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# Sunderland Shorts

Bringing the best short films to our audiences in the heart of the North East.

## Sitemaps

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## Pages

- [Sunderland Shorts](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/) - Sunderland Shorts Film Festival is back, celebrating the best in short films with a special opening night event at the National Glass Centre.
- [Tuesday](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2026/ssff2026-gallery/tuesday/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.19.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#FAF3DD” custom_padding=”8vh||8vh||true|false” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” border_width_top=”2px” border_color_top=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.3″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px||50px||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”a9053531-bf9c-4b04-96ad-8511523eec42″ header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]2026[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”content” _module_preset=”a9053531-bf9c-4b04-96ad-8511523eec42″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90aXRsZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7ImJlZm9yZSI6IjxoMT4iLCJhZnRlciI6IjwvaDE+In19@[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM4NjYyIn19@” button_text=”Back to gallery” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”5c0a05f7-feb3-40fb-8036-9cf12b80a568″ global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_code][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
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- [Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2026](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2026/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” disabled_on=”off|off|off” admin_label=”Header” module_class=”style26″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#e93d3d” custom_padding=”9rem||5rem||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”16rem||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”15rem||2rem||false|false” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”1aa754b1-f70a-4763-99c8-8f742f5605e6″ header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_main_element=”text-wrap: balance;” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″]Sunderland Shorts Film Festival returns for its 11th edition in May 2026![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” module_class=”side-by-side-1″ sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/”
- [Festival Archive](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/) - An archive of previous Sunderland Shorts Film Festivals.
- [Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_video_pause_outside_viewport=”off” z_index=”-1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” sticky_position=”top” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _dynamic_attributes=”background_image” _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@” background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_pattern_repeat_origin=”top_center” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”50vh” min_height_tablet=”50vh” min_height_phone=”50vh” min_height_last_edited=”on|phone” height=”900px” height_tablet=”500px” height_phone=”420px” height_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_height=”100vh” max_height_tablet=”50vh” max_height_phone=”60vh” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_css_main_element=”align-items:center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ admin_label=”Column” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ssfflogorev.svg” title_text=”ssfflogorev” align=”center” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”80%” max_width=”380px”
- [About](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/about/) - - In 2014 Sunderland City Council and Festival Director Anne Tye announced the creation of Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, with the first event taking place in 2015.
- [Submit](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/submit/) - Sunderland Shorts Film Festival returns in 2023 for our 8th year of proudly showcasing the best short films from around the World and across the country, while championing the homegrown talent from here in the region.
- [Volunteer](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/volunteer/) - Want to be part of the biggest film festival in the North East? We’re looking for reviewers for all submitted films and would love you to take part.
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- [Friday 16th May 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/friday-16th-may-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg0In19@” button_text=”Monday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDE2In19@” button_text=”Tuesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg5In19@” button_text=”Wednesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MzkzIn19@” button_text=”Thursday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDA0In19@” button_text=”Saturday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url”
- [2025 Schedule](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/schedule/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”120px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”250px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”230px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”a9053531-bf9c-4b04-96ad-8511523eec42″ global_colors_info=”{}”]SSFF25 Screenings[/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/WEB-SSFF2025-1920×1280-1.avif” title_text=”WEB – SSFF2025 – 1920×1280″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”a9053531-bf9c-4b04-96ad-8511523eec42″ custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]Visit each day and grab your tickets:[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column
- [Wednesday 14th May 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/wednesday-14th-may-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg0In19@” button_text=”Monday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDE2In19@” button_text=”Tuesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MzkzIn19@” button_text=”Thursday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzk4In19@” button_text=”Friday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDA0In19@” button_text=”Saturday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url”
- [Sunday 18th May 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/sunday-18th-may-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg0In19@” button_text=”Monday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDE2In19@” button_text=”Tuesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg5In19@” button_text=”Wednesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MzkzIn19@” button_text=”Thursday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzk4In19@” button_text=”Friday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url”
- [Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025 Events](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/events/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”120px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”250px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”230px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”a9053531-bf9c-4b04-96ad-8511523eec42″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Events, Masterclasses & Workshops[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”a9053531-bf9c-4b04-96ad-8511523eec42″ header_2_font=”Antonio|700|||||||” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]Sunderland Shorts Film Festival isn’t just a chance to see some of the best new films from around the world, but an opportunity to learn and develop new skills
- [Tuesday 13th May 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/tuesday-13th-may-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg0In19@” button_text=”Monday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg5In19@” button_text=”Wednesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MzkzIn19@” button_text=”Thursday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button
- [Saturday 17th May 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/saturday-17th-may-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg0In19@” button_text=”Monday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDE2In19@” button_text=”Tuesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg5In19@” button_text=”Wednesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MzkzIn19@” button_text=”Thursday”
- [Thursday 15th May 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/thursday-15th-may-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg0In19@” button_text=”Monday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDE2In19@” button_text=”Tuesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg5In19@” button_text=”Wednesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzk4In19@” button_text=”Friday”
- [Monday 12th May 2025](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2025/monday-12th-may-2025/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row module_class=”side-by-side-1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2NDE2In19@” button_text=”Tuesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2Mzg5In19@” button_text=”Wednesday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false”][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjM2MzkzIn19@” button_text=”Thursday” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” button_font=”Antonio|700||on|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” sticky_enabled=”0″][/et_pb_button][et_pb_button
- [2024](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2024/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_video_pause_outside_viewport=”off” z_index=”-1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” sticky_position=”top” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _dynamic_attributes=”background_image” _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9mZWF0dXJlZF9pbWFnZSIsInNldHRpbmdzIjp7fX0=@” background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_pattern_repeat_origin=”top_center” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”50vh” min_height_tablet=”50vh” min_height_phone=”50vh” min_height_last_edited=”on|phone” height=”900px” height_tablet=”500px” height_phone=”420px” height_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_height=”100vh” max_height_tablet=”50vh” max_height_phone=”60vh” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_css_main_element=”align-items:center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ admin_label=”Column” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ssfflogorev.svg” title_text=”ssfflogorev” align=”center” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”default” width=”80%” max_width=”380px”
- [SSFF2024 Gallery ](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2024-gallery/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_video_pause_outside_viewport=”off” z_index=”-1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” sticky_position=”top” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FireStation.jpg” background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_pattern_repeat_origin=”top_center” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”50vh” min_height_tablet=”50vh” min_height_phone=”50vh” min_height_last_edited=”on|phone” height=”900px” height_tablet=”500px” height_phone=”420px” height_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_height=”100vh” max_height_tablet=”50vh” max_height_phone=”60vh” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_css_main_element=”align-items:center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ssfflogorev.svg” title_text=”ssfflogorev” align=”center” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”80%”
- [Sunday 12th May (The Royalty Theatre, Sunderland)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2024/sunday/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”100px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_top=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Sunday 12th May[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Royalty Theatre, Sunderland[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Tickets” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Saturday 11th May (The Royalty Theatre, Sunderland)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2024/saturday/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”100px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_top=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Saturday 11th May[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Royalty Theatre, Sunderland[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Tickets” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Friday 10th May (The Royalty Theatre, Sunderland)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2024/friday/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”100px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_top=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Friday 10th May[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Royalty Theatre, Sunderland[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Tickets” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Wednesday 8th May (The Fire Station, Sunderland)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2024/wednesday/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”100px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_top=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Wednesday 8th May[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]The Fire Station, Sunderland[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https://www.thefirestation.org.uk/spektrix/ChooseSeats?EventInstanceId=20201AVQHKKMVCNSSQSPNTVCQPQCKBBPV” button_text=”Tickets” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default”
- [Thursday 9th May (17Nineteen, Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2024/thursday/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”100px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”210px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”210px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” border_width_top=”2px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Thursday 9th May[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.3″ _module_preset=”e6504a1b-67eb-4b3d-b023-bcab277610b6″ header_font_size=”60px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_4_font=”Inter|700||on|||||” header_4_text_color=”#C82B28″ header_4_font_size=”14px” header_4_letter_spacing=”1px” header_4_line_height=”1.4em” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” header_font_size_tablet=”” header_font_size_phone=”31px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]17Nineteen, Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland[/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Tickets” _builder_version=”4.25.0″
- [Spotlight: Sunderland](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/spotlight-sunderland/) - We've teamed up with Film Hub North for an exciting new project to offer independent film screenings across the of Sunderland.
- [2023](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff23/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_video_pause_outside_viewport=”off” z_index=”-1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” sticky_position=”top” collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/13920354358_f0c5ef610f_o-1920.jpg” background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_pattern_repeat_origin=”top_center” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”50vh” min_height_tablet=”50vh” min_height_phone=”50vh” min_height_last_edited=”on|phone” height=”900px” height_tablet=”500px” height_phone=”420px” height_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_height=”100vh” max_height_tablet=”50vh” max_height_phone=”60vh” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_css_main_element=”align-items:center” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ssfflogorev.svg” title_text=”ssfflogorev” align=”center” disabled_on=”on|on|off” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” width=”80%” max_width=”380px” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section
- [SSFF2023 Gallery](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/ssff2023-gallery/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#000000″ background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_video_pause_outside_viewport=”off” z_index=”-1″ custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” sticky_position=”top” hover_enabled=”0″ collapsed=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ _module_preset=”default” background_enable_color=”off” background_image=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/FireStation.jpg” background_enable_video_mp4=”off” background_pattern_repeat_origin=”top_center” width=”100%” max_width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” min_height=”50vh” min_height_tablet=”50vh” min_height_phone=”50vh” min_height_last_edited=”on|phone” height=”900px” height_tablet=”500px” height_phone=”420px” height_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_height=”100vh” max_height_tablet=”50vh” max_height_phone=”60vh” max_height_last_edited=”on|tablet” custom_margin=”0px||0px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_css_main_element=”align-items:center” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″ title_text=”FireStation”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ssfflogorev.svg” title_text=”ssfflogorev”
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- [Best of the Fest + 2023 Preview Screening](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/best-of-the-fest-2023-preview-screening/) - Celebrate the return of SSFF with a night of some of our previous favourites and a preview screening from our 2023 line-up!
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- [2022](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2022-archive/) - With 6 days of events across 4 city centre venues, we were able to share over 130 short films & music videos across 15 screenings. We also hosted a number of networking and industry events, plus Q&A’s to our biggest audiences yet! It was a genuine pleasure to welcome you all to celebrate cinema here in the North East.
- [Contact Us](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/contact/) - Contact the Sunderland Shorts team, via email, contact form, social media and more.
- [Rules & Terms](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/rules/) - Sunderland Short Film Festival is supported and facilitated by Sunderland City Council (SCC), and delivered by an informal partnership between Sunderland based film and creative sector businesses.
- [2020](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2020-archive/) - While the originally planned 2020 festival was postponed until Autumn 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival enjoyed a successful year online with a series of special events and screenings further showcasing local favourites and previous winners, which helped grow our audiences more than ever before.
- [2019](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2019-archive/) - In 2019, Sunderland Shorts was hosted in one venue, in the heart of the city centre. The city’s Empire Cinema hosted the 4-day festival and brought audiences a massive range of short films including screenings from BAFTA nominated films.
- [2018](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2018-archive/) - The 4th Sunderland Shorts Film Festival ran from 3-5 May 2018
- [2017](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2017-archive/) - The 3rd Sunderland Shorts returned from 4 - 6 May 2017, celebrating filmmaking talent from all over the World.
- [2016](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2016-archive/) - Sunderland Shorts 2016 ran from 30 June to 3 July, showcasing comedy skits, animation clips and short films of various genres by talented filmmakers from all over the world.
- [2021](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2021-archive/) - In 2021 the 6th Sunderland Shorts Film Festival returned celebrating short films with big ideas.
- [2015](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2015-archive/) - The 1st Sunderland Shorts took place between the 2 and 5 July 2015.
- [Privacy Policy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy for Sunderland Shorts
- [Locations](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2022-archive/locations/) - Find your way around the Sunderland Shorts Film Festival.
- [Screenings](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/festival-archive/2022-archive/screenings/) - We're excited to share our Sunderland Shorts screenings, including a curated mix of drama, thought provoking documentaries, and laugh-out-loud comedy!

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## Films 2021

- [Miss Alma Thomas: A Life in Color](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/miss-alma-thomas-a-life-in-color/) - Synopsis: Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the first Black woman to mount a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art (1972), and the first Black woman to have her paintings exhibited in the White House (2009). Yet she did not receive national
- [HUFEN IA- ICE CREAM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/hufen-ia-ice-cream/) - Synopsis: A female, who is a relationship with man, explores her attraction to women in a whimsical way, by inviting women to her house in secret and eating ice creams together. This is just a sketch. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Barbara Bargiel
- [Tin Bath](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/tin-bath/) - Synopsis: Tin Bath A welcome addition to Shahrokh Na'el's Scribble Screen's digital sketchbook, Tin Bath immortalises the recollections of veteran engineer, John Goodfellow, as he shares memories of a working class life resigned to the past, and soon to be lost to living memory. Swabbed with a monochromatic watercolour wash, it's ashen frames reflect both
- [Racing Stock](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/racing-stock/) - Synopsis: Fifteen year old Taylor Borthwick is a stock car racer, like her father and her grandfather before her. The winner of the Ministox Scottish National Championship, racing is her life, but it is a dangerous sport that saw her lose her best friend in a tragic accident. As she turns sixteen she will move
- [Divination Dave](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/divination-dave/) - Synopsis: Savoury snack addict Dave must resort to extreme measures in order to satisfy his salty cravings Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Georgia Madden
- [2020](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/2020/) - Synopsis: 2020 is the year in which everything seems to have stopped. However, Life always has different plans. Country: Italy Directed by: Heléna Antonio
- [Dawn of the Bread](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/dawn-of-the-bread/) - Synopsis: Made in partnership with Artisan Baking Community to support their crowd-funding campaign, the film tells the story of a city in meltdown when some pongy spores from a mouldy loaf of bread trigger a zombie apocalypse! Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Beacon Films (Collective)
- [The Art Of Mars](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-art-of-mars/) - Synopsis: The Art Of Mars' is a short film featuring women of all ages and backgrounds at London’s Fighting Arts Academy. The film breaks down the stereotypes of MMA fighting showing that anyone can use the sport to build confidence, togetherness and overcome preconceptions. 'Ultimately it's about bettering yourself and learning from your mistakes'. Country:
- [Death is Smoking My Cigars](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/death-is-smoking-my-cigars/) - Synopsis: Death Is Smoking My Cigars is a poem published in 1987 by the American author Charles Bukowski (1920–1994). The poem has long been a favourite of the core Misfit Productions team. It evokes a life-affirming defiance which is core to the ethos of the studio's founder, AJ Leon. As a tribute to one of
- [Floppy Toast with Drippy Butter](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/floppy-toast-with-drippy-butter/) - Synopsis: Chloe is the centre of attention at school but for all the wrong reasons. While she can see no way out, could a chance encounter offer Chloe hope? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Paul Stainthorpe
- [The Snow Maze](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-snow-maze/) - Synopsis: 10-year-old Adam is an isolated boy tormented by the school bully, until the discovery of an old key and arrival of a new girl, changes everything. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sam Cadman
- [Living The Dream](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/living-the-dream/) - Synopsis: Harry gets a call from his top LA agent... Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Harry Sherriff
- [The most canny bird on the coast](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-most-canny-bird-on-the-coast/) - Synopsis: A flash fiction created for a local competition #SeaSunderland. Inspired by living on the coast this fun 2 minute fantasy is set to an animation first drafted in 2012. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joanne Howell
- [Messages to the Cosmos](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/messages-to-the-cosmos/) - Synopsis: This short film is a love letter to 2019, before the madness, before we had heard of words like “Furlough”, “Self-Isolation”, “Social Distancing and when the number “19” was your final year as a teenager. Come 2020, and we are feeling anxious, not able to do the things we had taken for granted, living
- [Red Coats](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/red-coats/) - Synopsis: In 2004, MPs voted to ban the hunting of mammals with dogs (the Hunting Act) in England and Wales. This act came into effect in 2005. Despite the ban fox hunting continues in the countryside over 10 years later. The North East Hunt Monitors, along with many other groups, were set up to combat
- [Art21: John Akomfrah](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/art21-john-akomfrah/) - Synopsis: Since the early 1980s, the groundbreaking filmmaker John Akomfrah has created enormous, multi-channel video installations that blend archival and original footage and audio. This documentary portrait captures John on-location and at his East London studio and explores epic art works that connect the global legacies of slavery and colonialism to present day environmental degradation
- [Feeling Through](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/feeling-through/) - Synopsis: Feeling Through, the first film to star a DeafBlind actor, is a coming of age story that follows Tereek, a teen wandering the streets of New York, desperate for a place to crash when he encounters Artie, a DeafBlind man in need of help getting home. From an awkward meeting between strangers emerges an
- [Half of Everything](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/half-of-everything/) - Synopsis: Country: Not Specified Directed by:
- [Ghostmates](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/ghostmates/) - Synopsis: A recently deceased ghost is all alone, until they meet a friend. They have ghostly adventures together, until it is time to go. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Transactions](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/transactions/) - Synopsis: A young woman selling stuff online invites a male buyer inside her apartment, only to discover that every opportunity for gain contains a risk of loss. Country: Norway Directed by: Ivar Aase
- [Some Kind of Window](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/some-kind-of-window/) - Synopsis: At the height of the first UK lockdown two recently separated parents desperately try to connect. Screens, homesickness, and missed communication - SOME KIND OF WINDOW is a film about the loneliness of the digital. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Fay Lomas, Zoe Hunter Gordon
- [High Note](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/high-note/) - Synopsis: In a world where musical talent is entirely hereditary, Geena, the daughter of two famous musicians, is ready for her first day at Ephron Academy – a music school for the best of the best. There’s just one problem, she can’t sing a note. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jordan Sellers
- [Kore](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/kore/) - Synopsis: A young girl has developed a new type of mutation which is deteriorating her body. As her condition gets worse, she discusses with a former surgeon the nature of her disease and how to deal with it. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Roberto Colapietro
- [Lead Belly](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/lead-belly/) - Synopsis: Homeless ex-soldier Mark has PTSD and is haunted by tragedy from his time in combat, causing chaos for ex-wife Emma. When Mark goes missing, Emma is desperate to find him and help Mark fight his demons. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sean Glynn
- [But You Don’t Look Autistic?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/but-you-dont-look-autistic/) - Synopsis: This short documentary is about women with autism, the portrayal of autistic women that’s seen on screen, the lack of diversity from the spectrum on screen, whether or not the film world is accepting of autistic women and their needs and asking the important question do people know what the realities are with being
- [Life Skills](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/life-skills/) - Synopsis: Life Skills tells the story of Nathan, a former soldier who is struggling with life after serving in the armed forces. When Nathan’s world is collapsing and he is at his lowest point, he seeks respite by taking a unique path to try to overcome his problems. (Drama/ Black Comedy) Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Every Other Weekend](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/every-other-weekend/) - Synopsis: 12-year-old Adil seeks to salvage his unstable relationship with his father Nas but his faith is put to the test over the course of a suspenseful day. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andrew Mizzi
- [Displacement](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/displacement/) - Synopsis: A family of Syrian Refugees share personal and graphic truths in an intimate telling of the Civil War that forced them to flee their home, recounting the traumatic events they faced over their 7 year journey in search of peace. Displacement is a story of enduring Hope, Family and coming to terms with the
- [Cha](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/cha/) - Synopsis: Bibi is plagued by memories of the past, and her granddaughter Simran is starting to notice. In resolving to teach Simran how to make Cha, they are pulled into the past, to Bibi's memories of one fateful day in Delhi, 1984. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Gagandeep Kalirai
- [High Flying Jade (> 20 min)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/high-flying-jade-20-min/) - Synopsis: High Flying Jade is the true story of a bipolar woman from Los Angeles who moved to Vietnam and joined the circus in Hồ Chí Minh City. In the US, Jade was an air traffic controller but repeated attempts at suicide culminated in hospitalization. She was eventually diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder. Now,
- [STARBOY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/starboy/) - Synopsis: A young Hasidic man increasingly doubts his identity, his gender, and the nature of being as conflict between him and his pious young wife escalates - with shocking consequences. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joëlle Bentolila
- [Guest](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/guest/) - Synopsis: We've all got one." A young woman takes drastic measures to rid herself of a mysterious, otherworldly creature known as "The Guest". Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [The National Glass Centre](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-national-glass-centre/) - Synopsis: A short documentary exploring the past, present, and future of the glass making industry in Wearside. The documentary also explores the usefulness of the National Glass Centre and its importance in keeping the glass industry alive. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Adam Jackson
- [The Ghastly Fowl](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-ghastly-fowl/) - Synopsis: Conversations about planetary destruction, global pandemics and the extinction of so many species, are never easy to start. The fact is, we are all complicit, simply because we have been born into a time of consumerism, avarice and blind searching. And the only way we are going to make it through this terrifying time
- [FLUFFY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/fluffy/) - Synopsis: All Ben has ever hoped for is comfort and nurture. With his parents, Anna and John, too occupied with their failing marriage and dissatisfied life, Ben's childhood has been lonely and from the neglect he created Fluffy - his monster best friend. Like a lot of children an imaginary friend is a source of
- [Lifelike](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/lifelike/) - Synopsis: A reclusive sci-fi enthusiast develops an unexpected friendship with a customer service representative. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Keith Allott
- [Any Instant Whatever](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/any-instant-whatever/) - Synopsis: A man in a room, in a film – it is the becoming of something and simultaneously becoming in itself. Nothing is as solid as we believe. The film explores our perception of time and change, bodies and objects, and our inability to comprehend the full motion of things. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [*This is Not a Recreation](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/this-is-not-a-recreation/) - Synopsis: Filming recreational crime footage at the scene of the crime probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Until the criminal they intended to catch turns up that is. Country: Ireland Directed by: Danny Baldwin
- [Trifle](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/trifle/) - Synopsis: Alice, a grieving and disconnected pharmacist struggles with the knowledge that her husband was having an affair before his death. When she encounters ‘the other woman’ mourning her husband’s ghost-bike it forces Alice to confront her detachment, accepting compassion and understanding in the unlikely form of her trifle-loving methadone patient. Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [First Date of the Dead](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/first-date-of-the-dead/) - Synopsis: Even when zombies walk the Earth, romance isn't dead... Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Chris J. Allan
- [Big Pink Dress](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/big-pink-dress/) - Synopsis: Colin Burgin-Plews, a 50-year-old, 6-Foot-6 “bloke” from the North East has been an inspiration to thousands, raising money running marathons in extravagant handcrafted dresses. Big Pink Dress gives an insight into Colin’s fundraising journey, the highs and lows he has faced along the way, and why he believes it may be time to hang
- [Adéla](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/adela/) - Synopsis: Jacek is Polish drug dealer, working on the back streets of Manchester. Attempting to provide for his vulnerable sister, he lures a young man to a derelict house, where his sibling awaits. We meet Adéla, a slender and pale girl, much younger than her brother and all is not as it would seem. She
- [The Nicky Nack](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-nicky-nack/) - Synopsis: Horror-comedy short based on an improbable pub tale from the North East of England. A man walking home from his local one night is tormented by a terrifying sound: The Nicky Nack. Starring Alun Armstrong. Official Selection- FrightFest, Glasgow SFF, Ramaskrik, Norwich Film Festival, A Night of Horror Best Short Horror- Horrified Film Festival
- [The Number 30](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-number-30/) - Synopsis: Ben's dying Grandfather is ready to leave this world. He is compelled to do one final deed, to fix up his Grandfather's treasured bus, despite his obligations to his pregnant wife. His hard work pays off, and he drives the old machine through the rural beauty of the North Pennines. Ben takes it all in as his Grandfather shares the blissful
- [Prank](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/prank/) - Synopsis: A late night freshers party spirals out of control when the lads discover a partier has died and they must decide what to do with the body. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Duncan
- [Barney Lee: My Long Walk Around Britain (For HNPP)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/barney-lee-my-long-walk-around-britain-for-hnpp/) - Synopsis: A recently diagnosed 19-year-old man embarks on a journey around the entire coastline of mainland Great Britain, to raise funds and awareness for the relatively unknown disorder, HNPP. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Matt Colin Evans
- [Sixty Seconds](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/sixty-seconds/) - Synopsis: Sixty Seconds is a cheesy action-comedy about a ragtag bomb defusal duo. Daniel, a stuck-up straight shooter, gets paired up with Stu, a loosey-goosey renegade. Think: “Hot Fuzz meets Die Hard meets Men in Black”. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Richard Scott, Robert Carr
- [Entambado](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/entambado/) - Synopsis: A man wakes up inside a barrel, hostage to a masked entity that is determined to end his life. With no memory and little time left, he'll try to remember how he got there, and maybe, find his way out. Country: Mexico Directed by: Humberto Flores Jáuregui
- [Horror in One Simple Step](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/horror-in-one-simple-step/) - Synopsis: A brief horrifying vision into what happens to two close friends after they discover a Oujia board. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jack Sinclair, Nate James Williams, Tom Slade
- [Connection](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/connection/) - Synopsis: This movie captures the motivations of an animal rights activist. Through his eyes, we explore the paradoxes in our society --- of being an animal lover and yet consuming some of them --- stemming from social conditioning and cognitive dissonance. The protagonist describes his personal journey and his motives and beliefs. He discusses some
- [The Flood](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-flood/) - Synopsis: A restoration of a previously unscreened hand drawn animated film originaly made at Amber films Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1983. based on the rurel landscape of Norhtumberland. created from the surviving role of 16 mm film .Re-edited with A new sound track composed by the director 6 min 2020 Michael Salkeld Country: United Kingdom
- [The Saw Makers](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-saw-makers/) - Synopsis: Saw Making is a critically endangered craft, with Shane and Jaq Skelton the UK’s only bespoke saw makers, crafting perhaps the finest hand saws in the world. With a waiting list of up to a year, a long line of woodworkers and collectors wait impatiently for their prize. As Shane and Jaq struggle to
- [VOLTA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/volta/) - Synopsis: It's a 5 minutes experimental film about a 23 years old who kept having flashbacks of being bullied at school when he was 14. Past all these years he couldn't fight overcome it and just committed suicide. Country: Portugal Directed by: Tiago Francisco
- [She Lives Alone](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/she-lives-alone/) - Synopsis: Living amidst the lonely and barren hills, Maud is content to provide and rely on solely upon herself. Still coming to terms with the death of her abusive mother, she refuses visitors and confines herself to her house. When Maud’s prayer beads go missing, she is happy to dismiss the disappearance but as the
- [Firehawk](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/firehawk/) - Synopsis: A short character drama about family, birds, and arson. Lit entirely by firelight. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Calum Bradshaw
- [LOVE SPELL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/love-spell/) - Synopsis: Love Spell is about female friendship and queer desire. In 1999 in a high school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a teenage girl casts a spell to make her best friend fall in love with her. Supported by BFI.Network through Film Hub North. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lauren Vevers
- [Workshop](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/workshop/) - Synopsis: Four young men fighting different mental health conditions reveal their greatest fears and challenges as they play drama games during a therapy workshop. Made in partnership with London-based charity Thrive LDN. It was filmed with zero-budget in one day at the National Youth Theatre in September 2019. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joseph Archer
- [Norman Loafsby](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/norman-loafsby/) - Synopsis: Imagine if your fears, anxieties and compulsions manifested themselves as living creatures in the real world, creatures which stalked your every movement. Welcome to the life of Norman Loafsby - a thirty year old, flamingo obsessed artist, whose life is a constant battle with these creatures. We follow him over a few days as
- [Like Mother](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/like-mother/) - Synopsis: Three women – Three generations – Three different lifestyles and one mutual goal that connects them back together. We follow three woman in difficulty. Maria is an old lady diagnosed with dementia, completely dependent on her family. Nicole, a daughter of Maria works full time in hospital, although she is a very strong and
- [Deluge](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/deluge/) - Synopsis: Set within a religious commune, on the brink of the ocean, one woman is held responsible for the rising waters and diminishing food sources. As she stands trial, accused of meddling with the devil’s darkness the community close in upon her. Three women must stand up and speak their truth before it’s too late.
- [Quiet on Set](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/quiet-on-set/) - Synopsis: An actress assaulted on a film set during the filming of a sex scene, must choose whether to pursue accusations or complete the film that could start her career. If you have issues with the Film Freeway film file, you can screen through Vimeo- Vimeo Link: https://vimeo.com/396484999 Password: ChroneHeights2020 Or email me at karani1100@yahoo.com
- [The Mirror](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-mirror/) - Synopsis: Mathilde, a mute French orphan, helps to protect Madame B, the most superstitious lady in the world, from all bad luck. Both have developed their own coping mechanisms to deal with extreme loss. When Mathilde breaks Madame B’s most prized possession, a magical mirror, she goes on a journey to fix it. Along the
- [In The Footsteps of The King](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/in-the-footsteps-of-the-king/) - Synopsis: A short documentary depicting the life of a professional Elvis Tribute Artist. A study on how the undying legacy of the king himself, Elvis Presley, influences the younger generations. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Brad Sampson
- [That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/that-joke-isnt-funny-anymore/) - Synopsis: Can Lindsay's love for her husband Paul sustain her through the trauma of his brain injury, which leaves him in a perpetual loop of memory loss and joke telling? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Hannah Currie
- [Hydebank](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/hydebank/) - Synopsis: Governing the Northern Irish countryside, Hydebank Wood currently houses 104 young male offenders. Ryan, currently serving a 5 year sentence, has formed an unlikely bond with the prisons flock of sheep. Through their interactions, Ryan attempts to come to terms with the brutal act that led him here. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ross
- [Altsasu](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/altsasu/) - Synopsis: In the Basque town of Altsasu, the beds of seven young men lie empty. As the town celebrates its annual festival, Altsasu follows Igone as she copes with the imprisonment of her son Jokin and six others, convicted in a case which has been widely condemned as a miscarriage of justice. Country: United Kingdom
- [See the Animal](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/see-the-animal/) - Synopsis: Jack is an audience - posing stooge in a magic show run by his long-time friends, Declan and Seamus. Jack wants a fresh start away from their reckless behaviour and Declan’s constant abuse on stage for laughs. Held back by loyalty and calculated persuasion from Seamus, Jack stays, but as the tension between the
- [Fire and Water](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/fire-and-water/) - Synopsis: Opposites attract but the path to true love is never plain sailing. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Brown
- [The Cancer Monster](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-cancer-monster/) - Synopsis: A girl in a cancer ward is forced to confront her deepest fears - real or imaginary. At stake is life itself. Country: Ireland Directed by: MICHAEL COSTELLO
- [What a Circus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/what-a-circus/) - Synopsis: Are we living a modern lie? In this extravagant satire, a mysterious carnival master walks us through the problems of our modern society, questioning the dangerous future we are building around us. A BBC Arts and Arts Council England production. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Anita Pico
- [Cut Off](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/cut-off/) - Synopsis: The first day on the job sees a mobile hairdresser climbing new heights. And not in a good way. My new comedy short starring Yvette Boakye (Girls), Lia Hatzakis (Chewing Gum) and Sunil Patel (Stath Lets Flats). Nick Flugge is an award-winning short film maker and previous runner up for IMDB New Filmmaker of
- [Fluorescent](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/fluorescent/) - Synopsis: A fluorescent bulb is shot from a cannon at high speed against a wall. At 3,000 frames per second and in its last moment, it can finally shed its inner light. Country: Israel Directed by: Avner Pinchover
- [Draft](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/draft/) - Synopsis: We all perceive reality differently. One and the same romantic evening a man will see quite differently from what a woman sees. She is a romantic young lady who comes to visit her former boss, whom she is still in love with, and hopes that this evening will be the beginning of a big
- [Bananas Girl](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/bananas-girl/) - Synopsis: Logline: Seven-year-old Bananas Girl asserts her independence, perfects the art of the non-sequitur and navigates the boundaries between herself and her mom. Synopsis: Seven-year-old Bananas Girl asserts her independence, perfects the art of the non-sequitur and navigates the boundaries between herself and her mom. The film exists in the intersection of home movies, performance
- [Tainted](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/tainted/) - Synopsis: An intense young woman stalks a young gay couple in a seaside town. What is the root of her seemingly unhealthy obsession? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Rikki Beadle-Blair
- [El Palomero](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/el-palomero/) - Synopsis: The film follows Yoandris, a palomero - pigeon breeder and trainer - in Havana Vieja, Cuba. It explores his daily life and practice, while also touching upon the deeper role his hobby plays in his personal life. Yoandris introduces us to the Cuban tradition of keeping pigeons while revealing his own complex relationship with
- [Time and Tide](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/time-and-tide/) - Synopsis: The beaches of Hartlepool, in the North East of England, are where seacoalers have worked and prospered for centuries. Steve and Keith are the last two seacoalers working today, and despite the government phasing out coal in under two years’ time, they remain proud of their craft and the life it has given them.
- [Benjamin Kahn: The mind behind the hat](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/benjamin-kahn-the-mind-behind-the-hat/) - Synopsis: A documentary about Benjamin Kahn, a French pianist who played at London St Pancras station every day and every night with the hope of being scouted. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Natan Stoessel, Emile Meyjonade
- [Trust](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/trust/) - Synopsis: Unable to legally access abortion at home, Maria is forced to travel alone overseas. When she runs into difficulties, a Stranger appears and offers help. However, once she is safely shut up in The Stranger’s house, things begin to unravel and Maria finds herself caught in a web of choice - with only one
- [Tick Tick Tick](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/tick-tick-tick/) - Synopsis: Tick Tick Tick is a black comedy about what it means to be when you're a worker bee with a mind of your own. How far would you be willing to betray your personal beliefs if your job was at stake? If you've ever had a crap job where your boss has asked you
- [SEE YOU TOMORROW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/see-you-tomorrow/) - Synopsis: Alex is dating Steve who is dying from cancer. Alex calls to check on Steve and finds out that he is now in a hospice. Alex calls different hospices to find where Steve is. When Alex finds him Steve is almost unconscious and then falls into a coma. For 3 consecutive days Alex goes
- [Joe](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/joe/) - Synopsis: When an old man goes golfing and loses his only club, he must find a creative way to keep his game going. Country: United States Directed by: Zoe Neely
- [It's Raining, It's Pouring](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/its-raining-its-pouring/) - Synopsis: Distant memories of the past are recalled as fleeting fragments by a man in his eighties. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [On In 15](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/on-in-15/) - Synopsis: A knockout show ... with a knocked out frontman A band are about to perform at the biggest gig of their lives, except a monumental problem hits them 15 minutes before they go on stage, can they fix it time? The comedy short film, set in the 1990s 'Cool Britannia' era, is filmed in
- [Interference](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/interference/) - Synopsis: Interference Is an experimental short film shot on the north east coast line of Tyne and wear and Northumberland. made to a sound track composed by the director michael Salkeld Made in 4K and 5.1 suround sound Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Michael Salkeld
- [Unholy 'Mole](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/unholy-mole/) - Synopsis: A selfish man sells the soul of his unborn child to Satan in exchange for forcing his wife to make guacamole for him. Things go wrong... Country: United States Directed by: David Bornstein
- [An Infant Hercules](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/an-infant-hercules/) - Synopsis: An anonymous inter-generational conversation between two inhabitants of Middlesbrough. This is a grim, eye-opening account depicting first-hand experiences of the social, political and economical impact of a Thatcher-era Britain. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Elizabeth Mckeone
- [The Collector](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-collector/) - Synopsis: Meet Mr. Paschalis, a retired bank clerk from Halkidiki, Greece. Mr Paschalis has a passion for collecting old objects. A real passion! With 2000 objects collected over the last 40 years, he has turned his home into a museum where he transforms into an eccentric tour guide who is always willing to put on
- [Maria Torres: Neighborhood Artist](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/maria-torres-neighborhood-artist/) - Synopsis: What if making art could save your life? For this Peruvian-born New Yorker, painting helps heal physical and emotional trauma. Country: United States Directed by: Davis Hall
- [Flower and the Girl](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/flower-and-the-girl/) - Synopsis: a heart- warming story about an old clown, and a young shadow girl, who reminds him of what it means to be young again and in doing so, finds she becomes 'real'. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robin Heap
- [STARGAZING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/stargazing/) - Synopsis: When two strangers meet, they could never imagine how a simple conversation could change everything. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Daniel-John Williams
- [Bertin](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/bertin/) - Synopsis: In the Alps, Bertin a big man and Yohann a little one robe a charity shop. Country: France Directed by: Elise Lausseur
- [Uber Thoughts](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/uber-thoughts/) - Synopsis: A comical look at what your UBER driver ISN'T saying. Country: United States Directed by: Meredith Koch
- [Bound](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/bound/) - Synopsis: Short film about improving improving mental health through running. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Simon Green
- [Cult Film](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/cult-film/) - Synopsis: A lonely bachelor seeks solace in an extra-terrestrial cult. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alastair Cummings
- [Street Friends](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/street-friends/) - Synopsis: Street Friends,' is a short observational documentary that aims to shed light on the ever growing homeless crisis in the North of England, and gives a voice to the often overlooked members of society. Filmed in Newcastle and Sunderland, the documentary follows the charity, 'North East Homeless' (NEH), at their outreach programs where they
- [CHOKER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/choker/) - Synopsis: As a girl drops from the sky onto a crowded beach, a mysterious man drives at breakneck speed towards her. CHOKER is a unique narrative take on one of the biggest challenges facing our planet. Due to its 'no dialogue' nature, it is a film that we hope will resonate with audiences around the
- [Dafa Metti (Difficult)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/dafa-metti-difficult/) - Synopsis: Under Paris' glittering Eiffel Tower, undocumented Senegalese migrants sell miniature souvenirs of the monument, to support their families back home. Far from their loved ones and hounded by the police, each day is a struggle through darkness in the City of Lights. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tal Amiran
- [This Being Human | إنسانية](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/this-being-human-إنسانية/) - Synopsis: A portrait of a young Iraqi who left everything behind at 15, in a solo quest for a more peaceable future; Hameed’s salvation is education in the US bound by a big altruistic dream. Country: United States Directed by: Aimie Vallat, Guido Ronge
- [Intruder](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/intruder/) - Synopsis: A young man comes home from work one evening, to find that all is not at it seems. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Stewart King
- [The Universe According to Dan Buckley](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/the-universe-according-to-dan-buckley/) - Synopsis: In the beginning, there was nothing. You can get nothing easily. Country: Canada Directed by: Roberto Santaguida
- [Night Shift](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/night-shift/) - Synopsis: After a brutal robbery, a Shopkeeper sets out to get back what was stolen from him: his pride. Featuring a unique blend of fiction and reality. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: George Dickson
- [Falafel Sundays](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/falafel-sundays/) - Synopsis: The short is about a connection to a time, food and a person who serves it. It revolves around fleeting connections and tiny interactions, that become a part of our nostalgic past. Country: Bangladesh Directed by: Fahim Arif, Pracheta Ahana
- [Katie](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/katie/) - Synopsis: A young girl stumbles upon a crashed Army vehicle and a soldier who knows just what nightmare they are about to experience. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Wayne Thompson
- [Dispatches from the Vietnam War: Beer, Bunkers and Typewriters](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/dispatches-from-the-vietnam-war-beer-bunkers-and-typewriters/) - Synopsis: Dispatches from the Vietnam War: Beer, Bunkers and Typewriters' follows the surreal and existential journey of a young soldier entering war for the first time. Not long after I first met Lloyd I started hearing stories about his time in Vietnam during the war. Each one cut through the archetypes I had often heard
- [SKINT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/skint/) - Synopsis: Skint is a stark realist drama following a debt collector as he’s overwhelmed by his own “Buy-Now-Pay-Later” payments while trying to give his daughter the best life possible. With no other options left in the face of impending catastrophe, he’s forced to try and steal on the job. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: James
- [Oh, Geno!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2021/oh-geno/) - Synopsis: The vibrant story of one pivotal night in the life of 1960s soul legend Geno Washington, as told by Geno today. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Onyinye Egenti

