Synopsis: An urban explorer gets more than he bargained for when photographing an abandoned Victorian country mansion. Duration: 00:03:41 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Duncan Falconer Writers: Duncan Falconer Producers: Duncan Falconer Key Cast: Sarah Seymour,...
Sunderland Film Festival
Films 2023
Du Blonde: Message Deleted
Synopsis: Message Deleted by Du Blonde deals with the feelings of apathy that often surround suicidal ideation. Written after an emotional breakdown, the track and video represent both the horrors of depression and suicidal ideation, coupled with the peace brought...
Slalom D: The Burning Days
Synopsis: Music video for the track 'The Burning Days' by Sunderland based band Slalom D. Taken from their new album 'Waltz Into Anarchy' Duration: 00:03:55 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Gavin Selby Writers: Producers: Key Cast: Beth Mitchell
54 years in Byker
Synopsis: Byker Wall social housing complex is explored 54 years after being built. Duration: 00:17:48 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jasmine Stephenson, Gabriel Proctor, Karol Iwan, Nathalie Bull Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
On Grief, In Memory Of
Synopsis: On Grief, In Memory Of explores expectations of ‘grief’ by investigating the slow deterioration of a relationship between an alcoholic mother and her daughter. The film’s narrator, Lauren, describes growing anger and resentment towards her mother for...
The Dawdler
Synopsis: The Dawdler is about the moments before a town is destroyed by an air raid. Ordinary life occuring - unaware it will be decimated, any second now. Duration: 00:04:54 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mike Lee Thomas Writers: Mike Lee Thomas Producers:...
Choked Up
Synopsis: A comedy about the insanity of modern politics and social media whataboutery. A tickly cough derails the career-defining live tv interview of MP Fiona Lacey (Maxine Peake) - Minister for the Environment. Trying to deliver a serious and important message...
Fitting
Synopsis: FITTING explores the relationship between the director, an amputee, and her prosthetist, by their contrasting experiences during the making of a prosthetic leg. It asks what it means for to create an extension to someone else’s body, and the impact this has...
Me Lost Me: Festive Day
Synopsis: 'Festive Day' is a music video by Me Lost Me. Here’s a stunning glimpse into Me Lost Me’s newly released ‘RPG’ album! The official video features the sea, embroidery and some choreographed Morris in the Cotswold tradition, get ready to caper! Duration:...
Sparks: Escalator
Synopsis: Official music video for Escalator by Sparks, from the new album The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte Duration: 00:02:58 Country: United States Directed by: Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Paul Trewartha Writers: Producers: Sue Harris Key Cast:
Where The Magpies Fly
Synopsis: Kyle, an avid Newcastle United fan, embarks on a mission to raise funds to take his ailing grandad to the match, one last time. A heartwarming love letter to the North East, family and football. Duration: 00:15:16 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Amy...
The Union Choir: The Settlement
Synopsis: Music video for the song 'The Settlement' by The Union Choir, a band based in north east England. Duration: 00:03:28 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Richard Milburn Writers: Producers: Key Cast: Jon Melvin, Peter Hall, Andrew Yates, Grant Lagan, Martin...
A Matter of Choice
Synopsis: After unexpectedly finding a connection in the waiting room of an assisted-suicide clinic, Mallory and Drystan are left with a choice: do they stay or do they go? Duration: 00:14:30 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Louis Norton Selzer Writers: Louis...
Salt Water Sympathy
Synopsis: Mr. Lobster visits a long lost friend. Duration: 00:03:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Dhara Wright Writers: Dhara Wright Producers: Dhara Wright, Natasha Coleman Key Cast: James Silk-Tyler, Hector Miller
Liminal Potential
Synopsis: "Liminal Potential" is a poetic documentary that delves into the profound implications of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on humanity. Through AI-generated poetry and insightful commentary, the film explores the delicate balance between human...
Chicken Girl
Synopsis: After having an aneurysm at a Jack and the Beanstalk panto in 2006, Chicken Girl can’t get golden eggs off her brain. With the assistance of her “better half”, Gary, Chicken Girl is loving her chickens to death. Inspired by Grey Gardens, This Country, and...
original skin
Synopsis: In an alternate world where having sex means swapping bodies with the other person, a young woman struggles to be herself, defying her small conservative community where swapping is taboo. A deeply intimate portrait of identity in transition. Duration:...
Drowning
Synopsis: Drowning is a solo project and personal reflection on parenting in poverty. Duration: 00:06:23 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
Cortney Dixon: Stop This Party
Synopsis: Music video for my song 'Stop This Party' shot in ZEROX's Shooting Gallery located on Newcastle Quayside. Duration: 00:03:48 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Rob Irsih, Cortney Dixon Writers: Cortney Dixon Producers: Cortney Dixon, Rob Irish Key...
Hull?
Synopsis: Just a man on a drive looking for love... and another man. It's the mid 1990s and Simon, a hopeless Romantic from Newcastle sets off on a drive to Hull, where he hopes to find his childhood sweetheart and rekindle the flame he once had. Duration: 00:17:40...
The Grafters – Metroland Comedy
Synopsis: Here come The Grafters. Metroland Comedy bring us their series 3 finale, where your local hard working workmen Scabby Joe, Holland & Barratt, Micey Jim, Shitty Twatty Mark and Beef are enduring a tough day on the job when a surprise gift arrives for them to...
