4Docs

Screenings + Q&A

Time: 11.30 Duration: 90 mins

4Docs is the one stop online resource for all things related to British short documentaries. Here, blog editor Helen Jack screens a diverse and inspiring selection of work with directors commentary from James Lees and Pinny Grylls.

Peter and Ben - Director: Pinny Grylls

After moving to a remote valley in Wales, Peter forms an unlikely, but enduring friendship with Ben, a newborn orphaned lamb.

The Archive - Director: Sean Dunne

Paul Mawhinney has amassed what has become the world's largest record collection. Due to health issues and a struggling record industry Paul is being forced to sell his collection.

King of Laughter - Director: Nick Hille

Ethiopian's King of Laughter visits England to see if laughter is really shrinking in the western world and whether his brand of laughter therapy can cheer up the UK's unhappiest town.

The Apology Line - Director: James Lees

Based around the creation of a real-life ‘apology line', the apologies of people from all over the UK are blended with beautiful visuals to give new, fascinating meaning.