## Films 2019

- [The Racer](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-racer/) - Synopsis: Jodie lives and breathes motorcycling. But the road to reaching the top is paved with difficulties, if it wasn't for her dad's unwavering support. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alex Harron
- [Ululation](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/ululation/) - Synopsis: A filmmaker from Scotland tries to understand what it means to be between two cultures by spending time with the women in her Algerian family. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Carina Haouchine
- [I Don't Want to Call It Home](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/i-dont-want-to-call-it-home/) - Synopsis: Through conversations with loved ones, a young Turkish artist confronts her fears regarding her country’s future, and the dilemma of staying or leaving home behind. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Léa Luiz de Oliveira, Nisan Yetkin
- [My Own Blood](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/my-own-blood/) - Synopsis: When two future slaves meet in an unlikely setting, they can’t keep their eyes off of each other. Completely smitten, they meet in secret, finding solace from their daily existences. Their meeting is cut short when they are found by one of their owners, and the dream becomes a nightmare. The female slave must
- [A Bit of This & A Bit of That](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/a-bit-of-this-a-bit-of-that/) - Synopsis: Hidden away amongst the backstreets of Manchester’s vibrant Northern Quarter lies This & That, a small Indian café owned by Ismail Mallu, a first-generation Indian migrant who came to the UK in 1966 during the peak years of migration from the subcontinent. Through his culinary artistry, Ismail has been able to enrich the culture
- [Falling](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/falling/) - Synopsis: FALLING is a one minute short about male mental health. I often describe pessimism as easy as falling and breaking out of that as difficult as climbing. It requires work and is difficult. So this short is my personal perspective on the matter. DOP: Mehzeb Chowdhury, Starring: Richard Dyer, First AD: Valery Gusev. Country:
- [Waterbabies](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/waterbabies/) - Synopsis: Magic-realist teen drama: Strange and lonely 15 year old MOLLY begins baptising crowds of children in the local river. OWEN's teenage gang go to bully her but he can't admit he really fancies her. He must choose to side with his friends or protect the girl he loves. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andrew
- [TRILOGY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/trilogy/) - Synopsis: Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Yanling Xu
- [Alice](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/alice/) - Synopsis: Locked in an austere country house, headstrong and spirited Alice yearns for the freedom of the forest. But as Alice discovers the power of seduction, it is more than just her desire that is awakened. Based on Noel Coward's irreverent poem Alice Is At It Again, this short film adaptation features rising star Sarah
- [The Friendliest Port](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-friendliest-port/) - Synopsis: Amble is a small coastal town in Northumberland hit by the decline in traditional industry in the late 20th century. Through changing the town's main export to tourism, Amble attempts to find it's feet in 21st century Britain but not without the community feeling its effects. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andrew Oliver
- [Deleted](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/deleted/) - Synopsis: A short documentary following the last 5 hours of a 59-years-old man, Ahmed before becoming homeless due to the late payments and bureaucracy by the Department for Work and Pensions. Original Music Score by composer Matthew Slater recorded at AIRSTUDIOS/Abbey Road London Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Stephan Pierre Mitchell
- [The War Inside](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-war-inside/) - Synopsis: A psychological thriller set in World War II, exploring the feelings that one man experiences when he begins to evaluate the trappings of war, death, and killing. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Paul Anderson
- [Our Catherine](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/our-catherine/) - Synopsis: Marking 20 years since her death; author, Catherine Cookson returns in her youth to explore her hometown of South Tyneside, England and reflects on her life and experiences in which she channelled into her writing; culminating in her becoming one of the most beloved novelist's of the 20th Century. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Enduring](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/enduring/) - Synopsis: Enduring' is the story of how nature remains without us ever knowing about it. No matter what we build, create and need, the earth remains under us and, no matter how hard the fight, always finds its way towards the light. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Sundown](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/sundown/) - Synopsis: William, a man in his 70's is taken on a timeless journey to a remote Scottish Island to come to terms with his own mortality. Starring Caitlin Blackwood (Dr Who) & Frazer Hines (Dr Who, Emmerdale & Outlander). Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ryan Hendrick
- [Dragtivists](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/dragtivists/) - Synopsis: Dragtivists is a short documentary about the intersection of activism and drag performance. Country: United States Directed by: Savannah Rodgers
- [Old Beginnings](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/old-beginnings/) - Synopsis: Old Beginnings is a post-modern, tragic romance about a young couple trying to rid themselves of the past using an unorthodox and bizarre ritual as they rekindle their love. Starring Hannah Arterton and Lewis Reeves, with a soundtrack featuring Atoms for Peace, Bloc Party and M83, and an original score by Leo Abrahams. Country:
- [All in this together?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/all-in-this-together/) - Synopsis: Six students from the University of Sunderland were selected to be a part of a new film making short course designed and led by celebrated film producer Lord David Puttnam. The students were set their brief: to produce a short film looking at Britain today in response to Humphrey Jennings 1944 socially conscious documentary
- [Rail](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/rail/) - Synopsis: Lu Qi, who lived with her father and grandmother, and Xiao Wen, who always escaped from her home, under the shadow of the adult world, each ushered in the grievous growth and destruction in a cruel way. Country: China Directed by: Guochen Duan
- [AMITY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/amity/) - Synopsis: A bereaved teenager’s plan to finish fixing his father’s car is upended when he has to babysit his young neighbor to pay for parts. Country: United States Directed by: Jordan McAfee-Hahn
- [Persea Americana Teaser](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/persea-americana-teaser/) - Synopsis: An origin story of how the Avocado man was born. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lewis Dodds
- [The Farm](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-farm/) - Synopsis: A young man wakes up in a decrepit farm with no idea where he is or why he is there. Confronted with an unknown threat from a shadowy figure, he runs for his life and discovers a terrible truth. The Farm was made while the Producer was completing her Master's Degree at Newcastle University.
- [The Cold Caller](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-cold-caller/) - Synopsis: A woman awakes after being drugged to find herself tied up in a dingy, decrepit room, with a psychopath for company. Locating her belongings, she attempts to reach the outside world, but instead, it reaches out to her. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lee Charlish
- [Like Glass](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/like-glass/) - Synopsis: A young woman, Kira, wakes in an abandoned wasteland, severely injured, with absolutely no recollection of how she got there. As she struggles to stay alive, strange events begin to unfold that lead her to confront a terrifying possibility. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Adam Spinks
- [Son of A Dancer - ابن الرقاصة](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/son-of-a-dancer-ابن-الرقاصة/) - Synopsis: Majed, a 20-year-old man, is grieving the loss of his recently deceased mother. One day, he gets the shock of his life when he learns that she used to be a belly dancer. Torn between his relationship with his now-silent father, and Hanine, the woman who will help him overcome his grief; he takes
- [Peregrine's Hymn](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/peregrines-hymn/) - Synopsis: A band of warriors cross a desolate land evading a terrible enemy known only as "The Shadow" and desperately attempting to survive the harsh wilderness. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joseph Palmer
- [42](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/42/) - Synopsis: This is Lara. She measures 1,70m, her feet are too long for her body. That's why she's always stumbling. Country: Portugal Directed by: Joana Caiano
- [Refined](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/refined/) - Synopsis: In a dystopian near-future where urban society is controlled through addiction to sugar, a group of outlaws find their peaceful lives threatened by the spread of corruption. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sarah Maxwell
- [Byker Community](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/byker-community/) - Synopsis: This documentary is about the Byker Community center. This centre was built in 1928. During the great depression it helped a lot for the local people. Nowadays we have a lot of other problems such as food wasting, poverty, isolation. This centre fights with all of that. Also, invites all people, despite their disabilities,
- [Hold](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/hold/) - Synopsis: How do you love in isolation? And live in absence? A woman and her daughter strive to answer these questions after a loved one is suddenly removed from their lives. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Phoebe Cottam
- [We Are Here](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/we-are-here/) - Synopsis: Two friends reflect on their twenty year friendship after an accident leaves one of them with a life changing brain injury. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ciaran Pasi
- [Only My Voice](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/only-my-voice/) - Synopsis: In an ode to freedom migrant women share their ambitions and dreams of a new life. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Myriam Rey
- [Jordan Stories | Blue](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/jordan-stories-blue/) - Synopsis: Depression is frowned upon in most societies however it is a great source of shame in an Arabic culture. Manard, a young Jordanian woman breaks the taboo and talks freely about her experience. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Hiba Nabulsi
- [Stretch](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/stretch/) - Synopsis: Sebastién is a gay acrobat living for the thrill of the circus. Now the oldest acrobat in the troupe, he fears each show could be his last, as an uncertain future awaits. This beautifully languid documentary catches the final leap of a long, idyllic youth. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jay Bedwani
- [Crannog](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/crannog/) - Synopsis: Although Alexis has a life-threatening disease, she provides palliative care for animals. Crannog follows Alexis as she tirelessly tries to nurse a neglected sheep back to health. A quiet reflection on kindness in the face of death, the film intimately explores the fragility and strength that comes from dedicating your life to the care
- [EL HOR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/el-hor/) - Synopsis: The Saluki is a sighthound, one of the world's oldest dog breeds and the perfect guide to lead this monochromatic tribute to pedigree, cosmology, history and dynasty. El Hor takes the viewer on a strange trip through the ancient past and alien future, into life and death itself, where man and beast share an
- [Yuri](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/yuri/) - Synopsis: In the immediate aftermath of becoming the first man in space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin waits for rescue on a farm in Kazakhstan and looks back at the moments that have defined him, as well as the moments which lie ahead. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Callum Costello
- [The Moon Circle](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-moon-circle/) - Synopsis: This poetic documentary tells the story of the Moon Sisters, a group of young women who practice witchcraft by firelight. Together, they find strength in the energy that circulates among them and the mysticism that unites them. Chanting, singing and dancing, the power of this evocative film lies in its presentation of connected femininity.
- [Session N° 78](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/session-n-78/) - Synopsis: Pavel learns English on audio cassettes every day when he gets up. Today it is his 78th session. But has he really made progress? Country: France Directed by: Bridget O'Driscoll
- [The Wonder](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-wonder/) - Synopsis: “Nature and the beauty of the wilderness is far far greater than us.” THE WONDER is a reflective journey exploring the human sense of awe and wonder amidst the landscape and wildlife of Kenya. This film follows the story of Ninian Lowis, a safari guide who has spent much of his life amongst the
- [Doreen Garner Sculpts Our Trauma](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/doreen-garner-sculpts-our-trauma/) - Synopsis: With an ambitious sculpture and performance project in Brooklyn, New York, artist Doreen Garner unflinchingly forces audiences to face the profound racism underlying the life and work of Dr. J. Marion Sims, long considered the “father of modern gynecology." In the nineteenth century the celebrated Sims performed torturous procedures on enslaved Black women without
- [Barbara Kruger: Part of the Discourse](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/barbara-kruger-part-of-the-discourse/) - Synopsis: Celebrated artist Barbara Kruger uses the visual language of advertising to critique the very messages her artwork emulates. Her work asks viewers to closely consider how global issues like consumerism and gender discrimination play a powerful role in their daily lives. “Something to really think about is what makes us who we are in
- [With All the Will in the World](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/with-all-the-will-in-the-world/) - Synopsis: In 1988, the last shipyard in Sunderland closes, ending 600 years of tradition. Thirty years later, amidst the biggest regeneration project in its history, has the city recovered and is there a future on the Wear? A reflection on history and hope as told by the shipbuilders themselves. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Daniel
- [Dear Eduardo](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/dear-eduardo/) - Synopsis: On a suburban street, a battle of wills unfolds between a man, a postwoman and an elderly lady. The man must make a stand to reclaim his letterbox. 'Dear Eduardo' is a short comedy-drama about a man on the edge … and a LOT of letters! Country: United Kingdom Directed by: JOSEPH TEAGUE
- [Zebra](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/zebra/) - Synopsis: Two blood splattered little old ladies skulking through the bush, a real life super model, and tapioca pudding collide. Country: Australia Directed by: Peter Spann
- [Broken Window](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/broken-window/) - Synopsis: Focusing on the graffiti scene in the North East of England this short documentary focuses on graffiti writers to find out why they do what they do and discuss the legalities of graffiti writing. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Mirror Images](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/mirror-images/) - Synopsis: Kaya Mar is a man who is worried about the darkness the world is in. He has made it his lifes mission as a to poke fun at global leaders and politicians through his satirical paintings. He takes his work to the streets to protest against “despots” and “wrong-doers” on behalf of the people.
- [On The Edge](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/on-the-edge/) - Synopsis: Leah finds out she is pregnant at just 16 years old. Her parents are shocked but react in different ways. Leah and her boyfriend Kyle want to keep the baby. Leah's mother is supportive of this but Leah's Dad tries to encourage her to have a termination. He has his daughter's best interests at
- [Learning to Swim](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/learning-to-swim/) - Synopsis: Ingrid and her son Ross welcome Syrian refugee Ahmed into their home in a quiet English town and find a way to resist a rising tide of fear and hostility. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ruth Grimberg
- [A Doll Distorted](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/a-doll-distorted/) - Synopsis: Jane suffers from haphephobia (the pathological fear of touch), tormented by years of loneliness and isolation she orders a synthetic love doll online to nightmarish consequences. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Niall Shukla
- [Motus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/motus/) - Synopsis: A fast-paced and dynamic documentary focusing on a group of free runners in Newcastle Upon Tyne. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Laura Moscrop, Frederick Ford
- [The Forsaken](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-forsaken/) - Synopsis: A young boy seeks the help of an ancient fairytale creature to save his dying mother. Country: Norway Directed by: Aladdin Alisic
- [Special Delivery](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/special-delivery/) - Synopsis: A weary postman trudges through the snow on Valentine's Day, making deliveries to all but one door. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Hackett
- [98](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/98/) - Synopsis: 98 is an affectionate and poignant portrait of Eleni, an elderly woman living alone in her apartment in the Greek city of Thessaloniki. As Eleni reminisces about the old days in the village while struggling to perform everyday tasks, this short film expresses the fine line between solitude and the loneliness of ageing. Country:
- [Everyday](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/everyday/) - Synopsis: Françoise is a company director. She is under the perverse psychological influence of her superior. But is it real or is it an hallucination caused by her anguish? Country: France Directed by: Philippe ORREINDY
- [The Exam Board](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-exam-board/) - Synopsis: The Exam Board is a comedy short that introduces you to the people who write those annoying textbook questions in British exam papers. You remember the ones. About people like Sally taking trains to places like Huddersfield. But it’s 2018 and things are changing. Backstage at the exam board, watch political correctness go mad,
- [Met@slash](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/metslash/) - Synopsis: Friday night, a teenage boy is chilling home alone, scrolling through his social media. A killer is on the loose. Will he survive? Country: Greece Directed by: Sotiris Petridis, Dimitris Tsakaleas
- [Bearpark - Glen's Story](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/bearpark-glens-story/) - Synopsis: Glen had a difficult start in life. Growing up with very few positive role models, he fell in with a bad crowd and quickly turned to a life of drugs and crime. Glen spent the first few adult years of his life in prison. Reaching rock bottom, Glen realised that to make a change
- [Fairy Tail](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/fairy-tail/) - Synopsis: A hopeless romantic discovers an unlikely intruder and finds love at first fight. Suspense... Romance... Puppets! Country: United States Directed by:
- [Every Ghost Has An Orchestra](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/every-ghost-has-an-orchestra/) - Synopsis: Truth hides in the margins and the artist’s role is to point to it. The question of what happens after we die is a universal question explored by paranormal researcher and experimental composer Michael Esposito. He straddles the line between spiritual and material and asks the audience to reflect on our purpose, legacy and
- [The Asylum Groove](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-asylum-groove/) - Synopsis: Sam doesn't get a lot of time to himself in Bedsville Asylum. When tasked with cleaning the assembly hall for the annual disco, he takes the opportunity to dance like nobody is watching. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Carr, Richard Scott
- [One Way Ticket](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/one-way-ticket/) - Synopsis: A Muay-Thai fighter has to overcome mental health issues and personal loss to prove to everyone and himself, that he is not defined by his past. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mark James Birch
- [A Kiss](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/a-kiss/) - Synopsis: A forever single philematology postgrad has never been kissed. Before handing in his thesis on kissing, he hires an escort to put theory into practice, but that's the one thing she won’t do. Country: Sweden Directed by: Gisela Nadasy
- [Metroland](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/metroland/) - Synopsis: When Ben’s mum passes away he finds out it's not too late for them to take one last trip. The only problem is, Ben’s older sister Sam isn't in on the plan. A short comedy film about family, death and the ridiculous things that we do for the people we love. This short film
- [Revenant Relocation Officers](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/revenant-relocation-officers/) - Synopsis: For a week in 2018 a crew of young filmmakers followed one of the most unappreciated groups of council workers: Revenant Relocation Officers. Join them and get a glimpse of the daily grind of ghost hunting as they deal with a host of restless spirits, rude poltergeists, unflattering overalls, and worst of all... budget
- [Yawth](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/yawth/) - Synopsis: Yawth is a story about the social media generation. On a typical Friday night Vicky wants to reach the party her crush is going, but the night does not go as planned. Country: Greece Directed by: Dimitris Tsakaleas, Lida Vartzioti
- [Elsewhere](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/elsewhere/) - Synopsis: Elsewhere is about a young woman questioning the path she is on, and a man trying to reclaim the family he threw away. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andy Berriman
- [Strange Cities Are Familiar](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/strange-cities-are-familiar/) - Synopsis: Strange Cities Are Familiar is an exploration of guilt and alienation. Ashraf has been a political refugee in London for 30 years, content with spending his days in his study or his local social club. One day he receives a call from his friend, telling Ashraf that his son Moataz has been fatally wounded
- [Who Loves the Sun?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/who-loves-the-sun/) - Synopsis: Who loves the sun? Not everyone! A short comedy created by and starring the young people from Custom Reels: Filmmaking at The Customs House with support from Wycombe 89 Media. Shot on location in South Shields, UK. Premièred at The North East Young Filmmaker Awards 2018 at The Takeover Festival, this short shows how
- [Think of the Worst](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/think-of-the-worst/) - Synopsis: Think of the Worst takes a peek at Guy’s everyday struggle with his mysterious ability. Whenever he wishes for good things to happen, the opposite of them happens. His weird habits to keep his ability under control leads to misunderstandings from people around him, and his ordered life is thrown into chaos. Country: Canada
- [Regrets](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/regrets/) - Synopsis: Mary (Kate Donnelly) sees her husband Jim (Lenny Mullen) in a hospital bed breathing with an oxygen mask. Through several flashbacks we see Mary's life full of turmoil, from enduring years of physical and mental abuse from her childhood to adulthood. Jim removes his oxygen mask and the room begins to radiate with white
- [Pins](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/pins/) - Synopsis: A single mother's search for Mr Right is hindered by her sweet, evil daughter Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Gavin Randall
- [Echoes of Silence](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/echoes-of-silence/) - Synopsis: In the near future, a lonely scientist attempts to rebuild his disjointed family, who are torn apart by loss. Country: Not Specified Directed by: Brad Sampson
- [I Was Called 40 Years Ago](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/i-was-called-40-years-ago/) - Synopsis: in 1978, a young girl finds a mysterious object in her garden, and getting rid of it is easier said than done. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lucy Smurthwaite
- [Tone Death](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/tone-death/) - Synopsis: Christopher Price is a brilliant pianist who has many fans, except during his latest concert when he loses the control of his left hand (who prefers to be known as Vincent Lee). Vincent wants the fame and glory for himself and will do whatever is necessary to steal the lime light, even if it
- [The House in the Suburbs](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2019/the-house-in-the-suburbs/) - Synopsis: In a house not far from Athens there is an isolated family with an unusual lifestyle. Katerina and Yannis is a young couple who live in Yannis’ family home with his mother Ariadne. They both try a lot to comply with Ariadne’s anachronistic rules but this is quite hard. Giannis and Katerina face a

## Films 2018

- [Mind in Move](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/mind-in-move/) - Synopsis: An intimate and mesmeric reflection on the emotions of falling in love by filmmaker Abigail McVeigh Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Abigail McVeigh
- [Business is Brutal](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/business-is-brutal/) - Synopsis: The norms of business negotiations are challenged to the limit in this thrilling and energetic dance film from choreographer Jack Thomson. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jack Thomson
- [Galvanize](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/galvanize/) - Synopsis: Multi-disciplinary artist Akiem Toussaint Buck combines spoken word, dance and portraiture to create a warm-hearted call for people to set aside their differences and celebrate the universal elements that unite all of us. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Magenta Sharp
- [Wild](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/wild/) - Synopsis: A variety of filming techniques make up this experimental short that explores the sensuality of our relationship with nature, and how it can help free us from the tensions and pressures of modern life. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Beth Harrison
- [Adam .exe](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/adam-exe/) - Synopsis: What is the value of human life? And what if you could bid for it? These are the questions that filmmakers Lucie Rigby and Else Hunter-Weston ask in this visually striking short film that examines how the value of human life has been altered by a modern society driven by technology and social media.
- [Growing Up Sucks](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/growing-up-sucks/) - Synopsis: The ‘change’ has finally come for teenager Annette in this quirky drama from filmmaker Diane Chaplin. But getting her period isn’t quite what she expected… Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Diane Chaplin
- [Illuminated](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/illuminated/) - Synopsis: Visual artist Eleanor Edwards explores Seasonal Affective Disorder. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Eleanor Edwards
- [In Defence of Sinning](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/in-defence-of-sinning/) - Synopsis: Hannah Ruddle’s darkly comic film follows one girl’s attempts to bring things to a climax despite her religious guilt. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Hannah Ruddle
- [Staccato](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/staccato/) - Synopsis: Science and art marry in Bella Spencer’s Staccato, a short animation inspired by Joy Division’s Ian Curtis. Imagining what the effects of a seizure can have on a person’s emotions, Spencer explores the paradoxical beauty of the biology behind the destructive condition. Bella Spencer is a neuroscience student at King’s College London. Country: United
- [Adrift](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/adrift/) - Synopsis: A boy, lost in space, on the cusp of change but afraid to move forward. This is the set up for Will Crerar’s charming sci-fi film that blends lo-fi animation, indy folk and quirky live action to explore the tiny moments of decision-making in a young man’s life. Country: Not Specified Directed by: Will
- [A Life Hereafter](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/a-life-hereafter/) - Synopsis: Filmmaker Jack Benjamin Gill explores the final moments in the life of a man tormented by his past in this atmospheric film that combines stunning photography and expressive sound design to powerful effect. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jack Benjamin Gill
- [Hot Lesbian Twins](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/hot-lesbian-twins/) - Synopsis: Hot Lesbian Twins defies fetishism and sexualisation in a frenzy of fur and glitter Sick of being sexualised and fetishised by men, one gay couple decide to push back, with unexpected consequences. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Faye Ivy Smith
- [BasicBlues](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/basicblues/) - Synopsis: Roaming from open mic to open mic across Bournemouth, BasicBluesJones is a well known face at the bars and pubs across Bournemouth. BasicBlues offers an insight into his colourful history with music. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: James A. Potts
- [Prisoner](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/prisoner/) - Synopsis: During the war, two young soldiers from opposing sides find solace in each other's presence. Country: Not Specified Directed by: Sel MacLean
- [Pigeongrove](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/pigeongrove/) - Synopsis: Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ruby Blake
- [Home](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/home/) - Synopsis: A girl is not as alone as she thinks in this experimental horror film. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Daniel Richardson, , Connor Langley , Mark Hunter, Ciaran Charles
- [#NotAlone](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/notalone/) - Synopsis: A teenage girl takes a selfie while she is home alone and tries to upload it to her social media account, but soon she realizes that she is #NotAlone… Country: Greece Directed by: Sotiris Petridis, Dimitris Tsakaleas
- [Rendez-vous](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/rendez-vous/) - Synopsis: In a manor out of time, a man begins to paint a canevas. Country: France Directed by: Jimmy Boutry, Thibaud Chaufourier
- [Perfect Breakfast](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/perfect-breakfast/) - Synopsis: A young professional strives to cook the perfect pair of eggs and goes completely mad in the process. Country: United States Directed by: David Bornstein
- [OF MEN AND MICE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/of-men-and-mice/) - Synopsis: In the heart of Detroit city. As the economic crisis continues to bite, two former employees of a car plant decide to rob the Motorcity Bank, but find themselves trapped by the police. Negotiations will take an unexpected turn. Country: France Directed by: Gonzague LEGOUT
- [Metal with chickens of the backyard](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/metal-with-chickens-of-the-backyard/) - Synopsis: Country: Brazil Directed by: Marco Antonio P Freitas Junior
- [Space Girls](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/space-girls/) - Synopsis: During a sleepover, four space obsessed 9-year-old girls embark on a secret mission in their cardboard rocket. 'Space Girls' is a film that celebrates the power of the imagination, the importance of STEM education & girl power. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Carys Watford
- [Venus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/venus/) - Synopsis: Short documentary dealing with issues of disability and female empowerment through the subject Venus Dimilo, a female drag performer. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Faye Carr-Wilson
- [YOUnique](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/younique/) - Synopsis: YOUnique is about a girl who has just joined comp, The short short shows how anyone can get pulled into joining friendship groups and hide their identities or pretend not to like things just to fit in with a certain crowd. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Katie Stubbs
- [Jack in the Green](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/jack-in-the-green/) - Synopsis: When modern medicine fails Jack, his friends turn to the old ways as a last ditch attempt. But journeys like Jack's into the Green don't always go smoothly. Folk horror film created by 13-19 year olds based at The Customs House, South Shields between September 2016 and April 2017. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Tour](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/tour/) - Synopsis: Life is a treadmill...full of cycles, limitations and repetitions but whose hand is turning the wheel? After an accidental escape, will our hero find anything better? and what does all this signify? A short animation (without dialogue) inspired by a clockwork tin toy. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Fin McMorran
- [It Began Without Warning](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/it-began-without-warning/) - Synopsis: The time has come,' the Walrus said. And all the little Oysters stood and waited in a row. From Couper Samuelson, Executive Producer of GET OUT. Co-Producer Efren Ramirez. Official Selection: SXSW 2017, Fantasia 2017. Country: United States Directed by: Santiago C. Tapia, Jessica Curtright
- [Candice](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/candice/) - Synopsis: Over the course of one fateful night in East London, thirty-something Candice learns that first impressions are not always everything. 'LOVED Candice! Great work!' Tweet from DAVID HAREWOOD, (Actor, Homeland). Featuring Nicholas Pinnock - now starring opposite JK Simmons in Starz`s new series "Counterpart" and Olivia Poulet - playing opposite Elisabeth Moss and Gabriel
- [Call Me Alvy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/call-me-alvy/) - Synopsis: When Bar Mitzvah boy Brian Silver becomes obsessed with Woody Allen, his mother Judith goes to great lengths to make sure the big day goes smoothly. *I am taking the unprecedented step of doing a note here specifically about the #MeToo movement in relation to my project because I am aware that Woody Allen
- [Bearpark - Paul's Story](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/bearpark-pauls-story/) - Synopsis: Paul grew up with a reputation as a fighter more outside of the ring than in, and worked an honest job as a supermarket security guard. Much like Gary, Paul's intentions were always good, but it wasn't until he found the Unity Gym and became a boxing coach that he really started having an
- [N.E.P.K - North East Parkour](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/n-e-p-k-north-east-parkour/) - Synopsis: This short documentary provides a snapshot of the North East Parkour community. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Kilburn
- [Dreamer](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/dreamer/) - Synopsis: DREAMER - A short film dealing with loss, following an old man who travels into his dreams and collects memories of his life in the shape of photographs. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Keelan Crawford
- [Nirvana (a poem by Charles Bukowski)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/nirvana-a-poem-by-charles-bukowski/) - Synopsis: Nirvana (2017) - charcoal on paper. Graduation film by Altea Claveras, made whilst studying animation at UCA Farnham. Nirvana is a poem written by Charles Bukowski that tells a story of estrangement and impermanence, of the beauty and simplicity hidden in overlooked moments. Music by Ergo Phizmiz & Margita Zalite. Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Night Bus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/night-bus/) - Synopsis: To make this delightful short film that finds a guy on the night bus stuck mix of live action and animation, artist Ben Phillips made over 1000 drawings and scanned them into his computer to create the fantasy sequences. An encounter with a woman on the night bus leads a guy to fantasise about
- [Strays](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/strays/) - Synopsis: Inspired by a specific street set for demolition in his hometown of Blackburn and a passion for working with young talent, Aaron Dunleavy has created a dark and unsettling vision of a world where children have been abandoned by grownups and the state... Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Aaron Dunleavy
- [Run Boy Run](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/run-boy-run/) - Synopsis: Through an expressive combination of dance, spoken word and dramatic reconstruction, artists Yandass Ndlovu explores the fear and uncertainty she experienced during a late night encounter with a stranger. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Yandass Ndlovu
- [Ecstasy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/ecstasy/) - Synopsis: A 75 year-old widow, crippled by grief, seeks unconventional solace by traveling across town to buy drugs. Country: Norway Directed by: Kitty Frobenius
- [Boot](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/boot/) - Synopsis: A petty thief finds more than he bargained for in an abandoned car. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ryan Ogden
- [After School](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/after-school/) - Synopsis: Two couples meet at their children's school one night to plan a class outing. But things take an unexpected turn when they end up playing “spin the bottle” instead and become kids themselves. Country: Sweden Directed by: Gisela Nadasy
- [Tidal Wave](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/tidal-wave/) - Synopsis: Tidal Wave is a hand-drawn animated short memoir about letting go of a dream while envisioning what could have been. Country: United States Directed by: Christi Bertelsen
- [Go With Him](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/go-with-him/) - Synopsis: Jack has kept something to himself for 15 years and today he's finally telling someone. Jack has terrible timing. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Chris Billingham
- [Wombat](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/wombat/) - Synopsis: As a couple settle down for the night, masked emotions from a recent trauma emerge. This is the second in the short film series "Moments", in which we will tell stories of the fleeting yet significant moments that people experience. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Emily Grew
- [There's Something About The Virgin Mary](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/theres-something-about-the-virgin-mary/) - Synopsis: Johnny Davis struggles to attract customers to his empty village bar. With the threat of losing his livelihood looming large, Johnny locks himself away to become a Flair Bartending Cocktail King in an attempt to win his customers back and to inadvertently save the day for the village church. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Down and Out](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/down-and-out/) - Synopsis: Billy (Tommy Jessop) has had people stare at him all of his life on account of him having Down Syndrome. He is a young man fighting for equality and his own autonomy. Danny (Christopher Faith) is Billy’s brother and the two couldn't be more different. While one fights for independence, the other fights for
- [Jordan Casteel Paints Her Community](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/jordan-casteel-paints-her-community/) - Synopsis: With a process that takes her from the streets of Harlem to her studio in DUMBO, Brooklyn, artist Jordan Casteel paints vibrant large scale portraits, making visible the often unrepresented humanity of Black men. At first struggling to find subject matter that could speak to the political realities of police violence and implicit bias,
- [Backstage](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/backstage/) - Synopsis: Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Richard Scott, Robert Carr
- [Nick](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/nick/) - Synopsis: John and Rebecca attend a gig in town only to find that the act, Nick, has some incredibly committed fans. As the crowd grow ever more animated, John and Rebecca find themselves going to great lengths to prove their devotion to the charismatic singer. A film about the dangers of peer pressure and mob
- [The Inuring](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/the-inuring/) - Synopsis: A bullied teenage girl finally confronts her sister to drag their fractured past out into the light. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: James Hughes
- [BlackTea - a short story](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/blacktea-a-short-story/) - Synopsis: 1. Lo, behold ‘cause I do not fear thy red carriage with devil’s speed and deathly gear be he far, or be he near. - Sir Rufus Bleckty, 1607: “Charon” Act III/ Scene 2 2. “It was remarkable how Dean could go mad and then suddenly continue with his soul - which I think
- [Once upon a dream](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/once-upon-a-dream/) - Synopsis: When Valentin meets Ludivine, he is convinced she's the girl he has been dreaming of for the past weeks... Litteraly, the girl of his dreams ! Only, Ludivine has a feeling this boy meet girl scenario will take a nightmarish turn... Country: Belgium Directed by: Anthony Nion
- [The One I Adore](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/the-one-i-adore/) - Synopsis: a story of love lost and what some are willing to do to get it back Country: Canada Directed by: Jason Seelmann
- [Game Night](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/game-night/) - Synopsis: Liz meets the parents of her new boyfriend Pepijn during their regular game night, where Pepijn’'s mother Ingrid is calling the shots. What begins as an innocent game, quickly changes into a nightmare for Liz, when she clashes with Ingrid, who is determined to win the game at all costs. Country: Netherlands Directed by:
- [The Wedding Song](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/the-wedding-song/) - Synopsis: When bride-to-be Mae hits a wall writing a song for her future husband, she solicits the guidance of her musician friend Johnnie, who helps her find the inspiration she was lacking. Country: United States Directed by: Thia Schuessler, Rex New
- [Rag Dolls](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/rag-dolls/) - Synopsis: Playtime goes haywire when a child discovers rag dolls in an antique chest. Her imagination runs wild, but for the dolls’ real-life doppelgangers, self-control is out of their hands. Country: United States Directed by: Justin & Kristin Schaack
- [9023](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/9023/) - Synopsis: In response to a severe nationwide famine, the government allows non-productive citizens to be eaten. Country: Greece Directed by: Sotiris Petridis, Tania Nanavraki
- [Emoticon Man](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/emoticon-man/) - Synopsis: In a world where everybody wears emoticon masks, Nick meets Sophie, a woman that dares to express her feelings through her own face. The life of Nick will drastically change by having feelings that emoticons cannot describe. Country: Greece Directed by: Panagiotis Kountouras
- [The United Guys Network](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/the-united-guys-network/) - Synopsis: Loving newlywed husband Paul Seger is making the other guys in the neighbourhood look bad. Time for The United Guys Network to step in and teach him how to be a 'real' husband. Country: Canada Directed by: Tabatha Golat
- [Saving Santa](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/saving-santa/) - Synopsis: A little girl by the name of Ruby Fair, along with the rest of her family, is still trying to come to terms with her mother's death. On the way home from school, she comes across a man in the street who seems to be destitute. He's a street drinker, and he happens to
- [Quiver](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/quiver/) - Synopsis: Suzanne’s grief transcends the boundaries of the natural world and arouses a primordial being. She courts this ghost, using intellect and desire to forge a union between them. Quiver melds horror and passion with Virginia Woolf’s idea of a woman requiring a ‘room of her own’ in which to uncover her true identity. Can
- [Little Rebel](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/little-rebel/) - Synopsis: Little Rebel is about Isatou Jallow — a remarkable West African woman from The Gambia, and now Seattle resident. Since seeking asylum in the USA in 2012, Isatou has pursued graduate degrees at the UW Law School while she continuously advocates for women, asylees and people with disabilities. Dimensions of Isatou’s epic journey—from her
- [Chippy Tea](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/chippy-tea/) - Synopsis: An ordinary Friday night and as usual the Railton sisters are having their traditional Chippy Tea – Secrets boiling under the surface and an unwanted guest mean that the usual Friday supper is turned on its head and things emerge that will change lives forever. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Will Herbert
- [I Wish I Had](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/i-wish-i-had/) - Synopsis: Drama short film made in two weekends by under 25 year olds from all around the North East. Supported by Michael and Christine Heppell Fund, JP Morgan Fund and the North East Fund for the Arts through the Community Foundation of Tyne and Wear and Northumberland. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Becci Morgan
- [Pricks](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/pricks/) - Synopsis: 94 year old Lily Bee has a message about what pricks potatoes can be... A super short comedy film from Benjamin Bee. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Benjamin Bee
- [Eat Your Principles](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/eat-your-principles/) - Synopsis: A misanthropic man is given one final chance of integration into the surrounding community through the naive benevolence of an avian friend. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ana Garcia Rico
- [Dial-A-Ride](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/dial-a-ride/) - Synopsis: Journeying through rural South Wales, passengers on a community bus reveal all the joys, challenges and quirks of growing old. Set in the Brecon Beacons this is a funny, heartwarming documentary capturing life on board a Dial-A-Ride bus. A lifeline for many older people in the UK, these charity-funded services offer door-to-door transport to
- [Hell's Bells](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/hells-bells/) - Synopsis: Rosie Dean doesn’t look like a typical Morris dancer, but something about her local group has drawn her in to the extent that she has cut off all contact with her friends and family… Quirky British pastime or sinister secret society? Hell’s Bells explores the dark underbelly of this ancient folk tradition. Made with
- [Ghost Beats](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/ghost-beats/) - Synopsis: A ghost story about exclusion and acceptance, and the power of music and dance. Country: United States Directed by: Brent Barson
- [What Goes Up](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/what-goes-up/) - Synopsis: Imaginative little girl Abby is going to explore the stars. She even has her own a cardboard spacecraft. But the destiny of stars is to collapse, and when tragedy strikes suddenly, Abby must learn how to find light in the dark. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jeannette Savage
- [I did it in Cancun](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/i-did-it-in-cancun/) - Synopsis: Alfred is a constipated painter, he feels used and doesn’t paint anymore. While in transit in an airport, he goes to the bathroom and starts to have a vision that will free his inspiration. Country: Switzerland Directed by: Matthieu Moerlen
- [Sunny and Gerd in Spring Cleaning](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/sunny-and-gerd-in-spring-cleaning/) - Synopsis: A whistle blows, signalling break time. Gerd sits in his favourite spot to enjoy his break and catch up on some reading. Unbeknownst to Gerd, his best friend Sunny is about to deny him any respite from the day’s grind. Things go from zero to “wha’-tha’?!” when Sunny finds himself in a tight spot
- [Burning Grief](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/burning-grief/) - Synopsis: Three sisters deal with grief in their own different ways during a journey to a heritage railway station. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mike Donaghy
- [Box Red](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/box-red/) - Synopsis: Things grow increasingly bizarre and disturbing when an arcane archaic annual family ritual reaches new heights of absurdity and the family maid decides to act. Our tale is a sardonic love letter to the bottom 99% and the opponents of Kleptocracy. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ako Mitchell
- [Foxhole](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/foxhole/) - Synopsis: Sylvie escapes her abusive marriage by running away to a place known as Foxhole. However, her reasons for joining the cult may not be all that they appear to be. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Caris Rianne
- [TRANSMISSION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/transmission/) - Synopsis: Welcome To Britannia. Together We Stand Alone. INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE AT FANTASIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, 21ST EDITION, 2017 'Superb, superb, superb.' // Ian Pons Jewell 'Exquisitely shot, chillingly performed. A dystopian fever dream with echoes of Brazil and A Clockwork Orange.' // Ben Steiner 'TRANSMISSION bubbles. The short film twists you around and gets in
- [A Place For Everything](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/a-place-for-everything/) - Synopsis: Whilst searching for his lost stapler, an ordinary man discovers the lost and found of the universe, and must work with the mysterious caretaker to recover what he has lost. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Barnaby Boulton
- [Great Dane](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2018/great-dane/) - Synopsis: Two disparate souls come together on one strange day in the park with neither seeming to be quite who they claim to be.. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: James Webber