Hounded
Synopsis: The music video shot for Newcastle (UK) based band WOLFRED's single - Hounded. Duration: 00:00:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Wilf Stone Writers: Producers: Key Cast: Alicia Meehan, Igor Tavares
Hi Fi Spitfires: The Last Gang
Synopsis: This song is about the soundtracks of my life with the friends I've loved and lost along the way. Duration: 00:04:51 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mick Johnson Writers: Stephen Straughan Producers: Mick Johnson/ Stephen Straughan Key Cast: Daniel...
From The Top
Synopsis: Things haven’t gone quite the way Robin expected them to, so she decides the time has come to get rid of her drum kit. But giving up her passion might not be as simple as she anticipates. Duration: 00:08:11 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Rich Farris...
Limerence
Synopsis: As capitalism runs rampant in an outdated world, the owner of a sweet shop abuses her access to gelatinous goods, rotting out her teeth in hopes of returning to a handsome dentist. Limerence is a mixed-media short film inspired by a tendency towards...
Signal
Synopsis: I wait for him and she waits for us. The pigeons do not know anything. Duration: 00:05:03 Country: China Directed by: lei chen Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
BLYTH
Synopsis: This short film music video hybrid is an exploration of the witch burnings and the dancing plagues of the 16th Century which swept across Europe like wildfire. The film itself wanted to explore a surrealist take on these topics, as well as creating a realm...
Between Body and Soul
Synopsis: A young woman grappling with self-discovery amidst the turbulence of her existence, battling the grip of drug addiction. Within her, a yearning for connection with an elusive inner self beckons, setting her on a journey of introspection and exploration....
Morrow
Synopsis: Morning in Ukraine. A russian missile hits an apartment building. Terrible destruction that leads to death. But Death decides to intervene in the situation, hesitating to take the life that was claimed by a russian missile. Duration: 00:06:15 Country:...
MANICURE
Synopsis: Before her 30th birthday party, Elanor's anxiety and demand for perfection turn a pleasant manicure into a bloody mess. Duration: 00:09:25 Country: United States Directed by: Carluccio Writers: Carluccio, Jordan Sarf Producers: Jacob Karim Key Cast: Stef...
Patricia in the Dark
Synopsis: Born into a world where the word 'transgender' didn't exist, 95-year-old Patricia spent most of her life longing for love and acceptance but too afraid to reveal her true self. Duration: 00:11:38 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Laura Hartley Writers:...
Three Windows on South West
Synopsis: Three windows on south west and a balcony on south east are what you can see of Mariia’s apartment on the facade. In three conversations, Mariia reflects on her experiences related to the place of her upbringing in Kyiv and attempts to reclaim the image of...
THE MBIUS TRIP
Synopsis: A road trip pushes a dysfunctional family to the brink after their journey descends into a claustrophobic hallucinatory nightmare. THE MöBIUS TRIP is a darkly intimate and surreal portrayal of a chaotic family unit, confined in their car and fated in their...
Ashnikko: Worms
Synopsis: Ashnikko in a monstertruck and a squad of develish beasts ride towards the sunset to battle the angelic overlord robots. Duration: 00:03:06 Country: Germany Directed by: Raman Djafari Writers: Raman Djafari Producers: Jake River Parker Key Cast:...
101 Days of Lockdown
Synopsis: 101 Days of Lockdown is an experimental exploration into the mundane and domestic moments of aloneness that made up the human experience of the 2021 Australian pandemic lockdowns. The split screen film follows the lives of two best friends, 40km apart and on...
Beltane
Synopsis: When two old college friends reunite for a hike through a remote English countryside on May Day weekend, they discover the village to be hiding a terrifying tradition. Duration: 00:08:19 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Carys Watford Writers: Carys...
Gorka
Synopsis: A French exchange student visits England for the first time and finds himself at the centre of a British family dynamic. Duration: 00:18:29 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joe Weiland Writers: Joe Weiland Producers: Alex Jefferson Key Cast: Geraldine...
Vestige
Synopsis: A young boy searches for answers after his dad goes missing at sea, but after discovering a strange fossil on a Yorkshire beach, he thinks it could be the missing piece of the puzzle. Duration: 00:12:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joseph Simmons...
The Snip
Synopsis: Tony and Lindsay are looking for a permanent solution to their family's fertility, but for Tony, the simple procedure threatens Tony's masculinity. Duration: 00:09:59 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ben S. Hyland Writers: Ben S. Hyland Producers: Adam...
Measure
Synopsis: The horror of Jen's teenage past catches up with her when she takes her autistic son to a birthday party in her home town. Duration: 00:13:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Helen Simmons, Julia Cranney Writers: Julia Cranney, Helen Simmons Producers:...
The Illustrated History of the Teesside Parmo
Synopsis: Join us on a journey to discover the origins of the world-famous delicacy, 'The Teesside Parmo', a thrilling ride from the battlefields of Medieval England, to the modern-day plight of this shy bird. Duration: 00:03:51 Country: United Kingdom Directed by:...
Holly Rees: Careless
Synopsis: Careless is a song about words, communication, (mis)understanding & respect, exploring the way we to talk to/about each and the power that holds. Careless uses wordplay and irony to explore communication on an interpersonal level and in a broader political...
