Short Sounds Film Festival 2021 Programme

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#S S F F 2021 T AL KS Wi t houtadoubthei sBr i t ai n' sf or emos tpol i t i cal f i l mmaker ,wi t ha pr ol i f i c cr edi tl i s t ;di r ect i ng hi s t or i c Br i t i s h cl as s i csi ncl udi ng KES ( 1969) ,up t o hi smos tr ecentf i l ms ,I ,DANI ELBL AKE( 2016)and S ORRY WE MI S S ED YOU ( 2019) Ken has al ways put s oci al comment ar yand t hes oci al i s tmi nds etatt heabs ol ut ecor eof hi sf i l ms .J oi nusaswehaveani ns oundf ul conver s at i onwi t hKEN L OACH,wher ewet al khi scar eers panni ngf i vedecadesandhi s unwaver i ngpr ot ect i onofnat ur al i s t i cs oundi nhi sf i l ms .

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