## Films 2017

- [Four Day Weekend](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/four-day-weekend/) - Synopsis: A couple, married twenty-three years, takes a four-day break from each other. Country: United States Directed by: Nicole Jones
- [21st Century Hermit](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/21st-century-hermit/) - Synopsis: Sister Rachel Denton has vowed to spend the rest of her life living as a consecrated hermit in the Catholic faith. A hermit is a person who chooses to live alone, with the intention of finding God. Rarely leaving her house, she lives a life of prayer and solitude. However, she uses the internet
- [Baklava](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/baklava/) - Synopsis: When Pip and Lydia make it to the final round of a popular game show, their luck and maybe their relationship hang by the thread of a single question. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sam Peter Jackson
- [Thief](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/thief/) - Synopsis: Logline: A naive young burglar breaks into a house only to find it is a base for a far more sinister criminal. Brief synopsis: A naive burglar breaks into a house in North London where he discovers a feisty young woman is being held prisoner and he is himself trapped when the violent human
- [Right as Rain](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/right-as-rain/) - Synopsis: A retired ballet dancer, Meredith, and Brenda, a retired tap dancer, admire an abandoned umbrella, unbeknownst to each other. Formerly unacquainted, the paths of the two women collide once they realize the umbrella’s unique beauty. A rainy day in a café sets their latest stage, as their fight symbolizes something much more personal. Country:
- [Mismatched Eyes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/mismatched-eyes/) - Synopsis: Mrs. S goes about her days casually stealing fabrics and buttons for her craft bears. So when Claire comes barging in to her life full of ideas that would shake things up, Mrs. S keeps her distance. Until Toby the bear turns the problem into an opportunity. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Nathaniel Hill
- [Mordechai](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/mordechai/) - Synopsis: Daniel, an ultra orthodox Jew, hasn’t seen his identical twin brother Mordechai in years; Mordechai’s ‘life choices’ were a bit too much for the family to handle. But today is the day of their father’s funeral… Mordechai is a funny and touching fable about family, faith and the roles we play. This short film
- [Bearpark](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/bearpark/) - Synopsis: Bearpark is an ex-colliery town in Durham England that was badly effected by the minors strikes, and the ultimate demise of coal mining in England in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Gary grew up with little education in a time of severe austerity, and spent his childhood stealing food an coal to stay warm and
- [Innocence](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/innocence/) - Synopsis: Following the unexpected and tragic death of her mother, a young girl, Lily attempts to fight against her oppressive home life by delving deep into a self-created fantasy. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alexander Challies, Samuel Dickinson
- [Theatreland](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/theatreland/) - Synopsis: Theatreland' takes a thoughtful and darkly humorous look at the lives of a group of actors forced for financial reasons to take jobs as ushers in a West End theatre while they wait for their dreams of becoming professional actors to take wing. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Carys Watford
- [SHED](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/shed/) - Synopsis: When the kids grow up it's time to relax and wane into those Golden years. To Many those years are something to be feared, set in an allotment the story of a man plagued by the future unfolds into a choice of Biblical Repercussion affecting the fabric of his family. Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Bryan Zanisnik & Eric Winkler's Animated Conversation](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/bryan-zanisnik-eric-winklers-animated-conversation/) - Synopsis: What if your life was a cartoon? Performer Bryan Zanisnik and cartoonist Eric Winkler meet at a Brooklyn, New York cafe where Zanisnik shares outlandish stories of his life as an artist that Winkler turns into comics. “After years of friendship, I know that he’s going to tell me a crazy story,” says Winkler,
- [It's all about the dots](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/its-all-about-the-dots/) - Synopsis: Ferank Manseed is obsessed with dots. Using the ancient method of hand poking tattoos with a needle and a stick, he creates works of art - depicting spiritual motifs, swastikas, and sacred geometry - made up of thousands of dots… Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Carol Lynn, Michael Gardiner
- [Letchburn](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/letchburn/) - Synopsis: Set in 1918, following the end of the First World War, a young soldier returns to his rural home in County Durham to learn of his father's death in the time he was away. He struggles to deal with regaining control of their farm while dealing with the trauma of war; refusing to join
- [Door to Door](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/door-to-door/) - Synopsis: Four deplorable door to door charity fundraisers are asked the question, "Why do you do the job?". Their ridiculous answers, as well as their even more ridiculous behaviour, show us how deluded they really are. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Peter Banks
- [Might](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/might/) - Synopsis: Maryam, a rebel leader in an archaic world governed by ruthless religion, is set to prove that the god hovering in the sky is a lie. But she is stopped by a holy warrior that turns out to be her lost father. Soon their lives change as they are about to find out a
- [Surrender](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/surrender/) - Synopsis: An alcoholic struggles to get through the day in a surreal and frightening world where his inner demons appear real. Haunted by his worst fears, his sanity starts to slip, as does what little control he has left over his addiction. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Christopher Carson Emmons
- [A Fistful of Candy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/a-fistful-of-candy/) - Synopsis: Three cowboys must choose between greed and loyalty. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ali Hughes
- [Exposure](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/exposure/) - Synopsis: On a rare visit home, a war reporting photojournalist risks her relationship with her older sister when she tries to capture their ailing mother on camera for what could be the last time. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Evy Barry
- [Roger](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/roger/) - Synopsis: Stephen (Seann Walsh) arrives home after six months in Mongolia to discover his best friend Roy (John Bradley) has replaced him with a ventriloquist's dummy called Roger. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Brendan Cleaves
- [On The Edge](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/on-the-edge/) - Synopsis: A young man walks towards the edge of a cliff... is he thinking of suicide? A young woman approaches him and it turns out she has a very personal connection with the place. Can she persuade him not to jump? 'On The Edge' explores key issues in the way the media covers depression and
- [The Driving Seat](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/the-driving-seat/) - Synopsis: One Saturday morning, a middle aged couple decide to make love in their car in the driveway to put a spark back in their marriage – only to find it has rather the opposite effect.. Now a veteran of 34 film festivals (including 1 OSCAR and 2 BAFTA official qualifying festivals) we are proud
- [and so do I](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/and-so-do-i/) - Synopsis: A man lost his wife while she was giving birth to his little girl. The trauma, even after 10 years, still causes him hallucinations. In his own bubble, he imagines his wife is still with him. Country: Lebanon Directed by: Jana G. Younes
- [Heather's Painting](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/heathers-painting/) - Synopsis: The story follows the breakdown of a family after losing their 14 year-old daughter, Heather, to stage 4 Leukemia. It’s a bitter and tempestuous journey as the marriage crumbles in the process of grief. Heather leaves them a secret message to help them through their turmoil. Country: United States Directed by: Freddie Connor
- [MARGARET](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/margaret/) - Synopsis: After dealing with a series of extreme characters during a speed-dating event for senior citizens, an elderly woman meets a charming, exotic gentleman. Country: United States Directed by: Manan Singh Katohora
- [Pebbles](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/pebbles/) - Synopsis: On her 50th Wedding Anniversary a woman returns to the Hotel where she spent her Honeymoon. Will her estranged Husband return to honor a promise? Country: Ireland Directed by: Jonathan Shaw
- [Ten Grand Even](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/ten-grand-even/) - Synopsis: Two thieves and a girl planes to robe a secure building with tones of money. they try to manipulate each other but only one of them will survive Country: Israel Directed by: Gilad Deutsch, Paz Davidovich
- [Unattended Item](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/unattended-item/) - Synopsis: Andy is in debt and mourning. Pressure goes up when a loan shark wants in to his vintage shop. The moment he decides to take vigilante action, things get ridiculously out of hand. Country: Greece Directed by: Filippos Vokotopoulos
- [Golden Boys](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/golden-boys/) - Synopsis: Scott, Dylan and Carter, three longtime friends on an unexpected bender, end up back at their old private school looking to cause trouble. After breaking in, they immediately revert to being teenage boys - racing wheelie chairs, spiking the faculty coffee urn, and drunkenly photocopying their asses. The night begins to sour for Scott,
- [Till the End of the World](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/till-the-end-of-the-world/) - Synopsis: The Earth has been invaded by extraterrestrial biological entities that possess much more intelligence than humans. They send "Domes" to replace our lands with theirs. At this point, we have almost nothing to do with the "Domes" but run away from them and wait for the end of our world. Soh Tokita is a
- [The Ballad Of Gloria Sedgwick](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/the-ballad-of-gloria-sedgwick/) - Synopsis: The short tale of a capricious heroine and curiosity that can’t quite be killed. Country: Canada Directed by: Peter Riddihough
- [Some Will Forget](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/some-will-forget/) - Synopsis: In a village in the North of England there is a march to commemorate the bitter defeat of the Miners’ Strike of 30 years ago. For 100 years Hatfield Colliery has stood at the heart of the village. Now, with the urgent imperative for clean energy, it is one of Britain’s last coal mines
- [Panic](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/panic/) - Synopsis: Dylan’s nightmares are becoming more real. He’s got to get away or he might not wake up. Jenny is all he lives for and he’ll do anything for them to escape. In an isolated part of Wales, Dylan leads a humble life working the family farm. His only company is his father with whom
- [Glass House](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/glass-house/) - Synopsis: The past few months family man Jens have realized that he isn't happy. Luckily he has chosen the suitable time and place for spilling his guts, in this black comedy with a taste of salty duck breast. Country: Norway Directed by: Erik Ivar Sæther, Nicolai Berg Hansson
- [Two Evacuees](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/two-evacuees/) - Synopsis: Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Nicola Dove
- [The Slow Lane](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/the-slow-lane/) - Synopsis: The open road. The wide landscape. A fallen tree. A tiny road-movie about a tiny community. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Fin McMorran
- [Dots](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/dots/) - Synopsis: There is time to connect the dots Country: United States Directed by: Jody Oberfelder, Eric Siegel
- [The Lift](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/the-lift/) - Synopsis: A chance encounter between two strangers in a lift is more than it appears to be. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Leyla Pope and Marlek al-Habib
- [Sisters](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/sisters/) - Synopsis: Two sisters with nothing in common have only one night to come to terms with something that happened in their past. Country: Canada Directed by: Guillaume Comtois
- [CATCH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/catch/) - Synopsis: In a near future where all antibiotics have failed, Tom and his young daughter, Amy, are quarantined in their home during a lethal pandemic. CATCH is about the love between a father and his daughter, and the lengths he will go to, to try to protect her. CATCH is not just another post-apocalyptic sci-fi
- [Obscurum](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/obscurum/) - Synopsis: A young woman awaits the outcome of a surgical procedure, performed in an attempt to make her look 'normal'. Country: Belgium Directed by: Frederic Garçon
- [La Belle Folie](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/la-belle-folie/) - Synopsis: A comedy about a desperate actress who attempts to make a black-and-white french language film, in order to convince her agent that she's good enough at french to be put up for a foreign language audition. She ropes in her best friend, her dad, and her dad's friend Mr Harris. It doesn't go well.
- [One Under](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/one-under/) - Synopsis: David is stuck - doing a job he hates, living in a tiny Derbyshire backwater, bullied by his boss & his eccentric grandmother & being cheated on by his girlfriend. And when he finally tries to stand up for himself and become a hero - things don't quite go to plan. Country: United Kingdom
- [Injection](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/injection/) - Synopsis: When a mysterious serum is delivered to her door, Claudia Fischer enlists the help of her scientist brother to determine its contents. The results bear a striking resemblance to the research he has been conducting for the past decade. What they ultimately decide to do with it may significantly change the future of the
- [This Land Alone](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/this-land-alone/) - Synopsis: Set in the North West of England against a backdrop of rising immigration fears, Meg, a woman struggling with the loss of her son, encounters a young Romanian man hiding in her allotment shed. Despite the initial shock, a connection slowly forms as she realises he is also some mother’s son. Country: United Kingdom
- [Choose me](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/choose-me/) - Synopsis: A young couple flees from the chaos and the monotony of the big city to spend a few days together in a country house. What appears to be an idyllic getaway ends when he honestly tells her how he feels. She, completely shocked, will try to find the truth that was hidden behind her
- [RHONNA & DONNA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/rhonna-donna/) - Synopsis: How are you supposed to act when you are conjoined at the hip? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Daina O.Pusic
- [Gymnast](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/gymnast/) - Synopsis: A fashion film about the essence of an Olympic gymnast. An Olympic gymnast combines artistry and sport beyond any one else. She has strength, grace, balance, speed and courage. Country: Greece Directed by: Glen MacKay
- [The Breakdown (La Panne)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/the-breakdown-la-panne/) - Synopsis: A young author who can talk to his characters has to reveal to his hero his coming death... Country: France Directed by: Anthony James Faure
- [Thyself](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/thyself/) - Synopsis: An explorer looks back on her life to realize what she has always been searching for. Country: Canada Directed by: Jerry Auld
- [Pushing](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/pushing/) - Synopsis: Pushing is a magical short about a man living on the fringes of society. When he gets too close to a suburban neighborhood, he is confronted by a local police officer. As their realities collide, they begin to question their original assumptions about each other. Country: United States Directed by: Ryan LaPine
- [Love](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/love/) - Synopsis: There is a couple who apparently has arrived the end of their common life. He, the husband, is in the deathbed and leaves his common life Revue again. Both revel in the memories of the past. At the end, the question arises whether the life is too short. Perhaps we ought to have more
- [KEBABYLON](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/kebabylon/) - Synopsis: A small takeaway becomes a battleground of egos as manager Amar (Annil Mittoo) is forced to employ the owner’s nephew Jay (Sukhy Gill). Personalities clash as they become increasingly frustrated with each other, culminating in an explosive shouting match. Eventually they lay their differences bare to each other, and reconcile as they realise they
- [Penny and Paul](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/penny-and-paul/) - Synopsis: Somewhere in the Mojave desert, a wayward young woman en route to a new life with a guy she just met in Vegas discovers that her new fellow isn't quite the man she thought he was. Country: United States Directed by: Brian Rawlins
- [Some Other Dawns](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2017/some-other-dawns/) - Synopsis: One night, between dreams and anxieties, two young ones fight against boredom. One night, stuck in a city they know far too well, Isis and Thomas are getting bored. They are young and the future seems already too bland. Especially for Isis who, caught between her anxieties and her dreams, tries to believe in

## Films 2016

- [Last Dance on the Main](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/last-dance-on-the-main/) - Synopsis: While a row of historic buildings on Montreal’s St Laurent boulevard is being demolished by politicians and building developers, the local community resists. Country: Canada Directed by: Aristofanis Soulikias
- [Home Sweet Home](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/home-sweet-home/) - Synopsis: This is the story of a house which escapes from its suburban foundations and sets off on an epic journey. Country: France Directed by: Pierre Clenet, Alejandro Diaz, Romain Mazevet, Stéphane Paccolat
- [Boris In The Forest](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/boris-in-the-forest/) - Synopsis: A black comedy about a Californian geek in search of his horror hero Boris Karloff. "Wonderfully weird." Chris Blaine, writer/director 'Nina Forever'. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Hackett
- [Abigail DeVille's Harlem Stories](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/abigail-devilles-harlem-stories/) - Synopsis: How does an artist acknowledge forgotten people? Artist Abigail DeVille stalks the streets of Harlem with a trash-laden push cart, creating temporary sculptural interventions along the way. Stopping at Lenox Avenue and 131st Street, Bronx-born DeVille tucks a smiling plaster cast of her face into an outdoor planter. It’s the site of her grandfather’s
- [The Way of the Dodo](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/the-way-of-the-dodo/) - Synopsis: His wife thinks he’s obsessed, but rewind boy Ümit isn’t convinced. The film follows Ümit Mesut, a colourful East London shop keeper, as he fights to keep his passion for celluloid alive in an ever changing digital world....He strikes the switch, then the lamp and the show begins. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Liam
- [Ripple](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/ripple/) - Synopsis: The shapes we make - an advertisement for plant Earth Country: United States Directed by: Conner Griffith
- [Face Wash](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/face-wash/) - Synopsis: Nick is a careful, clean, and orderly young man who takes his shower routine seriously. When he finds his coveted face wash has been misplaced, his relationships stand to enter turmoil. Country: Canada Directed by: March Mercanti
- [Just a Song](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/just-a-song/) - Synopsis: A songwriter shares his new song with his girlfriend and things get a little weird. Country: United States Directed by: Gina Hirsch
- [House of Odin](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/house-of-odin/) - Synopsis: A mockumentary staring Game of Thrones-star Miltos Yerolemou and Scandinavian reality star Enok Groven, the latter is doing everything in his powers to impress the first into helping him get a part in Game of Thrones. Country: Norway Directed by: Kaspar Synnevåg, Henrik Hylland Uhlving
- [Camrex](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/camrex/) - Synopsis: Camrex House is a notorious homeless hostel that for 40 years has upheld a fearsome reputation. Its skewed, in-house morality perpetuated by men with complex histories. Based on interviews with hostel residents, CAMREX constructs a series of unflinchingly visceral sequences that reveal a hidden world of untold stories. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mark
- [The Ditch](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/the-ditch/) - Synopsis: Donna wakes up in a ditch in the middle of nowhere. She tries to remember what happened, but only gets flashbacks of fear, violence and rage. And who is the young woman lying half-dead beside her? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sheena Holliday
- [Tale Of A Tinkerer](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/tale-of-a-tinkerer/) - Synopsis: Instead of living his life, Alan spends his days tinkering in his workshop attempting to change the world. But when Alan finally realises his goals, he does not get the outcome he had hoped for. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ben Hutchinson
- [VIKTOR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/viktor/) - Synopsis: Young Viktor escapes his parent’s world with the help of his grandmother. She allows Viktor to discover who he truly might be. Country: United States Directed by: Ann Prim
- [In Memory](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/in-memory/) - Synopsis: In Memory tells the story of elderly couple, John and Grace who, after a long life together, are struggling to cope daily with John's advancing dementia. As Grace navigates him through a tricky day of forgetting her name, running out into the rain in his underwear and appearing frustrated and vacant, John is silently
- [Eyes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/eyes/) - Synopsis: James wakes up in hospital with no memory and one of his eyes bandaged. Despite the nurse telling him he's recovering from a car crash, he soon suspects he is involved in something far more sinister, and his life is in serious danger. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ian McPake
- [Johnny Express](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/johnny-express/) - Synopsis: Johnny, a space delivery courier, is traveling though space to deliver a package. His ship soon arrives on a very small planet where he needs to deliver the package. The package is so small that he has to look through a magnifying glass to see it. Johnny walks around the planet, looking for the
- [Aftermath](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/aftermath/) - Synopsis: When you wake up in a strange bed the morning after a party, you find that it's often the small things that raise the questions of greatest importance. A film about the time between yesterday and today. Country: Germany Directed by: Ralf Beyerle
- [The Gallant Captain](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/the-gallant-captain/) - Synopsis: A boy and his cat journey into unknown waters with a little bottle, a boat and a vivid imagination. Country: Australia Directed by: Katrina Mathers, Graeme Base
- [3000](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/3000/) - Synopsis: When Leon’s best friend Ari shares tragic news about his battle with cancer, unemployed and desperate to help, Leon secretly decides to become a criminal to pay for more cancer treatments. Against the backdrop of contemporary Athens, Greece, Leon’s actions to save his best friend have irreversible consequences. Country: Australia Directed by: Antonis Tsonis
- [Lost Property](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/lost-property/) - Synopsis: An old man works in a Lost property Office. Every day an old lady comes into the Office presenting an item she’s lost and everyday he tries to help her find it. With each day that passes, expectations falter, hopes fade and the feeling of loss grows stronger. After searching a series of enchanted
- [NASTY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/nasty/) - Synopsis: WATCH - SEARCH - BECOME Short synopsis: It's 1982. Twelve-year old Doug is drawn into the lurid world of VHS horror as he explores the mysterious disappearance of his father. Long synopsis: It’s 1982. Twelve-year old Doug's Father has mysteriously vanished. With his Mother distraught Doug takes the case into his own hands, leading
- [MOS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/mos/) - Synopsis: The search is on for Enzo Ball, the recreant Mime whose 2012 disappearance is believed to be linked to his controversial hobby. A staunch believer that Ball was targeted for simply being his own Mime, Eric Farmer hits the streets with a a camera and a cause; taking aim at the troupe and its
- [Aqua Profonda](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/aqua-profonda/) - Synopsis: After encountering a frog at a swimming pool, a young boy reflects on his life growing up on opposite coasts of Australia and his fear of the creatures that lurk in the deep end. Country: United States Directed by: Nathan Campbell
- [Collider](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/collider/) - Synopsis: COLLIDER is a psychological sci-fi love story in the mould of 'Upstream Color,' 'Her' and 'Persona.' Dawn, a brilliant scientist, is devastated after the death of her partner Ann. Dawn has been working in a classified wing of the Large Hadron Collider and has discovered the means to shift between the membranes that separate
- [Dance of the Neurons](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/dance-of-the-neurons/) - Synopsis: 24 Dancers embody the birth of neurons. This work illustrates Oberfelder’s playful and inventive choreography for film. "Rube Goldberg Variations' will similarly play with a science theme, bringing to light how things (and people) connect and fall apart. Inspired by Rube Goldberg, the object artist, whose inventive contraptions and cartoons were a reaction to
- [Present Moment](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/present-moment/) - Synopsis: PRESENT MOMENT is a collaborative film project documenting a family negotiating the realities of a longterm, degenerative illness. The film is a celebration of living life well, despite whatever health challenges one might face: our protagonist's wisdom, honesty and courage inspires the viewer while reminding them of their own innate resiliency. Country: United States Directed
- [Jackdaw](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/jackdaw/) - Synopsis: A father mourns on the one year anniversary of his wife's disappearance. Country: United States Directed by: Travis Champagne
- [The Last Post](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/the-last-post/) - Synopsis: A halfwit is invited to speak at the funeral of a girl he only knew through the internet Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Adam Preston
- [Versus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/versus/) - Synopsis: When Tom - the murderer of a crime lord's son surfaces - unarmed and willing to be taken into custody, assassin Ray Vincent is contracted to wreak bloody retribution. But Tom has leverage. Not only does he claim he is holding a vital hostage, but he has something else: A secret, one so dangerous
- [The Hunger Artist](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/the-hunger-artist/) - Synopsis: Daniel’s mother approaches strangers in shopping malls and coaxes them to buy lunch for her. The feeling of anger and embarrassment has been with him all the time, Daniel remember his mom's strange efforts when he was a child and how he tormented and anxious he was because of her actions. As Daniel learns
- [The Eve](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/the-eve/) - Synopsis: Simon is an eight-year-old boy who seems to have everything from life. He’s a handsome child, he’s rich yet unhappy. He senses that there’s something wrong with his life and this leads him to wander off thanks to his fervid imagination. His greatest wish is to leave the materialistic world behind since he isn’t
- [Twine](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/twine/) - Synopsis: A hostile, serrated blade of a movie that follows the unravelling of a dark and twisted father/son relationship. Riddled with tension and beautifully shot on the wintery, snow-swept moors of northern Britain. Long-listed BAFTA Short Film Award 2016 Best Horror Film - Beeston Film Festival 2016 Special Mention - Leeds Int Film Festival 2015
- [Getting In](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/getting-in/) - Synopsis: When Roger loses his scholarship at one of the most prestigious universities, he decides to hack the tuition system in order to clear his bill. Country: United States Directed by: Stian Hafstad
- [Aestas](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/aestas/) - Synopsis: A man returning from a business trip saves a teenage girl from drowning. She disappears a few moment later, leaving the man quite shaken. His girlfriend tries to cheer him up, but she disappears too, when the teenage girl suddenly comes back. Country: Canada Directed by: Guillaume Comtois
- [OMESSA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/omessa/) - Synopsis: Anna never leaves her backpack and do not come-back often in France. Discovering a lump in her breast, she goes to a gynecologist who tells her that it is worrying. For Anna, it’s the moment to return in Corsica, to face her history, her inherit, her father. Country: France Directed by: FAVIER Charlène
- [Sebastian and Them](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/sebastian-and-them/) - Synopsis: Based on true events. Sebastian has to leave his childhood friends behind. The only problem is they don't want to leave him. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Benjamin Bee
- [Whisper](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/whisper/) - Synopsis: A young woman travels to a remote beachside cabin in an attempt to finally quit her heroin habit. While there she accidentally sets in motion a chain of sinister events. Hauntingly beautiful, Whisper is a modern day ghost story that will keep you gripped from start to spine-chilling finish. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [A Six and Two Threes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/a-six-and-two-threes/) - Synopsis: A Six and Two Threes is a short film about two boys from different sides of the tracks who meet when one goes in search of his real father. Shot on location in Stockton on Tees, the film was part of the Creative England iShorts 2 scheme. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andy Berriman
- [Hole](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/hole/) - Synopsis: When retired police detective (James Cosmo) learns that the man who killed his wife is to be released from prison, he hatches a plan to try and find her missing body and take vengeance on her killer. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mike Callaghan
- [Backtrack](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/backtrack/) - Synopsis: 1998 was the best year of Matt's life. Given the opportunity he'd go back like a shot. But once there, will he like what he sees? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ben Cohen
- [In Honor Of](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/in-honor-of/) - Synopsis: IN HONOR OF is the story of Sarah, who finds herself on trial for her life when an innocent family gathering harbors malicious intent. Seeing no way out, she submits to their devastating patriarchal ritual. Our film is a metaphorical narrative, using the phenomenon of honor killings as a motif to explore the ingrained
- [beverley](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/beverley/) - Synopsis: Beverley follows a mixed race girl's struggle to carve out a sense of identity in a confusing, shifting cultural landscape - 1980 Leicester. A move from the decaying, poverty-stricken, urban environment to the relative comfort and theoretical safety of white suburbia does not provide the hope and opportunities Bev may have wished for. A
- [In The Waves](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/in-the-waves/) - Synopsis: A tie-dye fabric animation that narrates the beginning of life through a microscope perspective. Country: United States Directed by: Ying-Fang Shen
- [Tooth Fairy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/tooth-fairy/) - Synopsis: A dark tale of a Tooth Fairy who builds her house out of teeth. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Brown
- [dark_net](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/dark_net/) - Synopsis: Alan (Johnny Vegas) searches for answers in all the wrong places and this time he thinks he's found them...on the internet in the form of a highly trained deadly assassin. But he's about to learn the true price of entering the 'dark_net'. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tom Marshall
- [Artificial](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/artificial/) - Synopsis: Xabier (Gorka Otxoa) goes for a job interview. What he doesn't know is that he has already been selected. CORPSA offers to pay him 80,000 if he agrees to be cloned. But more than just a lot of money depends on his decision. Country: Spain Directed by: David P. Sañudo
- [Seven Days a Week](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/seven-days-a-week/) - Synopsis: For the last 36 years, Paul has opened his North London paper stall at 4.40am, seven days a week, every week of the year. Now 66, and with his time selling papers nearing an end, Paul reflects on his life in the paper booth and what the future holds for the stall he inherited
- [TEDDY2K](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/teddy2k/) - Synopsis: Logline: Disenchanted with the inane online persona that made him famous, YouTuber Teddy2K attempts to reinvent himself as a more serious performer. It does not go well. Brief Synopsis: TEDDY2K is a short comedy drama about a disenchanted YouTube celebrity. Once the darling of the online community with millions of views for each video
- [Abismo (Abyss)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/abismo-abyss/) - Synopsis: A man and a woman drifting on a raft, dance with their instincts by choosing the only possible escape… Country: Canada Directed by: pablo diconca
- [Awakenings](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2016/awakenings/) - Synopsis: The line between dreams and reality is blurred when a young woman in charge of two children is haunted by mysterious entities. Country: India Directed by: Bhargav Saikia

## Films 2015

- [Hole](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/hole/) - Synopsis: A daring portrait of a disabled man yearning for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him. Country: Canada Directed by: Martin Edralin
- [Delivery From Earth](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/delivery-from-earth/) - Synopsis: A Science-fiction short film about the birth of the first human on Mars, told from the perspective of a Navajo family living in Gallup, New Mexico. Country: United States Directed by: Michael Becker
- [AISSA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/aissa/) - Synopsis: Aïssa is Congolese and is presently residing illegally on French territory. She claims to be a minor however the authorities believe she is over 18. In order to establish whether or not she can remain in the country a doctor must give her a physical examination. Country: France Directed by: Clément Tréhin-Lalanne
- [Solace](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/solace/) - Synopsis: An experimental journey exploring the people and places around the North East of England. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Will Edwick, Michael Johnson
- [Road](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/road/) - Synopsis: We all travel together down the same path, but the journey is always different. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Carr
- [BURUNDANGA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/burundanga/) - Synopsis: Pablo feels trapped in his south-American village surrounded by fog. He wants to leave, and this time, all means are good. Country: France Directed by: Anaïs Ruales Borja
- [The Black & Red Machine is Coming](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-black-red-machine-is-coming/) - Synopsis: Short portrait film of Lambton Street ABC, Sunderland Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joshua M Kerr, Andrew Roughan
- [Medalion](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/medalion/) - Synopsis: Sensitive people are around our life and sometimes are able to link the past with the future. People without any name can attract attention of friendly people. Unfortunately these sensitive people are not understood any fall down, maintaining beautiful remembers mixed with terrible foreseen dreams. People remaining in life can only see the sign
- [S T U T T E R E R](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/s-t-u-t-t-e-r-e-r/) - Synopsis: For a lonely typographer, an online relationship has helped him mask his acute speech impediment. A tumultuous ride of joy, doubt and romance in the digital age. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Benjamin Cleary
- [Embargo on Love](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/embargo-on-love/) - Synopsis: For forty years, Cuban families have been separated by water and politics, but the desire to connect remains strong. I made this film to deliver a message of love to the once forbidden island. Country: United States Directed by: Lauren Rothman
- [Helio](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/helio/) - Synopsis: One worker sparks an uprising when he attempts to break free of his dystopian underworld. Country: United States Directed by: Teddy Cecil
- [Karma](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/karma/) - Synopsis: Jamie and Brian are two skinheads bursting with hate. One night something is revealed to them which changes their life upside down.. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Bartosz Dzidowski
- [CASA DEL SUEÑOS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/casa-del-suenos/) - Synopsis: Leigh (Jason Perini) is a luckless single man who sets his standards low when it comes to romance. When he knocks on the door of his blind date, Miranda (Geraldine Hakewill), he is disappointed with her beauty. Leigh’s unexpected disapproval leads Miranda to make some unlikely confessions that teach them both to raise their
- [Getting Ready for a Lunch Date](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/getting-ready-for-a-lunch-date/) - Synopsis: When Zep's lonely she goes a little...crazy. Country: Canada Directed by: Patrick Hodgon
- [Bystander Effect](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/bystander-effect/) - Synopsis: Take the next best residential neighborhood. A man is on the look-out for a victim. Within a couple of minutes, he chooses a young woman. He hunts, stabs and rapes her. As he dwells on his vicious performance of the crime, the residents turn into a dormant audience while they stand by and watch
- [Max](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/max/) - Synopsis: Some decisions are tough. A very challenging day in the life of Annette Davis. Film Download link (H.264 approx. 600MB): https://goo.gl/kB2KEf Country: United States Directed by: Rajesh Naroth
- [El Mano vs. Japanese Zombie](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/el-mano-vs-japanese-zombie/) - Synopsis: One day El Mano, the world’s greatest wrestler, decided to exercise his massive legs. During a brief respite next to a scary grave, El Mano is attacked by an unholy being. It is a being charmed with a demonic appetite for wrestling. It is a Japanese Zombie! The mighty wrestler dispatched his foe with
- [The Reinvention of Normal](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-reinvention-of-normal/) - Synopsis: Go straight off the wall said his dad and Dominic does just that. The film follows Dominic Wilcox, an artist / inventor / designer, on his quest for new ideas....Transforming the mundane and ordinary into something surprising, wondrous and strangely thought provoking. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Liam Saint-Pierre
- [Iron](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/iron/) - Synopsis: In the wake of Thatchers reign, a broken man fights back Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Michael Rowlands
- [Well of Water](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/well-of-water/) - Synopsis: In september, most of Slovenia was affected by heavy floodings due to lots of rain and brutal weather conditions. Lots of people's houses were damaged and some even lost their homes. During last couple of years, floodings repeat almost every year and represent natural disaster for our little country. It take people to repair
- [Lux](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/lux/) - Synopsis: AS IT TURNS DARK, WE PRESENCE AN ENCOUNTER THAT WON’T REPEAT ITSELF AGAIN. Country: Peru Directed by:
- [Companion](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/companion/) - Synopsis: A stray puppy suddenly appears to brighten up a lonely boy's world. The two enjoy a long-lasting companionship as they grow old together. Country: United States Directed by: Sean O'Neill
- [Pruned](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/pruned/) - Synopsis: Pruned is a short animated film about a retired superhero living in a Florida retirement community. When his old nemesis is released from prison and moves in next door, the two resume their old rivalry over their prize-winning rosebushes. Country: Not Specified Directed by: Lindsay Meissner
- [The Boy and The Bus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-boy-and-the-bus/) - Synopsis: Soon after the death of his mother, ten year-old Joe and his older father move to the remote village where she wanted to live. When the local bus driver won’t wait for him, Joe stamps out his grief and begins to run. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Simon Pitts
- [Final Draft](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/final-draft/) - Synopsis: In 1973, the threat of nuclear attack was ever-present. The UK government needed to prepare its citizens for nuclear war, but how? A secret government committee was tasked to write a script for a future filled with widespread panic, death, the destruction of the BBC… and correct grammar. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Scott
- [Love is Blind](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/love-is-blind/) - Synopsis: Love is Blind finds Alice (SOPHIE ALLEN) in the passionate embrace of a young lover (WILL BEST), as she finally succumbs to temptation. When her husband James (ACE MAHBAZ) returns home early to try and make amends for his recent infidelity and inattention for their marriage, Alice finds herself in the midst of an
- [The Herd](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-herd/) - Synopsis: A number of kidnapped and trafficked women find themselves imprisoned in a squalid medical facility. For Paula her continued survival relies on her basic human function. Escape, on any level, is seemingly impossible as the women are condemned to a life of enforced servitude at the whims of their captors; for one reason only
- [TO THE BRIDGE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/to-the-bridge/) - Synopsis: A short film about the painting of a mural under the Wearmouth bridge in Sunderland. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Monkey with a Pen
- [Tarim the Brave Against the Thousand and One Effects](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/tarim-the-brave-against-the-thousand-and-one-effects/) - Synopsis: Tarim is the captain of a ship sailing the seven seas, seeking for glory and wealth. During a new adventure in which he has to save a princess held captive in the donjon of an evil wizard, he gradually realizes that he is the main character of a movie. He then decides to fight
- [Power State](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/power-state/) - Synopsis: A bribe tests the will of a union leader as he battles corrupt police and an oppressive government in his fight for justice on the picket lines. Country: Australia Directed by: Joshua Goener
- [SEE ME NOW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/see-me-now/) - Synopsis: See Me Now is a fashion film inspired by the quote - "The darker the skin, the uglier they're considered". Upon hearing that, I called upon models and designers of colour to showcase the beauty of dark skin. And to send a message, that beauty comes from being comfortable in your skin. Country: United
- [TEST](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/test/) - Synopsis: A seemingly unremarkable man spends a day taking a bizarre test at a mysterious facility. Through his day he interacts with the odd, detached employees of the facility, guiding him from section to section, obscuring the intentions or duration of the test. Country: United States Directed by: Jay Lifton
- [Thundercluck: Chicken of Thor](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/thundercluck-chicken-of-thor/) - Synopsis: This film chronicles the birth, life, and legacy of Thundercluck, the viking chicken with the power of thunder. Half mortal. Half god. All natural chicken. Country: United States Directed by: Paul A. Tillery IV
- [The Home Promised](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-home-promised/) - Synopsis: In one of the last “illegally-constructed” neighbourhoods in Taipei, the residents’ quest for relocation gives birth to a community--a home that they never knew they had. Country: Canada Directed by: Betty Xie
- [The Hook (short 10mins)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-hook-short-10mins/) - Synopsis: A washed up fighter gives a boxing lesson that changes his life. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Nick Flügge
- [Metropolis II: Highway to Heaven](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/metropolis-ii-highway-to-heaven/) - Synopsis: A young boy learns that death is not always the end of the road... Country: United States Directed by: Phil Swinburne
- [THANK YOU STAN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/thank-you-stan/) - Synopsis: A personal animated tribute to the later great soccer legend, Sir Stanley Matthews, on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Country: United States Directed by: Tony White
- [Late](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/late/) - Synopsis: This is my life every morning. Country: United States Directed by: Christi Bertelsen
- [Access to Work](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/access-to-work/) - Synopsis: Jamie's routine is simple, wake up in filth, shower, hire an assistant, dispose of target, dispose of assistant. Repeat. Today will be slightly different... Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Alastair Clayton , Stuart Laws
- [A Way Out](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/a-way-out/) - Synopsis: When aging gangster Vic risks it all to quit the life, he discovers his young protege has been keeping a secret of his own -- one that plunges them both into a deadly cat and mouse game over the course of one car ride. Country: United States Directed by: Jason Tostevin
- [The Weeping Mountain](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-weeping-mountain/) - Synopsis: Guillermina is a young colla from the northwest of Argentina. She cant mourn and wants to be free. In her husbands wake she decides to leave the room. She climbs a mountain following a flying condor in the sky. She begins to remember her sad youth with her drunk husband and also the day
- [And The Wind Falls](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/and-the-wind-falls/) - Synopsis: Desperate to reunite with her daughter, a cash-strapped motel housekeeper finds a potential answer: a dead guest's bag of money. Country: United States Directed by: Shuming He
- [I'm in the corner with the bluebells](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/im-in-the-corner-with-the-bluebells/) - Synopsis: Half-siblings Julie and Ricardo meet for the first time and find an unwanted attraction. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ako Mitchell
- [Across Still Water](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/across-still-water/) - Synopsis: Losing his sight to an incurable disease 32 year old John must take the next steps in accepting that one day he may go blind completely. Camped in the dark night of the city and guided by schoolboy Ben, John considers his future and casts his line for carp at the bottom of London’s
- [Cleaner Than Life](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/cleaner-than-life/) - Synopsis: Tracey wants to travel, if only she could get the cleaning done. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sandra McKellar
- [Dinner's served](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/dinners-served/) - Synopsis: An old Armenian couple, ARA and SOSSEH, living on the memories of their lives where they used to work as stage actors, are preparing a new-year's eve dinner for the family to reunite. Country: Lebanon Directed by: Tony Partamian
- [Homelessness](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/homelessness/) - Synopsis: Homelessness is a short documentary about three characters who share their experience of being homeless, and their journey of recovery. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Amy Spiteri
- [Her Children Mourn](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/her-children-mourn/) - Synopsis: A man and a woman, dressed in funeral black, arrive at a homestead. Both are silent, bottled up, alone. They each enter the barn to work through their thoughts. In the end, both find their way outside - to the fields and garden, and to some kind of peace. Country: United States Directed by:
- [Intrinsic Moral Evil](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/intrinsic-moral-evil/) - Synopsis: Intrinsic Moral Evil seems to be a tale of identity and coming of age. But above all, the three dancers play with the viewer’s perception and expectations. The layered story gradually develops; revealing its last secrets just before the end credits start. Inviting the audience to make its own interpretation. Country: Netherlands Directed by:
- [Fresh Air](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/fresh-air/) - Synopsis: Maudie lives in a care home, where all the residents just want to sleep; but she wants to feel the wind in her face. Unfortunately, fresh air is aparently against the rules. A short animation about independence and not growing up... Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Fin McMorran
- [Mrs Kaye](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/mrs-kaye/) - Synopsis: Mrs Kaye is a tense kafkaesque thriller that explores the plight of a woman fighting seemingly unending levels of bureaucracy in the guise of a nameless man. As the film progresses, it becomes a darker reflection of society’s treatment of the individual and the rise of regressive officialdom in the face of technological innovations
- [24/7](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/24-7/) - Synopsis: 24/7 follows Kevin as he reveals his life to the world through a controversial new website ’24/7′. Everything Kevin sees and hears is streamed directly onto the internet. How will Kevin cope when he has no privacy? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Connor Langley
- [the Urge 2 - It Lies Within](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-urge-2-it-lies-within/) - Synopsis: During a bizarre series of events a vampire discovers that harmless forest creatures, and even his own body, have turned against him. Country: Canada Directed by: Christopher Angus
- [The Spring](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-spring/) - Synopsis: Inspired by the works of Marjane Satrapi and Ayaan Hirsi Ali, The Spring is a film about forced marriage, exploring the illusion of choice within the myth of 'separate but equal'. Set in a world where men and women live in apparently equal, yet parallel universes, The Spring is the story of a young
- [Arrangement of Thorns](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/arrangement-of-thorns/) - Synopsis: When strange things start to occur on the arrival of three new students, Sam takes it upon himself to discover the truth. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Julian Lambert, Chris Davis
- [Man Made Mountains](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/man-made-mountains/) - Synopsis: A collaborative piece between artist Bob Mitchell and film maker Jonny Maxfield. A project set in the stunning industrial landscape of north Wales. Huge photographic images up to 50 ft high displayed as installations in former industrial sites shown with time lapse photography. Once vast, the industry remains in just a few areas but
- [Ardoyne](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/ardoyne/) - Synopsis: WINNER: Columbia Gorge International, Film Festival, Lionshead Film Festival, Phoenix Comicon FF, NYCIFF & Philadelphia Independent Film Festival & Oregon International Film Awards. I want to reinvent how documentaries are watched! bseband.com/ardoyne web site info Thousands of short films are watched by few people beyond film festivals, mine included. The most watched videos today
- [Through the Breaking Glass](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/through-the-breaking-glass/) - Synopsis: Alice, already a woman, wakes up in a wonderful land. She does not remember her name neither how she got there. Three stars fall from the sky and become pieces of a broken mirror. A solitary and rainy alley, a little girl in a hospital room and a creature coming from darkness will challenge
- [Dazzling Shadow](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/dazzling-shadow/) - Synopsis: A boy runs into an old man in the park and a woman encounters a homeless man on the street. Country: Korea, Republic of Directed by: Dojun Yoo
- [After Eric: Part of That World](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/after-eric-part-of-that-world/) - Synopsis: This film follows the story of the real Ariel from Disney's The Little Mermaid as she tries to exist as 'Part of That World'. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Marcus J. Richardson
- [Steven caught a Star](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/steven-caught-a-star/) - Synopsis: The imaginative, nine year old Steven grows up with divorcing parents. The only place he can visit to escape his home situation is his imagination. In his imagination he catches a shooting star in a glass jar which becomes the light in his life. At night Steven is being visited by a giant star
- [T  O  B](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/t-o-b/) - Synopsis: An Award-Winning Experimental short Film inspired by creative process that any artist and musician has to go through in order to produce a master piece. I feel this metamorphosis is some what the same process that the caterpillar has to go through to become a butterfly. For me this process has to happen in
- [The Wellington](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/the-wellington/) - Synopsis: The Wellington used to be a popular Resort Hotel located in a remote place in Switzerland. The hotel is now being managed by the third generation. Ueli has taken over that part for the past 20 years. Ever since then the hotel has gone downhill rapidly. Meanwhile hardly any guests end up in the
- [Centurion Resurrection](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/centurion-resurrection/) - Synopsis: A Roman Centurion soldier is resurrected in modern times at the Roman Baths, witnessed by a magnificent Golden Eagle (The Spirit of Rome). As he enters the streets of modern day Bath he is mistaken for a street performer. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Richard Bazley
- [I've just had a dream](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/ive-just-had-a-dream/) - Synopsis: Irene is eight and she just woke up from a horrible dream. Country: Spain Directed by: JAVI NAVARRO
- [Notes From There (Notas desde allá)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/notes-from-there-notas-desde-alla/) - Synopsis: Pepca and Martine are lovers and dance collaborators torn apart by the immigration arrest of Martine. They must learn to be there, no matter where there is. Country: United States Directed by: Ann Prim
- [Audio Visual Poison](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/audio-visual-poison/) - Synopsis: Audio Visual Poison Experimental Animation Made in Full 2.39:1Cinemascope with surround sound to place the audiences at the centre of the orchestration composed my the director,The experimental abstract visuals interpret the complexity of the score. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Michael Salkeld
- [Think Ink](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/think-ink/) - Synopsis: An animated film about outcasts and acceptance, a la psychology inkblots. Country: United States Directed by: Wally Chung
- [Cowboy Ben](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2015/cowboy-ben/) - Synopsis: Desperate, delusional and destitute, Ben (Shaun Dooley - Broadchurch, The Game, The Woman in Black) meets with his childhood friend Brian (Ramon Tikaram - This Life, Stella, Jupiter Ascending), in a trendy London bar to patch up and catch up on happier times. But with nothing left to lose, it soon becomes clear Ben