Brother Nature
Synopsis: Two brothers hunt, survive.......live by the estuary. Until one decides surviving isn’t living Brother Nature is an experimental hybrid that exists in the overlap between drama and documentary, using street casted local characters and real settings....
A Big Day
Synopsis: Kev loves boats. Or is it ships. Either way it's a big day, as he's arranged to meet the love of his life at the Tall Ships when they come to Hartlepool Duration: 00:04:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andy Berriman Writers: Scott Turnbull Producers:...
Musica Quarantena
Synopsis: A little girl’s love for her bedridden Papa inspires a town in lockdown to make music out their windows. starring Elisa del Genio (HBO's MY BRILLIANT FRIEND) Duration: 00:03:46 Country: United States Directed by: Lilian T. Mehrel Writers: Lilian T. Mehrel...
I Don’t Need Adult Conversation
Synopsis: A new mother dotes on her baby by day, but discovers dark feelings stirring up inside her at night. This hybrid doc explores the shadow side of motherhood which remains taboo in our culture. Duration: 00:12:03 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Vika...
Where the Sun Always Shines
Synopsis: Bognor Regis may have been repeatedly crowned Britain’s worst seaside town, but its residents keep smiling even as another unwelcome piece of news creeps into their consciousness: the rising ocean threatens to swallow up their small town. Historically a...
Dress Up
Synopsis: A mixed-race woman applies for a job as a costume wearer, only to find nothing fits. Duration: 00:08:19 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sara Chia-Jewell Writers: Sara Chia-Jewell Producers: Jessica Newark Key Cast: Tim Downie, Sara Chia-Jewell, Sally...
Dinner With My Family
Synopsis: "Dinner with My Family" is a gripping thriller that follows Christina, a troubled woman who seeks to reconnect with her estranged family. She plans a dinner party at the MacIntyre family home, but things quickly spiral out of control when Christina's past...
Help! I’ve Stolen Amy Adams’ Nose!
Synopsis: A celebrity-obsessed ballet dancer wakes up one morning sporting the nose of her idol, A-list actress Amy Adams. Winner, Audience Choice Award, Exit 6 Film Festival Winner, British Comedy Guide Pro Production Awards 2022 Winner, Best Comedy - Genesis...
The Foul
Synopsis: Someone has to do something about all that dog sh*t. A corporate public information film about the importance of cleaning up after your dog. Duration: 00:03:42 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: James Button Writers: James Button Producers: James Button...
The Lure
Synopsis: Late at night, a lone fisherman discovers he is not the only one hoping to hook something. Duration: 00:01:28 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tony Hipwell Writers: Tony Hipwell Producers: Cal O'Connell Key Cast: Johnny Vivash
Miles Davis: What’s Love Got to Do With It
Synopsis: Star People strolling through the night. Each of them alone, in their own dance, accompanied by shiny flowing waves. Those small sparkling dashes can lead them out of the darkness into surrealistic, mysterious and cheerful scenery, if everything goes right…...
Life on Chalkos
Synopsis: In this short, stop-motion mockumentary we observe life on the planet Cu-29, also known as Chalkos. A vicious predator called a Bulletjaw stalks its prey in the dimly lit forest it calls home. Its prey, a Hammerhead, minds its business unaware of the danger...
Mtores
Synopsis: On a cool summer night, animals with eyes full of light leave the forest to venture into the alleys of a suburban neighbourhood. Four children sneak out of their beds, and stars begin to fall from the sky. By the morning everything will have changed, but for...
King of Sea
Synopsis: On the coast of the Finistère department, a sailor bids farewell to his family. Soon he must go back to sea and this time he will not return... Years later, the boy who has become a sailor himself must also sail away. In the depths of the sea, a ghost from...
OFFSHORE
Synopsis: Three weeks on, three weeks off. Offshore brings together oil workers’ unique perspectives on the coming energy transition and explores what climate justice really looks like for workers and communities around the UK North Sea. The film looks at how...
Internal Abyss
Synopsis: As Mia battles the effects of both her broken home and her toxic relationship, her loneliness grows, and hope is fading. Will she find hope and a route to follow, or will life always be this Internal Abyss? Duration: 00:19:57 Country: United Kingdom Directed...
The Messengers
Synopsis: Michael - a talented musician finds himself homeless in London. Trying to get back on his feet and pursue his musical dreams, he discovers The Messengers a 30-piece band providing creative refuge for those wanting to be heard. Duration: 00:13:51 Country:...
Fist
Synopsis: Gordon is determined to die as he has lived - alone. Until care worker Aaron comes knocking. And an intimate encounter alters his life as well as his death. Duration: 00:17:58 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andrew McVicar Writers: Lee Mattinson...
The Weenies (Les Roteuses)
Synopsis: Philomène and Carolanne are the anti-capitalist feminist punk-rock group « The Weenies ». After a fiery argument both their friendship and their highly (un)anticipated gig are put at risk. Duration: 00:13:25 Country: Canada Directed by: Garance...
The Best Things In Life Don’t Exist
Synopsis: 2 mimes get into a fight on the street, but there is grave consequences to their actions. Duration: 00:02:11 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sid Purvis Writers: Sid Purvis Producers: Liam Bowering Key Cast: Sid Purvis, Duncan Flint
NO BALL GAMES
Synopsis: Compassion casts you out. In this cyclical fever dream, a woman struggles to win over the crowd. Duration: 00:02:35 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sam Brewster Writers: Sam Brewster Producers: Lily Bowerkail, Faye Butler Key Cast: Beth...
