STEW & PUNCH (2013)
16:40 | Fiction | Cast: Marc Ryan-Jordan, Holly Lucas, Joel Morris, Holly Matthews.
A housewarming party with beef stew and much punch spirals out of control when the host couple are sucked into a bout of light-hearted arm wrestling.
Worldwide sales for this title are represented by Network Ireland Television.
“A film to be watched peering through your fingers with your hands covering your face - it is embarrassingly familiar. Through mere facial expressions and tipsy banter, we see a world of one-upmanship, pride and jealousy. Genuinely original filmmaking.”
- Huffington Post
“Offering its viewers a ‘ringside’ seat at one of the most uncomfortable dinner dinner parties ever... A film firmly grounded in uncomfortable comedy. Sucks you in with how real it feels.”
- Short of the Week
“We easily follow the director's invitation too look through a magnifying glass onto modern society. Today, man's role seems to be blurred and evokes situations of discordance and tension. The director masterfully combines ancient three-act drama with innovative film language. His statement encourages us to reflect our own position and overcome obsolete conventions. great actors, brilliant camera work, perfect timing and a fine sense of British humour.”
- International Jury, Exground Filmfest
SCREENINGS /
Hamburg International Short Film Festival / Germany (2013)
Anonimul International Film Festival / Danube Delta, Romania (2013)
Summer Shorts: UK / Moscow, Russia (2013)
Silhouette Film Festival / Paris, France (2013)
Milano Film Festival / Italy (2013)
No.6 Short Film Cinema @ Festival No.6 / Portmeirion, Wales (2013)
Encounters International Short Film Festival / Bristol, UK (2013)
Dinard British Film Festival / France (2013)
BFI London Film Festival / UK (2013)
IndieCork Film Festival / Cork, Ireland (2013)
Tirana International Film Festival / Albania (2013)
Winterthur International Short Film Festival / Switzerland (2013)
Brest European Short Film Festival / France (2013)
Ozu Film Festival / Italy (2013)
Exground Filmfest / Wiesbaden, Germany (2013) - BEST INTERNATIONAL SHORT
Zwergwerk Oldenburger Filmtage / Germany (2013)
Sleepwalkers International Short Film Festival / Tallinn, Estonia (2013)
Leuven International Short Film Festival / Belgium (2013)
ŻubrOFFka International Short Film Festival / Bialystok, Poland (2013)
London Short Film Festival / UK (2014)
Erarta Motion Pictures / St. Petersburg, Russia (2014)
Tribeca Film Festival / New York City, USA (2014)
Brussels Short Film Festival / Belgium (2014)
Kyiv International Short Film Festival / Kiev, Ukraine (2014)
Corto in Bra / Bra, Italy (2014)
Postira Seaside Film Festival / Croatia (2014)
Lago FilmFest / Italy (2014)
Cinefiesta International Short Film Festival / Peurto Rico (2014)
Curious Arts Festival / Hampshire, UK (2014)
Wiz-Art International Short Film Festival / Lviv, Ukraine (2014) - SPECIAL MENTION
Best of Short Films Festival / La Ciotat, France (2014)
Tenerife Shorts / Canary Islands, Spain (2014) - SPECIAL MENTION
This is England Short Film Festival / Rouen, France (2014)
Kurzfilmfestival Köln - UNLIMITED / Germany (2014)
ŻubrOFFka International Short Film Festival / Bialystok, Poland (2014)
Night of Shorts / Moscow, Russia (2014)
London Short Film Festival / UK (2015)
Tampere Film Festival / Finland (2015)
Regensburg Kurzfilmwoche / Germany (2015)
Hamburg International Short Film Festival / Germany (2015)
Short Waves Festival / Poznan, Poland (2016)
Radical Frame Film Festival / Berlin, Germany (2016)
Winterthur International Short Film Festival / Switzerland (2018)