Kanata Slumber
In this debut narrative short film, colonial relationships and land politics are discussed. An investigative piece that peers through ideals of retribution and questions the dynamics of the colonized person and the colonized.
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
Top Billed Cast
Peter Cook Michael Rimmer
Denholm Elliott Peter NIss
Arthur Lowe Ferret
John Cleese Pumer
Vanessa Howard Patricia Cartwright
Ronald Fraser Tom Hutchinson
Graham Chapman Fromage
Ann Beach Receptionist
Desmond Walter-Ellis Buffery
Dudley Foster Federman
James Cossins Crodder
Valerie Leon Tanya
William Job Waring
Elspeth March Mrs. Ferret
Dennis Price Fairburn
Monika Ringwald Girl in Commercial
Diana Coupland Mrs. Spimm
Michael Trubshawe Mandeville
Ronnie Corbett Interviewer
Norman Bird Alderman Poot
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