Agape
Synopsis: Agape follows Margret, a young Traveller Women who is forced into a Marriage she has no say in with a man she can never love. While she battles confronting her new reality, the Woman Margret really loves has no choice but to watch as everything goes...
Head in the Clouds
Synopsis: A quirky student who daydreams with her head high in the clouds must creatively elude her strict math teacher to remain there. Duration: 00:02:15 Country: United States Directed by: Kaylee Tan Writers: Kaylee Tian Lin Tan Producers: Kaylee Tian Lin Tan, Rebe...
Love, Dad and Daddy
Synopsis: In 2021, UK actor Ross Adams and his husband were approved to adopt. But after matching with a little boy, their journey was brought to an abrupt halt. Now, Ross explores the adoption system and considers if he has the strength to try again. Duration:...
The Star and the Scribe
Synopsis: Once upon a time, there was a rabbit scribe who lived on the moon. When a falling star crashes in, he must decide whether to stay in his cave or go with his new friend. Duration: 00:04:15 Country: United States Directed by: Mariel Jones Writers: Mariel Jones...
Kiss/Crash
Synopsis: What destruction is triggered by romance? What pleasure is there in a car crash? Kiss/Crash is a provocative short film that uses AI-generated imagery to explore the theme of desire and the expanding gap between real experience and artificial representation...
Farmed Out
Synopsis: Determined but socially incompetent Pippa must lead a dysfunctional team of staff and volunteers to keep a longstanding community farm in Leeds from closure, but somehow, they just keep ending up in the shit. Duration: 00:04:56 Country: United Kingdom...
Mr Windibank’s 1 o’clock
Synopsis: Mr Windibank waits for his 1 o'clock appointment when things take a turn. Duration: 00:03:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tom Shiner Writers: Tom Shiner Producers: Tom Shiner, Julian Hundy Key Cast: James Harrison
The Closet
Synopsis: One Evening, Quinn's wardrobe bursts open, filling his room with dazzling rainbow lights. He finds himself in a mysterious world where he must come to terms with his biggest secret. Duration: 00:04:35 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Thomas Walters,...
Salvation Has No Name
Synopsis: A troupe of clowns gather to perform a story about a Priest and a refugee but as their misguided tale unfolds, the boundaries between fiction and reality begin to fray. Duration: 00:16:50 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joseph Wallace Writers: Joseph...
Innerscapes
Synopsis: I have been developing a series of short (1-3 min long) audio-visual loops. I was trying to capture fleeting glimpses of internal states, like moving paintings. I tried to make them retain some materiality, despite being screen-based. The films come in and...
Birdsong
Synopsis: Birdsong is a short film about two childhood friends, George and Harvey, who decide to take a camping trip to catch up and reminisce on old times. However, their lives are changed and their friendship is challenged when they discover something that forces...
Dream Big
Synopsis: Miranda is a woman who has dedicated herself to her job but when the interview day for a big promotion comes up, she is overlooked in favour of a man who is everything she's not. Returning home, she takes refuge in her hobby, her model railway. Fuelled by...
Twofold
Synopsis: As New Year's Eve festivities are underway on the floor above, in a single-take snapshot, Allie and Erin have a chance encounter down below. But when Allie recognises Erin from over a decade ago, the past breaks the surface, and fireworks ensue. Duration:...
Garden of Eden: Imrich’s Last Years of Gardening
Synopsis: An intimate documentary portrait of an old man coming to terms with his own mortality and slowly letting go off his magnum opus – his garden. While living through an autumn of his life, he reminisces about the lifetime journey filled with hard work, love for...
Yellow
Synopsis: In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, a woman walks into a chadari store in Kabul to buy her first full-body veil and face an uncertain future. Duration: 00:12:49 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Elham Ehsas Writers: Elham Ehsas Producers: Dina Mousawi,...
How to Build a Life
Synopsis: Louis, a young man with Asperger’s, talks candidly with his older brother about the decade of bullying that nearly ended his life. For the first time, he shares the details of his harrowing journey from the depths of depression, to finding hope through his...
Mum’s Spaghetti
Synopsis: MC mastermind Poppy and her beatboxing border terrier Snoop are the new kids in town – and they’re ready to make their reputation known. Straight As and bubble baths are their way of life – but when confronted by an older crew en-route her first day at...
Blue
Synopsis: A father daughter relationship is tested as Dad drives Lucy to have her abortion and the two dance around what her future might hold. As they reach the clinic, Lucy looks to her Dad for answers - but it’s not his decision to make. A simple car ride becomes a...
Private View
Synopsis: Two British artists: the lesbian portrait painter Sadie Lee and the non-binary writer Libro Levi Bridgeman happen to have been born on the same day. They meet to collaborate on a portrait of Libro and discuss their lives from the 1980s onwards. Now, after 3...
Slice
Synopsis: A horror-comedy short about a group of pizza-worshipping occultists trying to root out a traitor in their ranks. Duration: 00:03:12 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alastair Cummings Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
Memories of Yesterday
Synopsis: Memories of Yesterday is a short student drama set on the North East Coast. My film follows two main characters, Beth and John. Beth is a suicidal girl who feels like there is only one way to end her pain, while John is a grieving father who has recently...
