Hip Hip Hooray, Knock Knock and The End of the Pier Show
By Daniel Buckley at 30 July, 2010, 3:00 pm
Making their Fringe debut as part of the C Film festival, Hip Hip Hooray, Knock Knock and The End of the Pier Show are proof, if any were needed, that short films can be surprising, thoughtful and just plain weird.
Hip Hip Hooray is the brainchild of Lynsey Miller and follows the exploits of Pippa, who works in an old folks’ home.
In an interesting inversion of some of the issues presented in C film’s Bridging the Gap programme, she finds that it is her rather than the residents whose existence is all but forgotten.
While the film doesn’t really manage to distinguish itself until the end, where it makes a bold move in terms of audience expectations, it is well-made and moving, and the cinematography by Dominik Rippl deserves special mention for its use of subdued colour.
Knock Knock, made by CineFringe film festival director John Lynch, is a surrealist piece that examines jokes, expectations and punchlines.
A film that defies much in the way of explanation, it juxtaposes long-form and short-form jokes and differing styles of comedic delivery.
And for festival goers it’s worth a look – not just because it’s a film about the Fringe being shown on the Fringe, although that is something that certainly adds to its meta-textual meditation.
Finally, The End of the Pier Show is a short film from director Ash Parker (creator of the Hand Island series) and writer Michael Facherty.
Though not stellar in terms of cinematography, in less than five minutes it does manage to create its own little abstract world that provides a very final twist for pier-end mime artist Pierrot.
For the observant and fans of the director’s webseries, there is also the chance to spot most of the cast from Hand Island appearing as extras.
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Hip Hip Hooray, Knock Knock and The End of the Pier Show will be shown weekly from the 3rd to the 30th of August at C soco urban garden. The screenings are free to the public.
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