## Films 2022

- [Rimi](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/rimi/) - Synopsis: Rimi, a housewife, stuck in the mundane life of domesticity finds herself on the threshold of leaving everything behind and embracing liberation when a desire awakens in her after she encounters young and attractive Riya. Country: India Directed by: Nischhal Sharma
- [Church Hall/Bingo Hall](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/church-hall-bingo-hall/) - Synopsis: The second Music video for North-East artists Amateur Trepanning produced in 2021 amid one of the more relaxed parts of the COVID-19 global pandemic. Filmed on zero budget the "concept" came about when director Rachel Eleanor Brook was arranging a visit to The Lawnmowers Arts Centre in Pelaw to collect a life size artificial
- [You Don't See Me](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/you-dont-see-me/) - Synopsis: Eve, an old performer, muses on ageing and the formation of identity as she applies her make up in a backstage dressing room. As the film progresses it becomes increasingly surreal as the piece explores the fluidity of self and the disparity between how we are seen by others and the expectation in our
- [Home Safe](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/home-safe/) - Synopsis: At the end of a late shift, Molly walks home at night when she realises she is being followed... Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Aymeric Nicolet, Ellie Hodgetts
- [Ruth & Safiya](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/ruth-safiya/) - Synopsis: Ruth & Safiya is a story about friendships in unlikely places, challenging stereotypes, and the power of community. Ruth, an isolated pensioner, meets Safiya, a teenage Syrian refugee who is haunted by the life she fled from. Filmed on location in Skipton, the story is set in an allotment, showing the power of the
- [Witchy Woman](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/witchy-woman/) - Synopsis: she has been receiving nasty looks her whole life. Her dark, twisted mind runs free as her nightmare imaginations come to life. Country: Bulgaria Directed by: Martin Malinov
- [MISH + GRAHAM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/mish-graham/) - Synopsis: It’s 2032. The Connect App has changed everything: it could be the answer to the social care crisis or the beginning of the commodification of care. An unlikely friendship between two strangers in four meetings, moving between BSL and spoken English. Ready to Connect? MISH + GRAHAM will form part of an innovative interactive
- [Epoch And Scope](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/epoch-and-scope/) - Synopsis: Hear what it hears, and see what it sees. But seeing is not necessarily true, hearing is even more false. However, all things are empty. Heaven and earth grow out of the universe, and life is between heaven and earth. No matter the spirit or the soul, a person is just a breath that
- [The Curtain](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-curtain/) - Synopsis: Thirty years after the USSR’s fall, three generations of Ukrainian women relay their memories of three distinct eras. Filmed in the year before Ukraine would have to fight anew for independence, the women’s memories take on stinging new significance. Country: Not Specified Directed by: Kateryna Pavlyuk
- [Cracks](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/cracks/) - Synopsis: When you're stuck between two worlds, how do you know, to which you belong? Iris and Nicole experience a hiking vacation through north Germany together. When they crash for one night in a monastery, a long forgotten site of Iris awakens. The barrier between reality and imagination becomes more and more blurry. The two
- [Before You Go](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/before-you-go/) - Synopsis: By helping to pack up her father's house, Suzie faces the possibility that there was more to her distant dad than she realised. She processes the missing parts of her childhood memories to finally say what she has needed to tell him for so long. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Elle Brown
- [Press-ups for Juliet](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/press-ups-for-juliet/) - Synopsis: Music Video by the band Lovely Assistant Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lovely Assistant
- [Going Flat](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/going-flat/) - Synopsis: In 2017 Katie Clare took a DNA test revealing a gene mutation. The mutation means she has a 50 to 85 per cent chance of developing breast cancer. We learn Katie’s mother died from breast cancer four years after being diagnosed at 39 — Katie’s current age. Shocked that the recommended treatment is to
- [The Scholar of Monstrum](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-scholar-of-monstrum/) - Synopsis: Set during the fictional victorian plague of beasts, a scholar devoted to studying the scourge undergoes a troubling transformation of his own. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sean Grinham
- [PRAGMA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/pragma/) - Synopsis: Here we teach you to stand in love, rather than fall in it PRAGMA is an off-beat romantic comedy, set in a Post Graduate Partnering Programme, led by the world's leading practitioner in sustainable love. We follow our protagonist Willow on a series of hilariously intense compatibility assessments lead by Dr Francis (Nick Mohammed)
- [Bang Bang, Honey Honey (Official Music Video)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/bang-bang-honey-honey-official-music-video/) - Synopsis: This is my music video to my indie-pop song 'Bang Bang, Honey Honey'. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Rob Irish
- [If Karma Was Real You'd Be Dead' Music Video](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/if-karma-was-real-youd-be-dead-music-video/) - Synopsis: Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Nathan Glendinning
- [The Sin Eater](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-sin-eater/) - Synopsis: The film tells the story of a man known only as The Sin Eater, who lives a very isolated life whilst doing his job of taking on the sins of people who have recently passed. His latest job seems to go very wrong, and he comes to realise that his work, the burden of
- [Maplesquire Soup](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/maplesquire-soup/) - Synopsis: The Maplesquires are a family of scheming, conniving bandits….who are also elite, world class chefs. Join them on an epic series of robberies and heists in order to collect the ingredients for the greatest soup known to man! This ancient relic has been dug up from the distant land of 1998, a beaten up
- [Dance, Draw, Dream](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/dance-draw-dream/) - Synopsis: A dancer moves from studio though to their imagination in this animated dance video created during lockdown. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jem Clancy
- [Better Than You](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/better-than-you/) - Synopsis: Friends Like These newest single ‘Better Than You’, takes us on a FANGtastically spooky tale as Lord Garner’s house is overrun. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lucy Turner
- [Rose's Nose](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/roses-nose/) - Synopsis: Rose knows a lot about people due to their amazing nose which can smell everything, until one day they catch a cold... Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Imogen King, Lexi Rory Allen, David Easson, Jessica Jobson, James Crozier, Jamie Wilson
- [Clowning Around](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/clowning-around/) - Synopsis: A Clown dreams of being a Circus performer, but soon learns that practice makes perfect! Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Brown
- [Toast](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/toast/) - Synopsis: After a young man agrees to help an elderly neighbour with their grocery shopping through lockdown, they form an unlikely friendship that changes them both. Country: Not Specified Directed by: Benedict Webb
- [Inner Gods](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/inner-gods/) - Synopsis: An artist film that combines dance, music and filmmaking. INNER GODS is a commentary on mental health among black men in England. Set against the back drop of covid lockdown restrictions and the rise of Black Lives Matter, it is the story of one man's struggle as he faces inner demons. Filming in Gateshead
- [Confession Day](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/confession-day/) - Synopsis: In the valley of the Black Mountains, Aled must bury his father, and help his mother find peace. An outsider in a tight mining community, Bethan reveals what really happened the night Llewelyn died. The will of a father, broken by the courage of a son. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ben Hooton
- [China in a Box](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/china-in-a-box/) - Synopsis: “China In A Box” from Irish singer/song writer Niall McNamee is about a loving, honest, yet fragile relationship and how these connections with a loved one should be cherished. Tugging at your heartstrings, the song is emotional and sincere, with raw pianos emitting a warmth and comfort. China in a box is the music
- [Candlelight](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/candlelight/) - Synopsis: In a dusty attic, a tall dinner candle springs to life. As the playful and curious candle explores, learning to hop, skip and dance, it discovers a second candle. The two play and dance their way through the attic, falling in love. However, a shocking discovery is made when both candles realise that the
- [Burial](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/burial/) - Synopsis: A very short animation film in which the entwined bones of two mermaids - mother and child - appear and disappear. The sound, reminiscent of a funeral march, was created on a bodhran (Irish drum) and a tambourine. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Cally Trench
- [Maius Mollis - The Tide Turned Offical Music Video](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/maius-mollis-the-tide-turned-offical-music-video/) - Synopsis: The Tide Turned Official Music Video, directed and captured by Megan Savage. The Tide Turned was released by Both Sides Records 20th May 2022. Along with supporting marginalised genders in the music industry, one of the labels core values was to 'demystify the recording process'. Maius Mollis (song-writer and performer) and Megan Savage (director,
- [i cant sleep at night](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/i-cant-sleep-at-night/) - Synopsis: Official video for Sorrows debut single "I can't sleep at night" Directed by Tony Park Filmed on location at Sinners Newcastle Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tony Adam Park
- [Alt Milk](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/alt-milk/) - Synopsis: Two hitmen wait for their target, one is a coffee snob, and the other isn't. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Robert Carr
- [A Last Resort](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/a-last-resort/) - Synopsis: It's wanna-be movie star Rose's 60th birthday and she's desperate to celebrate like it's 1999. Her partner in crime and uptight daughter Genevieve is however struggling to ignore some recent, tragic revelations about her Mum. As the enigmatic duo regress back to childhood ways, A LAST RESORT takes a humorous, idiosyncratic and occasionally painfully
- [bigfatbig - Let's Get Married (Official Video)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/bigfatbig-lets-get-married-official-video/) - Synopsis: The official music video for Let's Get Married by bigfatbig. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Lizzie Esau - Bitter Weather (Official Video)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/lizzie-esau-bitter-weather-official-video/) - Synopsis: Music Video for Lizzie Esau - Bitter Weather Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [KNUCKLEHEEDS - Philosophy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/knuckleheeds-philosophy/) - Synopsis: Philosophy isn't always straight forward...or is it? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: SJ Lowes
- [Martha- Beat Perpetual (official music video)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/martha-beat-perpetual-official-music-video/) - Synopsis: Music video for the song 'Beat Perpetual' by the Durham rock band Martha. Directed by David Combs and Benjamin Epstein. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: David Combs, Benjamin Epstein
- [wherever, next](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/wherever-next/) - Synopsis: A bittersweet snapshot of leaving university and a home shared with friends. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Benedict Webb
- [The Girl Next Door](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-girl-next-door/) - Synopsis: Olivia, an aspiring YouTuber, captures on camera her adopted sister Elizabeth's escalating abnormal behaviour that rocks the family's already fractured relationship. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Catalina Paz Gallego Anex
- [Finding Doreen](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/finding-doreen/) - Synopsis: A documentary focusing on the impacts of Alzheimer's Disease on subject Doreen Atkinson and her husband Alan, as Doreen battles with the early stages of the disease and navigates coming to terms with it. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Izzy Atkinson
- [A Town Called Panic: The Summer Holidays](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/a-town-called-panic-the-summer-holidays/) - Synopsis: School is over. Indian and Cowboy are getting bored. They decide to build a boat and set out in search of adventure. But their first attempt is a disaster. With the help of the animals, they finally manage to inaugurate their proud vessel. But of course, nothing will happen as planned… Country: France Directed
- [Inhabit](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/inhabit/) - Synopsis: A man moving into a new house discovers something left behind in the loft… Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Duncan Falconer
- [The Red Dress](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-red-dress/) - Synopsis: Music video for the band The Fallen Angels Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Henry Phillip Thompson
- [The Emergence of The Soviet Beat](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-emergence-of-the-soviet-beat/) - Synopsis: An army of babushkas fight the invisible enemy to the west. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Johannes Magnus Aule
- [After the Break](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/after-the-break/) - Synopsis: ‘After the Break’ follows a woman through her thoughts and back out into the world again. We meet a person who is ‘coping’. Fuelled by her own ponderings and unable to face the bigger problems in the world, she immerses herself in adverts on the television - as a form of escapism, release and
- [IMMERSE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/immerse/) - Synopsis: In early 2020, experienced swimmer Norma MacLeod quit a career in cardiac nursing to pursue her dream of becoming an outdoor swimming instructor. A few months later, in the midst of a global pandemic, she was diagnosed with cancer. This film explores Norma's thoughts, emotions and worries during this uncertain time and how she
- [THE MOUNTAIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-mountain/) - Synopsis: Matthew is tired of feeling down. He wants to get help, get milk, and get back to normal. But his relentless inner voices are not going to make things easy. In fact, they’re going to make sure it’s an ice-cold uphill struggle. A comedy about mental health featuring the voices of Shirley Henderson (Harry
- [Gut Punch](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/gut-punch/) - Synopsis: THIS FIGHT DOESN'T END IN THE RING. On the night of one of her biggest fights, amateur boxer Chloe must try to keep her composure after the sudden appearance of her manipulative ex-boyfriend, Lee. His presence seems supportive but does he have ulterior motives? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tom Lawson
- [When I die let the universe burn](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/when-i-die-let-the-universe-burn/) - Synopsis: In May of 2021 my father’s life changed forever. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He had to undergo a life changing operation. By using domestic ethnography through the lens of my camera I wanted to capture his feelings and emotions post his surgery. His reflections upon his life helped me re discover my
- [I could not love you enough](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/i-could-not-love-you-enough/) - Synopsis: The aim of the video is to render through daily images the gaze and that feeling of waltzing through life and certainty, beauty and belonging. But this incorruptible feeling is alternated with small fears, grotesque representations of them, ironic double sides of the same image. The song shows pride, tender submission to this love,
- [Nirvana](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/nirvana/) - Synopsis: Country: Serbia Directed by: Ljubba Stefanovic
- [Split](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/split/) - Synopsis: Paul and Angela are about to meet in an empty bungalow. Why are there? And who is telling the truth? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Clare Holman
- [Jack Fox - Lady Luck | Music Video](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/jack-fox-lady-luck-music-video/) - Synopsis: Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Metroland - Delivery Gulls](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/metroland-delivery-gulls/) - Synopsis: Fast Food chain employee Mark, is forever being pestered by those pesky delivery gulls. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jack Stanley Robertson
- [Between the Tides](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/between-the-tides/) - Synopsis: The mysterious Holy island of Lindisfarne becomes inaccessible when the tide washes over its causeway. Some inhabitants discuss what it is like to live there. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Artemis Constantinou
- [Peace of Mind](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/peace-of-mind/) - Synopsis: A veteran war reporter finds peace of mind in the Highlands of Scotland Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Archie Baker
- [Hermit Phase](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/hermit-phase/) - Synopsis: Music video for Amateur Ornithologist's single. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Daniel Clifford, Jenny Rohde
- [SNAP - ARCHIE'S STORY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/snap-archies-story/) - Synopsis: SNAP, Archie's Story is a short video conceived and directed by George Stamos featuring the legendary dancing, distinct voice and story of NYC vogue-dance icon Archie Burnett (Grandfather of the House of Ninja). In this rare and vulnerable portrait, vivid imagery, humour, movement, and Archie's narration come together to tell his remarkable story of
- [The Outing](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-outing/) - Synopsis: All she wanted was a day to herself ... 1970's: A lonely divorcee, Nellie, meets widower Frank on a trip to the seaside. Nellie lets herself be swept away by the hope of connection. But as the seagulls circle overhead and Frank begins to ask too many questions, Nellie realises she will never be
- [Deloping](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/deloping/) - Synopsis: On July 21st 1792, Mary and Emma settled their differences the only way they knew how: a duel to the death! Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jon Olav Stokke
- [Bald](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/bald/) - Synopsis: Bald tells the heartwarming tale of how the baldest man in the world accidentally starts a moon-worshipping cult in South Wales. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Luke Bather
- [Dispatched Dream](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/dispatched-dream/) - Synopsis: Rachel struggles to chase her dream of being a singer due to her work at a convenience store. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Aziz Altamimi
- [Close Knit](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/close-knit/) - Synopsis: Close Knit is is an animated film documentary made during the pandemic and co created by the Creative People and Places programme Museums Northumberland bait, communities in South East Northumberland and three artists; animator Sheryl Jenkins, artist filmmaker Amanda Loomes and sound artist and musician Alison Carlier. It is a nostalgic and heart-warming trip
- [No Means Nothing](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/no-means-nothing/) - Synopsis: Rachel is enjoying a quiet night revising for her test, until she gets a certain call from an acquaintance, pressuring her into sending explicit content. Rachel tries standing up for herself until eventually, she has no choice. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: James Calvert, Scott Metters
- [An Evening With Taglioni](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/an-evening-with-taglioni/) - Synopsis: Based on a true story from when legendary ballerina Marie Taglioni, the first woman to go 'en pointe', retired. Her pointe shoes were bought by a fan... Then cooked at a lavish dinner party and served to 35 guests. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jessica Wright, Morgann Runacre-Temple
- [Hopper And Gundel - River Police](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/hopper-and-gundel-river-police/) - Synopsis: Hopper and Gundel are two River Police who assumed their job would involve more crime fighting and life saving than boat maintenance and ferrying real detectives about. They are the brunt of their land-based peers' jokes, namely Officer Cook but maybe today is their big chance to prove themselves. Or not. Country: United Kingdom
- [Mykki Blanco - Family Ties Feat Michael Stipe](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/mykki-blanco-family-ties-feat-michael-stipe/) - Synopsis: Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Krishna Muthurangu, Kit Monteith
- [REQUIEM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/requiem/) - Synopsis: Requiem is set in 1605, against the backdrop of the witch trials. It's a coming of age story, following Evelyn as she engages in a game of cat and mouse against her father, Minister Gilbert, in order to be with Mary, the woman she loves. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Emma Gilbertson
- [HIM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/him/) - Synopsis: With past trauma appearing in waves, Geny finds it hard to focus on her life going forward. When she should be coming- of-age she's battling the past as it overshadows her future; the young bird that's allowed to fly is forced to return. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sammy Patterson
- [MORTAL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/mortal/) - Synopsis: Trevor, a longstanding alcoholic visits the working men's club he once frequented with his brother, only now he's alone. He tells the story of how his brother lost a leg and gained a lust for life thus abandoning his brother. A sombre, gritty comment about northern working class drinking culture featuring a brilliant performance
- [Who Fired That Cannon?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/who-fired-that-cannon/) - Synopsis: After landing his first work in over a month, John Tootle faces a race against time to get to the Playhouse Theatre in Liverpool for his first shift. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Tom Lewis
- [Run With Her](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/run-with-her/) - Synopsis: Endurance running creates a secure world for 16 year old Emmy, where everything can be quantified and controlled. As influences from the outside world start to permeate, we follow the change it might bring to her relationships with the other girls on the team and within herself. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lia Campbell
- [Born in Damascus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/born-in-damascus/) - Synopsis: After ten years apart, a Scottish filmmaker tries to reconnect with her closest cousin. Once so similar, their paths were separated by war. As they piece together memories of Syria, they begin to wonder - ‘What happened to our family?’ Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Laura Wadha
- [West Country](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/west-country/) - Synopsis: An atmospheric portrait of labour and land in the West Country, told with reflections from local 13-year-old Conor. The film explores daily rhythms of nature and labour, and relationships between men and the land in early Spring. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Rowan Ings
- [Prosopagnosia](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/prosopagnosia/) - Synopsis: Prosopagnosia uses expressive animation to investigate intimacy, communication and memory. Prosopagnosia means face-blindness and to understand this neurodiverse behaviour, the contents of a memory box are intricately explored. Sketchbooks, photographs and diaries unravel to tell a unique and personal story. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Steven Fraser
- [Pit Pony - Supermarket](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/pit-pony-supermarket/) - Synopsis: Music Video for Pit Pony's Supermarket The video for Supermarket follows a character who recollects a fond memory, leading her to start fantasizing and reliving the night. As her recollections become more and more vivid, her feelings become entangled in a messy dose of nostalgia. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sel MacLean
- [Holographic Sickening Love](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/holographic-sickening-love/) - Synopsis: Music video for Nadedja Country: Not Specified Directed by: Sel MacLean
- [Memento Mori](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/memento-mori/) - Synopsis: “A study of light and shadows, framing and composition with no clear narrative. A visual essay on silence and the passing of time.” Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mia Saldanha
- [Everything's Fine](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/everythings-fine/) - Synopsis: After a tough day navigating the worries and stresses of her loved ones, an empathetic young woman struggles to find space for her own care. Mercy spends the day helping those around her. While her care and empathy may seem endless to them, her decision to put others’ needs before her own is a
- [Fishwife](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/fishwife/) - Synopsis: In wild 18th century Britain a lonely woman discovers that her menstrual cycle is of interest to a stranger. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Beth Park
- [GSNE - Girl Skate North East](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/gsne-girl-skate-north-east/) - Synopsis: Girl Skate North East is an ever-growing community dedicated to bringing women in skateboarding together. This documentary meets the women who are growing their very own skate scene in the North East, providing a safe space to practice, learn and have fun. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Krishna Muthurangu
- [Love.](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/love/) - Synopsis: An unrequited love story, starring British autistic TV and film actor Jules Robertson. This bittersweet film tells the story of Oscar, a complex character with unique needs but the same hopes and desires as anyone. Rather than a film ‘about’ autism, LOVE invites its audience to consider the world from the viewpoint of an
- [Women of My Family](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/women-of-my-family/) - Synopsis: A film as a personal stream of memories - the biographical fragments of a great-grandmother, grandmother and mother are marked by simple circumstances. It is precisely in these that the socio-political circumstances for women of the time are revealed: a lack of interest in medicine for female medical conditions, a lack of education for
- [one like him](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/one-like-him/) - Synopsis: A Jordanian man (Karim) must find a way to tell his childhood friend and first love (Ramzi) the truth about what happened twenty years ago, when a single moment changed both their lives. When he can’t find the words, the conversation repeats, becoming increasingly surreal until he loses control. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [What's in a Name](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/whats-in-a-name/) - Synopsis: What's In A Name follows a week in the life of Father Hugh Hefner and his wife Lynne, as this unusually named vicar grappling with retirement, tries to impress a documentary crew by throwing a party, while risking the demise of his marriage. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Nathalie Maher
- [She's The Protagonist](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/shes-the-protagonist/) - Synopsis: The Protagonist, by her given name, is presented to us in her natural environment : a jungle, sadly, often lacking in density. But today enough is enough! Being the mother, the secretary, the lover, the nanny, the baby bottle, the side piece of the main male character is no longer enough for our dear
- [Hospice](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/hospice/) - Synopsis: A man woke up from the hospital room and was bound to the bed without knowing anything. A strange-looking nurse came into the room and said that soon he would be "end" comfortably. The man protests that he is not the one to be here and struggles desperately to let himself go. Country: Korea,
- [Because Goddess is Never Enough](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/because-goddess-is-never-enough/) - Synopsis: Who was Tilly Losch? Dancer, artist, choreographer, lover, wife, muse … Tilly seems a blur, glimpsed at the corner of the eye, dancing in and out of focus. Because Goddess is Never Enough explores the elusive and fragmentary nature of Tilly’s life and evokes the spirit of the 1920s–40s when she was at the
- [I Fall](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/i-fall/) - Synopsis: I Fall, is a dance film created and choreographed by Fallen Angels Dance Theatre and past addicts now in recovery. It explores the carnage and chaos of addiction. Focusing on the twisted love story between two addicts - how they can’t live with or without each other – and their unbearable compulsion to use.
- [TERMINUS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/terminus/) - Synopsis: The four elements earth, air, fire and water, meet together in an ancient forest to celebrate midsummer. Their lives change forever as they are polluted by the new world around them. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jamie Weston
- [A Language of Shapes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/a-language-of-shapes/) - Synopsis: **Please note this version of the film is pre-sound mix** Emi, a young girl with a stomach upset, enters the magical, microscopic world inside a zebrafish and aids the defenders of her cells to outwit the invading Shigella bacteria. At a time when there is increased anxiety around the viral attack on our cells
- [Realm Of Horus - The Book Of Thoth](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/realm-of-horus-the-book-of-thoth/) - Synopsis: Music video for the song "The Book Of Thoth" by the heavy metal band Realm Of Horus. A small rehearsal room posed a big challenge in terms of executing the main idea to make the video look like a multi-camera setup. Shot on a single camera setup in several takes, the clever filming and
- [Ruthless](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/ruthless/) - Synopsis: In 1970’s Northern Ireland, a young boy, bereft of his mother, defies his father to get the Glam Rock album he so desperately wants. It’s Belfast - early 70’s… BOOM! Something’s in the air and it’s not a bomb, it’s a revolution. Glam Rock is drowning out the noise of armoured cars. As British
- [Foxglove](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/foxglove/) - Synopsis: Siobhán, left the island many years previous but now when she is beckoned home by her aunt she is forced to face the demons of her past and the crux of her unresolved pain, her relationship with her father. Foxglove is a story about healing and the transformative nature of forgiveness. Country: Ireland Directed
- [Consumed](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/consumed/) - Synopsis: Grieving after an early miscarriage, Faye preserves the embryo in a jar of oil, and sleeps with it under her pillow. She shows her husband, expecting him to feel the same connection. Isolated when he questions her sanity instead, Faye must act to keep the embryo safe. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Karen Lamond
- [Industry](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/industry/) - Synopsis: A music video featuring Industry from the Teesside based musical Steel & Iron. The music video follows Luke as he moves through the monolithic ghosts of the steel industry to return materials back to the earth. Shot at the historic and iconic Redcar Blast furnace Industry is the story of transformation, rebirth and reclamation
- [Takeaway](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/takeaway/) - Synopsis: A hand drawn tale inspired by the antics of the Bowerbird, that gives an insight into what really happens to all that single use plastic that we use and so recklessly discard. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lou Sumray
- [To Challah On The Table](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/to-challah-on-the-table/) - Synopsis: To Challah On The Table follows an elderly couple and friends in the build up to and celebration of Chanukah. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Olivia Barnett-Brown
- [PATCHED](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/patched/) - Synopsis: Hugo is going bald. In 'Patched' we see Hugo struggling with his baldness. He desperately wants to get a girlfriend and he is convinced that his hair loss is the reason for his misfortune in the love department. Instead of accepting his baldness he takes a different approach and finds a creative way to
- [Apology of Aphrodite](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/apology-of-aphrodite/) - Synopsis: This experimental poetry film is a multi-image narrative combining video, dance, costume and poetry to construct a kind of conversation between the gods about desire and morality. A common question is present in all our lives, how do we overcome this conflict between desire and morality. This natural human state brings us together, through
- [Standing Woman](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/standing-woman/) - Synopsis: “Standing Woman” is a dystopian drama with flourishes of body horror that depicts a near future where an authoritarian government turns those it deems criminals into trees as part of an insidious environmental campaign. Under this green dictatorship, a propaganda filmmaker wrestling with the recent ‘planting’ of his wife for making seditious comments, embarks
- [Ainsworth](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/ainsworth/) - Synopsis: Football is everything to Kam who has lived near the Ainsworth Estate pitch all his life. In 2013, with his good friend Hassan, Kam approached the Arsenal Foundation to resurface the pitch from concrete to astroturf. He is now a Coach to the local kids and this area represents so much more than just
- [Checked Mates](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/checked-mates/) - Synopsis: Alan and Rob meet up in the pub for a their first game of chess since their big fall out many years ago. All Alan wants is an apology - but will Rob give it? Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Caden Elliott
- [Cuties](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/cuties/) - Synopsis: BFI Network Presents: A hand-drawn sequential telling of human history in all its horror and glory, culminating in our next evolutionary leap. Cuties explores the elusive beauty in how we as a species continue forward in spite of our proclivity for destruction. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Theo W Scott
- [There Are Lights](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/there-are-lights/) - Synopsis: Menna and her father, Farouq, have recently moved from North Africa to the the North of England, to an isolated seaside town with its identity built around a gothic novel. Menna is trying her best to adjust to their new home, but her father’s reluctance to follow suit is making him even more isolated
- [Who's Counting?'](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/whos-counting/) - Synopsis: Who's Counting?' tells the story of a couple as they endure the pain and trauma of successive miscarriages. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ben Lankester
- [JUN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/jun/) - Synopsis: JUN explores the ideas of Jun Rhee, a South Korean craftsman working in the North of England. Jun shares his view on the importance of hand made ceramics in today's society over factory made tableware. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sel MacLean
- [Look North 1997 - Champion Tosser](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/look-north-1997-champion-tosser/) - Synopsis: Comedy Spoof - Vintage found VHS news report footage of World Champion Bobble Hat Tosser Darren Lally from Tow Law, County Durham. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Furio Ferrera
- [Laundry](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/laundry/) - Synopsis: Country: United States Directed by: Zoe Neely
- [Before It All Happened](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/before-it-all-happened/) - Synopsis: A mysterious gift ended up at the doorstep of Nathan’s (Chris Farfouris) dressing room on his wedding day, which sends him into his presumed future with an unexpected twist — a future with someone who isn't his bride. As Nathan tries to figure out what happened, things start to add up and his new,
- [B.U. Project](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/b-u-project/) - Synopsis: The b.u. programme is an arts and wellbeing programme delivered by Daisy Arts in Bishop Auckland that supports young people with mental health challenges. I am passionate about using my filmmaking talents to raise awareness of mental health. For more information about Daisy Arts and the great work that they are doing, visit www.daisyarts.org.
- [The Wilds](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-wilds/) - Synopsis: Anna receives an urgent phone call from her desperate-sounding and somewhat estranged mother, Helen. Anna's troubled brother has returned to the family home; Helen needs Anna's help and it must be right now – definitely before tonight. The Wilds tells the story of the day Anna Wild finally reconnects with her family; all thanks
- [AFTER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/after/) - Synopsis: A docu-drama featuring real audio from sexual assault survivors, whose stories shape the narrative in this powerful short film. Country: Isle of Man Directed by: Georgina Crebbin
- [Magnetic](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/magnetic/) - Synopsis: Plagued by violent nightmares, a distressed Italian woman seeks professional help to escape her abusive past. But as her dreams begin to bleed into real life, she starts to wonder if they have bigger significance. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mike Waugh
- [Sliced Bread](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/sliced-bread/) - Synopsis: Sliced Bread is a Comedy short film in which we imagine what a world would look like if Sliced Bread had never been invented - and what would happen in 21st Century society if suddenly it was. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Gulliver Moore
- [Aura](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/aura/) - Synopsis: When given an ultimatum do you stop or do you run? At some point, you have to decide. Aura and Chance are leads in a new coming-of-age film by Guy Hodgkinson taken from his experiences of working in the Adult Industry. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Guy Hodgkinson
- [True Sound Façade](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/true-sound-facade/) - Synopsis: True Sound Facade is a poetic dance and animation film in which a dancer realises their digital self feels truer than their real world self. It was commissioned by the Barbican museum in London and stars dancer Kino McHugh. By combining live-action and animation, the film becomes a celebration of how our inner and
- [Domestic Bliss](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/domestic-bliss/) - Synopsis: BFI Network Supported trilogy of micro shorts in which a young woman haunted by sensory overload and a sinister being tries to survive. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Joe Willis
- [Bronx Magic](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/bronx-magic/) - Synopsis: The everyday magic of dance is everywhere in a Bronx neighborhood. Near the ice cream truck, under the elevated train, and at the subway station, everybody becomes part of the daily dance. Country: United States Directed by: Marta Renzi
- [Trigger](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/trigger/) - Synopsis: It's a rainy night out in East London, Claire and Hannah hail a black cab and climb in. The driver navigates through the wet streets of the city, glancing back in his rear-view mirror at the girls in his cab. Claire glances down and spots a bag neither of them had noticed when they
- [Living Room](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/living-room/) - Synopsis: A short experimental film about the ecology of illness, and how I adapt my ever shrinking world to accommodate my creativity. The Living Room is just that. Alive. Wild with imagination. This is a work in progress piece of moving image. All created by me, but inspired by #AnimatedEcologies. Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [THIS LITTLE GIRL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/this-little-girl/) - Synopsis: A mother with a substance misuse issue, has to prove herself on her path to recovery, to prevent her child from being taken away from her and placed into care. THIS LITTLE GIRL is supported by BFI NETWORK with National Lottery funding with the film meeting the BFI Diversity Standards. THIS LITTLE GIRL passes
- [ROAD TRIP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/road-trip/) - Synopsis: A mother and daughter go on their last ever road trip together. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Natalie A. Evans
- [The Deafening Silence](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-deafening-silence/) - Synopsis: Thomas has a secret that he now needs to tell to his parents. While fearful of their response, his parents blame each other over the news, leaving Thomas to think about what the future holds for him and his family Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Nathan Glendinning
- [Wastopia](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/wastopia/) - Synopsis: Wastopia' is a short animated film exploring the issues surrounding global attitudes to waste disposal and the environment pollution the inevitably follows. The film indicates a visual journey based on an otherworldly place inhibited by strange creatures and the products of what humans discard. Country: China Directed by: Qianhui Yu
- [Bin Day](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/bin-day/) - Synopsis: Michelle struggles to confront her all consuming ex-boyfriend as she takes the bins out on what's supposed to be the happiest day of her life. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: `Richard Scott
- [HAV](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/hav/) - Synopsis: ​​​​On an isolated island, a boy is haunted by his recurring nightmares of the sea, which now start to bleed into his waking hours. The more he ignores his visions, the more aggressively they plague him, until ultimately, he must face his fear head on. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Eleanor Szydlowska
- [Connection](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/connection/) - Synopsis: Eleri has been caring for her mum, Luned, since she was a child. But both have become so invested in their reversed roles of parent and child, that they’ve lost sight of one another and the true connection between them. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mared Rees
- [A Psychogeography of Mourning](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/a-psychogeography-of-mourning/) - Synopsis: A Psychogeography of Mourning uses static imagery and unpredictable sound to reconcile the contradictory interior and exterior experiences grief elicits. Country: United States Directed by: Shayna Connelly
- [Barry the beekeeper](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/barry-the-beekeeper/) - Synopsis: An intergenerational documentary that follows Barry, a Jamaican-born beekeeper who has been the heart of his local community in Liverpool for over 20 years. Despite the pandemic threatening the closure of his beloved Caribbean centre, Barry takes inspiration from his bees and is still reminded that hope and togetherness can be found in all
- [Nails & Beauty](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/nails-beauty/) - Synopsis: A teen girl blossoms after her transformative day with a beautiful bearded builder. Nails & Beauty is a love letter to butch womxn. Feeling unconfident after once again being excluded by her girl gang, teenage Lucy resolves to visit 'Nails & Beauty' salon. However, Lucy discovers that 'Nails & Beauty' is a filthy workshop
- [Doughnut](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/doughnut/) - Synopsis: Things turn sour when an amateur improv group meet for the first time, as one of the group misjudges the situation. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Liam White, Larry Ketang
- [The Unlocking](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-unlocking/) - Synopsis: Elliot struggles with OCD, locking his door all night, every night. One night he decides to not lock the door, and is horrified when he encounters a strange intruder. Country: United States Directed by: Thomas Matthew Brush
- [Ghosts of the Estuary](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/ghosts-of-the-estuary/) - Synopsis: My film explores the impact of industry upon the River Tees, in the North East of England. Using field recordings of the environment and wildlife, recordings of interviews and musical composition, Ghosts of the Estuary explores the past and questions the future of this important habitat through the lense of the current climate crisis.
- [GARY KEMP - IN SOLO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/gary-kemp-in-solo/) - Synopsis: An intimate portrait documentary of Spandau Ballet's Gary Kemp which explores an artist's journey towards making a solo album. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Charlie Lightening
- [TYPE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/type/) - Synopsis: Type is a stop motion animation about Franny, a young woman growing up with chronic allergies that isolate her from the world. In her search for friends and a soulmate, she finds a parasite that can solve all her problems - for 24 glorious hours. The film stars Jodie Whittaker (Dr. Who, Broadchurch) and
- [The Palace](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/the-palace/) - Synopsis: A surreptitiously filmed conversation between my Dad and my Nana in Ashington, Northumberland, about the age-old British tradition of breaking into royal residences. The conversation is overlaid with Super 8 footage shot by my Grandad in the 1960s and scanned by me after my grandparent's deaths, shots I filmed on an iPhone while retracing
- [I'm Useless in the Dark](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2022/im-useless-in-the-dark/) - Synopsis: Continuously creating work throughout the last 50 years but rarely sharing it with a wider audience, a female artist from Teesside shares her story and her dreams with an audience for the first time. Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Hollie Galloway

## Films 2023

- [Everything Everything: Jennifer](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/everything-everything-jennifer/) - Synopsis: Duration: 00:04:18 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Krishna Muthurangu Writers: Producers: Michael Spearman Key Cast:
- [Slalom D: The Burning Days](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [Capture](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/capture/) - 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, Duncan Falconer, Paul Doherty, Aaron Ridley
- [54 years in Byker](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/54-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](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 prioritising alcohol and a new relationship over her. When Lauren watches her mother die, she feels nothing.
- [The Dawdler](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Mike Lee Thomas Key Cast: Trevor Fox, Arabella Arnott, Bethany Dunn, Dylan
- [Choked Up](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 about the Climate Crisis, her career takes a nosedive, perpetuated by political pundits, keyboard
- [Fitting](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 on both maker and amputee. Demystifying this unfamiliar space and experience for
- [Du Blonde: Message Deleted](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 about through dreaming of cessation of existence. Duration: 00:03:10 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Beth
- [original skin](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: 00:12:20 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Mdhamiri á Nkemi Writers: Eve Hedderwick Turner Producers: Sabina
- [Chicken Girl](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 What We Do in the Shadows, this “college documentary”
- [Liminal Potential](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 intellect and AI's exponential growth. It raises thought-provoking questions about the consequences of excessive reliance on AI, highlighting concerns
- [Salt Water Sympathy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [A Matter of Choice](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Norton Selzer Producers: Dārta Vijgrieze, Emily Everdee Key Cast: Will Merrick, Lydia Wilson
- [Me Lost Me: Festive Day](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: 00:03:51 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jayne Dent Writers: Jayne Dent Producers:
- [Sparks: Escalator](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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:
- [The Union Choir: The Settlement](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Francis Trollope
- [Where The Magpies Fly](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Mains Writers: Amy Mains Producers: Stuart Hunter Key Cast: Finley King-Booth,
- [Drowning](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Cast:
- [BLYTH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 for viewers to dive into, as it is færy’s
- [Signal](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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:
- [Limerence](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 obsession, a knack for imbalance, and an overwhelming, but warranted fear
- [From The Top](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Writers: Jack Maraghy, Francesca Lin Producers: Martina Buendia
- [Hi Fi Spitfires: The Last Gang](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Quinn
- [Hounded](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [The Grafters - Metroland Comedy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 have some fun. Duration: 00:07:10 Country: United Kingdom
- [Hull?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Caden Elliott
- [Between Body and Soul](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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. Duration: 00:04:21 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: John Nasr Magharious Writers: John Nasr Magharious Producers:
- [Gorka](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Somerville, David Baddiel, Yanis Charifi, Saeran Ball, Janie Booth
- [Beltane](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Watford Producers: Amanda Brennan, Alisa Tritenko Key Cast: Kristof Gellen, Gabriel Mansour
- [101 Days of Lockdown](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/101-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 opposite sides of Sydney. The unique format of one second of
- [Ashnikko: Worms](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Ashnikko
- [THE MšBIUS TRIP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/the-mšbius-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 familial roles. Will they ever make it to the wedding? Duration: 00:17:06
- [Measure](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Cat White, Savannah Power Key Cast: Callie Cooke, Rebekah Murrell, Lydia Rose Bewley,
- [Patricia in the Dark](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Producers: April Kelley, Sara Huxley Key Cast: Patricia Davies
- [MANICURE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Dawson
- [Morrow](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Ukraine Directed by: Vladyslav Kalenskyy Writers: Producers: Olga Mykhalets Key Cast:
- [Vestige](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Writers: Guðni Líndal Benediktsson, Joseph Simmons Producers: Lewis Coates Key Cast:
- [The Snip](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Gregory Smith, Jade Way Key Cast: Ciaran Dowd, Sunil Patel, Rebecca Shorrocks
- [Dress Up](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Miller
- [Where the Sun Always Shines](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 thriving holiday spot turned national butt-of-the-joke, the town’s residents are used to defending its reputation.
- [I Don't Need Adult Conversation](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/i-dont-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 Evdokimenko Writers: Vika Evdokimenko Producers: Frankie Fogg Key Cast: Vika Evdokimenko, Isaak
- [Musica Quarantena](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Producers: Lilian T. Mehrel, Danielle Rhoda Key Cast: Elisa del Genio
- [Three Windows on South West](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 her home back. Duration: 00:08:00 Country: Ukraine Directed
- [A Big Day](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Key Cast: Scott Turnbull
- [Brother Nature](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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. Duration: 00:14:26 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Maxy Neil Bianco Writers: Brian Martin Producers: Adam Bouabda Key Cast:
- [Holly Rees: Careless](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 sense. It’s about the importance of listening, and (crucially) understanding and thinking about your
- [The Illustrated History of the Teesside Parmo](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Scott Turnbull Writers: Scott Turnbull Producers: Adam Bouabda Key Cast:
- [OFFSHORE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 communities and regions have been impacted by past industrial decline, the risks workers face
- [King of Sea](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 the past catches
- [MŽtŽores](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/mŽtŽores/) - 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 now let's run! Duration: 00:04:30 Country: France
- [Life on Chalkos](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 it’s in... until it’s too late. Duration: 00:02:10 Country: United
- [The Lure](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/miles-davis-whats-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… Duration: 00:04:21 Country: United States Directed by: Irina Rubina Writers: Producers: Irina Rubina Key Cast:
- [The Foul](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Key Cast: James Button, Arran Fear
- [Help! I've Stolen Amy Adams' Nose!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/help-ive-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 International FF, Genre Celebration FF & Cut International Short FF Winner, Best Low Budget Short
- [Dinner With My Family](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 trauma resurfaces and it is revealed that Christina Murdered her family As
- [Internal Abyss](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 by: Heléna Antonio Writers: Charlotte Fenton, Simon Jefferson Producers: Charlotte
- [The Messengers](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: United Kingdom Directed by: Karolis Andriulis Writers: Producers: Uran Apak Key Cast:
- [Kiss/Crash](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 in the digital age. Here, an AI repeatedly and lovingly translates a car crash
- [The Star and the Scribe](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Producers: Kaitlin Goldstein Key Cast:
- [Love, Dad and Daddy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: 00:20:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ross Adams, Tom
- [Head in the Clouds](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Chen Key Cast: Bekka Goldstein, Levi Squier
- [Agape](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 downhill. Duration: 00:17:00 Country: Ireland Directed by: Ethan
- [NO BALL GAMES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Moroney
- [The Best Things In Life Don't Exist](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/the-best-things-in-life-dont-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
- [The Weenies (Les Roteuses)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Chagnon-Grégoire Writers: Garance Chagnon-Grégoire Producers: Marie Lytwynuk Key Cast: Rose-Anne Déry, Zoé Tremblay-Bianco
- [Fist](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Producers: Kate Hodgson, Justin McDonald Key Cast: Adrian McLoughlin, Justin McDonald
- [Liam Fender: Time Comes Around](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 soundtrack, it shows a pair of ballet dancers whirl their way
- [Pop Shot](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Producers: Lisa Brewis Key Cast:
- [Muffled Existence](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: TJ Horrock
- [This Life: Moron-o-phonics](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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:
- [Memories of Yesterday](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 lost a child. They meet
- [Birdsong](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 them to confront their worst fears. Duration: 00:11:29 Country: United Kingdom
- [Innerscapes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 out of focus. This format echoes my ideas of inner experience as
- [Salvation Has No Name](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Wallace Producers: Loran Dunn Key Cast: Itziar Ituño, Yasmine Al Massri, Anna Savva,
- [The Closet](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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, Charlotte Cousins Writers: Thomas Walters Producers: Key Cast: Cata Lindegaard
- [Mr Windibank's 1 o'clock](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/mr-windibanks-1-oclock/) - 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
- [Farmed Out](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Directed by: Andy Berriman Writers: Jessie Brooks Producers: Dalton Deverell Key Cast: Jessie Brooks, Marina
- [Dream Big](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 anger she paints a figure to
- [Twofold](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: 00:18:38 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ella Greenwood Writers: Toto Bruin
- [Garden of Eden: Imrich's Last Years of Gardening](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/garden-of-eden-imrichs-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 nature and onions. Duration: 00:07:00 Country: United Kingdom
- [Yellow](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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, Yiannis Manolopoulos, Catherine Tschaepe, Azeem Bhati, Elham Ehsas Key Cast: Afsaneh Dehrouyeh, Elham Ehsas
- [How to Build a Life](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 dog best friend and renewed passion for Lego, in the
- [Mum's Spaghetti](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/mums-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 school, Poppy quickly changes her tune. Duration:
- [Blue](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 journey to adulthood for Lucy
- [Private View](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 years, Sadie is ready to uncover the painting. This
- [Slice](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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:
- [ITHACA: Fluorescent](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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:
- [Samuel Nicholson: Birthday Suit](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/samuel-nicholson-birthday-suit/) - Synopsis: Duration: 00:03:34 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Prasanna Sellathurai Writers: Producers: Prasanna Sellathurai Key Cast: Samuel Nicholson
- [E: Glitter Electron](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 force of modern civilization. Based on the music produced by
- [DAWKS: Be Someone](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Escaleira Silva, Izzie Jayne Dinsdale Writers: Producers: Izzie Jayne Dinsdale, Catarina Escaleira Silva
- [Twenty Objects from a Sixties Childhood](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 colour. The objects include a Christmas fairy, a Snow White wrist watch, a vinyl 'single',
- [Harton Moor](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Harton Moor is rendered in uncanny detail within a colourless, translucent world without
- [Offended](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Seymour Producers: Maria Caruana Galizia Key Cast: Gary Kitching, Curtis Appleby, Louise
- [Spiked](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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, Emma Zadow Producers: Phoebe Lorenz, Emma Zadow, Louisa Rose Mackleston Key Cast: Phoebe Lorenz, Emma
- [Safe Home](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Jack Producers: Penny Davies, Simone Pereira Hind
- [Silvi](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: LTHL WPN Writers: Producers: Key Cast: Silvi
- [The Un-Chaotic Cabinet That Wishes For Me To Sleep](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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:
- [High Levels (2023)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 bridges of Newcastle upon Tyne during his walks occurring around three o’clock
- [Jeremy: A Nightmare](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 decision... Duration: 00:15:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Writers: Producers:
- [The Mummy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 McCubbing Key Cast: Laura Toner, Maeve Toner
- [The Fell We Climb](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 inside look at what it’s like to
- [Geronimo](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Geraint Morgan Writers: Geraint Morgan Producers: Catrin Lewis
- [Callum Pitt: More Than This](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/callum-pitt-more-than-this/) - Synopsis: Duration: 00:04:13 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sel maclean Writers: Producers: Key Cast:
- [Borne](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 by: Claire Heather Molloy Writers: Claire Heather Molloy, Anna Moore Producers: Elena
- [Late Night Legacy: Red Light Glow](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 itself is symbolic for the way in which
- [The Contest](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Nadzeya Mikhalchenkava Producers: Taisiia Mazna Key Cast: Astrid Gallo, Eric Veiga-Planells, Léonard Berthet-RIVIÈRE, Sabine
- [Short Stay, Long Stay](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Danny Carter Producers: Danny Carter Key Cast: Neil Bell,
- [We Are the Earth (Nous sommes la Terre)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 all - a flame of life, carrying the
- [Ruby](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 enlightenment starts to crumble Ruby finds herself deep in the
- [Barefoot Empress](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Amma
- [Abigail Lapell: Old Flames](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [On / Off](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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:
- [When I'm On A Log](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/when-im-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 Baer, Duncan Falconer
- [egg and chips](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Megan Parkinson
- [Smoking Dolphins](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [It Got Me In  November](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Broadgate Producers: Margot Douglas, Thea Burrows Key Cast: Eve Gordon, Anna Swan
- [Hope You Fail](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 story gets global attention and propels the business forward, Rich
- [Intrance](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Diana Olifirova Writers: Producers: Key Cast: Diana Olifirova
- [City of Lost Souls](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Mpouyioukas, Yelena Tsaklidou, Bianca Radoslav, Deep Dakshy Producers: Pietro Venier Key Cast: Yelena Tsaklidou, Bianca Radoslav
- [Our Home The Sea](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 sea @ 00:23) Duration: 00:10:19
- [Into The Deep](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 environment through pollution, and how, one day, the fulcrum will tip and
- [A Television Broadcast from Outer Space](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Mikel Iriarte, Sam Atkins Key Cast: Mo Bayliss, Steph Leigh, Jack Whitney, Lucie Browne, Kenny Cumino
- [Sonder](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [Everything Is Out To Get Me](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 happiness than meets the eye. Duration: 00:08:55 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [She Weathers The Change](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: 00:03:05 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Writers: Producers: balletLORENT Key Cast:
- [Bitter Taste](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Alexis Trolf, Thomas Deshays, Audrey Jenkinson, Sam Kennedy, Toni Murphy, Lee Lister, Matthew McCarron, Jordan Walker,
- [CROOKS: Heart Of Vengeance](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 hunts down the
- [Cover your ears](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Nygaard
- [The Conqueror](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 lives. Duration: 00:09:57 Country:
- [JANET](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Hannah Guy/Thompson Writers: Hannah Guy Producers: Natasha Haws Key Cast: Emma Crowley Bennet
- [Fortissimo](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: 00:14:53 Country: France Directed by: Victor Cesca Writers: Victor Cesca
- [Short Change](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 attitudes towards government and politics have persisted through the generations, despite the things that have
- [Pattern](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 control until there’s nothing of you left. The light effect technique
- [That's Our Time](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/thats-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 time you've already spent. Duration: 00:09:30 Country:
- [TASTE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 husband, she untangles the house and its
- [I Sometimes Maybe](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [THE SPRAYER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 buried
- [Rest](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 States Directed by: Micah Stathis Writers: Micah Stathis Producers: Clare Louise
- [Birds](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 got a secret. Contrary to her youngest daughter Ray’s beliefs, Lee
- [Dead Whistle Stop](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Brotherhood of the All Seeing Eye.
- [What Would Julie Do?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 imaginary mentors. Duration: 00:07:30 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Grace Alwyn Ashworth Writers: Valerie
- [(R)age](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/rage/) - 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 Key Cast: Dina Grønbeck
- [PANDA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: United Kingdom Directed by: Sasha Briggs Writers: Sasha Briggs Producers: Sylvie Briggs Key Cast: Sylvie Briggs,
- [All Girls](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 ruthless ambition. Duration: 00:14:40 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Anastasia Bruce-Jones Writers: Anastasia
- [A Walk Home](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Key Cast: Becky Lindsay, Jack Grayson, Sasha Snowdon, Davie Linsdell, Justina Mitkute, Michael Aberdeen
- [A90](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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. Duration: 00:17:29 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Olivia J. Middeton Writers: Olivia J.
- [Universo](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 back rock with you as memory even if it's a meteorite. Duration: 00:06:46
- [Bloodshed](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 normal life. Duration: 00:15:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Eva Babington Writers: Producers: Naomi Rachel
- [Un-spoken words of a Heartist - Je suis née dans un chaos](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/un-spoken-words-of-a-heartist-je-suis-nee-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 becomes a movement that brings a
- [Cost of Living](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 film expresses the fury and anger
- [Meditations Concerning Taxidermy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: 00:05:52
- [Lefks: Le Temps des Ronces](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/lefks-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
- [Kiddo](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 their hosts and draw closer to discovering the truth of their journey. Duration: 00:14:57
- [Eggs](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Williams Key Cast: Hannah Fox, Dan Wrigley, Robbie Gowland
- [99Letters: ___ | SHISHIMAI](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/99letters-___-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 99Letters samples traditional Japanese instruments, and so to mirror this the video manipulates footage of
- [Burnt Toast and Cigarettes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Walker Key Cast: Becky Lindsay, Ellie Bindman, Rhiannon Jones, Craig Conway, Cole Wealleans-Watts,
- [Monico Perseus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 Producers: Tara Trangmar Key Cast: Andrew Tiernan, Sam Barnard, Alfie Stewart
- [CANDY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 full power. Duration: 00:13:50 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sarah Grant Writers: Sarah Grant Producers:
- [Badger x extnddntwrk: Executive Outcome (Remix)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 dressed the scene as if it was a largely unattended wake to emphasise
- [The Fool's Mate](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/the-fools-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: United Kingdom Directed by: Cian Llewellyn Writers: Cian Llewellyn Producers:
- [Demon Box](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 this film deals with themes of trauma and suicide. Duration: 00:14:00 Country:
- [Neriah: Unfinished Business](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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
- [The Painter and The Poet](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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 exclusive world, Fin refuses to succumb to a life
- [Tiny Dreams](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2023/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: Justina Nedzinskaite, Rich W Scott, Greta Makseviciute, Lukas Baranauskas