This Life: Moron-o-phonics
Synopsis: lo-fi music video 3 morons with their heads in a foil box! Stop frame animated text. Duration: 00:02:07 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Carol Lynn Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
Muffled Existence
Synopsis: Noah leads a monotonous life, until one day something in him breaks. Or to be more specific, his drums do. Duration: 00:02:25 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Louise Helen Grimshaw Writers: Louise Helen Grimshaw Producers: Louise Helen Grimshaw Key Cast:...
Pop Shot
Synopsis: An assassin accidentally enters a televised singing contest while pursuing her victim, her plans fall through as she falls in love with her new pop star lifestyle. Duration: 00:05:51 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lisa Brewis Writers: Lisa Brewis...
Liam Fender: Time Comes Around
Synopsis: The North Shields singer-songwriter, brother of Sam Fender, called upon family, friends and contacts to help create the video which accompanies his new single Time Comes Around which seems set to prove a hit with fans. As the video plays out to the...
Safe Home
Synopsis: Walking home after a night out, Jen is forced to download a new app “SAFE HOME - A drone to walk you home”. But will she be betrayed by the very thing supposed to protect her? Duration: 00:12:13 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Holly Jack Writers: Holly...
Spiked
Synopsis: When single mum Becky suspects she's been spiked, she seeks frenemy police officer Andrea's help in getting tested. A snapshot of the morning after the night before. Duration: 00:09:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alex Shipman Writers: Phoebe Lorenz,...
Offended
Synopsis: A middle-aged man embarks on his first date since the death of his wife. Set in the near future where people carry large red buzzers to press whenever they are offended. Duration: 00:09:52 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Danny Seymour Writers: Danny...
Harton Moor
Synopsis: Harton Moor (2022) is an animated guided tour of a 1970’s council estate in South Shields, presented as an idealised architectural model set against the personal narrative of a child resident, Jessica. The 1:1 representation of the streets and houses of...
Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood
Synopsis: 'Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood' (2022) is a very short animation film that reveals remembered objects from Cally's 1960s childhood. Each object appears and disappears like a memory, often morphing into the next one, with occasional flashes of...
E: Glitter Electron
Synopsis: A music video for composer E's song "Glitter electron", an animation work created by Chihiro Sato, Takaaki Numa and E. This film is a glitter storm of pleasant and strange visual images and electronic sounds on the theme of electricity, which is the driving...
DAWKS: Be Someone
Synopsis: Following our client's idea of an optical style, we created a performance based music video focused on set design and by using a mixture of digital and film to create an engaging look. Duration: 00:03:29 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Catarina...
Samuel Nicholson: Birthday Suit
Synopsis: Duration: 00:03:34 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Prasanna Sellathurai Writers: Producers: Prasanna Sellathurai Key Cast: Samuel Nicholson
ITHACA: Fluorescent
Synopsis: Music video for ITHACA's song "Fluorescent" - featuring comedian Ed Gamble, some red balaclavas, and a bucketload of blood. Duration: 00:03:54 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Paul Cooke Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
Silvi
Synopsis: A short documentary about Silvi Vargas, a Colombian BMX racer, showcasing her journey as an Olympic hopeful, the challenges she has faced competing in a male-dominated sport, and the legacy she's trying to lead to other women in the sport. Duration: 00:05:17...
The Un-Chaotic Cabinet That Wishes For Me To Sleep
Synopsis: A young adult struggling with his identity makes his way through suburban Dublin in the hopes that the trip can clear his head. Duration: 00:07:00 Country: Ireland Directed by: Cillian Green Writers: Cillian Green Producers: Cillian Green Key Cast:
The Contest
Synopsis: In the year 2100, JOY, 27, an artist, presents her best artwork in front of the Jury at the Annual Worldwide Art Contest, but the evaluation process doesn't go as expected. Duration: 00:08:47 Country: France Directed by: Nadzeya Mikhalchenkava Writers:...
Late Night Legacy: Red Light Glow
Synopsis: A music video for Leeds based alt rock band Late Night Legacy and their new single Red Light Glow. The lead singer, Ryan Kitto, plays a modern, rock and roll vampire who takes over a gig, transforming the crowd into his blood thirsty followers. The songs...
Borne
Synopsis: When Kate, an isolated and vulnerable young mother struggling to make ends meet, is offered help by her neighbour Marie, she finds herself pulled into a community that may not be as virtuous as it seems. Duration: 00:21:14 Country: United Kingdom Directed...
Callum Pitt: More Than This
Synopsis: Duration: 00:04:13 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sel maclean Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
Geronimo
Synopsis: When Peter, an anxious arcade owner is prescribed an app rather than sleeping pills, he reluctantly tries it out. However, far from bringing rest, Erebus’s soporific voice takes Peter into a waking nightmare from which he may never escape. Duration: 00:14:22...
The Fell We Climb
Synopsis: The Fell We Climb is an animated short film inspired by the real life experiences of black and brown youngsters growing up in Cumbria. Hamira must find her voice and courage in the hope to create an anti-racist future for all. The Fell We Climb reveals an...
The Mummy
Synopsis: The demands and joys of motherhood trigger surreal transformations - some real, some imaginary, in an otherwise mundane trip to the park. Duration: 00:04:42 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Nicki McCubbing Writers: Nicki McCubbing Producers: Nicki...
