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| 1st screening at Borderlines 2014 - 12 Years a Slave |
The sun shines on snowy Hay Bluff in the distance and Borderlines kicks off with a record 9000 advance bookings. My first film is
12 Years A Slave and the 230 strong audience watch in utter silence, transfixed by the story, which is beautifully told period drama, without the gush and clamour of a Hollywood soundtrack. Then
Like Father, Like Son - family drama in contemporary urban Japan, and
The Golden Dream - young people leaving South America, driven by the dream of a new life in the USA - a stunning film, of trains and landscapes. Windows on very different worlds - Borderlines trademark. BBC Midlands Today gives the festival a great plug in the evening - bringing the best of film culture to the rural areas, some of it made here in Herefordshire too. And Emma Watkins, half of our great film programming team from the
Independent Cinema Office, arrives to introduce films and soak up the buzz at the Courtyard. Another 16 days to go and many more worlds to visit.
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| The Golden Dream |
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