38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Silken lines and silver hooks

Alison Pook

Image Silken lines and silver hooks
United Kingdom
1993 Fiction 8 min
By magic, a young boy is torn out of his monotonous existence when he falls into the depths of the sea. There he discovers a mysterious world...
Screenplay : Alison Pook
Image : Gavin Finney
Sound : Paul Davles
Music : Evelyn Ficarra
Editing : Alexandra Mackie
Decors : Alison Pook
While studying graphic design at Middlesex Polytechnic in 1988, she made her first short, "Johnny and the Devil". She entered the NFTS in 1989. "Silken lines.." her graduation film, took three years to complete.