Jeremy: A Nightmare
Synopsis: A Kafka-esque nightmare about a screenwriting professor whose life slowly unravels after he learns he may lose his job to a man who appears to him as his doppelgänger. As the Brutalist architecture of Jeremy's world closes in on him, he makes a terrible...
High Levels (2023)
Synopsis: High Levels (2023) is a documentary production that focuses on Tom. Tom has diagnosed bipolar disorder and has battled with his mental health over the last decade of his life. He is an intelligent, composed, and rational person who ‘patrols’ the iconic...
Smoking Dolphins
Synopsis: Surely you've heard of Smoking Dolphins? Duration: 00:07:26 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sean Lyons Writers: James Powdrill Producers: Sophie Finnigan Key Cast: Tom Follows, Reuben Johnson, Tom Hardman, Sean Chriscole
egg and chips
Synopsis: Flo, age 10, tries to bring home the bacon by stealing a chicken, while her mother, Triss, is in denial about their impending eviction. Duration: 00:15:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Helen Iley Writers: Helen Iley Producers: Emily Eyre Key Cast:...
When I’m On A Log
Synopsis: Hunting and rhyming. A short monologue about the joys of the most dangerous game. Filmed in a single take. Duration: 00:02:48 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alex Challies Writers: Alex Challies Producers: Alex Challies Key Cast: Michelle Bayly, Dennis...
On / Off
Synopsis: Endless distractions threaten to destroy creativity. Duration: 00:07:06 Country: Argentina Directed by: Nicolas P. Villarreal Writers: Nicolas P. Villarreal Producers: Nicolas P. Villarreal, Alessandro Squitti Key Cast:
Abigail Lapell: Old Flames
Synopsis: A haunting portrayal of a recovering addict learning to live with her demons. Duration: 00:04:37 Country: Canada Directed by: Fugitives Writers: Fugitives Producers: Erica Metcalfe, Paul Short Key Cast: Mylene Carino, Rhys Naylor
Barefoot Empress
Synopsis: In a Kerala village, a 96-year-old woman pursues her dream of going to school, joining a 1st grade class. Duration: 00:14:51 Country: India Directed by: Vikas Khanna Writers: Vikas Khanna Producers: Doug Roland, Bindu Khanna Key Cast: Karthiyani...
We Are the Earth (Nous sommes la Terre)
Synopsis: In a world crushed by pollution, conflicts, eco anxiety, alienation of the individual and fear of the future, a human being is lying down, hopeless and surrounded by shadow. Yet, anger and refusal of the disaster to come will ignite in him/her - and in us...
Short Stay, Long Stay
Synopsis: Two men work in rival car parks in a city that's quickly changing around them. They learn the news that their jobs no longer exist, and have one final week to say a proper goodbye. Duration: 00:15:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Danny Carter Writers:...
Ruby
Synopsis: RUBY is a 17-year-old girl who has left home to live with an older man. Enigmatic Frank is on a spiritual quest, rejecting society to live freely – an alluring prospect for a restless young girl looking for adventure. When Frank's thin façade of...
It Got Me In November
Synopsis: Emma is convinced a mysterious parasite is taking over her body and mind. Her sister comes to visit with the hope of helping Emma out of her depressive episode. Duration: 00:12:42 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sophie Broadgate Writers: Sophie...
Hope You Fail
Synopsis: When Rich Myers’ recently rebooted Leeds dessert shop Get Baked gets busted by Trading Standards for the use of illegal American sprinkles, it’s an opportunity for him to leverage his loyal social media following and make a grab for viral fame. But while the...
Bitter Taste
Synopsis: A successful Scottish Chef in New York City harbors a dark secret: He has an eating disorder. Duration: 00:18:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ethan Tomás Race Writers: Ethan Tomás Race, Katerina Kalketenidi Producers: Katerina Kalketenidi Key Cast:...
She Weathers The Change
Synopsis: She Weathers the Change is an exploration and celebration of the strength and beauty of women as they age, endure and transform. The menopause should not signify the end of femininity or erase female performers and dancers from the stage or screen. Duration:...
Everything Is Out To Get Me
Synopsis: A 1950's housewife, struggling with her mental health, reflects on her failed marriage and history of domestic abuse. Her depression is fueled by the fact that her ex-husband now appears to be happily re-married with a newborn baby. But there's more to his...
Sonder
Synopsis: Duration: 00:05:48 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Krishna Muthurangu Writers: Craig Crouchman Producers: Charlotte Crouchman Key Cast: Matthew Ride-Smith, Harriet Perkins
A Television Broadcast from Outer Space
Synopsis: Earth receives a broadcast from an alternate earth, showcasing random fragments of day-time television that aired on the day their world ended. Duration: 00:08:48 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mo & Steph Writers: Mo Bayliss, Steph Leigh Producers:...
Into The Deep
Synopsis: An animated video sympathetically crafted to work alongside a song that was written by singer/songwriter Hector Gannet, with special guest vocals by Hazel Wilde of Lanterns on The Lake. The song focuses on the effects man is having upon nature and the...
Our Home The Sea
Synopsis: Lara has built a life for her and her daughter, Magi, with the sea at its heart, lived and explored in their mother tongue. But as external forces push them ever closer to danger, their world begins to crumble around them. (NB SeeMôr FF - first shot of the...
