2015, 14 mins) Directed by Dean Loxton. Starring Henry Garrett (Poldark)

BUDDY (The Netherlands, 2015, 12 mins) Directed by Niels Bourgonje

HALF A LIFE (Egypt, Indonesia, USA, Netherlands, 2017, 12mins) Directed by Tamara Shogaolu

UNDRESS ME (Sweden, 2013, 15 mins) Directed by Victor Lindgren.

THE COLOUR OF HIS HAIR (UK, 2017, 23 mins) Directed by Sam Ashby. Starring BAFTA-nominated Josh O Connor (God s Own Country)

SILLY GIRL (UK, 2016, 5 mins) Directed by Hope Dickson Leach (The Levelling). Starring Clara Baxendale (My Mad Fat Diary) and Jason Barker (A Deal with the Universe).

AN EVENING (Denmark, 2016, 10 mins) Directed by Søren Green

AIDS: DOCTORS AND NURSES TELL THEIR STORIES (UK, 2017, 26 mins) Directed by Alejandro Medina

IT S CONSUMING ME (Germany, 2012, 3 mins) Directed by Kai Staenicke (B. Golden)

MOTHER KNOWS BEST (Sweden, 2016, 13 mins) Directed by Mikael Bundsen