## Films 2024

- [R1C0](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/r1c0/) - Synopsis: On a planet hit by a catastrophic event, android, R1C0, wanders the planet in search of a charged battery pack in order to survive. Succeeding in her search, she is faced with the heart-wrenching choice of taking it for herself or allowing a hologram to live on. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi
- [Fishing](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/fishing/) - Synopsis: **GRAND JURY PRIZE - BEST NARRATIVE SHORT - SLAMDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2024** A dark comedy camcorder short exploring female sexuality and the impact of pornography. It’s 2006. Sixteen-year-old Lola has been in her room for three days and refuses to come out. She confesses to a camcorder a tale of first love and lost
- [TV Death: Scarecrow](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/tv-death-scarecrow/) - Synopsis: A second date goes frighteningly wrong, when a worn-out scarecrow comes to life. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:03:56 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Lucy R Turner, Benny J Smith Writers: Jack Burlison Producers: Lucy R
- [Two Minutes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/two-minutes/) - Synopsis: Two brothers rob a corner shop only to be interrupted by their Nan. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Duration: 00:06:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jamie Benyon Writers: Jamie Benyon Producers: Annie Lees-Jones Key Cast: Annette Badland, Samuel Bottomley,
- [Two One Two (Deux Un Deux)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/two-one-two-deux-un-deux/) - Synopsis: Two One Two, by award-winning filmmaker Shira Avni, combines shimmering clay on glass animation with personal archives in this deeply intimate, experimental animated documentary love letter to motherhood, parenting on the spectrum, and two headed monsters everywhere. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday
- [Under the Blue](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/under-the-blue/) - Synopsis: Bruised, hungry and only halfway through her late shift, a lonely and disillusioned police officer forms an unlikely connection with an appreciative and thankful criminal. A true-story police drama starring Steph Parry ("Malpractice"), Ed White ("Tár") and TV-star Nicola Walker ("Unforgotten", "The Split") with a unique sound design by Joe Beal (BAFTA-winner "Chernobyl"). This
- [Unravelling](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/unravelling/) - Synopsis: FIONA tries to care for her chronically ill grandmother MAEVE as she struggles to retain her autonomy. As her invisible illness begins to physically manifest into a malignant entity, Fiona is forced to confront her worse fears. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024
- [Us & In Between](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/us-in-between/) - Synopsis: Two long-lost lovers in their 80s, Agnes and Eddie, reignite their flame against all odds with hilarious and touching consequences. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:15:59 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Katia Shannon Writers:
- [Vestige](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/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. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern
- [Vida Marina](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/vida-marina/) - Synopsis: Two friends interrupt their training to dream about a life underwater. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Language: Spanish Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Duration: 00:03:52 Country: Colombia Directed by: Luis Enrique Vanegas Obando Writers: Luis Enrique Vanegas Obando Producers: Luis Enrique Vanegas Obando Key
- [Wander to Wonder](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/wander-to-wonder/) - Synopsis: Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator of the series has died, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.
- [Weree](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/weree/) - Synopsis: Having fled the Liberian civil war, renowned self-taught artist Johnson Weree is seeking asylum in the Netherlands where he lives undocumented and without a fixed address. Haunted by the horrors of his past, he draws bright-coloured otherworldly portraits, whilst longing for a brighter future. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Language:
- [Where It Ends](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/where-it-ends/) - Synopsis: Actor Jack joins a panto tour of care homes, and he is confronted with the reality of life, his future and where it ends. Jack is an unfulfilled actor who is desperate for some meaningful work. He agrees to join fellow thespian Lauren on a pantomime tour of the north east. Screening: Wednesday 8th
- [Where We Belong (私の居場所)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/where-we-belong-私の居場所/) - Synopsis: Inspired by the Japanese Buddhist tradition of offering food for the dead, a British-Japanese woman tries to reconnect with her origins by taking care of her mourning grandmother and, in the process, discovers the presence of her dead grandfather closer than ever. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening
- [Whippy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/whippy/) - Synopsis: Rivalry, greed and calippos... A messy turf war has erupted between warring ice cream firms in 1980s Glasgow after one rogue vendor is caught crossing county lines. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: World Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Duration: 00:04:58 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Wild Animal](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/wild-animal/) - Synopsis: A successful woman finds an abandoned baby and is stalked by the mother' Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Duration: 00:18:56 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Beth Park Writers: Beth Park Producers: Molly Murphy, Isabella Speaight Key Cast:
- [Witchfairy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/witchfairy/) - Synopsis: Rosemary, a young fairy, leads a boring life at the fairytale castle. She’d rather be a witch so she can scream, fly on brooms and get really messy. Unfortunately her mother strongly disagrees, so Rosemary decides to run off to the mysterious witch forest. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: No
- [The Bloke in the Boot](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-bloke-in-the-boot/) - Synopsis: Somewhere in Northern England, Mogg (Jude Pollitt) accidentally murders his driving examiner. Entrusting his best friend Gaps (Oliver Barry-Brook), the duo embark to Wales- in an effort to clear out their bloodied car boot. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 -
- [The Cakes I Would Bake](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-cakes-i-would-bake/) - Synopsis: Shot on two rolls of Super 8, The Cakes I Would Bake is a languid love letter to cakes told by two French courtiers on the eve of the French Revolution. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art and Experimental Screening Language: English, French Premiere: World Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art
- [The First Time I Never Met You](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-first-time-i-never-met-you/) - Synopsis: John, a grieving scientist inadvertently rewinds time and finds himself at his very first date with his late wife, Esmé. But can he win over the woman who fell for the man that John no longer is? Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024
- [The Friendship of Fish](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-friendship-of-fish/) - Synopsis: Animal lover Warren finds himself transporting a goldfish through a city park in a plastic bag. What should (literally) have been a walk in the park turns into a disaster when the bag starts leaking! After a lot of chaos, confusion, and a jam sandwich or two, Warren manages to save the fish with
- [The Golden Boy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-golden-boy/) - Synopsis: A family drama, about a non-verbal autistic six-year-old boy who with the help of his older sister, proves that his high support needs can’t stop his potential. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:15:46 Country: United Kingdom
- [The Granny Grommets](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-granny-grommets/) - Synopsis: Every Friday morning, the Granny Grommets meet at Middleton Beach to catch a wave, turning the tide on what becomes expected of us as we age. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Duration: 00:08:59 Country: Australia
- [The Hearts of Bwindi](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-hearts-of-bwindi/) - Synopsis: "The Hearts of Bwindi" spotlights the harmonious efforts of wildlife rangers and local communities safeguarding Uganda's biodiverse, UNESCO-recognized Bwindi National Park. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Duration: 00:08:17 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Charli Doherty
- [The Journey Home](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-journey-home/) - Synopsis: A creature considers its current bindings and finds them wanting. Winner of Film Hub North’s DIY Filmmaking Challenge. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Duration: 00:03:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Noah Lei Underwood Writers: Noah Lei Underwood
- [The Last Cowboy in Salford](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-last-cowboy-in-salford/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Duration: N/A Country: N/A Directed by: N/A Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [The Last Meal](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-last-meal/) - Synopsis: A couple head out for an anniversary dinner, and it doesn't end in the way they both expected. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - North East Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - North East Showcase Screening Duration: 00:09:20 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Krishna Muthurangu Writers: Nathan Jameson
- [The Liver](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-liver/) - Synopsis: The Liver is a Gothic fairy-tale set in a contemporary folk-world of collapsing social care system. In Bert we meet an anti-hero, a compassionate but prosaic old man, who when left in the absurdity of endless life and brutal economics, becomes Lucifer, a bringer of death. Bert is transcendent, meta-physical. His only fear is
- [The Milky Way](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-milky-way/) - Synopsis: An experimental documentary celebrating the whimsicality and nostalgia of glass-bottle milk production, treatment, and delivery. While large corporate companies dominate the dairy industry, the film preserves the simplicity and value of local businesses in a way that is accessible to viewers of all ages. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - North East Showcase Screening
- [The Oracle](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-oracle/) - Synopsis: What if we could witness the AI experience while it’s finding the answers to our questions? The Oracle centres around the topic of generative AI and its implications on humanity's future, explored from the point of view of AI itself, personified in a fantastic way as an all-knowing oracle. The process of generating answers
- [The School on Seaside Lane](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-school-on-seaside-lane/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Duration: 00:15:37 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Carl Joyce Writers: Carl Joyce Producers: Carl Joyce Key Cast: N/A
- [The Sikh Soldier](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-sikh-soldier/) - Synopsis: A Sikh soldier fights through The Great War for the British Empire, only to survive and have to face a further hell back in India. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: UK Premiere Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:14:52 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [The Sound of the Wind](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-sound-of-the-wind/) - Synopsis: Yuliia has become a refugee in Scotland due to the war in Ukraine. She is fighting for the future of her children while trying to maintain her relationship with her husband, who is on the frontline. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Language: English, Ukrainian Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May
- [The Sun is Up Forever](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/the-sun-is-up-forever/) - Synopsis: On a hot summer's day, a young daughter seeks to soak up the sun but finds her thoughts are preoccupied with her mother at home. Based on a true story, The Sun is Up Forever is about childhood resilience and hope. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: North
- [To The Dancers](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/to-the-dancers/) - Synopsis: It’s 2023 and Britain is in pieces. Brexit is an embarrassment and electricity bills are through the roof. For many, heading to a local music venue is a necessary escape from life’s bleakness. But what’s on the cards for small music venues of today, fighting to survive the trials and tribulations of late-stage capitalism?
- [Toast Soldiers](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/toast-soldiers/) - Synopsis: Haunted by the grief of baby loss, Alice and Joe navigate their path to parenthood. With emotions high, will Alice lose faith in something that means everything? Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Hazy Pine "Toast Trilogy" Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Hazy Pine "Toast Trilogy" Screening Duration:
- [Tow Truck](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/tow-truck/) - Synopsis: After impulsively quitting their job, a single parent kidnaps a neighbour's dog to try and win some prize money at a local dog show. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:14:15 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Rickshaw](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/rickshaw/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Duration: 00:08:30 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Raphaël Hernandez Writers: Raphaël Hernandez Producers: Raphaël Hernandez Key Cast: N/A
- [RoButler](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/robutler/) - Synopsis: Overworked council worker Cwnt Jones purchases a personalised A.I assistant to help make his life beta. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Duration: 00:05:37 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: James Button Writers: James Button Producers: Paul Marke Key Cast: James
- [RuMaz: Oh Aye [0.i]](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/rumaz-oh-aye-0-i/) - Synopsis: A music video for Oh Aye [0.i] by Rumaz. Performed by Max Gavins & 90BRO (aka RuMaz). Directed by Oliver Whitehouse for Sektion Red Filmed on location at Seaburn beach & Carnival House Special thanks to the Creative Seed & Carnival House, Southwick Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English
- [SAFE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/safe/) - Synopsis: Anne an office cleaner, finishes work late one evening to be pursued and harassed by a man at the bus stop. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Duration: 00:09:53 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Debbie Howard Writers: Debbie
- [Sandcastles](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/sandcastles/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Duration: N/A Country: N/A Directed by: N/A Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Satisfaction](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/satisfaction/) - Synopsis: Georgian England. A society lady raises her pistol to duel with her aristocratic mentor over a grave insult. Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Duration: 00:07:30 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Bailey Tom Bailey Writers: Christopher Buckley Producers:
- [Scott Matthews: Wait in the Car](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/scott-matthews-wait-in-the-car/) - Synopsis: Adrift while burdened by the weight of grief, Robert seeks a way through the obscurity of a life he never planned. Carrying only mementos of former happiness and fear of the untrodden path ahead, he is lead on a pilgrimage chosen by fate, where footprints will be erased and a heavy past unable to
- [Seaglass](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/seaglass/) - Synopsis: Struggling in the fog of grief, Fern embarks on a journey gradually rediscovering the light that can be found amongst the darkness following bereavement. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Duration: 00:03:32 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: N/A
- [Seeing](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/seeing/) - Synopsis: Well-known TV actor, Brian Woodland is making the journey back up north to take care of his recently deceased mother's affairs, but once he arrives he is reminded of a tragedy from decades earlier that will haunt him forever. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th
- [Sidewalk Shuffle](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/sidewalk-shuffle/) - Synopsis: An awkward encounter on the sidewalk turns into a shuffle; a Sidewalk Shuffle. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Duration: 00:02:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Max Bach Writers: N/A Producers: Max Bach, Lina Portnova Key Cast: Brooklyn
- [SKATE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/skate/) - Synopsis: Thea, a lonely 19-year-old girl, struggles to learn how to skateboard on her own. When Thea meets a welcoming community of skater girls at a house party, she is empowered to deal with her social anxiety through skateboarding. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: World
- [Slalom D: Waltz into Anarchy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/slalom-d-waltz-into-anarchy/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:03:11 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Gavin Selby Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Slay & Prepare](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/slay-prepare/) - Synopsis: When a suburban housewife’s world falls apart, she meticulously plans revenge against her husband. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Duration: 00:15:56 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Oisín Kearney Writers: Ciara Elizabeth Smyth Producers: Lewis Wardrop Key Cast:
- [Soulmate](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/soulmate/) - Synopsis: Anna, a lonely computer coder, has been nurturing an illegal romance with an AI in a computer simulation for the past six months. When her company uncovers the affair, she’s forced into a desperate battle to save her precious relationship. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere
- [Sparks: The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/sparks-the-girl-is-crying-in-her-latte/) - Synopsis: The music video for The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte by Sparks, from the 2023 album of the same title. Cate Blanchett is flanked by Sparks' Ron Mael & Russell Mael for this one shot video. Deadpan and expressionless throughout, her movement is a direct reaction to the emotions and musicality of the
- [Spirit of Place](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/spirit-of-place/) - Synopsis: Athel and Edward enjoy visiting the wetlands. Edward likes watching the birds, whilst Athel seems to have a much deeper connection to the landscape. When Athel makes a discovery, she is forced to re-examine what the wetlands mean to her. Starring Mark Rylance Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Language: English
- [Splash!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/splash/) - Synopsis: In the harsh but beautiful environment of the Arctic, a young Harp Seal pup must find his courage to overcome his fear of the water he was born to play in. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: No Dialogue Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Duration: 00:03:39
- [Sunderland Isn't A Real Place](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/sunderland-isnt-a-real-place/) - Synopsis: An Entrepreneur's business pitch is quickly thrown into disarray when their Financier begins disputing the existence of Sunderland. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Duration: 00:04:33 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Gabriel
- [Surprise, Baby!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/surprise-baby/) - Synopsis: Surprise, Baby! follows our protagonist, Taye, as they struggle to navigate a baby shower hijacked into a gender reveal, organised by their partner Serena's mother Pam. Little does Serena know, that Taye is about to surprise her with a gender reveal of their own. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Showcase Screening Language:
- [Swine](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/swine/) - Synopsis: Witness the death of society as two powerful men, driven entirely by their greed, gorge themselves on pork and wine before revealing their true nature. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Duration:
- [NE FLOW: Oblivion](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/ne-flow-oblivion/) - Synopsis: Official music video for the song Oblivion by NE Flow. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:04:00 Country: Not Specified Directed by: Robin John Cowings, Luke McConkey-Cowings Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Next in Line](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/next-in-line/) - Synopsis: An observation of the benefits system, “Next in Line” centres a refugee doctor who’s seeking government financial assistance. At her job centre meeting she faces a harrowing decision –– either she works as a cleaner or gets sanctioned. Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Language: English, Shona Premiere: N/A Screening: Wednesday
- [Nicole Blakk: Run](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/nicole-blakk-run/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:03:06 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: N/A Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Onward Ye Costumed Souls](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/onward-ye-costumed-souls/) - Synopsis: Thy back shall be broken, thy soul shall be enslaved, and thou shall assume, nay inherit, the role of tyrant. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art and Experimental Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art and Experimental Screening Duration: 00:05:00 Country: United States Directed by: Patrick Smith Writers:
- [Opening Up](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/opening-up/) - Synopsis: Reluctant-dater Jas played by Tamzin Outhwaite (Eastenders) hadn't meant to kiss Adam played by Gary Beadle (Guy Ritchie's: The Gentlemen, Rye Lane & Star Wars: Andor). But she couldn't help herself. Freaking out, she bursts into her twelfth -floor flat and slams the door in his lipstick smeared face, leaving divorcee Adam alone on
- [Otvaal Band: Kiss of Spring](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/otvaal-band-kiss-of-spring/) - Synopsis: Vlad and Dima (Otvaal band) plunge into spring waters and become one person. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: Russian Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:01:41 Country: Russian Federation Directed by: Anna Gudnicheva Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Own Home?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/own-home/) - Synopsis: In a dystopian future Em and Ly seek a night of escapism in a friend's vacant home. When confined they are forced to confront the heartless extremities of their new world: their future, friendship and identities are called into question. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi Screening Language: English Premiere: World Premiere Screening:
- [PATIENCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/patience/) - Synopsis: Over the course of a week, experienced NHS district nurse Flora mentors final year student Kev. As they visit patient after patient, neither of them is sure Kev will see it through as the work is challenging and the career is tough. However, as the duo makes their visits in Flora’s beaten up old
- [Pillow Talk](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/pillow-talk/) - Synopsis: TW: Themes of SA. Some viewers my find the topics and recreations covered disturbing. Includes flashing images. Viewer discretion is advised. After a video of her tear-stained pillow goes viral online, Senan is thrown into reluctant, small-time fame and invited onto a strange talk-show. Quickly, the pressure is on and Senan finds herself physically
- [Pipedream](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/pipedream/) - Synopsis: Born into a dreamless world of violence, Paul reimagines his life, from childhood heroin addiction and criminality to the pursuit of hope and human connection. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Duration: 00:12:37 Country: United Kingdom Directed by:
- [Pobl Bachyn](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/pobl-bachyn/) - Synopsis: Pobl Bachyn is a new short comedy-horror film from Tarot about the triple threat of Welsh folklore, English tourists and (to a lesser degree) being hungover, all set on a farm on Ynys Môn in North Wales. When Adam goes to visit his friends Ed and Kath after a recent break-up, he is hoping
- [Poppet](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/poppet/) - Synopsis: In a world where trauma survivors have a permanent, teddy-bear like “poppet” companion, a poppeted Gen Z’er faces discrimination in her quest to become a counsellor. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:13:58 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Portrait](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/portrait/) - Synopsis: When teenager Siah decides to take a nude selfie, she feels both exhilarated and mature. But when she receives news that her photo has been shared, Siah’s sexual agency all but evaporates before her. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday
- [Pressing On My Mothers Bed](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/pressing-on-my-mothers-bed/) - Synopsis: Pressing on my Mothers Bed is a film exploring the obscurity of being alive. Its contextual focus is on ancestral trauma held in our spirit, how that runs through our physical body and how it mirrors our natural environment with the cycle of birth, rebirth, death and decay. Pressing on my Mothers Bed is
- [PRICKS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/pricks/) - Synopsis: Misunderstood since her childhood diagnosis, Jade must embark on a journey of self-discovery to confront her past and accept what it truly means to live with Type 1 Diabetes. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - North East Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - North East Showcase Screening Duration:
- [Progeny](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/progeny/) - Synopsis: Lost and injured, a young woman is faced with dark memories from her past when she is reunited with her long-lost sister who lives in a mysterious house in the woods, and has to confront their shared past to discover what truly happened. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: English Premiere:
- [Putting on the Ritz](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/putting-on-the-ritz/) - Synopsis: Digitally hand drawn animation celebrating the diversity of dance. The inclusive choreography features disabled and non-disabled dancers, bodies of all sizes and multiple styles of dance. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Duration: 00:02:27 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jem
- [RECALL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/recall/) - Synopsis: / Music Video/ Color/ Digital 4k/ ARRI ALEXA MINI LF/ - - (dog 95 film factory/SK, Ephor Pics/UK) Logline: After her beloved son escapes, the abused wife reconsiders her attitudes towards her husband. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: N/A Premiere: UK Premiere Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music
- [Reflections](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/reflections/) - Synopsis: Sid lives in self-imposed isolation with his dog, Ace. That is until, one day, amidst the surrounding mountainscape, Sid sees a mysterious house appear on the horizon. Upon closer inspection, this house is familiar; it is his home. The same ravaged stone, mossy notches, and chipped painted wood. As Sid’s initial suspicions continue to
- [Kirsten Ludwig: Sunbeam](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/kirsten-ludwig-sunbeam/) - Synopsis: A hypnotic encounter leads a woman to face her alter ego in a surreal music video. Desperate to escape, she plunges into a haunting struggle between who she is and who she wants to become. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 -
- [KISS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/kiss/) - Synopsis: Haunted by her past kisses, Annie must confront the one kiss she refuses to acknowledge. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - North East Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - North East Showcase Screening Duration: 00:15:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Katja Roberts Writers: Katie Mulgrew Producers:
- [Kitty Smith: Daddy Issues](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/kitty-smith-daddy-issues/) - Synopsis: Music video for Kitty Smith - Cornwall based singer-songrwiter - provocative, satirical and cheeky! Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:05:05 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Matthew Graham Writers: Kitty Smith Producers: Matthew Graham, Nick Swannell Key
- [L Devine: If I Don't Laugh I'll Cry](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/l-devine-if-i-dont-laugh-ill-cry/) - Synopsis: Official Music Video for "If I Don't Laugh I'll Cry" by L Devine Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Duration: 00:02:50 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Will Creswick Writers: N/A Producers: Will Creswick, Krishna Muthurangu Key Cast: N/A
- [Learning to Fly](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/learning-to-fly/) - Synopsis: A girl is determined to make her dream of flying a reality. But how? ...keep learning, trying, keep failing, but fail better each time...and with the help of Dad. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art and Experimental Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art and Experimental Screening Duration:
- [Light Noise](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/light-noise/) - Synopsis: After my grandfather passed away, a collection of 8mm film reels of his were found. For the last years of his life he experienced the degenerative influences of Alzheimer’s, moving through stages of increasing memory-loss and confusion. I wanted to better understand the changes in a person’s imagination, perception and well-being whilst living with
- [Lionhead](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/lionhead/) - Synopsis: It’s Chinese New Year in a small parish town where a teenage British-Chinese lion dancer strikes up an unlikely friendship with the most popular girl in his class. Prepared to shun the centuries long wu-shi folk dance of his forefathers in favour of the neon lights of his new love interest’s house party, he
- [Lost Ones](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/lost-ones/) - Synopsis: Something is missing from Carl's life. He arranges a clandestine meeting with two strangers he hopes can bring answers. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Language: English Premiere: World Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Duration: 00:13:26 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Andrew McVicar Writers: John Hickman,
- [Meet Me By The Sea](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/meet-me-by-the-sea/) - Synopsis: A young writer feels trapped in a small coastal village where her life and career have stagnated. As a catastrophic event now looms on the horizon, she must confront her failing relationship, all while navigating her new doomed reality. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday
- [Memory](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/memory/) - Synopsis: An experimental documentary reimagining the childhood recollections of a Jersey inhabitant, Margaret, through the intimate lens of the director's British South Asian background by channelling his own family's generational diasporic experience and sisterhood. The cast is comprised of the director's own family reconstructing Margaret's memories on 16mm Kodak film. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024
- [Microwave](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/microwave/) - Synopsis: Andy has never seen another human. Then a severed hand arrives in the mail. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Duration: 00:14:33 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Anastasia Bruce-Jones Writers: Anastasia Bruce-Jones Producers: Elise Brindley Key Cast: Oliver
- [Mother Daughter](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/mother-daughter/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Duration: 00:10:02 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sophie Wu Writers: Sophie Wu Producers: Chris Young, Jonny Sweet, Simon Bird Key Cast: Indira Varma, Lauren Conroy
- [mothercity (mutterstadt)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/mothercity-mutterstadt/) - Synopsis: The short film "mutterstadt" establishes an analogy between a former industrial city, its ruins and the aging female body. It questions the decay and the handling of the traces of the past. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art and Experimental Screening Language: German Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Art and
- [Mouse](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/mouse/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Duration: 00:09:24 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Ewan J Fletcher Writers: Ewan J Fletcher Producers: Grace Kirkwood, Gavin Hopkins Key Cast: Rebecca Robin, Sandy Batchelor
- [Mr. Rabbit](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/mr-rabbit/) - Synopsis: Don't believe in yourself Mr. Rabbit, believe in Science! Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Showcase Screening Language: English, French Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:21:36 Country: United States Directed by: Bryan Lee Writers: Bryan Lee Producers: N/A Key Cast: Bryan Lee, Brandon McNeil,
- [Muna](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/muna/) - Synopsis: British-Somali teen Muna (Kosar Ali) is desperate to go on the school trip - to have fun with her mates, escape the monotony of her household and, of course, provide the greatest playlist of all time (!!). But her parents aren't so sure. Tragedy strikes when her grandfather dies back in Somalia, and Muna
- [Munch](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/munch/) - Synopsis: Trapped 42,000 feet in the air. Squashed between two large men. Adam sits with a toddler screaming at him. Yet all he can wonder is… how good that toddler must taste. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: N/A Premiere: UK Premiere Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Duration: 00:04:01
- [My Week with Maisy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/my-week-with-maisy/) - Synopsis: When uptight retiree Mrs Foster begins chemotherapy she's thrown together in the treatment room with Maisy, a whirlwind inquisitive child aspiring to be a lesbian. As treatment progresses the pair's fortuitous bond offers healing and newfound hope in unexpected places. Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening:
- [Nadine Shah: Twenty Things](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/nadine-shah-twenty-things/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Duration: 00:05:28 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sel MacLean Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Nails](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/nails/) - Synopsis: Nails is a female led, comedy action short which follows three adoptive sisters raised to be femme fatales. Led by Mam, they make plans for their latest heist: to retrieve an important ledger from a notorious North East business man, but each has their own idea for how to get the job done. Selected
- [Fluff](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/fluff/) - Synopsis: A puppeteer is pushed to the limit when her puppet starts getting bigger, but no one believes her. Eunice is used to being overlooked and disrespected behind the scenes of the children’s TV show she’s a puppeteer on. So when her puppet, Barno, appears to grow ever so incrementally in size overnight, it’s no
- [For Isaak](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/for-isaak/) - Synopsis: In the aftermath of losing their second child at birth, a family try to process loss and celebrate life. “A profound and beautifully made animated film. Every experience of grief and bereavement is different and unique and this is a deeply personal response by Rebecca and Richard to the loss of their son Isaak”
- [Franklin](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/franklin/) - Synopsis: Franklin, a lovable pig in a sweater vest, can’t stop looking at his phone. When the unimaginable happens, he uncovers connections with old hobbies and new friends in this stop-motion animation short. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Duration: 00:05:39
- [Friday Night Shidduch](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/friday-night-shidduch/) - Synopsis: A young Jewish girl plans on coming out to her family as gay on the same night her mother plans to set her up with a young Jewish boy. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging
- [Friends on the Outside](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/friends-on-the-outside/) - Synopsis: FRIENDS ON THE OUTSIDE employs mixed-media techniques to tell the story of Jamie, an incarcerated man who shares her love of foraging, exploring how nature can take care of us and offer moments of connection in the spaces of the state’s neglect. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere:
- [Good Boy](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/good-boy/) - Synopsis: Danny's (played by BAFTA-winner Ben Whishaw) attempt to rob a bank with his overbearing mum (played by SAG-awardee Marion Bailey) is scuppered by the appearance of their family doctor. With his mum in the back of his van, and a dead pigeon on the passenger seat, Danny has a growing sense of desperation. But
- [Hangers In July](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/hangers-in-july/) - Synopsis: Ryan makes a long journey from Scotland to spend some time with his English cousin Joey. When Joey drags Ryan to a party a dare puts a divide between the two, a meeting with Isabel offers Ryan perspective. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: North
- [Harvest](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/harvest/) - Synopsis: Conflicted about Motherhood, the director addresses the taboo subject of not wanting children with women at their local swimming pool. All whilst undergoing the gruelling emotional process of freezing her eggs to insure against the risk of changing her mind. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere: North East
- [He's Dead, Thanks](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/hes-dead-thanks/) - Synopsis: With vastly different ideas of what their Dad would want, Iris and Jo peruse a charity shop to buy the perfect outfit: Dad can’t help - he’s dead! Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: N/A Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Duration: 00:07:05 Country: United
- [Heritage](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/heritage/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Duration: N/A Country: N/A Directed by: N/A Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Highschool, or:](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/highschool-or/) - Synopsis: “Highschool or : I’m not saying I want to kill myself but it sure would be nice to be in the hospital for a month or two” is a 12 minute 2D animated short film that follows a 15-year-old high school girl through a day filled with boredom, stress and fear. Balancing the demands
- [I Would Like to Live on the Moon](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/i-would-like-to-live-on-the-moon/) - Synopsis: A young non-binary person feels overwhelmed and wants to escape - literally, to the moon. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Duration: 00:02:13 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Emily Burke Writers: Emily Burke Producers: Emily Burke Key Cast:
- [In This Foreign Side](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/in-this-foreign-side/) - Synopsis: Born in 1965 Poland, Tomasz's spirit ignited amidst the fervor for martial arts during the era of the Iron Curtain. Through the rise and fall of political tides, migrational challenges and family commitments, his love for karate burned unwaveringly. Tomasz's tale weaves a tapestry of discipline, humility, and unyielding commitment, a harmonious fusion of
- [Indisposable](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/indisposable/) - Synopsis: On the road with refuse collectors Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Duration: 00:14:51 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: N/A Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Infinite Jest](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/infinite-jest/) - Synopsis: The family looks happy from afar. But if you look closely, you'll see, that every individual is fighting their own battle. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: German Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Duration: 00:04:06 Country: Germany Directed
- [Je Veux Danser](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/je-veux-danser/) - Synopsis: After being brutally broken up with by his girlfriend, a young Parisian organises a dinner party for his friends. Half listening to their pretentious squabbles, he starts to fall in love over the dinner table when he notices his friend's mysterious British cousin is equally tired by the party's conversation in this joyful, magical
- [Juicy Cat](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/juicy-cat/) - Synopsis: Ever wondered what goes into making each cat a cat? Juicy cat reveals all. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: N/A Premiere: World Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Duration: 00:02:26 Country: N/A Directed by: Sile Gong, Qiuying Wang, Ziyan Li Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Keep the Faith](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/keep-the-faith/) - Synopsis: Steve's just quit the bottle and is pushing through a withdrawal. His daughter Chelsea is home from university and trying to hold it together, with the help of a little Northern Soul. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern
- [Killing Boris Johnson](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/killing-boris-johnson/) - Synopsis: KAZ’s Mum has committed suicide. Lacking sleep, he is convinced that Boris Johnson is responsible for his Mother’s death and decides to come up with a plan to kill him. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Duration: 00:24:00
- [Kind of Morning](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/kind-of-morning/) - Synopsis: A tired docker heading home after a hard night’s work comes across a postcard which rekindles his passion for the US. Guided by three sprightly birds he embarks on a once in a lifetime road trip and journey of self-discovery across the States. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: English Premiere:
- [BRICK: You'll Make it Home](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/brick-youll-make-it-home/) - Synopsis: Music video for a song by BRICK, called 'You'll Make it Home' Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:03:53 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Sheryl Jenkins Writers: Sheryl Jenkins Producers: Sheryl Jenkins Key Cast: N/A
- [Burnt Toast and Cigarettes](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/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? Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Hazy Pine "Toast Trilogy" Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Hazy Pine "Toast Trilogy" Screening Duration: 19:00
- [BYRON](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/byron/) - Synopsis: A man in his fifties reflects on a childhood memory, something he was taught at a very early age, something that shaped both his life and the lives of everyone else he knew...but was it true? Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024
- [Chip Shop Girl](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/chip-shop-girl/) - Synopsis: In Northern England, 1995, a teenage mum with a mixed race daughter works a shift at her local chippy and faces a racist customer. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Northern Exposure Screening Duration: 00:06:57 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Circles](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/circles/) - Synopsis: An experimental, animated short film addressing the monotonous 9-5 lifestyle. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Young, Emerging & Student Screening Duration: 00:01:30 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Katie Cooke Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Complications (Komplikasjoner)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/complications-komplikasjoner/) - Synopsis: An intimate cam session unexpectedly turns into a suspenseful, life-and-death situation. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Language: Norwegian Premiere: UK Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Drama Screening Duration: 00:14:00 Country: Norway Directed by: Ivar Aase Writers: Erik Ivar Sæther Producers: Ivar Aase Key Cast: Anna Ladegaard, Sven
- [Crusts](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/crusts/) - Synopsis: Words and sandwiches are shared round a grave as an Irish family tries to grieve the untimely death of a loved one. Dark Comedy-Drama. OFFICIAL SELECTIONS: Izmir International Short Film Festival 2023 (Oscar Qualifying Festival) British Shorts Berlin 2024 - Nominated for the Audience Award Northampton Film Festival 2024 - Nominated for Best Short
- [Curiosa](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/curiosa/) - Synopsis: Curiosa tells the story of overly curious Mary, who visits her boyfriend's flat for the first time, just to discover it’s been stripped bare of all personal belongings. After being denied an explanation, she climbs into his head. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Thursday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th
- [Dale May: Shelter](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/dale-may-shelter/) - Synopsis: The music video for the single ‘Shelter’ features over 1,600 cut up photographs of hip-hop artist Dale May, as his face is pieced together around the streets of London. The piece mixes the mediums of video and stop-motion allowing for a hands-on approach for director Alice Halstead. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music
- [Dead Silent](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/dead-silent/) - Synopsis: 29 year-old Liam is blind-sided when, out of nowhere, his best mate Jack commits suicide. But you’ve gotta push on. Suck it up. Stay strong. Yeah, never mind that it feels like you’re drowning on the inside and your nice, stable life has never felt so dark… …Nah. Liam’s fine. Screening: Friday 10th May
- [Dear Vladimir](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/dear-vladimir/) - Synopsis: A Ukrainian refugee narrates a letter to her least favourite world leader. The film shows a day in her life. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Language: Ukrainian Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Friday Documentary Screening Duration: 00:06:38 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jeremiah Quinn Writers: Jeremiah Quinn
- [Don't Wake Audrey](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/dont-wake-audrey/) - Synopsis: As Audrey struggles to cope with reality, her best friend Mary supports her on a chaotic plan to help restore her sense of self worth. Don’t Wake Audrey is a comic tale of the power of female friendship and the lengths two women will go to support one another's dreams, despite reason. Screening: Sunday
- [Dream](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/dream/) - Synopsis: Dream is a fantasy sequence featuring a girl exploring a magical castle. Climbing her way to the top of the tower; she encounters flying fish and dolphins Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: English Premiere: World Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Duration: 00:02:15 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Dream Factory](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/dream-factory/) - Synopsis: Dream Factory is an experimental short that explores the historical role of cinemas as cruising sites, as well as the relations between nostalgia and fetish when navigating queer history, cultural memory, and the tactility of the past. Taking place within an abandoned cinema, Dream Factory recreates the experiences - both real and imagined -
- [DROP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/drop/) - Synopsis: A rain droplet scared of having to fall from the sky, will be able to find the courage to face the void and get to know itself. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Language: N/A Premiere: UK Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Animation Screening Duration: 00:03:30 Country: Italy Directed by:
- [EMBRACE (ETREINTE)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/embrace-etreinte/) - Synopsis: Mélanie walks past the same alley every day without noticing the strange metal bucket there. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: French Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Duration: 00:02:00 Country: France Directed by: Axel Zeltser Writers: Axel Zeltser Producers: Axel Zeltser Key Cast: Natte You, Grégoire
- [Ensouled](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/ensouled/) - Synopsis: Deep within the enigmatic Eternia facility, Clara carries a heavy burden of concealed grief. But within these mysterious walls, her life is about to transform in ways she never imagined. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi Screening Duration: 00:15:00 Country: United
- [Finger Food](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/finger-food/) - Synopsis: Jason desperately wants to be liked by his girlfriend's parents. Things prove more difficult upon a horrifying discovery... Sci-Fi comedy starring Ali Khan (Halo, A Haunting in Venice), Debbie Chazen (The Last Kingdom, Doctor Who), Angus Barnett (Pirates of the Caribbean, Lorenzo's Oil) and Maggie Ollerenshaw (Open All Hours, War Horse). Screening: Saturday 11th
- [Floppy Toast with Drippy Butter](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/floppy-toast-with-drippy-butter/) - Synopsis: Chloe is the centre of attention at school but for all the wrong reasons. While she can see no way out, could a chance encounter offer Chloe hope? Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Hazy Pine "Toast Trilogy" Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Hazy Pine "Toast Trilogy" Screening
- [16](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/16/) - Synopsis: In Edinburgh, a sixteen year old girl has a year long relationship with an older guy. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Duration: 00:11:23 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Rachel Flynn Writers: Rachel Flynn Producers: Craig Andrew Mooney,
- [A Love Affair](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/a-love-affair/) - Synopsis: A short comedy film about a man trying to impress his date out on a picnic. The film is in the theme of comedian Lauren Stone's stand up persona of being like a Victorian lady. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy
- [A Reflection](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/a-reflection/) - Synopsis: Cam is brought back to her childhood home with three things to reckon with: her father’s heart attack, her estranged mother and the giant dragon following her around. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Showcase Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:13:59
- [Amateur Ornithologist: If It Looks Like Magic](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/amateur-ornithologist-if-it-looks-like-magic/) - Synopsis: A music video for the song 'If It Looks Like Magic' by the band Amateur Ornithologist. A modern-day reworking of the story of the Cottingley Fairies. Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:04:38 Country: United Kingdom Directed
- [Amateur Trepanning: Moving to a City](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/amateur-trepanning-moving-to-a-city/) - Synopsis: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:04:46 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Rachel Eleanor Brook Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key Cast: N/A
- [Another Sky: I Never Had Control](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/another-sky-i-never-had-control/) - Synopsis: Music Video Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Thursday 9th May 2024 - Music Video Screening Duration: 00:03:07 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Darina Mohammed Writers: N/A Producers: Theo Broughton, Rob McDougal, Darina Mohammed Key Cast: Catrin Vincent
- [Are You Okay?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/are-you-okay/) - Synopsis: After breaking down on an important journey, a brother and sister confront some dark truths. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Sunday Drama Screening Duration: 00:06:44 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jack McLoughlin Writers: Jack McLoughlin Producers: Paul Woodward,
- [Badger!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/badger/) - Synopsis: In a small town in England, chaos ensues when a mischievous killer badger goes on a rampage, terrorizing the unsuspecting locals. Filled with humour, mayhem, and lots of gore, this horror comedy promises a wild ride through the absurd and the macabre. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: North
- [Beautiful Things](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/beautiful-things/) - Synopsis: Two beauty queens. Decades of pageants. One victory that changed everything. And Nostalg.AI, a new technology that can take them back to it. Beautiful Things follows Daphne as she goes back through her memories to declare her love for her best friend, Bambi, so that they can live out their final days together. But
- [Better the Neville You Know](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/better-the-neville-you-know/) - Synopsis: Following a personal tragedy, Neville is ready to face the world again. He inadvertently gets embroiled in a situation that leads to another but with devastating consequences. Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Wednesday 8th May 2024 - Opening Night Showcase Duration: 00:16:00 Country: United Kingdom
- [Biblionimus Maximus](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/biblionimus-maximus/) - Synopsis: Ada juggles two worlds she can’t really keep separate: her daily reality as a library assistant and the grand future she imagines for herself and for humanity. After being fired, Ada returns to the library to work on job applications–it’s a public space, after all. When the same AI tools that help her update
- [Big Moves](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/big-moves/) - Synopsis: A personal short documentary about dancing as a plus size woman through the lens of pop culture. A radical and joyful reimagining of awesome dance scenes with the bodies that traditionally get pushed to the back taking up space front and centre. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Documentary Screening Language: English Premiere:
- [Bird Man](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/bird-man/) - Synopsis: Barry Roots ‘Bird Man’ feeds hundreds of birds every day around Bradford city centre, in the north of England. Loved by many, in this short film Barry reminisces about his journey to Bradford from Jamaica, how his record shop in the 70s was a hub of community life and why he visits the town
- [Bisected](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/bisected/) - Synopsis: A couple witnesses a paranormal event that separates them into two distinct dimensions. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Sci-Fi Screening Duration: 00:07:43 Country: United States Directed by: Danny Pineros Writers: danny Pineros Producers: Mateo Vergara, Enrique Mendoza Key Cast:
- [Black Samphire](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/black-samphire/) - Synopsis: When Mari, an overworked journalist and her girlfriend, Isla take a weekend away in West Sussex, they stumble across a strand of strange samphire, contaminated by the water pollution in the area. With Isla developing an obsessive addiction to the poisonous plant Mari is catapulted into a super-natural confrontation against her lifelong partner, in
- [Black Sunflowers](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/black-sunflowers/) - Synopsis: Two Ukrainian refugees must navigate their new lives in the UK, but wrestle with the guilt of leaving their loved ones behind. Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Showcase Screening Language: English, Ukrainian Premiere: N/A Screening: Saturday 11th May 2024 - Saturday Showcase Screening Duration: 00:15:36 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Jonny Powell
- [Blind Spot](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/blind-spot/) - Synopsis: In this coming-of-age parable, an overconfident father imparts his unfounded wisdom on his sulking teenage daughter as they drive around the city. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: N/A Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Duration: 00:13:18 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Soph Webberley Writers: Nathan D'Arcy
- [Bloody Mary](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/bloody-mary/) - Synopsis: Before going to a party a woman decides to take advantage of an urban legend to summon....something. With bloody consequences. Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Language: N/A Premiere: N/A Screening: Friday 10th May 2024 - Horror Screening Duration: 00:01:43 Country: United Kingdom Directed by: Paul Doherty Writers: N/A Producers: N/A Key
- [Bonny Chip](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/bonny-chip/) - Synopsis: A musical drama-comedy: 'Bonny' arrives at a sea-side town's renowned Chip Shop in search for work, only to find the chippy and it's long time employees on the brink of sinking completely. They're in debt and a slimy, vape-sucking 'Mr Green' threatens to buy the place and chop it up into holiday cottages for
- [Borrowed Time](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2024/borrowed-time/) - Synopsis: Thanks to new technology, Liam is able to bring his dead Dad back to life for just five minutes and finally ask a very important question. Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Language: English Premiere: North East Premiere Screening: Sunday 12th May 2024 - Comedy Screening Duration: 00:05:00 Country: United Kingdom Directed