City of Lost Souls
Synopsis: A woman and a teenage girl, alone in Berlin in different circumstances and for different reasons, encounter each other and find more in common than they first thought. Duration: 00:14:04 Country: Germany Directed by: Nikos Mpouyioukas Writers: Nikos...
Intrance
Synopsis: Spiralling through spaces redefining my identity, culture, memories and future. From Ukraine to the UK and back, from precipice of infinite possibilities comes a self-portrait INTRANCE exploring fear, resistance, bravery and change. Duration: 00:04:00...
TASTE
Synopsis: When Jane marries and moves into her new home, she will discover her husband is keeping more than a few skeletons in his closet. From her food, she pulls clusters of hair, silence haunts the lonely corridors of the home and, while Jane is abused by her...
That’s Our Time
Synopsis: Danny's stuck in a dead-end job. It keeps him focused on the clock and unable to connect with those around him. At their final session, his sympathetic therapist tries to help him realize that it's more important to focus on the time you have left than the...
Pattern
Synopsis: A dreamscape exploring what you can lose when lost to repetition. Made with an unique in-camera lighting effect. We wanted to make a film about the feeling of being totally consumed by one thought. A thought that endlessly repeats, that spirals out of...
Short Change
Synopsis: Short Change is a short documentary about young people and political disillusionment, blending BBC archive footage from 1978 of street interviews and the Clash with modern footage of spoken word, interviews, and candid footage of youth culture, observing how...
Fortissimo
Synopsis: Guy, a pianist passionate about his music, sees his life turned upside down when the church where he officiates takes in a mysterious little girl. A true piano virtuoso, the child prodigy will soon steal the show. A duel of egos then begins. Duration:...
JANET
Synopsis: A short film based on working-class women in rural environments. The film embodies the emotion and feelings of women past and present who are isolated due to demographics and socio-economic challenges. Duration: 00:08:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by:...
The Conqueror
Synopsis: Ever wondered what the view from the peak of a Bridge is like? How about what its like to ride around on the roof of a bus? Or climb a roller coaster with your bare hands? Meet Stephen A.K.A The Conqueror and enter the adrenaline fuelled world in which he...
Cover your ears
Synopsis: Every night, two sisters try to maintain their normal routines in an attempt to avoid the unknown. Duration: 00:10:05 Country: Sweden Directed by: Oskar Johansson Writers: Oskar Johansson Producers: Oskar Johansson Key Cast: Caroline Damgaard, Rania...
CROOKS: Heart Of Vengeance
Synopsis: The story of a scientist inventing the key to eternal life. A couple of thugs steal his invention and leave him and his daughter for dead. In order to come back to life he sells his soul to the devil. Armed only with a heart of vengeance, and an Axe, he...
I Sometimes Maybe
Synopsis: "I Sometimes Maybe" is a self exploration piece through poetry Duration: 00:02:05 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Evripidis Karydis Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
The Island
Synopsis: A man has to learn survival skills to cope on an island, but not everything is as it seems. Duration: 00:10:55 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andy Robson Writers: Dennis Hewitt Producers: Stuart Hunter Key Cast: Dennis Baer
A Walk Home
Synopsis: A young woman walks home alone after finishing work, but a city at night lets her imagination run wild and plagues her with fear. Duration: 00:07:41 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Kornelija Gilaityte Writers: Kornelija Gilaityte Producers: Tia Alder...
All Girls
Synopsis: "Brilliantly twisted" - James Maitre, Directors Notes Four teenagers head off on a practice walk for an inter-school competition. If they break the record, all their dreams will come true. But none of them are prepared for the consequences of Heather's...
PANDA
Synopsis: On Chef Antonia’s birthday her estranged mother pays a surprise visit to the restaurant. Struggling with feeling abandoned by her Mum when her twin brother died ten years ago, Antonia imagines her brother urging reconciliation. Duration: 00:11:42 Country:...
(R)age
Synopsis: A visceral analogy about the fear of growing-up and puberty through a female-lens, (R)age is a spectacle of blood, guts and birthday cake. Duration: 00:01:24 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lydia Jenkins Writers: Lydia Jenkins Producers: Lydia Jenkins...
What Would Julie Do?
Synopsis: Starring Corrie legend Julie Hesmondhalgh and a cameo from Golden Globe, BAFTA and Emmy Award winning actress Julie Walters, this surreal comedy follows Alison who goes to great lengths to overcome her anxiety in a make-or-break audition. Thank goodness for...
Dead Whistle Stop
Synopsis: Daniel’s not going to the office today. A dying man asked him to deliver a letter. Though he’s not sure who the dying man was or where the person he’s delivering it to is. Or what, if anything, it has to do with his new neighbours, The Illuminated...
Birds
Synopsis: Log line: When her 9-year-old daughter’s dreams of becoming a gymnast are on the line, a mother behind bars struggles to keep her whereabouts a secret. Inspired by the real experiences of a former prisoner. Short Synopsis: “Are you nearly coming home?” Lee’s...
Rest
Synopsis: Iris, a recently sober alcoholic, is due in court tomorrow: rested and prepared. Unable to fall asleep, she battles the voices in her head and her own desire for a drink as the night stretches on, seemingly without end. Duration: 00:11:00 Country: United...
THE SPRAYER
Synopsis: In the land occupied with the sprayers army, no one has the right to grow any kind of plants either in public or private. So many of the people and soldiers do not even know how dose a plant grows or look like, until one day one of the soldiers finds a seed...
