Sky Crawlers & Chocolate Underground @ Leeds Y.P.F. Festival

Mamoru Oshi’s The Sky Crawlers will br screened at the Leeds Young People Film Festival this April, along with Chocolate Underground and Litle Dragon.

Chocolate Underground and Litle Dragon. Shortfilm: Little Dragon —- Running Time: 8 min —- Director: Bruno Collet 35 years after Bruce Lees’s disappearance, his soul reincarnates in the body of a little doll. With self – confidence, the rubber toy sets out to discover the world surrounding him, battling with adversaries along the way.

Chocolate Underground: Based on the hit book Bootleg by British author Alex Shearer.
The Good for You Party has won the election by promising health and happiness for all, but now they are in power they have announced the Prohibition law and chocolate, sweets and all things sugary are now illegal! Two boys, Huntley and Smudger, along with some friends, won’t accept this new law and, although it means risking capture by the robot enforcers and imprisonment, they begin to bootleg chocolate.
Sat 3 April – 7pm

The Sky Crawlers
From one of the most acclaimed manga filmmakers of all time comes Sky Crawlers, a story set in an alternative history where the world is at peace and realistic dogfights are staged to appease an aggressive population. Genetically designed Kildren are created to be the fighter pilots in these displays, never ageing until shot down in air battles. When his beautiful commander is reluctant to discuss what happened to his predecessor, new pilot Yuichi becomes determined to find the secret behind the Kildren and the battles. Sun 4 April – 7pm

Both Films will be shown at the Hyde Park Picture House, tickets costs £4.50

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