## Films 2025

- [WILD EYED PUB](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/wild-eyed-pub/) - Synopsis: Are you tired of watching depressing or overly serious short films over and over again? Our film will introduce you to the world of alcoholic hideouts and absurd attempts to get love. During an unplanned visit to a local taproom called „Wild Eye Pub“, the person of Death succumbs not only to a sudden
- [WOLF](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/wolf/) - Synopsis: When Brian and Sammy, best friends since high school, meet up for their yearly Halloween night of trick or treating, Sammy needs to accept that growing up means the future of their friendship might look a little different for them. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA
- [WHISPERS OF FREEDOM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/whispers-of-freedom/) - Synopsis: Described by Deadline Hollywood as the "tragic true story" of Chris Gueffroy, it follows one of the last daring attempts to escape across the infamous Berlin Wall. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 25:00:00 Country: Guernsey Director: Brandon Ashplant
- [WHISTLE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/whistle/) - Synopsis: Set in their vibrant but increasingly claustrophobic houseshare, Lisa’s neurosis begins to spiral out of control when she notices an ungodly torment, a plaguing horror...Ray has one whistling nostril. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 07:39 Country: UK Director: Ainsley James Cannon
- [WHITE FEATHER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/white-feather/) - Synopsis: Set during the First World War in February 1916. In James Callaghan's last 15 minutes, his friends watch and wait as he's tied to a post and blindfolded after being found guilty of cowardice and desertion within the British Army. Fronted by 17-year-old, Wilfred, the 6-man firing squad, all similar in age, are ordered
- [WHERE IT ENDS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/where-it-ends/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST COMEDY WINNER. Actor Jack joins a panto tour of care homes, and he is confronted with the reality of life, his future and where it ends. Jack is an unfulfilled actor who is desperate for some meaningful work. He agrees to join fellow thespian Lauren on a pantomime tour of
- [WHERE TO?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/where-to/) - Synopsis: One day, 54 passengers - from the front seat of his taxi, Archie experiences the world. Yet with long shifts, he has also lost touch with the most important people in his life. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 14:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 10:57 Country: UK Director: Jill
- [WHERE WE BELONG (私の居場所)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/where-we-belong-私の居場所/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST YOUNG, EMERGING AND STUDENT WINNER. Inspired by the Japanese Buddhist tradition of offering food for the dead, a British-Japanese woman tries to reconnect with her origins by taking care of her mourning grandmother and, in the process, discovers the presence of her dead grandfather closer than ever. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14
- [WHAT HAPPENED TO SUNDER?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/what-happened-to-sunder/) - Synopsis: Linus, a world-renowned sneaker collector, is on the hunt for the iconic Nike Sunder, a shoe that disappeared off the streets over 20 years ago. Accompanied by a camera crew, his relentless quest leads him to Sunderland where he uncovers one of the North East of England’s best kept secrets. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY
- [WHAT WE WISHED WE COULD BE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/what-we-wished-we-could-be/) - Synopsis: Two interwoven moments in the relationship of a couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal, revealing their sacrifices, their love, and the things they never felt safe to say. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: BIFA SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 20:45 Country: UK Director: Luke Shelley
- [WHEN EVERYTHING WAS BLUE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/when-everything-was-blue/) - Synopsis: A heartfelt drama that unfolds through the intimate lens of a home video camera. It tells the story of Luke, a firefighter, and his family, as they navigate the heartbreaking aftermath of September 11th. Capturing the family's everyday moments, juxtaposed against the backdrop of Luke's declining health due to 9/11-related illnesses, the film immerses
- [WHERE FLOWERS BLOOM...](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/where-flowers-bloom/) - Synopsis: Disabled dancers sharing joy, connection and identity through movement. Inspired by hope. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 11:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 04:34 Country: UK Director: Jem Clancy
- [VHX](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/vhx/) - Synopsis: What happens to the old video tapes left to languish on your shelf? For the chatty, analogue inhabitants of stop-motion animation VHX, life is simply waiting for your turn to be played in the VCR. Little do they know however, there’s a fate far worse than being forgotten… Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30:
- [VICE KILLER: THE DARK SIDE OF THE RAILWAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/vice-killer-the-dark-side-of-the-railway/) - Synopsis: A couple go on a date throughout Easington Colliery, County Durham. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 03:31 Country: UK Director: Steven Pattinson, Veronica Pattinson
- [VICTORY TO THE MIMERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/victory-to-the-mimers/) - Synopsis: With his beloved family trade under threat from government cuts, a determined Mime artist rallies around his industry, and family, in a silent revolution. Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 19:00: OPENING NIGHT SHORTS SHOWCASE AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 14:58 Country: UK Director: James Green
- [WANDER TO WONDER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/wander-to-wonder/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2204 - BEST ANIMATION WINNER. Mary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series called “Wander to Wonder”. After the creator of the series has died, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make
- [TWAYN: CHRISTMAS MARKET](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/twayn-christmas-market/) - Synopsis: An animated music video created to accompany Twayn's Christmas single, Christmas Market Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 03:13 Country: UK Director: Twayn Twins
- [UHURU](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/uhuru/) - Synopsis: UHURU is an intimate and emotive portrayal of life with Parkinson's disease in Tanzania. In a country with limited healthcare resources we follow the complex journeys of three people with Parkinson's. From the devastating impact of their symptoms to the struggles of obtaining an accurate diagnosis, we finally see the difference access to life-changing
- [UNDER THE SURFACE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/under-the-surface/) - Synopsis: Over the course of a year, May and her deaf husband grapple with the loss of their young son, Christopher. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 3 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 10:00 Country: UK Director: Jake Mark
- [UNSCARFED](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/unscarfed/) - Synopsis: Three humans serve a giantess in a giant-ruled land. They try hide their true feelings. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 12:00: OSKA BRIGHT SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 09:00 Country: Germany Director: Anita Bruneburg
- [TOAST SOLDIERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/toast-soldiers/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - JUDGES RECOGNITION AWARD WINNER. Haunted by the grief of baby loss, Alice and Joe navigate their path to parenthood. With emotions high, will Alice lose faith in something that means everything? Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 21:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 1 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime:
- [TRIGGER FISH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/trigger-fish/) - Synopsis: Set against rugged cliffs and hidden coves along the North East coastline, Trigger Fish follows a local spearfisherman who, in the wake of his mother’s passing, finds solace diving into vibrant marine ecosystems. His journey brings fresh seafood from ocean to plate, blending survival with personal healing. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY
- [TUSKY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/tusky/) - Synopsis: Retired rhubarb farmer Harry obsesses over his once award-winning crop. Under the care of his struggling wife Joyce, an unspoken condition causes Harry to experience increasingly vivid and disturbing visions. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: NORTH EAST SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 14:59 Country: UK, USA Director: Steven Boyle
- [TV DEATH: SCARECROW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/tv-death-scarecrow/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST MUSIC VIDEO WINNER. A second date goes frighteningly wrong, when a worn-out scarecrow comes to life. Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 21:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 1 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 03:56 Country: UK Director: Lucy R. Turner & Benny J. Smith
- [TO THE EMBERS (FEU FANTÔME)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/to-the-embers-feu-fantome/) - Synopsis: Two people meet by a campfire to discuss what happened to them seven Years earlier. This film deals with rape. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 14:00: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 28:55:00 Country: France Director: Morgane Ambre
- [THURSDAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/thursday/) - Synopsis: Time is running out as two thieves prepare for their most explosive heist yet. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 16:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 1 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 01:36 Country: UK Director: Kayven Kaplan
- [THE TEST](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-test/) - Synopsis: I-Ling’s experience whilst taking her Life in the UK test reminds her of the difficulties and constraints she faces as an immigrant working hard to get her citizenship. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 18:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 11:49 Country: UK Director:
- [THE TIME MACHINE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-time-machine/) - Synopsis: Relentlessly working to discover the secret to time travel, Harry finally makes a breakthrough. With his newfound power, he re-navigates the breakdown of his marriage to ex-wife Helen. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 21:30: SCI-FI SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 07:40 Country: UK Director: Zak Harney
- [THE WOMAN IN THE WARDROBE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-woman-in-the-wardrobe/) - Synopsis: In desperate circumstances, a young woman, Nadiya, finds sanctuary inside her family wardrobe as she gives birth to her daughter. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 07:08 Country: UK Director: Ruby Phelan
- [THIS WEREWOLF COMPLEX](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/this-werewolf-complex/) - Synopsis: A moving image and sound portrait of the aura; seizures in focused parts of the brain that result in sensory, physical and emotional disturbances, sometimes acting as warnings for convulsive seizures that may occur. Told through the voices of individuals who experience this phenomena, the film provides an intimate discussion on the different forms
- [THE SHELVES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-shelves/) - Synopsis: Unhappy with his purchase, a man desperately tries to return a set of shelves back to the seller. There’s only one problem: the shelves are cursed. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 04:32 Country: UK Director: Espen Johnson
- [THE SIN-EATER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-sin-eater/) - Synopsis: In 19th century rural Wales, a baby boy is stillborn. Under pressure from her husband’s family, the grieving mother enters into a desperate pact: to save her son’s soul, she will eat his unborn sins. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 17:00 Country: UK Director:
- [THE SOUNDS OF THE SILVER SPIDER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-sounds-of-the-silver-spider/) - Synopsis: The sounds of the silver spider is an audio look at the process of silversmithing. For this project I audio engineered the entire process using a range of microphones from hydrophones through to stereo mics to capture the micro aspect of the work. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE
- [THE PURSUIT OF INDEPENDENCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-pursuit-of-independence/) - Synopsis: When their mother dies, Susan becomes the primary carer for her learning disabled sister, Helen. As Susan struggles to adapt to her new role, their relationship faces fresh challenges when Helen wants to move into her own flat. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA
- [THE QUACKENING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-quackening/) - Synopsis: A grumpy Welshman reluctantly visits his grandmother, only to discover she has only gone and got herself cursed! So now he needs to bloody save her (and the world) from a demon duck...before midnight. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 20:00 Country: UK Director:
- [THE REMOVED](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-removed/) - Synopsis: The Removed examines the life long effects of forced adoption and one woman's search for a lost past. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 08:38 Country: UK Director: Rebecca Rose
- [THE SCHOOL ON SEASIDE LANE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-school-on-seaside-lane/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST DOCUMENTARY WINNER. A nostalgic and bittersweet documentary about the destruction of a derelict primary school in East Durham. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 15:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 15:38 Country: UK Director: Carl Joyce
- [THE LAST DUMPLING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-last-dumpling/) - Synopsis: Two hungry men on a first date are faced with a difficult decision when only one dumpling remains on their plate. Who will have the final bite? Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 03:35 Country: UK Director: Jadey Duffield
- [THE NOBODY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-nobody/) - Synopsis: UK Airport Immigration Officer Sarah begins to question her role and institution when an unidentified passenger (whom Sarah believes to be an illegal immigrant) dies on an arrival flight from Egypt. Sarah attempts to discreetly return the body to Egypt but is thwarted by a young Police Officer, Michael, who believes the body is
- [THE OTHER BIRTHDAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-other-birthday/) - Synopsis: A withdrawn woman's relationship with her husband is pushed to the brink when their dog's birthday dredges up a shared trauma. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 16:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 1 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 12:41 Country: UK Director: Gabriel Brown
- [THE PEARL COMB](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-pearl-comb/) - Synopsis: Cornwall, 1893: widowed Betty becomes the first person to cure tuberculosis. Interrogated by a sceptical medical investigator, she recounts the story of her miraculous, all-healing pearl comb, given to her by her late husband Lutey. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 20:34 Country:
- [THE HOLIDAY MAKER ](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-holiday-maker/) - Synopsis: After she can’t afford to go on her dream holiday, Emily builds a miniature model wonderland of her desired destinations. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 12:00: OSKA BRIGHT SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 07:04 Country: UK Director: Harry Mead
- [THE HOMEWORK THIEF](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-homework-thief/) - Synopsis: In a school where students are stressing out as the only thing that value them are their grades, appears a tale about “the Homework thief” who steals nothing but students’ homework. The stolen homework will get returned—with detailed annotations as well as encouragement to the students. The Thief and the students start to interact
- [THE INDEPENDENT CINEMA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-independent-cinema/) - Synopsis: RTS Winner - Student Factual: Short Form Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 20:00: ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY: NORTH EAST & THE BORDERS WINNERS AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 08:30 Country: UK Director: Rose Malone
- [THE HOLD](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-hold/) - Synopsis: In real-time, The Hold captures the journey and mindset of World Champion free-diver Alice Hickson as she holds her breath for 7 and a half minutes. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 12:15: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 09:57 Country: UK Director: JD Donnelly
- [THE GIRL WITH THE HAUNTED VAGINA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-girl-with-the-haunted-vagina/) - Synopsis: Sexually repressed Meghan (Sophie Duker) desperately wants to climax. At every opportunity however, she is thwarted by the persistence and condemnation of the Priest haunting her vagina (yes, really). Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 12:17 Country: UK Director: Samantha O'Rourke
- [THE GOLDEN POSTBOX](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-golden-postbox/) - Synopsis: An ode to a postbox painted gold, and the mood that birthed it. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 12:15: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 03:56 Country: UK Director: Julia Mervis
- [THE FIRST FILM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-first-film/) - Synopsis: In a small town of 1960's India, where cinema is forbidden for women, a 14-year-old embarks on a quest to watch her first film. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 16:00: INTERNATIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: UK Premiere Runtime: 24:00:00 Country: India Director: Piyush Thakur
- [THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-flowers-stand-silently-witnessing/) - Synopsis: When a Palestinian filmmaker based in Scotland unearths a rarely-seen Scottish film archive of Palestinian wild flowers, he decides to reclaim the footage. This tender film essay questions the role of image-making as a tool of both testimony and violence when connected to entanglements between people and the land. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY -
- [THE GENERATORS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-generators/) - Synopsis: In a future drained of colour, Oscar and his ailing husband struggle with a medical system where energy credits are the new currency. When a hospital visit reveals a zero credit balance, Oscar must join the human generators and physically power Alex’s treatment himself. But as his energy fades, so does the possibility of
- [SUNSETS & BAD BETS: WITNESSES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/sunsets-bad-bets-witnesses/) - Synopsis: From musical duo ‘sunsets and bad bets’ comes Witnesses, a catchy, ethereal dance track landing somewhere between 90s electronica, downtempo lo-fi beats and Haitian-Canadian DJ Katrynada. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 03:36 Country: Netherlands Director: David Collier
- [SWIPE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/swipe/) - Synopsis: A girl attempts to swipe her way to happiness. After an exhaustive search, and astronomical body count, she resorts to assembling her dream boy from left over parts. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: UK Premiere Runtime: 05:00 Country: USA Director: Patrick Smith
- [THE CAKES I WOULD BAKE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-cakes-i-would-bake/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST ART & EXPERIMENTAL WINNER. Shot on two rolls of Super 8, The Cakes I Would Bake is a languid love letter to cakes told by two French courtiers on the eve of the French Revolution. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 15:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA
- [THE CUNNING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/the-cunning/) - Synopsis: A teenager with Down's syndrome helps herself, and others, to escape from accusations of witchcraft. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 12:00: OSKA BRIGHT SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 13:48 Country: UK Director: Alexandra Maher
- [SKULK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/skulk/) - Synopsis: In the dead of night, creatures slink through the streets of London. Foxes howl to warn when they are close. A woman wakes up in the night to the sound of foxes and shortly after notices a strange figure outside her home. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND
- [SLALOM D: BY HER SIDE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/slalom-d-by-her-side/) - Synopsis: A short film about the unique bond between a Grandmother and her Granddaughter. Short film is accompanied by the track 'The Sound of Her Wings' by Sunderland band Slalom D. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 05:32 Country: UK Director: Gavin Selby
- [SOFTY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/softy/) - Synopsis: Desperate for change, 13-year-old Camran takes extreme measures to secure a better future for himself and his dad. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 14:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 13:16 Country: UK Director: Joshua Reeves
- [STAR QUEST!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/star-quest/) - Synopsis: STAR QUEST is a unique fusion of retro sci-fi and poignant human drama. We enter the final days of CONOR (Patrick Bergin), a once world-famous actor, now wasting away in a hospital bed. Jaded, rejected, he retreats into lost fantasies of former greatness, seeking solace in reliving the adventures of his beloved role -
- [SEVEN JEWISH CHILDREN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/seven-jewish-children/) - Synopsis: Seven families, seven daughters, seven key moments in history. This film traces the Jewish journey from Russia in 1903 to Israel and Palestine in 2009. It depicts the challenge of families explaining their complex historical realities to their youngest daughter—how to protect, educate, and nurture her in the face of difficult truths. The film
- [SHELF](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/shelf/) - Synopsis: A heart warming story about some unfortunate changes in Grant's (Don Warrington MBE) life, as he takes on a new challenge, a simple wooden shelf. How hard can it be? Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 06:17 Country: UK Director: Lawrence Rowe
- [SINKHOLE, 2024](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/sinkhole-2024/) - Synopsis: There was a plan to build a cinema in the cliffs - it might have been here. Sinkhole is a poetic response to the archive and oral histories of Tyneside Cinema, an independent cinema in north-east England which has faced many waves of crisis. Through imagined vignettes, Sinkhole meditates on grand visions and being
- [SISTER WIVES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/sister-wives/) - Synopsis: Two women living in a Christian fundamentalist, polygamous society become bound together in the same marriage. When their husband Jeremiah leaves for missionary work however, Kaidence and Galilee begin to develop exciting, illicit feelings for one another.Starring BAFTA-winner Mia McKenna-Bruce (How to Have Sex), Sister Wives is an empowering story of female friendship and
- [SCAREDY CROW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/scaredy-crow/) - Synopsis: An interview with a Scarecrow takes an unexpected turn when the birds arrive to prove that her fear isn't so irrational... Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 03:40 Country: UK Director: Lilly Human
- [SCRUB ME, DADDY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/scrub-me-daddy/) - Synopsis: Scrub Me, Daddy' follows a young girl and her loyal kitchen sponge, both obsessed with the TV show 'Poppy and Puppet'. Together they go on a trans-formative journey to become closer to their idols. Originally created for Straight 8 2024 on one cartridge of super 8mm film with only in-camera edits and no post-production.
- [SETTLE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/settle/) - Synopsis: Alex is returning home after news of her father’s diagnosis has become terminal. Her dad, a detective, is reluctant to give up on his work despite his health. He is consumed with a local case, the missing Jess Hope. Alex decides helping her dad and finding the missing woman might mean his obsession ends
- [SAM’S INTERVIEW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/sams-interview/) - Synopsis: A poor young man struggles to win over his interviewer after a devastating bombshell is dropped. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 04:06 Country: UK Director: Funkẹ Alafiatayọ
- [SAND DANCERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/sand-dancers/) - Synopsis: Sand Dancers follows Jimmy Simpson, a quadriplegic daredevil, on an extraordinary journey from novice to champion surfer. Set against the stunning backdrop of the north east British coast, this inspiring documentary captures the physical and emotional challenges Jimmy faces as he defies expectations, supported by a vibrant community of surfers and friends committed to
- [SCALLYWAGS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/scallywags/) - Synopsis: A lonely lobster fisherman, the last of his kind, has a life changing encounter with a troubled young woman. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 30:00:00 Country: UK Director: Will Thomas Freeman
- [ROOM TAKEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/room-taken/) - Synopsis: Having recently immigrated to Ireland, Isaac ends up homeless. His luck changes in a chance encounter with Victoria, an elderly blind lady: after returning her bag to her house, Isaac begins living – unbeknownst to Victoria – in her upstairs bedroom. Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 19:00: OPENING NIGHT SHORTS SHOWCASE AT THE DAVID
- [ROOM TEMPERATURE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/room-temperature/) - Synopsis: An inquisitive White humanoid journeys from a grey limbo into the technicolour unknown, where dazzling rooms hide dark intentions, and survival depends on acclimatising to the rooms' temperatures... Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 11:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 07:10 Country: UK Director: Roni Niu
- [RYAN CAN'T READ](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/ryan-cant-read/) - Synopsis: On the shores of Liverpool, late-20s Ryan faces severe financial difficulties, compounded by his inability to read. Struggling for confidence, Ryan is offered a lifeline through the support of his friend Tyrone. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 19:45 Country: UK Director: Rhys Chapman
- [RYE: I FEEL EVERYTHING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/rye-i-feel-everything/) - Synopsis: With I Feel Everything, Rye lays her heart on the line. As textured trip hop beats pin down trickling guitars, the Newcastle-based singer-songwriter reflects on the darkest corners of both herself, and the world around her. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 03:15 Country: UK
- [ROCK PAPER SCISSORS DEATH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/rock-paper-scissors-death/) - Synopsis: A man wakes up in a deadly game of rock, paper, scissors—again. He’s been here before, won before, and honestly? He’s over it. Tired of the endless life-or-death rounds, he just wants to lose this time and call it a day. But convincing his fellow players to let him lose isn’t as easy as
- [RODENT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/rodent/) - Synopsis: In a post-apocalyptic future, rats have inherited the earth. Freely foraging deserted, human-less spaces, one small rodent discovers that he is not the only creature on the hunt for food… Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 19:00: OPENING NIGHT SHORTS SHOWCASE AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 07:47 Country: UK Director:
- [ROMCHYK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/romchyk/) - Synopsis: Young Romchyk aspires to become a ballroom dancer in his hometown of Lviv, Ukraine. Following a deadly missile strike, the boy and his widowed father are forced to seek refuge in London. Here, Romchyk must come to terms with his severe injuries in order to pursue his shattered dream. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY -
- [PUDDLES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/puddles/) - Synopsis: In a London park, Roshni, a British Asian mother, cherishes a fleeting moment of peace with her two toddlers, Charlie and Alex, as they joyfully play. The tranquillity is shattered when Roshni's parenting choices are challenged by a self-righteous millennial, Michelle. What ensues is a heated exchange that explores themes of gender stereotypes, motherhood,
- [REMOTE POSTAL SERVICES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/remote-postal-services/) - Synopsis: A postman in a submarine with a single package is slowly traversing the seabed. In an attempt to combat the boredom, he begins to imagine wild and surreal scenarios. However, as he continues on his journey through the depths, he begins to lose track of what is real and what is imaginary. Screening: TUESDAY
- [RESERVATIONS (RESERVASJONER)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/reservations-reservasjoner/) - Synopsis: A restaurant dinner gets complicated when Lotte sees her sugar daddy on a date with another woman. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 16:00: INTERNATIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: UK Premiere Runtime: 16:30 Country: Norway Director: Ivar Aase
- [PLUNGE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/plunge/) - Synopsis: Struggling with her mental and physical health, Katie discovers a unique coping mechanism: cold-water swimming. In the frigid depths of the North Sea, she is able to regain to control of her body, find community and live life. Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 19:00: OPENING NIGHT SHORTS SHOWCASE AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE
- [POBL BACHYN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/pobl-bachyn/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST HORROR WINNER. Pobl Bachyn is a new short comedy-horror film from Tarot about the triple threat of Welsh folklore, English tourists and (to a lesser degree) being hungover, all set on a farm on Ynys Môn in North Wales. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 15:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 2 AT
- [POOL EDGE (BORDOVASCA)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/pool-edge-bordovasca/) - Synopsis: A scorching summer day like any other. Chaos descends on a public swimming pool when the innocent game between a daughter and a father becomes a nightmare. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 11:13 Country: Italy Director: Giuseppe Zampella
- [PUB HOUSE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/pub-house/) - Synopsis: A single mother and her young son are forced to move into a house adjoined to a pub, falling prey to the invasive behaviour of their new landlord. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 14:28 Country: Ireland Director: Peter Young
- [PIECE OF CAKE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/piece-of-cake/) - Synopsis: An elderly baker cooks up a sinister plan. But what should have been a piece of cake, becomes a very sticky affair... Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 10:40 Country: UK Director: Jack Hartley
- [PIT PONY: AT DAWN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/pit-pony-at-dawn/) - Synopsis: A ride through memories of a troubled love Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 04:44 Country: UK Director: Roberto Colapietro
- [PLEASE COME HOME](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/please-come-home/) - Synopsis: After the tragic loss of their wife and mother, Harry and Ann find themselves emotionally adrift. As the mother's birthday approaches, they must both navigate their way through grief in order to reconnect to make it through the day. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: NORTH EAST SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: -
- [PAS DE DEUX](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/pas-de-deux/) - Synopsis: When a lonely young photographer befriends a ghost he can see through his camera, he is compelled to help him remember how he died. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 16:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 1 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 13:39 Country: UK Director: Sofia Soto
- [PERSONAL BEST](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/personal-best/) - Synopsis: Competitive swimmer Connie dreams of qualifying for the 1979 National Squad. In her way is Coach Sanderson, and his abusive, manipulative behaviour towards the girls on Connie’s swim team. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 3 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 14:27 Country: UK Director: Lara Peake
- [OWN HOME?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/own-home/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST SCI-FI & FANTASY WINNER. In a dystopian future Em and Ly seek a night of escapism in a friend's vacant home. When confined they are forced to confront the heartless extremities of their new world: their future, friendship and identities are called into question. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 15:00:
- [P IS FOR PENIS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/p-is-for-penis/) - Synopsis: It all comes out after a few pints... An overdue catch up down the pub between two old friends is thrown into chaos by the inclusion of a terrifying third wheel with an embarrassing secret. Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 09:09 Country: UK Director: Joe McGowan
- [PAINT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/paint/) - Synopsis: A brilliant but disturbed artist struggles to connect with his audience. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 21:30: SCI-FI SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: UK Premiere Runtime: 16:22 Country: USA Director: Mora Carew
- [PAPER DOLL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/paper-doll/) - Synopsis: Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: Country: UK Director:
- [ON THE EDGE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/on-the-edge/) - Synopsis: RTS Winner - Student Saving the Planet Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 20:00: ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY: NORTH EAST & THE BORDERS WINNERS AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 09:24 Country: UK Director: Megan Richards
- [ONE BIG FAMILY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/one-big-family/) - Synopsis: "You don’t have to be crazy to work here, but it helps". One Big Family is a dark comedy short about a friendly HR catchup but set within the twisted world of a murder-happy death cult. The story satirises modern workplaces and the absurdities of corporate culture, because no matter where you work, we
- [ONE FOOT OUT OF THE DOOR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/one-foot-out-of-the-door/) - Synopsis: RTS Winner - Student Entertainment and Comedy Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 20:00: ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY: NORTH EAST & THE BORDERS WINNERS AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 29:15:00 Country: UK Director: Dylan Drury
- [ONE LIKE HIM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/one-like-him/) - Synopsis: A young man must find a way to tell his childhood friend and first love the truth about what happened twenty years ago, when a single moment changed both their lives. When he can’t find the words, the conversation repeats, becoming increasingly surreal until he loses control. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN
- [ODD SOCKS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/odd-socks/) - Synopsis: Odd Socks is set in a world where humans live alongside sock-monsters. Maverick human detective McGuin must battle lies, deception, and every movie cliché in his hunt for the truth when a sock monster is murdered. Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 19:00: OPENING NIGHT SHORTS SHOWCASE AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere:
- [OFFICE ROYALE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/office-royale/) - Synopsis: How far would you go to climb the corporate ladder? Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 13:17 Country: UK Director: Sam Baron
- [OK/NOTOK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/ok-notok/) - Synopsis: OK/NOTOK is a genre bending love story set in the very near future with a darkly comic edge. Loretta, a working-class British Asian woman, attempts to navigate a turbulent world, a new stranger in her life and unskippable adverts. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 21:30: SCI-FI SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East
- [NO ONE IS AN ISLAND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/no-one-is-an-island/) - Synopsis: Through an animated conversation, scientists explore if everyone can live well without harming the environment and reveal how hope and creativity can inspire change. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 11:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 09:36 Country: UK Director: David Bunting
- [NOT A ROBOT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/not-a-robot/) - Synopsis: A robot tries to break into a human facility, and is asked a security question... Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 21:30: SCI-FI SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 01:00 Country: UK Director: George Summers
- [NUISANCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/nuisance/) - Synopsis: An elderly couple find their quiet life unsettled by their new neighbours’ disturbing allegations. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 13:59 Country: UK Director: Nott Brothers
- [MY WEEK WITH MAISY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/my-week-with-maisy/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - HONOURABLE MENTION. When uptight retiree Mrs Foster begins chemotherapy she's thrown together in the treatment room with Maisy, a whirlwind inquisitive child aspiring to be a lesbian. As treatment progresses the pair's fortuitous bond offers healing and newfound hope in unexpected places. Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 21:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE
- [NACRE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/nacre/) - Synopsis: Set in the 13th century, Fishwife follows Maggie who has been left on the rocks as a sacrifice for a Sea Monster. Maggie appears to be a shy, obedient woman who believes she is performing her duty to her people. As she begs for death on the shore, Maggie confesses why she volunteered herself
- [NETTLE DAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/nettle-day/) - Synopsis: An idealistic young teacher's faith in kindness is ripped apart as she struggles to save a destructive child from being kicked out of school. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 13:56 Country: UK Director: Jack Nicholls
- [NEV CLAY: CUDDY’S CAVE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/nev-clay-cuddys-cave/) - Synopsis: Music video for Nev Clay’s song Cuddy’s Cave from his recent album So Little Happened for So Long. It’s a personal tribute to everything those from a certain generation know and love about life in the North East. Filmed by Jason Thompson, Sound Ideas Media. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING
- [MORNING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/morning/) - Synopsis: A couple seek to find solace in the aftermath of a domestic tragedy. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 14:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 06:30 Country: UK Director: Olivia J. Middleton
- [MUNA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/muna/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - BEST DRAMA WINNER. British-Somali teen Muna (Kosar Ali) is desperate to go on the school trip - to have fun with her mates, escape the monotony of her household and, of course, provide the greatest playlist of all time (!!). But her parents aren't so sure. Tragedy strikes when her grandfather
- [LIZ CORNEY: BABE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/liz-corney-babe/) - Synopsis: Music video for local artist Liz Corney. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 04:44 Country: UK Director: Adam Opie
- [LUCID DREAMING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/lucid-dreaming/) - Synopsis: On a train, a girl makes distant eye contact with the man sat across from her. Lucid Dreaming, a breathless dance performance piece, captures the hidden desires and uncertainties bound up in these brief, everyday encounters. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: -
- [LUNA IN WONDERLAND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/luna-in-wonderland/) - Synopsis: Since childhood, Luna has had a powerful sense of creativity. Now 24, she writes obsessively in order to manage her complex mental illness and addiction issues. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 12:15: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 12:26 Country: UK Director: Sophie van Bree
- [KENTUCKY FRIED RAT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/kentucky-fried-rat/) - Synopsis: When a food critic arrives at a restaurant, the staff think things couldn't get any worse until a mischievous rat is spotted in the kitchen. Kentucky Fried Rat was written and performed by members of the Washington Young Film Makers Collective for the Bright Lights Youth Arts Festival 2024 Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY -
- [KISS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/kiss/) - Synopsis: Haunted by her past kisses, Annie must confront the one kiss she refuses to acknowledge. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 06:30 Country: UK Director: Katja Roberts
- [LAY-BY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/lay-by/) - Synopsis: Married man Barry gets more than he bargains for when he secretly attempts his first gay hook-up. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 05:00 Country: UK Director: Stuart Armstrong
- [LITTLE SHREW (SNOWFLAKE)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/little-shrew-snowflake/) - Synopsis: A little shrew searches for Hope as she makes her way across a bombed-out city. The film is being used as part of a fund raiser for the War Child charity. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 04:12 Country: UK Director: Kate Bush
- [JUST BELIEVE IT...](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/just-believe-it/) - Synopsis: Short film about the working class sport of pigeon racing. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: NORTH EAST SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 05:13 Country: UK Director: Ian Paine & Daniel-John Williams
- [JUST KIDS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/just-kids/) - Synopsis: During a rugby match, determined 9 year-old Alisha repeatedly clashes with Ben, a boy from the opposing team. Soon, she discovers the cause of their conflict lies off the field. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 07:37 Country: UK Director: Alessandro Riconda
- [KEMI](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/kemi/) - Synopsis: "KEMI" is a 3-minute documentary that intimately portrays a young Black Christian woman who has borderline personality disorder & is a domestic abuse survivor. Her journey of healing is deeply rooted in her faith, spirituality, and poetry. The narrative unfolds through her talking to her younger self, complemented by her poetry and evocative artistic
- [IN THE VEINS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/in-the-veins/) - Synopsis: Constructed of archival footage spanning over a century, In the Veins is both a detailed history of the mining industry in Yorkshire and North East England, and a heart-wrenching story of the people devastated by its demise. Produced by the Yorkshire and North East Film Archive, this short documentary digs deep into the heart
- [IN TUNE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/in-tune/) - Synopsis: Horse trainer Neil Hormann is inventing bone conduction sound therapy earphones for horses. If successful, the earphones could change the equine sport industry, moving away from the abrasive and jarring whip to a holistic nonviolent approach. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 14:00: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: UK Premiere Runtime: 10:50
- [JUICY CAT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/juicy-cat/) - Synopsis: RTS Winner - Student: Animation Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 20:00: ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY: NORTH EAST & THE BORDERS WINNERS AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 02:26 Country: UK Director: Ziyan Li
- [JUST BE AWESOME](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/just-be-awesome/) - Synopsis: With spiralling debts and a partner at the end of her tether, mid-40s freelancer Alex desperately needs work. When a golden opportunity at a trendy agency becomes available, Alex will have to play their game to land the role. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime:
- [HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN IN THE OCEAN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/how-long-have-i-been-in-the-ocean/) - Synopsis: Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 16:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 1 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 04:00 Country: UK Director:
- [HUSK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/husk/) - Synopsis: RTS Winner - Student Drama Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 20:00: ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY: NORTH EAST & THE BORDERS WINNERS AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 07:43 Country: UK Director: Will Croston
- [ICE CREAM HEADACHE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/ice-cream-headache/) - Synopsis: Jeremy is a young man who is Autistic and wants to find love for the first time. He tries online dating and is negotiating that landscape, and after a false start, he does some soul searching for the right venue, enter Jessica, could she be the one? Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY
- [HOUSEWARMING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/housewarming/) - Synopsis: Late-20s Saskia has just moved into her first house. Excited by the possibilities of a new, independent life, her dream is tainted by an unexpected visitor. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: BIFA SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 18:00 Country: UK Director: Liam White
- [HISTORYLAND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/historyland/) - Synopsis: Sisters Christine and Faye run Historyland, the North’s 38th most popular ‘educational’ attraction. Things get complicated when a bailiff, Vince, turns up, chasing a debt racked up by the sisters’ recently deceased father. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 04:59 Country: UK Director: Sam O'Leary
- [HMLTD: LAY ME DOWN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/hmltd-lay-me-down/) - Synopsis: Henry meanders through Wyrmlands, the remains of England consumed by the giant worm of capitalism. Amidst his despair, he recalls an act of kindness. As a child, innocent and loving, he saved an injured worm. Perhaps salvation is possible if he can reconnect with his inner child. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 11:00: ANIMATION
- [HOUSE HUNTERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/house-hunters/) - Synopsis: HOUSE HUNTERS paints a twisted picture of an all-too-believable future, where prospective tenants are prepared to go to just about any lengths to secure a place to call home. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 10:37 Country: UK Director: Joe Warner
- [HEARTWARE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/heartware/) - Synopsis: After his colleague self-destructs by eating ice cream, android Clu tries to process his emotions. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 21:30: SCI-FI SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 15:00 Country: Germany Director: Leander Behal
- [HENRIETTA FINDS A NEST](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/henrietta-finds-a-nest/) - Synopsis: Abandoned at the factory farm, a young chick named Henrietta searches for a place to nest. When she is found by a lonely young girl, the pair strike up an unlikely bond. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 11:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: UK Premiere Runtime: 07:17 Country: USA Director: Hannah
- [HIDE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/hide/) - Synopsis: 17 year old Abi struggles to care for her family whilst battling child poverty and social deprivation. The dangers of the outside world are minuscule compared to the burden inside her four walls. Love is the only sticking plaster to keep them all safe, and when that plaster is ripped off and her family
- [HIGH LEVEL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/high-level/) - Synopsis: High Level' is the first in a collection of duologues on bridges set around the northeast, written and directed by northeast based women/non-binary creatives, to help build up slates and a creative collaborative community. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: NORTH EAST SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 03:21 Country: UK Director:
- [HAPPY SNAPS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/happy-snaps/) - Synopsis: On the Isle of Sheppey, two boys try to enjoy a last day together. Their adventures are captured by Gabriel, who has cerebral palsy, on an old camera. But as the day goes on, fears about the future cloud their friendship. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 3 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND
- [HARD](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/hard/) - Synopsis: In lively a North East estate, a sex worker makes her usual call to a regular, somewhat older client. They talk over tea and biscuits before getting down to business. The chat doesn't stop there either. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: NORTH EAST SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 13:00 Country:
- [HEADLAND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/headland/) - Synopsis: A nature reserve on the English Channel is a place of wonder and solace, shaped and haunted by violence. Headland is a moving tale of life on a pebble beach reclaimed from the ocean, where the age-old tradition of sea rescues intersects with recent migrant crossings, as told by the last of the Dungeness
- [GOLDEN DIAMOND HEART](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/golden-diamond-heart/) - Synopsis: Lucy finds herself constantly haunted by her expressive critical demon, which never seems satisfied with what she does. Awakened by her hip-hop soul, Lucy bravely confronts her whiny demon—through a rap battle! Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 11:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 06:02 Country: Taiwan Director: Yu-Hsuan
- [GOODNIGHT LADIES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/goodnight-ladies/) - Synopsis: Under the floodlights of a London drag bar, three intertwined tales unfold: a seasoned drag queen is confronted by the arrival of a young new star, a young couple try to save their relationship despite their secrets, and a washed-up actor meets with his agent in the hopes of a comeback. As the night
- [HADID AND I](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/hadid-and-i/) - Synopsis: Rich, a man struggling immensely with the loss of his wife to the lysosomal storage disorder, Niemann-Pick disease type C. As he navigates life after her passing, a seemingly chance encounter with a stranger changes the course of his perspective... Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: NORTH EAST SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere:
- [FLUFF](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/fluff/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD WINNER. A puppeteer is pushed to the limit when her puppet starts getting bigger, but no one believes her. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 15:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 13:28 Country: UK Director: Max Clendaniel
- [GARDENING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/gardening/) - Synopsis: After being sexually assaulted on a night out, traumatised Leonora struggles to recover. Gardening, through a metaphorical world of animated, psychedelic flora, delicately explores her path towards healing. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 13:54 Country: UK Director: Sarah Beeby
- [GIRLS HUGGING THEIR FATHERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/girls-hugging-their-fathers/) - Synopsis: A young woman is confronted by her inability to access her own anger as she makes a final attempt to acknowledge it through the act of hugging her father. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 03:45 Country: UK Director: Atalanta Swire
- [GLITCH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/glitch/) - Synopsis: When a new router arrives, Tom thinks it’s the end of his lockdown wifi woes. But the new router has mysterious powers. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 12:00: OSKA BRIGHT SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 13:02 Country: UK Director: Daniel McGowan
- [FIRST CONTACT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/first-contact/) - Synopsis: In isolation on the moon, a gardener tends to his small patch of life. When another person appears, he is forced to confront his fears of connection. Will he nurture a bond that could bring light to his lonely existence, or will his anxiety keep him in darkness? Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 11:00:
- [FISHING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/fishing/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - HONOURABLE MENTION. It’s 2006. Sixteen-year-old Lola has been in her room for three days and refuses to come out. She confesses to a camcorder a tale of first love and lost virginity, before finally revealing the secret keeping her locked inside. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 15:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 2
- [FLEECE TO FABRIC](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/fleece-to-fabric/) - Synopsis: RTS Winner - Student Factual: Long Form Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 20:00: ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY: NORTH EAST & THE BORDERS WINNERS AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 16:10 Country: UK Director: Erin Wilkinson, Liam O'Brien
- [FARMING ON THE EDGE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/farming-on-the-edge/) - Synopsis: Living at a higher altitude creates a harsh environment for Paul Johnson to farm in, but that doesn't stop him from doing everything in his power to protect the wildlife that lives there, even if it has a significant impact on his own life. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 12:15: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS SCREENING 2
- [FAT CHANCE: WHERE ALL THE EXTRA POUNDS CAME FROM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/fat-chance-where-all-the-extra-pounds-came-from/) - Synopsis: Body positive, fun original song by Rachel Stockdale about Where All The Extra Pounds Came From. Telling the story of her youth in Middlesbrough in the North East of England and her weight gain journey from a size 8 to a size 18. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP
- [FEEL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/feel/) - Synopsis: A picture paints a thousand words; a painter picks a fight with authority. A fight to emote. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 16:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 1 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 09:02 Country: UK Director: Natasha Drymon
- [FIEND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/fiend/) - Synopsis: Home alone and unable to sleep, a young woman begins to experience strange lapses in her reality as her sleep deprivation reaches deadly new depths. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 11:00 Country: UK Director: Barnaby Boulton
- [EXHUMATOR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/exhumator/) - Synopsis: When the remains of the deceased are dug up in a cemetery, Heinz is usually on the spot. For 40 years, he has been taking care of what no one else wants to do. Carefully, he whispers to the dead as if they were still alive. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 12:15: DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
- [FABIOLA: THE WING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/fabiola-the-wing/) - Synopsis: The Wing dares to be gentle, tackling the most childlike and visceral feelings of love. An emotion directly linked to the days Fab Detry spent dreaming of meeting someone and strolling along the Lignon, the French river of his childhood. The guitar theme is harmonized to the point of madness, the bass meanders like
- [FAIRVIEW PARK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/fairview-park/) - Synopsis: Declan Flynn, a man struggling for self-acceptance, is preyed upon by a gang of self-described ‘Queer-bashers’ in Dublin, 1982. Based on the true story seen as a major catalyst for Ireland’s LGBTQ Pride movement. Screening: MONDAY 12 MAY - 19:00: OPENING NIGHT SHORTS SHOWCASE AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime:
- [EMMA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/emma/) - Synopsis: Struggling with the loss of her own mother, Emma must now fill the shoes of the families matriarch and take care of everyone else first. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 06:17 Country: UK Director: Laura Lee Daly
- [EVERY MOMENT COUNTS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/every-moment-counts/) - Synopsis: Sarah, 13, has a degenerative neurological condition and lives in a local hospice. As she grieves the loss of her friend Ben, an encounter with a music therapist helps Sarah to appreciate life beyond her physical condition. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 06:50
- [EVOL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/evol/) - Synopsis: A poetic short film about a young woman grappling with the haunting echoes of past relationships and her unraveling sense of self. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 05:48 Country: UK Director: Hayley Reeve
- [DO YOU WANT TO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/do-you-want-to/) - Synopsis: Under the sheets, Connor and Jake’s domestic bliss is put to the test. It’s bedtime, and someone’s in the mood – but do they actually know each other back to front, inside and out?... Porn, Plato, and power tools feature as they seek the answer in this silly, heartwarming romcom short. Screening: THURSDAY 15
- [DOES THAT MAKE ME A WOMAN?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/does-that-make-me-a-woman/) - Synopsis: Is it possible to be cute but fierce? Can you be both, or maybe neither? Delving into the contradictions and expectations that compose modern femininity, Does That Make Me a Woman? explodes our understanding of what a ‘woman’ may really be. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND
- [ELLA HUE: FEAR IS A ROSE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/ella-hue-fear-is-a-rose/) - Synopsis: A shadow knight explores an interdimensional palace while being chased by the roots of an ever-growing rose. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 04:54 Country: USA Director: Isabel Stub
- [DEAD CAT FILM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/dead-cat-film/) - Synopsis: A young woman becomes increasingly attached to the taxidermied corpse of her housemate’s cat. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 12:00: OSKA BRIGHT SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 04:38 Country: UK Director: Josie Charles & Nathan Miller
- [DEAD TOOTH (DÉVITALISÉE)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/dead-tooth-devitalisee/) - Synopsis: Hate the dentist? So does Tara. Self-conscious about her dead tooth, she is determined to fix her smile. In her way is the day – and dentist – from hell… Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: UK Premiere Runtime: 19:31 Country: France Director: Romane Eilahtan
- [DELIVERY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/delivery/) - Synopsis: Newly-qualified midwife Mary experiences the most physically and psychologically challenging night shift of her career as she oversees two life-and-death pregnancy cases. Screening: SUNDAY 18 MAY - 21:30: BIFA SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 25:00:00 Country: UK Director: Ben Lankester
- [DENMARK DOESN'T EXIST](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/denmark-doesnt-exist/) - Synopsis: People are starting to believe that Denmark doesn’t exist. One woman does everything she can to convince her best friend that it does. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 08:57 Country: Denmark Director: Joseph Archer
- [CUCUMBER (AGURK)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/cucumber-agurk/) - Synopsis: Crippled by anxiety, Shintaro spends his days alone in his apartment. When his kindly neighbour offers him a strange gift – a cucumber – he is forced to come to terms with his introverted, socially withdrawn approach to life. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: -
- [DADDY SUPERIOR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/daddy-superior/) - Synopsis: Monks Father Martin and Brother Thomas lead a devout life in the countryside - until an unexpected disruption threatens to unravel their peaceful monastic existence. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 15:18 Country: UK Director: Benjamin Partridge
- [DARREN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/darren/) - Synopsis: What does your Elf on the Shelf actually do at night? and are they just there to check on the kids? After the introduction of Elf on the Shelf into a family, the father becomes ever more convinced that there’s something wrong with their festive friend Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS
- [COUPON](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/coupon/) - Synopsis: When a customer attempts to redeem their coupon, the promotion forces a robbery. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 18:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 02:15 Country: UK Director: Taylor Caddick
- [CHAPPELL ROAN: CASUAL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/chappell-roan-casual/) - Synopsis: With Casual, Midwest pop princess Chappell Roan delivers a dreamy, country-infused ballad scorning the bullshit of quick-fling situationships. The lover who wronged her? A mysterious, semi-aquatic Siren. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 06:35 Country: USA Director: Hadley Hillel
- [CHICKEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/chicken/) - Synopsis: When Sam splits up with her partner, she moves back into her childhood home with her mother and neurodivergent brother. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 12:00: OSKA BRIGHT SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 14:00 Country: Canada Director: Lucy McNulty & Emma Pollard
- [COLLAGE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/collage/) - Synopsis: From a distance, museum co-workers Clara and Laura watch two visitors flirting. As Laura explains the ‘six scientific signs’ of affection to Laura, the pair becoming increasingly intrigued by the couple’s developing relationship. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 16:00: INTERNATIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 09:51 Country: Spain Director:
- [BREAKING THE PLATEAU](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/breaking-the-plateau/) - Synopsis: Breaking The Plateau follows a young woman who attempts to quit her waitressing job but falls into a plate-polishing nightmare from which there seems to be no escape. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 18:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 05:13 Country: UK Director:
- [BURY YOUR NEPHEW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/bury-your-nephew/) - Synopsis: After collecting his nephew from his Sister in law’s house, Toby is in for a long weekend. Toby and Liam appear to have nothing in common, and even simple small talk seems a tall task. After his wife Katie is unexpectedly pulled into work, it’s now solely up to Toby to keep Liam entertained.
- [CATERPILLAR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/caterpillar/) - Synopsis: When her mother is diagnosed with Motor neurone disease, performance artist Ellis’ life of motion is forced into a world of stillness. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 14:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 16:41 Country: UK Director: Dorny Sunday
- [BLUFF](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/bluff/) - Synopsis: When a young visually-impaired girl begins to lose her sight during a much longed-for family holiday by the sea, she is torn between proving nothing is wrong and the difficult of being believed. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 18:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 1 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 09:47 Country: UK Director: Naomi
- [BONNY CHIP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/bonny-chip/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - NORTH EAST RECOGNITION AWARD WINNER. 'Bonny' arrives at a sea-side town's renowned Chip Shop in search for work, only to find the chippy and it's long time employees on the brink of sinking completely. They're in debt and a slimy, vape-sucking 'Mr Green' threatens to buy the place and chop it
- [BOYS LIKE YOU](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/boys-like-you/) - Synopsis: A depressed housewife seeks out a troubled young man from her past, with disastrous consequences. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 14:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 16:59 Country: UK Director: Paul Holbrook
- [BIRDERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/birders/) - Synopsis: This short documentary follows four bird watchers, exploring the intricacies of the hobby. The Leader of the RSPB Newcastle group, a recently retired couple and a young man provide a window into the world of birding as we discover Why they began and join them while they bird watch to find out what keeps
- [BLACKPOOL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/blackpool/) - Synopsis: After 30 years of too many downs and not enough ups on life’s rollercoaster, Billy embarks on a final lost weekend in the funfair of a town that is Blackpool. The place he loved as a kid seemed as good as anywhere to end it all. Well, at least try to. Unfortunately, like so
- [BLOODSPORT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/bloodsport/) - Synopsis: After a protest turns violent, young activists Nell and Esme are forced to go on the run. Tasked with lying low, they squat in a beautiful and seemingly empty mansion, awaiting further instruction. But a greater danger engulfs them when another interloper arrives at the house fresh from a morning of brutal sport, and
- [BLUE ROOSTER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/blue-rooster/) - Synopsis: Two struggling freelancers try to meet the client’s brief for a sexy, edgy car insurance ad. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 05:23 Country: UK Director: Rebecca King
- [BEFORE THE DAWN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/before-the-dawn/) - Synopsis: Set in a picturesque Ukrainian village in the midst of the 19th century, the film revolves around themes of love, loss, despair, and hope. In the heart of a young girl, true love blossomed, which, however, led to the darkest night in her life… The story that repeats from generation to generation. Will the
- [BENJI](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/benji/) - Synopsis: Benji, the new electronic waste disposal unit, is perfect for recycling in the home. The entire family are delighted with their set of Benji bins, until Dad decides to recycle more than just household waste… Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 21:30: SCI-FI SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 06:08 Country: UK Director:
- [BEST, MICHAEL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/best-michael/) - Synopsis: Michael Best is a man trying to better. Fresh out of prison he wants to try and live a better life and prove his loved ones wrong that he is a good man. With plenty of bridges to build, he sets off in hope to right his wrongs. Can he change his ways and
- [BABA YEBTA: LET U GO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/baba-yebta-let-u-go/) - Synopsis: One night, Pyjama awakens alone in his room, immersed in nostalgic thoughts. Suddenly, mysterious shadows appear and captivate him. His bed comes to life and carries him away in a strange and magical dance. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 16:00: INTERNATIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 02:00 Country: UK Director: Jean-Baptiste
- [BEAUTIFUL MEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/beautiful-men/) - Synopsis: Three balding brothers travel to Istanbul to get a hair transplant. Stuck with each other in a hotel far from home, their insecurities grow faster than their hair. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: ANIMATION SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 18:35 Country: Belgium Director: Nicolas Keppens
- [BEER (ALUS)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/beer-alus/) - Synopsis: In a charming Lithuanian village, a delicate bond between a father and son unravels through an ancestral beer-making tradition as they prepare for the annual harvest celebration. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 16:00: INTERNATIONAL SHORTS SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 24:00:00 Country: Lithuania Director: Milda Baginskaite
- [AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/and-granny-would-dance/) - Synopsis: Marmar listens to the stories told by her grandmother’s friends as they play an illicit game of cards. Based on childhood memories and shared stories, And Granny would dance is a tale of love, grief and resilience. At its heart, it is a tribute to the solidarity of Iranian women. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY
- [ARICIA MESS (FT. CHICO CESAR): THE HUNGER AND THE CANNIBALISM (A FOME E O CANIBALISMO)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/aricia-mess-ft-chico-cesar-the-hunger-and-the-cannibalism-a-fome-e-o-canibalismo/) - Synopsis: On The Hunger and the Cannibalism, Brazil’s Queen of ‘Afro-shock-chic’ Aricia Mess teams up with Chico Cesar to produce a funky, drum-driven dance track, infused with catchy synths and wailed vocals. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 04:10 Country: UK Director: Leda Contopanagos & Kimie
- [AUDIO & THE ALLIGATOR (AUDIO Y EL CAIMÁN)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/audio-the-alligator-audio-y-el-caiman/) - Synopsis: Audio Caña enjoys telling fantastic stories to his loved ones. But when he claims there's a giant alligator living in his pond, no one believes him. With his 6 year-old granddaughter, Audio will try to prove the alligator's existence. to everyone. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 18:00: SHORTS SHOWCASE SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND
- [AUDITION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/audition/) - Synopsis: Straight8 project starring the filmmaker's father as he reignites his love of acting. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 02:58 Country: UK Director: Megan Harding
- [ALLERGENS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/allergens/) - Synopsis: Adam and Miranda just want a simple meal at a burger chain, but their waiter’s relentless questioning about allergies spirals out of control—from awkward badge-wearing to full-blown allergy tests at the table. As the waiter unravels under corporate pressure and long hours, Adam and Miranda go from mildly annoyed to terrified, all while trying
- [AN UNBRIDGEABLE GAP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/an-unbridgeable-gap/) - Synopsis: For two centuries, the Sycamore Gap tree stood as an iconic sentinel along Hadrian's Wall, shaping the landscape and lives of Northumberland. Its sudden destruction triggered an international outpouring of grief. This film examines the tree's cultural and emotional significance through local voices, highlighting the enduring power of history in our present. Screening: TUESDAY
- [ANATTA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/anatta/) - Synopsis: In the mountains of China, a young Buddhist man travels alone. In his journey through nature, he embarks on a simultaneous journey towards ‘anatta’ – a state of no-self, or emptiness – with aid from a haunting white Buddha. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE
- [A THEORY OF A MOLECULAR UNIVERSE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/a-theory-of-a-molecular-universe/) - Synopsis: An experimental film embracing the visual and aural exploration of a microscopic universe existing inside a glass of water revealed and brought to life. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: World Premiere Runtime: 05:06 Country: UK Director: Maria Eversden Aguilar, Sonal Arya &
- [A TIME BEFORE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/a-time-before/) - Synopsis: Trapped between waking life and dreams, Olly delves into his childhood memories, navigating the fantastical dream worlds his sister created to shield them from family strife. A journey into the buried past that shapes who we are. Screening: TUESDAY 13 MAY - 18:00: YOUNG, EMERGING & STUDENT SCREENING 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA
- [ADHD POTPOURI](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/adhd-potpouri/) - Synopsis: A scouser in his late 20s seeks out an ADHD diagnosis to regain control over his life. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 05:00 Country: UK Director: Tom Shennan
- [A COUPLE SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/a-couple-see-if-they-can-make-it-through-this/) - Synopsis: A couple fight across three possible lifetimes. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30: NORTHERN EXPOSURE: FILM HUB NORTH SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 06:30 Country: UK Director: Anna Davis
- [A GRAVE ON THE BORDER (EIN GRAB AN DER GRENZE)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/a-grave-on-the-border-ein-grab-an-der-grenze/) - Synopsis: Filmed in a small town in Germany, this atmospheric short immerses the viewer in the world of Rose’s memories that surface at night, when everyone is asleep. Rose tells her story through emotive sculptures made out of newspaper and performance of her poetry. Night-time imagery is underscored by a clarinet composition, written and performed
- [A IS FOR ANT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/a-is-for-ant/) - Synopsis: A is for Ant’ is an immersive film by British photographer Jack Davison that explores the alphabet through a captivating blend of real action and animation. Screening: THURSDAY 15 MAY - 19:00: COMEDY SHORTS SCREENING AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 10:18 Country: UK Director: Jack Davison
- [A TALE OF SWORDS AND SMOKE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/a-tale-of-swords-and-smoke/) - Synopsis: A Tale of Swords and Smoke is the epic story of two young adventurers journeying across a far away land. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 12:00: OSKA BRIGHT SHOWCASE AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: - Runtime: 06:52 Country: UK Director: Michael Strachan Brown
- [2K5](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/2k5/) - Synopsis: It’s 2005, Ellie and her 'BFF 4lyf', Zoe, listen to rap music and slam rhymes every day, dreaming of the big stage. But, at twelve, for Ellie, it’s easy to be a dreamer and less easy to ignore the harsh realities as the only Black kid at school. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 19:30:
- [7 TO 10](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/7-to-10/) - Synopsis: On Halloween, Olivia's mask slips as she uses sex to repress traumatic flashbacks. Screening: SATURDAY 17 MAY - 14:00: DRAMA SHORTS SCREENING 2 AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 15:00 Country: UK Director: Ana Pio
- [90BRO - MOWGLI](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/90bro-mowgli/) - Synopsis: Mowgli is music video performed by 90BRO, an outspoken Sunderland raised rap artist, activist and spoken word poet from Pakistani and Indian heritage. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 19:00: MUSIC VIDEO SCREENING AT POP RECS Premiere: - Runtime: 03:33 Country: UK Director: Deven Ahire
- [-M- & GAIL ANN DORSEY: À TOI](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/m-gail-ann-dorsey-a-toi/) - Synopsis: We follow the growth of two characters, a red boy symbolizing masculinity and reality, and a blue girl embodying the feminine ideal and dreams. Each builds their own identity and cultivates their differences, only to meet again in adulthood to create a common work and merge their colors into a new one. Screening: WEDNESDAY
- [1 STAR REVIEW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/1-star-review/) - Synopsis: Chef Michael has a murderous obsession with changing negative reviews to save his restaurant, but a date with his latest critic Elysia makes him question his motives. Screening: FRIDAY 16 MAY - 20:00: HORROR SHORTS SCREENING AT OMNIPLEX, SUNDERLAND Premiere: North East Premiere Runtime: 09:48 Country: UK Director: John Ferrer
- [16](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2025/16/) - Synopsis: SSFF 2024 - Best DEBUT FILM WINNER. In Edinburgh, a sixteen year old girl has a year long relationship with an older guy. Screening: WEDNESDAY 14 MAY - 15:00: 2024 WINNERS SHOWCASE 2 AT THE DAVID PUTTNAM MEDIA CENTRE CINEMA Premiere: - Runtime: 11:23 Country: UK Director: Rachel Flynn