Kiddo
Synopsis: On a rickety bus trundling through wilting countryside, a mysterious older woman named 'Kiddo' and a cohort of overexcited teenagers meander towards Wonderland, a theme park like no other. Sinister secrets await as Kiddo and her compatriots face off with...
Lefks: Le Temps des Ronces
Synopsis: A grand-mother remembers a roadtrip which changed her life ... Duration: 00:03:55 Country: France Directed by: Geoffroy Virgery Writers: Producers: Geoffroy Virgery Key Cast: Anne Claire Bondon, Philipp Leu, Maria Moreno
Meditations Concerning Taxidermy
Synopsis: What does it mean to be stuffed? How does it feel? What is the point? Do they know? Do we know? Do we care? Do they care? How did they die? Honor? Glory? How long will it all last? Does it all loop back? When and where? There is life after death? Duration:...
Cost of Living
Synopsis: Cost of Living is a timely short film, curated from more than half a century of archive footage, that reflects on the pandemic cycles of boom and bust that continue to affect us. As we live through the deepest cost of living crisis for over fifty years, the...
Un-spoken words of a Heartist – Je suis née dans un chaos
Synopsis: Un-spoken words of a Heartist - Je suis née dans un chaos is a short film written, created and produced by Nadine Baboy & directed by Muhiba Botan. Nadine Baboy offers a hybrid poetic work where the dance becomes word. And in the midst of chaos, the word...
Bloodshed
Synopsis: Tilly, Miah and Safa are three young women who endure debilitating period pain. Following an adolescence with little menstrual education, support or relief, they navigate the physical and emotional toll of intensely painful periods while trying to maintain a...
Universo
Synopsis: A man crosses his own personal universes walking through cities and countrysides, ruins and woods, interior oceanic holes. Following a shiny ferryman, he embraces more and more his silent exploration. And then at the end it’s always a good thing bringing...
A90
Synopsis: Annette lives a discontented life working in a road-side cafe, until one day Morgan enters and the pair become immediately transfixed by one another. They are inevitably drawn into a deeply intense romantic attraction they are fated never to fully realise....
Eggs
Synopsis: Two strangers meet by chance on a footbridge and form an unlikely alliance. Revenge is a dish best served... with eggs! Duration: 00:06:54 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Hannah Fox Writers: Hannah Fox, Dan Wrigley Producers: Dan Wrigley, Daniel-John...
Everything Everything: Jennifer
Synopsis: Duration: 00:04:18 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Krishna Muthurangu Writers: Producers: Michael Spearman Key Cast:
Burnt Toast and Cigarettes
Synopsis: Kicked out of school, Abi has two paths ahead. One leads nowhere but trouble. The other, a glimmer of hope but can she accept her past? Duration: 00:19:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Paul Stainthorpe Writers: Producers: Paul Stainthorpe, David Glen...
Tiny Dreams
Synopsis: Enter the world of tiny dreams. Tiny dreams that repeat. Tiny dreams that take you nowhere. Tiny dreams where you are real. Duration: 00:03:41 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tautvydas Baranauskas Writers: Tautvydas Baranauskas Producers: Key Cast:...
The Painter and The Poet
Synopsis: Set in an abstract world where having one’s Art go ‘viral’ is the ultimate marker of success; the story follows struggling artist Bea, and proud tradesman brother, Fin. Whilst Bea goes on a quest to impress societies elite in order to gain access to this...
Neriah: Unfinished Business
Synopsis: A surreal and lyrical reflection on a past relationship. Duration: 00:03:30 Country: United States Directed by: Jason Knade Writers: Producers: Jason Knade, Gianna Aquilina Key Cast: Neriah
Demon Box
Synopsis: After festival rejections, a director revises his intensely personal short film about trauma, suicide, and the Holocaust, and transforms it into a painful, blunt and funny dissection of the film and his life. Ten years in the making. *Please be advised that...
The Fool’s Mate
Synopsis: A couples relationship is at a crossroads - as Fred attempts to break how with Holly, she thinks he’s about to propose. But might an impromptu game of chess finally force them to confront how they really feel about one another… Duration: 00:11:37 Country:...
Badger x extnddntwrk: Executive Outcome (Remix)
Synopsis: "Executive Outcome" is the lead track from Badger's latest EP, "Democracy Manifest", and thanks to the kind support of extnddntwrk (Andrew Fearn of Sleaford Mods) this extraordinary remix was born! Filmed at a local pub (The Museum Vaults, Sunderland) we set...
CANDY
Synopsis: A body positive comedy that joyfully reclaims female sexuality and self-confidence. Mandy, a plus-size burlesque enthusiast, is practicing for her first public performance. Only when her best friend needs her does she find the confidence to perform in her...
Monico Perseus
Synopsis: When Ash escapes from a juvenile detention centre, he clambers through the marshes in an attempt to rescue his older brother from their abusive alcoholic father. Duration: 00:07:24 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alfie Stewart Writers: Alfie Stewart...
99Letters: ___ | SHISHIMAI
Synopsis: SHISHIMAI music video for Osaka-based 99letters latest single on DISCIPLES records. SHISHIMAI (獅子舞) is the traditional Japanese lion dance, a performance using a wooden lion mask commonly performed during the New Year to bring good luck. The track from...