## Films 2026

- [NO: 302](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/no-302/) - Synopsis: In 1970s Finland, it is illegal to be homosexual. Elsie, who is confined in an institution because of her sexuality, decides to escape to Sweden with the help of her best friend. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Thriller Screening: International Shorts Showcase Screening 1 Country: Finland Premiere: Duration: 07:05
- [NEW GROUND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/new-ground/) - Synopsis: In a pioneering co-housing project, 26 women over 50 are rewriting the script on ageing. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 14:06
- [NEIL ARMSTRONG AND THE LANGHOLMITES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/neil-armstrong-and-the-langholmites/) - Synopsis: Everyone knows Neil Armstrong came back from the moon in 1969 – but it wasn’t until three years later, when the people of a tiny Scottish town stepped in, that he finally got home. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 17:43
- [MY GRANDMOTHER IS A SKYDIVER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/my-grandmother-is-a-skydiver/) - Synopsis: A joyful young skydiver in 1960s Central Asia receives an extraordinary phone call from her granddaughter in 2022. She is worried about her grandmother's safety amid the invasion of Ukraine. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: Germany, Ukraine Premiere: Duration: 13:00
- [MY DAD SH*GGED A FLAG](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/my-dad-shgged-a-flag/) - Synopsis: When Nathan finally admits a "hilarious" jaw-dropping family secret, he swiftly realises his parents’ warped patriotism is his inheritance, not a punchline. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:37
- [DOPPELGÄNGER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/doppelganger/) - Synopsis: When ten-year old Josie Johns met her doppelgänger, it kicked off a decade of intense and bitter rivalry. Now an adult, Josie is about to confront her double, settle some scores, and take back control of her identity once and for all. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United
- [DO YOU HAVE KIDS?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/do-you-have-kids/) - Synopsis: Confronted by an old acquaintance, Lee is taken aback by the question, “Do you have kids?” It has a complex and difficult answer. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Dance, Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:57
- [DOMESTIC](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/domestic/) - Synopsis: One morning, in one apartment, a couple discover who each other really are when faced by the sounds of domestic violence in the apartment above. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:00
- [DOUBLE KILL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/double-kill/) - Synopsis: After a successful date, a couple go back to a hotel room to continue the night, only to discover they share a common, deadly interest. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:50
- [DREAD](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/dread/) - Synopsis: A Black transmasculine Uber driver’s car becomes dangerously possessed when a German hippie offloads her trauma demon on a ride through the racially segregated, tourist-infested Cape Town. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: South Africa, United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 09:26
- [WHAT GOES ROUND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/what-goes-round/) - Synopsis: A woman wakes up on a London night bus and is provoked by a series of passengers; setting her on a bloody journey of self-discovery. Directed by: Genre: Horror Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 15:00
- [WHAT NOW?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/what-now/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Royal Television Society: North East & The Borders Student Winners Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [WITH YOU ALWAYS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/with-you-always/) - Synopsis: "People often talk about their relatives looking down on them after they die. I have never found comfort in this." Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom, Serbia Premiere: Duration: 02:10
- [WONDERWALL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/wonderwall/) - Synopsis: Liverpool, 1995. The dockers are on strike. But Siobhan and her big brother Rory have other things on their mind: will their heroes Oasis beat Blur in tonight's Battle of Britpop? Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom, France Premiere: Duration: 27:40:00
- [YOUR EMAIL HAS NOT FOUND ME WELL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/your-email-has-not-found-me-well/) - Synopsis: Freelance artist Becky has a week to finish a project and the clock is ticking - can she pull off the best painting of her career, nay, of her generation? Or will her demons catch up to her and suck her into an emotional vortex of her own making? Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy,
- [ZOMBIE?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/zombie/) - Synopsis: June and Evan are a happy couple who have never really disagreed on anything. Until a zombie comes knocking on their door. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Horror Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 19:58
- [WAVELENGTH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/wavelength/) - Synopsis: Two people tune into each other across the noise of the world. When the signal fades, what remains? Directed by: Genre: Animation, Drama Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:42
- [WE ARE NOT DIFFERENT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/we-are-not-different/) - Synopsis: An exploration of the feelings that lead to self-harm, and the process of self-reconciliation and healing. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: China, United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:46
- [WE WERE HERE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/we-were-here/) - Synopsis: In a crumbling Indian town, three retired men protest machines replacing human jobs by pretending to be household appliances. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Country: India Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 10:35
- [WE'LL GO DOWN IN HISTORY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/well-go-down-in-history/) - Synopsis: The story of TRUK United, a grassroots, proudly trans football club. Filmed over two years, this documentary captures the team’s highs and lows on and off the pitch as they create a safe haven for their community in the face of rising transphobia. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, LGBT Screening: LGBTQIA+ Documentary Shorts Showcase Country:
- [WE'RE STILL HERE: VOICES FROM THE STREETS OF NEWCASTLE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/were-still-here-voices-from-the-streets-of-newcastle/) - Synopsis: In 2024, Shelter North East spoke to 39 individuals who were sleeping rough in Newcastle. Their experiences of homelessness and ideas for solutions are insights that must shape our response. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Local Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:55
- [WEEYAGALE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/weeyagale/) - Synopsis: A young British-Ugandan girl's classroom show-and-tell unlocks a dreamlike journey into her heritage. Directed by: Genre: Dance, Drama Screening: Dance Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 06:23
- [VOICE SHIFT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/voice-shift/) - Synopsis: Transgender femme individuals seek a voice that reflects their gender identity. Guided by a trans vocal coach, the film weaves together stories from different stages of people's journeys. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: LGBTQIA+ Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 24:48:00
- [WANDERLAND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/wanderland/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase Screening Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [WARP AND WEFT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/warp-and-weft/) - Synopsis: A love letter to the act of hand-making, traditional craft practices, and the people who love them. Stemming from the fear of these artforms slipping away in a society that no longer values the human labour behind them. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom
- [VITAL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/vital/) - Synopsis: A mother in Iran considers selling her organs to save her daughter, while in the United States, a doctor faces ethical dilemmas to save his own child. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: International Shorts Showcase Screening 1 Country: Canada, Iran, Türkiye Premiere: Duration: 14:11
- [TRUCKLOAD](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/truckload/) - Synopsis: Newly disabled Lizzie is finally moving out of her Mum’s house and back in with her best friends. But although she wants her independence back, easy tasks have become physical feats: every molehill is a mountain. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: Women X Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 19:46
- [TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/two-black-boys-in-paradise/) - Synopsis: Two boys on a journey of self-acceptance and love – for each other and themselves. Based on Dean Atta’s eponymous poem. Directed by: Genre: Animation, LGBT Screening: BIFA Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:54
- [TWO.FIVE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/two-five/) - Synopsis: Traces the arc of a friendship interrupted by a cancer diagnosis. The film is a conversation between two timelines — the one we lived, and the film we never got to finish. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Experimental Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 09:34
- [UBIQUITOUS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ubiquitous/) - Synopsis: A young man is forced to confront feelings of self-rejection and isolation as he struggles to express his love for his best friend. Directed by: Genre: Drama, LGBT, Experimental Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:06
- [UNTO THEE: WE WERE FIRE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/unto-thee-we-were-fire/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:06
- [VERY IMPORTANT CALL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/very-important-call/) - Synopsis: Thea has five minutes to spare before a very important call. Just enough time for a quick chat with a mental health crisis official. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:54
- [TOM A. SMITH: WHAT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/tom-a-smith-what/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:51
- [TOUCH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/touch/) - Synopsis: Explores a man's relationship with touch following a traumatic event. Directed by: Genre: Experimental Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:10
- [TRACES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/traces/) - Synopsis: There is a photograph of a child left on the moon, a golf ball, flags, a lost glove. When the glamour of space exploration fades, what remains? Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:32
- [TROLSK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/trolsk/) - Synopsis: TROLSK — a Norwegian word meaning eerie and enchanted by nature. Filmed in the Arctic Circle, TROLSK conjures the folklore of northern Norway — the Draugr, Huldra, and Troll. Directed by: Genre: Experimental Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: Norway Premiere: Duration: 04:48
- [THERE IS NO WALL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/there-is-no-wall/) - Synopsis: Ultra marathon runner and running coach Allie Bailey discusses her struggles with addiction and depression. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Local Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 20:17
- [THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/there-will-come-soft-rains/) - Synopsis: Haunted by rising sea levels, a daughter digs up her father’s grave to move his body to higher ground. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 14:47
- [THINGS MICE CAN DO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/things-mice-can-do/) - Synopsis: A series of short stories revealing the previously undocumented talents of mice. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:34
- [TOAD IN THE HOLE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/toad-in-the-hole/) - Synopsis: Stuck in a stagnant moment of her marriage, Kay orchestrates an evening away from family responsibilities to pursue a surprising liaison... Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:09
- [TOM A. SMITH: FASHION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/tom-a-smith-fashion/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:08
- [THE TRUTH ABOUT SPACE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-truth-about-space/) - Synopsis: A young man is released from prison and has to face up to the lie that his estranged daughter has been led to believe – that he was in space. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Sci-fi Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 13:40
- [THE WALNUT'S WHISPER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-walnuts-whisper/) - Synopsis: In the remote Kurdish mountains, young Baran discovers a passion for music that contrasts with her family’s traditional expectations. Despite restrictions, she creates a unique walnut instrument, finding expression and connection with the outside world. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: International Shorts Showcase Screening 1 Country: Iraq Premiere: Duration: 08:00
- [THE WEIGHT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-weight/) - Synopsis: A mother dances through her morning ritual, preparing breakfast for her family. As time passes, the dance gets harder and harder to perform. Directed by: Genre: Dance, Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:48
- [THE WITCHES OF POOL BOTTOM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-witches-of-pool-bottom/) - Synopsis: When a teenage girl’s body-image fears become physical, she decides to destroy them — quite literally. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:07
- [THE SECRET ASSISTANTS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-secret-assistants/) - Synopsis: Sophie, an ambitious novice, walks a razor’s edge as her interview with titan of industry Henry Mann descends into a squalid power play. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Thriller Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: Germany, France, United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 19:55
- [THE SHEDDING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-shedding/) - Synopsis: A man’s attempts to get his girlfriend back by fixing his slobbish ways are complicated by his cat’s increasingly large clumps of shedded fur. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Comedy Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 11:17
- [THE SHELL (SKALET)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-shell-skalet/) - Synopsis: A man relaxing on his couch is sucked into another world by mysterious creatures. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: Sweden Premiere: Duration: 04:00
- [THE TREES HAVE EYES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-trees-have-eyes/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase Screening Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [THE MILITANT HOMOSEXUAL EVANGELIST](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-militant-homosexual-evangelist/) - Synopsis: A queer activist's faith is challenged as he commits to a life of protesting preachers. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, LGBT Screening: LGBTQIA+ Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:26
- [THE MOMENT OF TRUTH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-moment-of-truth/) - Synopsis: The race to save our collective visual history from a deepfake AI future will be won or lost in the next few months. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:20
- [THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING SOCK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-mystery-of-the-missing-sock/) - Synopsis: When Scott loses his favourite sock, he goes on a mission to reunite the pair. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:50
- [THE RED BENCH GUY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-red-bench-guy/) - Synopsis: Wayne thought his story was over. Battling years of silent suffering, he sat on a bench, ready to give up. But that moment of despair became the spark for something extraordinary. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Local Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 23:08
- [THE REST IS SILENCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-rest-is-silence/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase Screening Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [THE SECOND TIME AROUND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-second-time-around/) - Synopsis: On a stormy night, a young waitress is confronted by a mysterious older woman. Their brief encounter stirs something the waitress can’t quite explain—a strange sense that this moment matters more than she knows… Directed by: Genre: Drama, Sci-fi Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 12:17
- [THE GUARD](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-guard/) - Synopsis: A young man, tasked with watching over his girlfriend’s family home on the day of her older sister’s wedding, must protect the customary Indian wedding gifts of gold that lie within. But he never predicted who he would have to guard against… Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBT Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration:
- [THE GUN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-gun/) - Synopsis: Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick. On a distant planet all life has been annihilated through war, but when a group of scientists decide to explore the surface they find a terrifying automatic weapon which still functions. Directed by: Genre: Sci-fi, Animation Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United States
- [THE LACE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-lace/) - Synopsis: In Victorian England, Julia runs an apothecary shop that sells deadly poison to women in need of escape from their domineering husbands. Theodora Finchley will be her most significant client yet, possessing the potential to unravel her schemes... Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere:
- [THE LAST INGREDIENT (L'ULTIMO INGREDIENTE)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-last-ingredient-lultimo-ingrediente/) - Synopsis: A young man, determined to end it all, is repeatedly interrupted by his elderly neighbor, who keeps knocking on his door with increasingly absurd requests to bake a Bundt cake. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Country: Italy Premiere: Duration: 07:20
- [THE LONGEST DISTANCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-longest-distance/) - Synopsis: When a lost letter from Charlie arrives ten years too late, William must uncover a repressed memory and face a painful truth about his past. Directed by: Genre: Drama, LGBT Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:55
- [THE MAN THAT I WAVE AT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-man-that-i-wave-at/) - Synopsis: A man has an existential crisis trying to work out who the mysterious man is that he waves at. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:38
- [THE COPY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-copy/) - Synopsis: A late night office worker is disturbed by something mysterious in the dark. Directed by: Genre: Thriller Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:20
- [THE DOG IN THE LONG GRASS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-dog-in-the-long-grass/) - Synopsis: Haunted by a glimpse of Death in the form of a black dog, a man embarks on a desperate search across the Sussex landscape, determined to ask them a life-changing question. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Fantasy Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:00
- [THE EATING OF AN ORANGE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-eating-of-an-orange/) - Synopsis: In a large manor house identical figures eat the same, move the same, look the same. But everything will change for one woman when she gets given an orange by an unknown figure. Directed by: Genre: Animation, LGBT, Experimental Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:29
- [THE GEORDIE HUNTER IN SUNDERLAND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-geordie-hunter-in-sunderland/) - Synopsis: Irwin Win-Win (The Geordie Hunter) explores Sunderland before a derby, encountering "Mackems" – a unique species. The investigation involves unusual rituals and observations of local wildlife. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:55
- [THE BUTCHER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-butcher/) - Synopsis: A rural community led by a sadistic Butcher will do all it can to see a young local carry on their ritualistic traditions. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Comedy Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 13:22
- [THE CASBAHS: ELECTRIC DAYDREAMS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-casbahs-electric-daydreams/) - Synopsis: In the 1970s, an astronaut looking down at Earth from space observes an average man going about his daily life. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:12
- [THE CAULDRON](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-cauldron/) - Synopsis: During the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, a young boy must protect his family from an unknown threat in their remote, isolated home. Directed by: Genre: Horror Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: Slovenia Premiere: Duration: 15:49
- [THE CHILDREN OF ORPHEUS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-children-of-orpheus/) - Synopsis: An experimental short exploring the chaotic and unifying synthesis of music, sound, and dance within London's busy and maddening cityscape. Directed by: Genre: Dance Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:33
- [TELE XXX](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/tele-xxx/) - Synopsis: A middle-aged recluse spirals into sexual mania when he is seduced by his television. Directed by: Genre: Horror Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 09:01
- [TELESCOPIC](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/telescopic/) - Synopsis: One telescopic step for man, one giant leap for mankind. This short documentary follows the invention of the telescopic ladder and asks the question, do you ever truly own an idea? Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 12:10
- [TELL YOUR FACE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/tell-your-face/) - Synopsis: Haunted by her late mother's praise of her smooth skin, Chikana hits 30 and begins to obsess over her developing wrinkles. Without the money or motivation for Botox, she concocts an absurd and extreme way to stop them in their tracks. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere:
- [THE ARCHWAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-archway/) - Synopsis: After discovering an impossible archway in her father's workshop, a grieving daughter battles between staying in the past or taking a leap of faith. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Fantasy Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:03
- [THE BLOSSOM AND THE MOUNTAIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-blossom-and-the-mountain/) - Synopsis: Sakura and Fuji: one fleeting, one eternal, falling for one another through the spring. A poetic take on love, time, and letting go. Directed by: Genre: Dance Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:08
- [THE BLUEBIRD'S DAUGHTER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/the-bluebirds-daughter/) - Synopsis: Inside the Byker Wall, Dani looks for her missing football and absent father. What she finds is a dark family secret that will change everything. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 07:28
- [STROKES OF WILDFLOWERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/strokes-of-wildflowers/) - Synopsis: Stroke survivors share their stories about the mental and physical struggles they face and the importance of community within their recovery. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation, Experimental Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:43
- [SWAN SONGS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/swan-songs/) - Synopsis: An exploration of depression and loss in Glasgow, through stories of the lives of the great composers. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 12:36
- [SWIM SISTAS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/swim-sistas/) - Synopsis: A poetic love letter to the enduring strength of Black women across generations: from a young girl diving into joy, to Great Britain’s first and only Black female Olympic swimmer, to a woman learning to swim at 54, defying a legacy of inherited fear. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 2 Country:
- [TAMARA FLORES: CHINGONA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/tamara-flores-chingona/) - Synopsis: A bold visual anthem about carving your own path and owning every step forward. Bursting with color, rhythm and dance, it’s a celebration of identity and the unapologetic freedom to live life on your own terms. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: Austria, Mexico Premiere: Duration: 03:15
- [TANIA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/tania/) - Synopsis: When Alan finds out he only has a month to live, he faces his darkest fear. Not death, but the discovery of his biggest and most embarrassing secret: his wife, Tania. Because Tania isn't real; Tania is a mannequin. And no one else knows about her. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: North East Shorts
- [TAPEWORM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/tapeworm/) - Synopsis: Trapped in a cycle of debt, Worm has been hardened by years as witness and accessory to cold-blooded exploitation. A final gamble for freedom allows her a chance to regain her humanity and autonomy over her fate. Directed by: Genre: Thriller, Horror Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 17:21
- [STARGUY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/starguy/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase Screening Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [STATUE IN THE GARDEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/statue-in-the-garden/) - Synopsis: Ill at ease in her new home, Didi comes across an enchanting statue in the garden which helps her appreciate the heritage of her new neighbourhood through an unexpected journey back in time. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Fantasy Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:38
- [STEEPING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/steeping/) - Synopsis: Strangers ponder our attitudes towards death and dying - reflecting on how a conversation over tea and coffee at a ‘Death Cafe’ might make broaching the subject a little less terrifying. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation, Experimental Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:22
- [STELLA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/stella/) - Synopsis: It's Stella's 18th birthday and she's finally leaving care. As she waits to reunite with her mam, she shares pivotal moments from her childhood that led to her ending up in the system. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 11:16
- [SMALL HOURS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/small-hours/) - Synopsis: Struggling with alcohol addiction and mental illness, an artist reaches out to an old friend. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Experimental Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:56
- [SONNY TENNET: TEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/sonny-tennet-ten/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:18
- [SOUND ASLEEP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/sound-asleep/) - Synopsis: Deen Peels needs sleep, but the world just won't shut up... Over one relentless night, he’s determined to take back control — even if it kills him. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom, Spain Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 05:59
- [SPOKEN MOVEMENT FAMILY HONOUR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/spoken-movement-family-honour/) - Synopsis: In a British-Ghanaian household bound by tradition and religion, a young girl lives under the oppressive control of her abusive father. Heated arguments reveal the deep rift between them as they confront the scars of their shared history. Directed by: Genre: Dance, Experimental Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 09:48
- [RULE, BRITANNIA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/rule-britannia/) - Synopsis: A pair of flag-waving Brits go to sea to stop the Refugee Small Boats. But their naval fantasy falls apart, and they are forced to beg for rescue from the very people they set out to stop. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 12:34
- [SAINT AGNES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/saint-agnes/) - Synopsis: A withdrawn young woman is forced to confront her unresolved trauma when a provocative artwork exposes her best friend, pushing both women to reckon with consent, complicity, and the quiet fractures in their friendship. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: World Premiere Duration: 10:13
- [SEB LOWE: LITTLE CAESAR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/seb-lowe-little-caesar/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:22
- [SKIN DEEP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/skin-deep/) - Synopsis: Two completely random and unconnected events? Or is there a strange supernatural link between Ethan's online infidelity and his girlfriend, Georgia's horrifying skin rash... Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 18:39
- [SLALOM D: SAME REFRAIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/slalom-d-same-refrain/) - Synopsis: Explores the impact of dementia through the relationship between a father and his daughter. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:20
- [RITUAL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ritual/) - Synopsis: Teenager Jack moves between the suffocating monotony of home and a brutal confrontation in a remote barn, where he's handed a hammer, a handful of rusty nails, and a choice. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:49
- [RIVKALA: VULTURES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/rivkala-vultures/) - Synopsis: The notorious Vultures gang have overthrown the Crushed Velvet Cabaret bar to profit off the backs of hardworking showgirls. Only one moustachioed heroine and a crate of bananas can unite the forces of good in light of such evil. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:46
- [ROCKET FUEL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/rocket-fuel/) - Synopsis: No money, sh*t-loads of time, and endless imagination: When Lenny and Mullet decide to turn an abandoned car into a DIY spaceship, a new mission ignites - the ultimate escape from the rundown playground they call home. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi, Drama Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 14:44
- [ROUTE 310](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/route-310/) - Synopsis: A filmmaker investigates a controversial new "Jewish" bus route in London in this wry, low-fi documentary which explores the depth of our society's confirmation bias. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Experimental, Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:38
- [RAMÓN WHO SPEAKS TO GHOSTS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ramon-who-speaks-to-ghosts/) - Synopsis: After a volcanic eruption, Ramón walks the island of La Palma with his microphone, looking for ghosts. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Country: Spain, Canada, Mexico Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 07:28
- [RED RIDING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/red-riding/) - Synopsis: After her mother's overdose, teen Red Riding moves from London to her estranged grandmother's Scottish estate, where dark family secrets, missing children, and a monstrous wolf blur reality, forcing her to fight for survival. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Thriller Screening: Red Riding Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 01:26:00
- [RESURGE:ITATE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/resurgeitate/) - Synopsis: Bound by ritual, a reclusive healer consumes his community's pain, when one offering forces him to regurgitate the burdens of his own past. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Drama Screening: Royal Television Society: North East & The Borders Student Winners Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:15
- [RHUBARB RHUBARB](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/rhubarb-rhubarb/) - Synopsis: In the legendary Yorkshire Rhubarb Triangle, Jo and her elderly father produce the pink delicacy that made the region world-famous a century ago. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 16:10
- [PLASTIC SURGERY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/plastic-surgery/) - Synopsis: A doctor's last day before maternity leave is thrown into chaos when a hidden threat emerges. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Thriller Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 12:02
- [PRINCESSY (PRINCESKA)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/princessy-princeska/) - Synopsis: Diana, a 22-year-old mother, is awaiting her partner’s return so they can move to England together. However, their reunion brings more trouble than relief. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: Poland Premiere: Duration: 11:11
- [PUSH THE MACHINE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/push-the-machine/) - Synopsis: A young stuntman embarks on the most perilous - and illegal - project of his life. With the police hot on his trail, and an arduous mission to reach the takeoff, the jump itself is only half the challenge. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: Australia, France, United Kingdom Premiere:
- [PEACE OF HEART](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/peace-of-heart/) - Synopsis: After remembering a family-woven island tale, young Ailsa ventures into a dreamlike world, in search of her absent father and a way to heal their hearts. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 11:27
- [PEEPING TOMS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/peeping-toms/) - Synopsis: The Society of Peeping Toms is interviewing for its newest member, but one small issue might raise a few eyebrows. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: World Premiere Duration: 06:05
- [PEGS & BACON](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/pegs-bacon/) - Synopsis: 84-year-old May has been the heart and soul of her small farm shop, nestled in a quiet Yorkshire village along the Pennine Way, for over fifty years. More than just a place to buy essentials, May's shop is a cornerstone of the community. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase
- [PLASTER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/plaster/) - Synopsis: A woman brings a funeral urn to a doctor’s appointment, insisting it is her sick son. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:00
- [OBSESSION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/obsession/) - Synopsis: At a Youth Obsession Recovery session, each participant begins to reveal their unusually quirky fixations. The film showcases the imagination, humour, and emerging talent of the Washington Young Film Makers group. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:45
- [ON A QUIET DAY (ΜΙΑ ΉΣΥΧΗ ΜΈΡΑ)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/on-a-quiet-day-μια-ήσυχη-μέρα/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [ON THE TWELFTH DAY OF FINDOM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/on-the-twelfth-day-of-findom/) - Synopsis: From the confines of the supermarket staff room, a Christmas Temp dips her toe into the little-known world of Financial Domination. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 15:50
- [OUTLASTING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/outlasting/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase Screening Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [OVARY-ACTING](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ovary-acting/) - Synopsis: A harried thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to be a mother after giving birth to her reproductive organs at her sister’s baby shower. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden Premiere: Duration: 12:24
- [NOLABANDA: LUCKY BOY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/nolabanda-lucky-boy/) - Synopsis: A surreal fever dream seen through the eyes of a woman trapped in orbit around a charming man‑child — the self‑crowned king of his crayon‑colored world. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: Austria Premiere: Duration: 04:09
- [NORTHERN LIGHTS: A NORTH EAST FILM STORY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/northern-lights-a-north-east-film-story/) - Synopsis: This heartfelt documentary shines a light on the vibrant and resilient film community of the North East, blending stories from grassroots film clubs and passionate industry professionals. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:58
- [O MOTHER, WHERE ART THOU?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/o-mother-where-art-thou/) - Synopsis: A socially awkward woman attends a speed-dating event to find a new "mum" after losing her own, only to meet a series of bizarre and mismatched maternal candidates. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:24
- [MOUTH TO EAR, EAR TO MOUTH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/mouth-to-ear-ear-to-mouth/) - Synopsis: A hybrid documentary that examines the relevance of folk music today and how women in the North East of England are reimagining its traditions through contemporary feminist perspectives. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Local Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:54
- [MULL MAN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/mull-man/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Royal Television Society: North East & The Borders Student Winners Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [MUREWA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/murewa/) - Synopsis: Marlon and Murry (Murewa) form a deep boyhood friendship, but as they grow older, their lives take different turns. Marlon leaves for university in London, while Murry, facing mounting pressure at home, makes choices that lead to prison. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:48
- [MOTHER'S INFLUENCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/mothers-influence/) - Synopsis: Growing up with an unconventional single mother – an influencer navigating ageing and body dysmorphia – Meg admires her but questions how it shaped her own self-image. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 14:23
- [MOULD: WHEEZE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/mould-wheeze/) - Synopsis: Animated music video inspired by the band's own artwork. Directed by: Genre: Music Video, Animation Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:15
- [MENAGERIE (MILODFA)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/menagerie-milodfa/) - Synopsis: In the South Wales Valleys, the death of Dadi leaves the fate of the farm to one of three dysfunctional siblings. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: Women X Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:14
- [MENDERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/menders/) - Synopsis: An art conservator is torn between preserving a polished ideal and its unvarnished past. Menders depicts restoration as a dynamic process of making, unmaking, and remaking, through hand-made mixed-media animation. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation, Experimental Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: Canada Premiere: Duration: 03:58
- [MERLYN'S BEARD!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/merlyns-beard/) - Synopsis: Merlyn, a transgender wizard, really wants a beard to fit in and match his idols. Directed by: Genre: Animation, LGBT Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:47
- [MILES OF LIFE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/miles-of-life/) - Synopsis: After falling short of his athletic dreams, a once-promising Ugandan runner rediscovers purpose - using the power of sport to rebuild his broken community and to honour his trainer’s life. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: Uganda Premiere: Duration: 14:38
- [MOLLY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/molly/) - Synopsis: A chance meeting at a launderette sparks an intense emotional intimacy between Vinnie and Ryan. Closeness blurs into desire, and unspoken expectations force them to confront what love demands before it fractures everything they have built. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 22:52
- [MOSS: TRUE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/moss-true/) - Synopsis: A Lynchian music video for North East dark trip hop band, Moss. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:56
- [LUCKY PENNY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/lucky-penny/) - Synopsis: On his 40th birthday, Thomas believes he has found a lucky penny that will flip his streak of misfortune; but when his brother, Andy, turns up unannounced with a gift, that belief is tested to the limit. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:00
- [MAGID / ZAFAR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/magid-zafar/) - Synopsis: Tensions arise amidst the heat of a Pakistani takeaway. Directed by: Genre: Drama, LGBT Screening: BIFA Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 18:38
- [MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/make-yourself-at-home/) - Synopsis: When an estate agent welcomes a couple into a flat, the pair instantly settle into an absurdly intimate domestic routine, complete with bickering, flirtation, and spiralling resentments. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 06:29
- [MARY MOTHER OF GOD (MARIA MUTTER GOTTES)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/mary-mother-of-god-maria-mutter-gottes/) - Synopsis: Since the death of her father, teenager Marie is regularly taken to anti-abortion protests by her dogmatic mother. Then Marie accidentally becomes pregnant herself. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: International Shorts Showcase Screening 1 Country: Germany Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 26:24:00
- [MEAT RAFFLE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/meat-raffle/) - Synopsis: Cumbria, 1998. Terrified he's turned his son queer, closeted dad Rich plots to rig his local pub’s Christmas turkey draw to prove what it means to be a real man. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 14:55
- [MEIMEI'S WORLD](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/meimeis-world/) - Synopsis: When his uncle arrives, a young boy escapes into a fragile fantasy where he imagines himself as a lamb, transforming fear and trauma into a strange and unsettling refuge. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Fantasy Screening: International Shorts Showcase Screening 1 Country: Taiwan, Japan Premiere: World Premiere Duration: 10:59
- [LEAZES: MELISSA IN ACTION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/leazes-melissa-in-action/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:52
- [LITTLE PAINS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/little-pains/) - Synopsis: At only eleven, Sophie is forced to turn a day of mourning into a journey of discovery and connection. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 19:23
- [LOSING MY BODY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/losing-my-body/) - Synopsis: The director's personal story about coming to terms with his body, even as it feels as though he's losing it. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Experimental Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: Ireland, Slovenia Premiere: Duration: 02:46
- [LOVE & BULLETS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/love-bullets/) - Synopsis: When an agent screws up and a mission goes wrong, another operative is tasked with cleaning up the mess, only to find out the hard way that love and bullets don't mix - because the target is his own wife. Directed by: Genre: Thriller, Comedy Screening: Red Riding Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration:
- [LOVE IMMORTAL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/love-immortal/) - Synopsis: Alan is the British founding father of cryonics — freezing the dead with the hope of reviving them in the future. When his wife dies, he honours their promise by preserving her, dreaming of one day reuniting. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom, Denmark Premiere: Duration: 11:50
- [LOVE ME, HOLD ME, ALWAYS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/love-me-hold-me-always/) - Synopsis: Fresh from prison, Chrissie goes in search of her estranged mother. Forced to live on the streets, she looks for love in all the wrong places. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 15:00
- [LAST NIGHT IN IRL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/last-night-in-irl/) - Synopsis: At a virtual reality house party, an insecure woman becomes fascinated by a mysterious man without a face filter. Directed by: Genre: Sci-fi, Experimental Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:15
- [LEARNERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/learners/) - Synopsis: When a cantankerous widower agrees to teach his son’s unemployed girlfriend to drive, things get off to a terrible start. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 20:20
- [K-9INE!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/k-9ine/) - Synopsis: Follows Roy, a recently retired Police dog handler whose routine takes an unexpected turn when he invites a shoplifting door-to-door salesman into his home. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Thriller Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:34
- [KAROLINKA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/karolinka/) - Synopsis: A short film about the South London-based Polish song and dance company Karolinka. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:20
- [KRIILL: OTHER I](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/kriill-other-i/) - Synopsis: In a vast cathedral devoted to a strange, otherworldly deity, a young girl offers gifts that begin as harmless tokens of devotion but escalate into brutal sacrifices of her own body. Directed by: Genre: Music Video, Animation Screening: Music Video Screening Country: France Premiere: Duration: 02:55
- [LARGO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/largo/) - Synopsis: A young Syrian refugee struggles to feel at home in the UK without his parents. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 18:59
- [LARVAL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/larval/) - Synopsis: A lonely girl fantasises about possessing the looks of her celebrity idol and winning the heart of her unrequited love. Perhaps she should have been more careful what she wished for... Directed by: Genre: Animation, Experimental, Horror Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 12:10
- [JAEL DRIVES THE NAIL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/jael-drives-the-nail/) - Synopsis: A woman works out the best way to kill an unconscious enemy general who has sought refuge in her tent. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Women X Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:47
- [JAMMY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/jammy/) - Synopsis: A struggling baker’s life takes a turn after a violent confrontation awakens a hunger for justice. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Horror Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:25
- [JASMINE THAT BLOOMS IN AUTUMN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/jasmine-that-blooms-in-autumn/) - Synopsis: At an old-age home in India, two women fall in love in the autumn of their lives. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Romance, LGBT Screening: Country: India Premiere: Duration: 14:44
- [JAY MOUSSA-MAN: MEDIOCRE MEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/jay-moussa-man-mediocre-men/) - Synopsis: Four female stage performers prepare for their debut night, only to discover that the show they were so excited to be part of is a bit of a letdown. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:32
- [JUDIELUNE: FEMMES DE LAINE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/judielune-femmes-de-laine/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Country: France Premiere: Duration: 03:09
- [JUICES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/juices/) - Synopsis: Two young women struggle to connect over the grief and absurdity of womanhood—until an innocent children's game forces them to confront their true feelings. Directed by: Genre: Experimental Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:39
- [INTO THE BLUE AGAIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/into-the-blue-again/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase Screening Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [IRIS GOES BERLIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/iris-goes-berlin/) - Synopsis: How late is too late to start over? A portrait of a woman who stops playing by the rules – and risks everything to finally be herself. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: Germany Premiere: Duration: 25:53:00
- [IT ALL COMES DOWN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/it-all-comes-down/) - Synopsis: Three generations of women discuss family memories of conflict and struggle in Northern Ireland. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom, Ireland Premiere: Duration: 06:16
- [JACKIE IS LOST](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/jackie-is-lost/) - Synopsis: Jackie is forced out of retirement as she struggles with the cost of living, and begins working at a storage unit facility. On her first day, Jackie loses her way and is tormented by a shadow. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Thriller Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North
- [JACOB COLLIER: LARK IN A SKY SHOP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/jacob-collier-lark-in-a-sky-shop/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 01:52
- [INTERROBANG: MANOSPHERE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/interrobang-manosphere/) - Synopsis: Interrobang’s foray into the toxic masculinity debate pulls no punches whilst using humour and ridicule to expose the bankruptcy of this particular poisonous cult. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:56
- [INTO HIBERNATION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/into-hibernation/) - Synopsis: As winter approaches and the seasonal drought hits his small business, a lifelong farmer finds an opportunity to spend time with his family. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Comedy Screening: Local Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom, Italy Premiere: Duration: 10:58
- [IN THOUSAND PETALS (EN MILLE PÉTALES)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/in-thousand-petals-en-mille-petales/) - Synopsis: A young married woman collects the sweet memories of her romance. On closer inspection, she leaves bits of herself behind... Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: Belgium, France Premiere: Duration: 10:14
- [HOWLS TO THE HARBOUR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/howls-to-the-harbour/) - Synopsis: Patrick Wolf was one of the defining musicians of his generation, until his life fell to pieces and music became a painful memory. ‘Howls to the Harbour’ finds Patrick four years into recovery and working on music for the first time in over a decade. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Music Video Screening Country:
- [I REPLIED WITH MY HEART](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/i-replied-with-my-heart/) - Synopsis: Jemma’s best friend Lorna has started to pull away from her. When Jemma hosts a wild house party, she’ll have to contend with a whirlwind of obsession, paranoia and anxiety to keep Lorna close, no matter the cost. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 15:26
- [I SEE A VOICE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/i-see-a-voice/) - Synopsis: A Deaf woman struggles in the aftermath of her father's passing. Friendship, an unexpected turn of events and a simple moment of connection are her salvation. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:39
- [IMA WA IMA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ima-wa-ima/) - Synopsis: When an office worker discovers a caterpillar at work, a forgotten childhood memory resurfaces; one that loops through time, blending the mundane and the magical. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Experimental Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: Hong Kong, United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:43
- [IMPACT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/impact/) - Synopsis: The Young Women’s Film Academy explore the profound impact of climate change, with a focus on the damaging impact of fast fashion on the mental health of young women in the North East. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 18:49
- [IN THE CLOUDS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/in-the-clouds/) - Synopsis: Sara, a six-year-old Iranian refugee, sneaks out with her sister to explore their new London estate - but strange encounters blur the line between reality and imagination in a world shaped by loss. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Horror Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:40
- [HOLLY WALKER: UNSUNG](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/holly-walker-unsung/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:50
- [HOLY HEAVÊNESS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/holy-heaveness/) - Synopsis: There are wounds in life that eat away at you like leprosy… The weight of the death of loved ones sometimes becomes so overwhelming that to get rid of this weight another birth is inevitable. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: Iran Premiere: Duration: 08:57
- [HOMEMAKER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/homemaker/) - Synopsis: A glimpse into a mother's matrescence journey: the ecological evolution of being thrown into motherhood, the isolating, maddening and guilt ridden parts shrouded in a beautiful baby bubble. That nobody seems to talk about. Directed by: Genre: Dance, Experimental Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:34
- [HOT MESS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/hot-mess/) - Synopsis: An insight into ADHD, highlighting the damage and anxiety that can be caused by a well-meaning, but ultimately toxic, parent. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:09
- [HOW FAST CAN YOU EAT A PICKLED EGG?](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/how-fast-can-you-eat-a-pickled-egg/) - Synopsis: The Cock Tavern is no ordinary East London pub. Renowned for its real ales and larger-than-life regulars, it also plays host to one of the capital’s quirkiest underground traditions: the pickled egg eating competition. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Comedy Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:12
- [HOW NOT TO TRY AGAIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/how-not-to-try-again/) - Synopsis: After years of ghosting, a self-destructive people pleaser desperately grapples with her final chance to save her friendship. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 11:53
- [HOW TO WASH A BODY, HOW TO CLEANSE A SOUL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/how-to-wash-a-body-how-to-cleanse-a-soul/) - Synopsis: The first time Jack sees Richard, his biological Dad, is before Richard's funeral, where he's been asked to wash and dress the body. When the lifeless body starts talking back to him, Jack has a second chance at a first meeting. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere:
- [HADAWAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/hadaway/) - Synopsis: Hadaway explores the quiet turmoil of being uncomfortable in one’s own skin. It follows a young person grappling with identity and self-acceptance, caught between who they are and who they are expected to be. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Experimental, LGBT Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 12:46
- [HARVEST FROM THE DEEP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/harvest-from-the-deep/) - Synopsis: A North Shields photographer captures the fishermen of his local community for a new exhibition. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Local Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:15
- [HEATHEN LAND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/heathen-land/) - Synopsis: It's the day of the King's coronation and Mrs Grinstead’s party plans are in full swing. But when Slap, an eccentric young man, begins performing his latest sonic masterpiece it threatens to derail the entire day. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 14:52
- [HENRY & LINDA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/henry-linda/) - Synopsis: In the Alabama backcountry of 1981, Henry is drifting further from his hard-edged father. Isolated and restless, he finds solace with Linda, the family cow. But comfort, like everything else in Henry's world, has a way of leaving when he needs it most. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Sci-fi Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts
- [HIND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/hind/) - Synopsis: Hind Rajab and her family were murdered by the Israeli Occupation Forces on the 29th of January 2024. The UK is directly participating in the Israeli Genocide of Palestinians. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:05
- [HINTER: AN APOCALYPSE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/hinter-an-apocalypse/) - Synopsis: Explores the history of the area surrounding Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland. The film traces a common thread of self-destruction from the Roman Empire to the recent felling of the Sycamore Gap tree. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Documentary Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 25:18:00
- [GIRLS.SPEAK.FRENCH: IS THERE ANY SPACE ON THE MOON](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/girls-speak-french-is-there-any-space-on-the-moon/) - Synopsis: Against the backdrop of the 1969 moon landing, a group of awkward teenage boys desperate to impress the popular girls embark on a hilariously ambitious mission to transform themselves into ‘astronauts.’ Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:49
- [GLAZE CAT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/glaze-cat/) - Synopsis: A mouse is scavenging in the King's palace prize porcelain collection, only to be chased by the 'glaze cats' on the surface of the pottery. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Opening Night Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 01:33
- [GOOD BEHAVIOUR](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/good-behaviour/) - Synopsis: A surreal psychological drama about a tormented prisoner who undergoes an alternative talking therapy to reframe the memories of his crime. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:36
- [GRAIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/grain/) - Synopsis: Tyranny and fear grip the country. Led by the resolute Beth, a group of determined women resist the oppressive regime until a sudden return puts all they have built in jeopardy. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Sci-fi Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:42
- [GRANDBROTHERS: WE COLLIDE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/grandbrothers-we-collide/) - Synopsis: A visual journey about losing control and letting go. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: Austria Premiere: Duration: 04:31
- [FRIDAY IS MUSHROOM SOUP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/friday-is-mushroom-soup/) - Synopsis: Burnt-out home carer Kate rushes to meet the needs of her favourite cranky client, Doug. But when he drops some unexpected news, their friendship is tested like never before. Maybe this wasn't the day to finally quit smoking… Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:56
- [G.S.W.](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/g-s-w/) - Synopsis: A paramedic treating a man dying from a gunshot wound is put in an impossible situation. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Thriller Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 06:57
- [GAN CANNY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/gan-canny/) - Synopsis: Siblings Tyler and Paige don't agree with the way their estranged mam has arranged their Nana’s funeral, and impulsively take matters into their own hands. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 17:43
- [GIANTS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/giants/) - Synopsis: Drifting through his post-industrial town scavenging for scrap, isolated teenager Sandy finds unexpected purpose after meeting conspiracy theorist Don, who tasks him with destroying a local wind farm. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 17:20
- [GILDA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/gilda/) - Synopsis: A struggling actor tries to survive running an afterschool club while being tormented by an occult presence. Directed by: Genre: Horror Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:11
- [FINN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/finn/) - Synopsis: Two young boys, Indy and Finn, bond over imaginative filmmaking adventures in the forest of their childhood. As separation looms, their bond is tested, forcing them to confront the bittersweet truths of growing up and letting go. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration:
- [FLOATERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/floaters/) - Synopsis: Sick of making TikToks about the best wine bars in North London, burgeoning talent Leo Abbott-Ripley and his trusty cameraman Ralph arrive in a gentrified neighbourhood to make a groundbreaking documentary. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 09:09
- [FLOCK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/flock/) - Synopsis: When the sheep population of a tight-knit farming community mysteriously vanish, an elderly Shepherd becomes the target of suspicion and anger when his meagre flock are miraculously untouched by this freak event. Directed by: Genre: Horror Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 20:14
- [FOXBODY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/foxbody/) - Synopsis: When a career-criminal returns wounded to his wife and son after a failed robbery, what follows is a hallucinogenic thrill-ride where stakes are high, and bodies are piled even higher. Directed by: Genre: Western, Thriller, Dance Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: United States Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 14:35
- [FRACTURED FRAME](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/fractured-frame/) - Synopsis: A woman's psyche is haunted and fractured by the relentless demands of the predatory industry she sought to break into. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Experimental Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 05:33
- [EYE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/eye/) - Synopsis: When Erin and Shona finish a night out on the pink triangle, they stop on the walk home to talk lips, wishes and female beauty standards for women. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:45
- [EYE JAM](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/eye-jam/) - Synopsis: A lonely creature’s desperate struggle for connection in a desolate world, no matter the cost. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:56
- [FACTORY RESET](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/factory-reset/) - Synopsis: Born in the depths of a forgotten factory, an automaton follows its programmed curiosity through a silent world of rust and steel that feels strangely familiar. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: France Premiere: Duration: 07:32
- [FALLING SHORT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/falling-short/) - Synopsis: A historian recounts the untold story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile on Saint Helena, during which the former emperor wrote the 1812 overture with the help of his telepathic dachshund. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:17
- [FAMILY SUNDAY (DOMINGO FAMILIAR)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/family-sunday-domingo-familiar/) - Synopsis: In Mexico City, the collection of money from merchants and residents is an everyday occurrence. On a sunny sunday, a merchant has not paid his fee and the sicarios have come to give him an ultimatum. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: International Shorts Showcase Screening 1 Country: Mexico Premiere: Duration: 18:04
- [EON](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/eon/) - Synopsis: On a silent winter morning in the North Pennines, a humanoid figure awakens on a windswept hillside. A gentle sci-fi fable about presence, care, and what it means to be human. Directed by: Genre: Sci-fi Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: World Premiere Duration: 11:32
- [EPHEMORY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ephemory/) - Synopsis: A visual poem that explores three expressions of contemporary isolation and the fleeting moments of self reflection that allow people to connect. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Drama Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 09:59
- [ESC](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/esc/) - Synopsis: An office-worker rabbit lives every day trapped in his monotonous, repetitive work cycle. One day on a smoke break, he encounters a wild rabbit, and this event shifts his life forever. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 06:40
- [ETHAN STAYMAN: SHAPESHIFTER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ethan-stayman-shapeshifter/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:56
- [DREAMSCAPE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/dreamscape/) - Synopsis: For those shaped by migration and marked by generational trauma, dreams become both a refuge and a mirror. This film explores how the unconscious mind reflects collective and personal struggle. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Documentary Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:18
- [DUCKS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ducks/) - Synopsis: A perfectly normal day in the park. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:45
- [EARTH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/earth/) - Synopsis: In a dystopian future plagued by toxic red air, a couple’s confinement becomes a battle between hope and despair—as one withers, the other blooms. Directed by: Genre: Sci-fi, Drama, Fantasy Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 17:34
- [EASY SELL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/easy-sell/) - Synopsis: A frugal Baz gets more than he bargains for at a charity shop when he is cornered by Phil, an odd charity shop worker, who insists he buy a dusty old wedding dress or face explosive consequences. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 07:10
- [EGG TIMER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/egg-timer/) - Synopsis: As Megan faces her 30th birthday, the pressure to take the “next step” in life is overwhelming. But when her own opinionated ovarian eggs start chiming in on her every move, Megan must decide whose voice to listen to. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 12:56
- [EMIKO JONES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/emiko-jones/) - Synopsis: At a premiere after-party, a chance encounter with a woman - the only other Asian woman in the room - leads Emiko Jones to remember parts of herself that have been long forgotten and denied. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Musical Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:52
- [END OF PLAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/end-of-play/) - Synopsis: Seven’s a downtrodden Junior Creative at a cosmic agency that creates worlds. Gifted the opportunity to create his dream world, he finds himself in a life or death race to overcome his creative block before his head explodes. Directed by: Genre: Sci-fi, Drama, Comedy Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere:
- [DELI MEAT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/deli-meat/) - Synopsis: Two inept criminals, Cammy and Coops, are tasked with burying their first body in the woods but find themselves at loggerheads when they realise that they’ve only brought one spade. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Thriller Screening: Thriller Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 15:53
- [DIEGO PHILLIPS: I WANT TO LAUGH UNTIL I CRY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/diego-phillips-i-want-to-laugh-until-i-cry/) - Synopsis: Explores themes of love and loneliness within a painterly world reminiscent of Henri Matisse. Directed by: Genre: Music Video, Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:58
- [DIZZY CAVALRY (CAVALERIE ÉTOURDIE)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/dizzy-cavalry-cavalerie-etourdie/) - Synopsis: An 8mm reel of a Hollywood western flickers to life once more. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Animation Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: Canada Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 01:00
- [DEATH'S PEAK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/deaths-peak/) - Synopsis: Desperate for connection, David digs up his brother’s corpse. With their trusty red wagon, they ascend a treacherous mountain in pursuit of their childhood dream. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom, United States Premiere: Duration: 09:08
- [DANNY MELLIN: SAME AGAIN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/danny-mellin-same-again/) - Synopsis: Depicts the musician in a warped corporate nightmare, and follows his journey to freedom and leaving all that security and safety behind for a chance to experience more. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:11
- [DARK SKIN BRUISES DIFFERENTLY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/dark-skin-bruises-differently/) - Synopsis: Children lie. But when one lie threatens Ms Lawson’s integrity as a teacher, can she keep on defending a student as peculiar as Maria Obasi? Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:52
- [DATING MARK SILCOX](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/dating-mark-silcox/) - Synopsis: Unable to get a second date, Mark Silcox attempts to find love by learning to be funny. But could his joking go too far? Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 11:33
- [DAY RELEASE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/day-release/) - Synopsis: Out on day release and constantly looking over his shoulder, Mark attempts to navigate the streets of Middlesbrough. Although set on repairing his relationships with his ex-partner and daughter, he cannot escape his past mistakes. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Thriller Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 14:07
- [CIRCLE HOOK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/circle-hook/) - Synopsis: In a declining fishing village in Cornwall, Samuel and his grandson Vinnie wrestle with grief, connection and the pressures of survival. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 09:58
- [CLARA TAKES THE WHEEL (EN VOITURE CLARA)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/clara-takes-the-wheel-en-voiture-clara/) - Synopsis: It's Clara's 17th birthday, and her father Gilles takes her for a driving lesson to keep her busy while he organises her surprise party. Alone in this small, confined cabin, things won't turn out the way Gilles had hoped. Directed by: Genre: Drama, Comedy Screening: International Shorts Showcase Screening 1 Country: Belgium Premiere: Duration:
- [CLARE'S LAW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/clares-law/) - Synopsis: A short documentary raising awareness surrounding Clare's Law; if your partner has a history of violent or abusive behaviour, you have the right to be told. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 10:54
- [COACH DAYS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/coach-days/) - Synopsis: Riding the coach is epic; something that is often forgotten. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:42
- [COLDPLAY: FEELSLIKEIMFALLINGINLOVE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/coldplay-feelslikeimfallinginlove/) - Synopsis: Two friends, lovers, soulmates, a pair of two, searching and ultimately finding each other. Expressed through 15 styles of animation, by 15 animators from across the world. Directed by: Genre: Music Video, Animation Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom, various Premiere: Duration: 04:22
- [CRÈCHE & BURN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/creche-burn/) - Synopsis: Staff at an office crèche fight to protect their children during a zombie outbreak. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Comedy, Horror Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:53
- [CALDEW](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/caldew/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Royal Television Society: North East & The Borders Student Winners Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [CARE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/care/) - Synopsis: James’ prison cell is a state, Ali’s job is to clean it. He’s regretfully agreed to look after his fellow inmate, a ‘wifer’ with dementia. As their unlikely bond grows, Ali discovers the true value of care - and is forced to face what he’s neglected in his own life. Directed by: Genre: Drama
- [CARVE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/carve/) - Synopsis: Lucy returns to familiar surroundings to pitch her skill and wits against a malevolent force intent on reclaiming a debt it is owed. Directed by: Genre: Horror Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:23
- [CATSINO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/catsino/) - Synopsis: A comedy about a detective cat investigating a dodgy casino and discovering a literal money laundering operation. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Comedy Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:07
- [CHARR BAHNIEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/charr-bahnien/) - Synopsis: Directed by: Genre: Screening: Northern Exposure: Film Hub North Showcase Screening Country: Premiere: Duration:
- [CHERRY B](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/cherry-b/) - Synopsis: It’s 1969, a housewives' soiree; drinking cocktails whilst summoning up an old dead friend. When a spiritual message prompts adolescent Lilith to respond, it alerts us to the demon that lies within. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Thriller, Comedy Screening: Women X Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 11:56
- [CHILDREN OF ALBION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/children-of-albion/) - Synopsis: London-based artist and folklorist, Ben Edge, embarks on his magnum opus - a dramatic, Bosch-inspired altarpiece tracing Britain’s evolution from prehistory to the present. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Experimental Screening: Art and Experimental Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:45
- [BRAIN SPACE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/brain-space/) - Synopsis: Propelled into her own mind, Rhi explores the thoughts, fears and impulses that shape our internal world. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:21
- [BROKEN DAWN (무례한 새벽)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/broken-dawn-무례한-새벽/) - Synopsis: Young-ok, a lonely old woman, drives others’ cars home, seeking a friendly voice. But harsh words and silent glances greet her, her quiet voice slipping into the dark. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: South Korea Premiere: Duration: 15:57
- [BURNING SUN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/burning-sun/) - Synopsis: After meeting with death for the first time, the well-known environment for four 10-year-old kids becomes ominous. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Country: Georgia Premiere: Duration: 18:16
- [BONFIRE (ANIMATION)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bonfire-animation/) - Synopsis: Isaac weaves through various friends at a Bonfire night, wondering whether he should send pictures to the man on his phone. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:20
- [BORN INTO YOU](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/born-into-you/) - Synopsis: A poetic short film exploring the essence of belonging and human connection. In an industrial world, two contrasting, newly born beings meet and form a deep, spiritual bond. Directed by: Genre: Dance, Experimental Screening: Dance Shorts Screening Country: Netherlands Premiere: Duration: 05:59
- [BLINK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/blink/) - Synopsis: As the pressures of daily life close in, Kyle retreats to a familiar device for comfort, only to discover that escape comes at a cost. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Royal Television Society: North East & The Borders Student Winners Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:06
- [BLONDI](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/blondi/) - Synopsis: Can a dog still be man’s best friend if that man is the Führer? Blondi explores the bizarre bond between Hitler and his beloved German Shepherd. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 19:07
- [BLOODSUCKERS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bloodsuckers/) - Synopsis: Bliss is 26, lonely, and convinced she’s a vampire slayer. But when her housemate Molly takes her bullying a step too far, Bliss concludes that the demons she’s hunting have been under her roof the whole time… Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Horror Screening: Horror Shorts Screening Country: United KIngdom Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 10:16
- [BOLLYVVITCH: CLARIFICATION](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bollyvvitch-clarification/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:54
- [BOND](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bond/) - Synopsis: A lonely young man lives on a remote rock, dreaming of a connection he’s never experienced. Directed by: Genre: Animation, Experimental Screening: Country: Hungary Premiere: Duration: 05:43
- [BONFIRE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bonfire/) - Synopsis: November 5th. Ethan, a young boy, expects to miss the Bonfire. Unbeknownst to him, tragedy is occurring, and this will be the night his life changes forever. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 06:00
- [BENEFITS: LAND OF THE TYRANTS (FEAT. ZERA TØNIN)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/benefits-land-of-the-tyrants-feat-zera-tonin/) - Synopsis: The first single from Teesside based alt-noise band Benefits sophomore album “Constant Noise”. Shot on a cold, wet night in Middlesbrough. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:17
- [BENJAMIN EFRATI: MY ALGORITHM (MON ALGORITHME À MOI)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/benjamin-efrati-my-algorithm-mon-algorithme-a-moi/) - Synopsis: One day, while scrolling through his Instagratte feed, Benjamin Efrati meets his algorithm, a giant cosmic cat in neon colors. Directed by: Genre: Music Video, Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: France, Hungary Premiere: Duration: 05:34
- [BEYOND EDEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/beyond-eden/) - Synopsis: In the 1970’s, lesbians across the United States moved out to wild, untamed landscapes to build a world without men. Some of them never left. 50 years on, Beyond Eden follows some of the ageing original Land Dykes. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, LGBT Screening: LGBTQIA+ Documentary Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom, United States Premiere:
- [BEYOND THE BOMB](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/beyond-the-bomb/) - Synopsis: The remarkable story of peace activist Jo Berry who, against all advice, found understanding and decided to meet the IRA bomber who killed her father. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:10
- [BEYOND THE RUSH](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/beyond-the-rush/) - Synopsis: A poignant and poetic exploration of the rise and decline of Luton’s once vibrant Caribbean culture. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:18
- [BIRDER](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/birder/) - Synopsis: A disenfranchised birdwatcher heads into the woods to find solitude from society, but events soon conspire against her. Will she go to extreme lengths to preserve her tranquillity? Directed by: Genre: Thriller Screening: North East Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 10:24
- [AXEL ENDERLIN: LE GOÛT DU CIEL](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/axel-enderlin-le-gout-du-ciel/) - Synopsis: In the stillness of a rainy night, a curious firefly appears in the countryside. It invites us to join a mysterious figure in the clouds and embark on an imaginary celestial journey. Directed by: Genre: Music Video, Animation Screening: Country: France Premiere: Duration: 02:43
- [BAKEMONO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bakemono/) - Synopsis: A girl finds a mysterious artefact and brings it home to her widowed father, but it reminds him of the creature who caused his wife's disappearance. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 3 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:55
- [BAKKES](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bakkes/) - Synopsis: A group of four students are about to do an exam, but the teacher becomes increasingly frustrated by all the noise they are making. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: Belgium Premiere: UK Premiere Duration: 04:32
- [BARE ROOTS](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bare-roots/) - Synopsis: In the depth of winter, an estranged mother and daughter plant a bare root hedge, unearthing the loss and heartbreak they have each buried, and exposing their needs for home, and each other. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Women X Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 15:00
- [BAYLA](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/bayla/) - Synopsis: Follows a dancer through the ups and downs of her career: the successes, but also the frustrations and uncertainty. Directed by: Genre: Experimental, Dance Screening: Dance Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: North East Premiere Duration: 05:45
- [BEAUTY SLEEP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/beauty-sleep/) - Synopsis: A retro futuristic short film about beauty, identity, and the dangerous pursuit of perfection. Directed by: Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi Screening: Sci-Fi and Fantasy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:04
- [ATFK: REPEAT FOR JOY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/atfk-repeat-for-joy/) - Synopsis: - Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:16
- [ATTACK OF THE COAT](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/attack-of-the-coat/) - Synopsis: A woman gets possessed by a coat. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Horror Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 14:06
- [AMONG THE SMOKE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/among-the-smoke/) - Synopsis: A grandmother recounts her childhood experiences living in wartime London. Directed by: Genre: Documentary, Animation Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: New Zealand Premiere: Duration: 08:00
- [AN EYE FOR AN EYE CHART](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/an-eye-for-an-eye-chart/) - Synopsis: Clara, in the final weeks of her pregnancy, suffers dizzying distortions to her vision. However, Nigel, a middle-aged optician, implies she is simply being melodramatic. Directed by: Genre: Comedy, Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 06:10
- [AN IMPERFECT CADENCE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/an-imperfect-cadence/) - Synopsis: A gifted young harpist strives to join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As her audition approaches, she must overcome an overbearing mother and a hidden health condition that threatens to derail her dream. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Drama Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 15:42
- [ANNIVERSARY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/anniversary/) - Synopsis: A father, lost in grief for his daughter, retraces the places, moments and memories that haunt him. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 05:27
- [ARIZA: TIEMPO PERDIDO](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ariza-tiempo-perdido/) - Synopsis: Dancers Isaac Glenister and Shannon Kate Platt bring the story of "Tiempo Perdido" to life through powerful contemporary dance. Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Dance Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: World Premiere Duration: 03:28
- [ASHES AGAIN!](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/ashes-again/) - Synopsis: Tabby and her dad always get their photo taken on her birthday—one of their traditions. But this year, missing her mum, she can’t see the point. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: UK Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: World Premiere Duration: 05:34
- [A HIDDEN LEGACY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/a-hidden-legacy/) - Synopsis: When Mark gives up his engineering career to pursue his passion, he unearths a deep sense of purpose that leads him to craft a unique legacy. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 08:47
- [A NIGHT AT THE REST AREA (パーキングエリアの夜)](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/a-night-at-the-rest-area-パーキングエリアの夜/) - Synopsis: At a midnight highway rest area, the weary travelers each quietly relax their minds. Directed by: Genre: Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 2 Country: Japan Premiere: Duration: 11:34
- [A SISYPHEAN TASK](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/a-sisyphean-task/) - Synopsis: Follows Lucy, a 23 year old newly qualified teacher, through her first year of teaching. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: BIFA Shorts Showcase Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 16:08
- [ADAS FALASTEEN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/adas-falasteen/) - Synopsis: A Palestinian chef uses his hobby as a shield against the famine caused by the war on Gaza, preserving the spirit of resilience and hope within his community. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: Palestine Premiere: Duration: 07:55
- [ALL CHANGE](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/all-change/) - Synopsis: What starts as innocent conversation on the train exposes the regrets two men have over their friendship, which – years ago – nearly became something more. Directed by: Genre: Drama, LGBT Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 1 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 03:12
- [AMATEUR ORNITHOLOGIST: WINTER SUN](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/amateur-ornithologist-winter-sun/) - Synopsis: Amateur Ornithologist's Christmas single. The video combines stop motion animation and 8mm aesthetics. Directed by: Genre: Music Video, Animation Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:12
- [1 IN 5 SHEEP](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/1-in-5-sheep/) - Synopsis: An artist in sheep's clothing. Directed by: Genre: Comedy Screening: Comedy Shorts Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 04:32
- [113 WORDS FOR YOU TODAY](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/113-words-for-you-today/) - Synopsis: A team of workers, including Soo, is sent to planet Gliese 12b to build a gravitational portal. To conserve energy, each worker is allowed to speak only 138 words per day. Directed by: Genre: Sci-Fi, Animation Screening: Animation Shorts Screening 1 Country: China, Taiwan, United States Premiere: Duration: 12:31
- [02:45](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/0245/) - Synopsis: During wartime, a pregnant woman anxiously awaits the birth of her child while facing numerous challenges. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: International Documentary Shorts Screening Country: Iran Premiere: Duration: 14:48
- [2240543592](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/2240543592/) - Synopsis: After being captured in the forest by a strange and enigmatic man, a young man breaks free, only to be swept into a dreamlike voyage through his past, present, and future. Directed by: Genre: Drama Screening: Young, Emerging and Student Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:23
- [90 BRO & LISTAA: TIL THE END](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/90-bro-listaa-til-the-end/) - Synopsis: Filmed during the Black Cats' successful play-off campaign and return to the Premier League, 'Til the End' is an uplifting hometown anthem - a black cat rap for the backpack brats, until the end of time... We Are Sunderland! Directed by: Genre: Music Video Screening: Music Video Screening Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 02:28
- [A FILM ABOUT DAD](https://sunderlandshorts.co.uk/films2026/a-film-about-dad/) - Synopsis: A personal account of the filmmaker’s parents as they face the challenges of Parkinson’s and dementia. Directed by: Genre: Documentary Screening: Documentary Shorts Screening 2 Country: United Kingdom Premiere: Duration: 13:54

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