SSFF25 Screenings
Visit each day and grab your tickets:
Monday May 12th
19:00 – Opening Night Shorts Showcase
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- BURY YOUR NEPHEW
- FAIRVIEW PARK
- ODD SOCKS
- ROOM TAKEN
- PLUNGE
- RODENT
- THE TIME MACHINE
- VICTORY TO THE MIMERS
21:00 – 2024 Winners Showcase 1
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- BONNY CHIP
- MY WEEK WITH MAISY
- TOAST SOLDIERS
- TV DEATH: SCARECROW
- WANDER TO WONDER
- WHERE IT ENDS
Tuesday May 13th
16:00 – Young, Emerging & Student Screening 1
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- BIRDERS
- FEEL
- HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN IN THE OCEAN
- KENTUCKY FRIED RAT
- PAS DE DEUX
- THE HOMEWORK THIEF
- THE OTHER BIRTHDAY
- THURSDAY
- WHITE FEATHER
18:00 – Young, Emerging & Student Screening 2
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- A TIME BEFORE
- AN UNBRIDGEABLE GAP
- BEST, MICHAEL
- BREAKING THE PLATEAU
- COUPON
- REMOTE POSTAL SERVICES
- ROMCHYK
- SETTLE
- THE TEST
20:00 – Royal Television Society: North East & The Borders Winners at Sunderland Shorts
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- FLEECE TO FABRIC
- HUSK
- JUICY CAT
- ON THE EDGE: SAVING THE IBERIAN LYNX
- ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR
- THE INDEPENDENT CINEMA CRISIS
Wednesday May 14th
15:00 – 2024 Winners Showcase 2
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- 16
- FISHING
- FLUFF
- MUNA
- OWN HOME?
- POBL BACHYN
- THE CAKES I WOULD BAKE
- THE SCHOOL ON SEASIDE LANE
- WHERE WE BELONG (私の居場所)
19:00 – Music Video Screening
At Pop Recs
Music Videos:
- -M- & GAIL ANN DORSEY: À TOI
- 90BRO – MOWGLI
- ARICIA MESS (FT. CHICO CESAR): THE HUNGER AND THE CANNIBALISM (A FOME E O CANIBALISMO)
- BLUE ROOSTER
- CHAPPELL ROAN: CASUAL
- ELLA HUE: FEAR IS A ROSE
- FABIOLA: THE WING
- FAT CHANCE: WHERE ALL THE EXTRA POUNDS CAME FROM
- KATE BUSH: LITTLE SHREW (SNOWFLAKE)
- LIZ CORNEY: BABE
- NEV CLAY: CUDDY’S CAVE
- PIT PONY: AT DAWN
- RYE : I FEEL EVERYTHING
- SLALOM D: BY HER SIDE
- SUNSETS & BAD BETS: WITNESSES
- TWAYN: CHRISTMAS MARKET
- VICE KILLER: THE DARK SIDE OF THE RAILWAY
21:00 – Field Music: A Music Video Retrospective
At Pop Recs
Peter and David Brewis of Sunderland’s own Field Music guide us through twenty years of music videography, and show us exactly what can happen when a smidgeon of inspiration and the odd over-ambitious tendency meet the very real constraints of budget, time and a wavering level of expertise.
Thursday May 15th
13:00 – Art and Experimental Shorts Screening
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- A GRAVE ON THE BORDER
- A IS FOR ANT
- A THEORY OF A MOLECULAR UNIVERSE
- ANATTA
- EVOL
- LUCID DREAMING
- NACRE
- SINKHOLE, 2024
- THE SOUNDS OF THE SILVER SPIDER
15:00 – Shorts Showcase Screening 1
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
Films:
- EMMA
- ICE CREAM HEADACHE
- NUISANCE
- SCALLYWAGS
- THE PURSUIT OF INDEPENDENCE
- TRIGGER FISH
- WOLF
17:00 – In The Veins: The North East Film Archive at Sunderland Shorts
At The David Puttnam Media Centre Cinema
‘In the Veins’ is a short film that resonates through time, using over a century of archive footage to shine a light onto the face of the mining heritage of Yorkshire and the North East of England.
“Some people have blood running through their veins, I think we’ve got coal dust!” ~ Miner’s daughter
A story of hardship and hope, division and defiance, perseverance and pride; this is not a history lesson, it’s an emotional journey that digs deep into the heart of a community built on coal.
19:00 – Comedy Shorts Screening
At Pop Recs
Films:
- ALLERGENS
- DADDY SUPERIOR
- DARREN
- DENMARK DOESN’T EXIST
- DO YOU WANT TO
- HISTORYLAND
- JUST BE AWESOME
- OFFICE ROYALE
- P IS FOR PENIS
- SETTEE LIGHTS
- THE GIRL WITH THE HAUNTED VAGINA
- THE LAST DUMPLING
- THE PEOPLE HURTER
- THE QUACKENING
- THE SHELVES
Friday May 16th
12:00 – Oska Bright Showcase at Sunderland Shorts
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Line-up to be confirmed.
14:00 – Documentary Shorts Screening 1
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- HEADLAND
- IN TUNE
- KEMI
- SAND DANCERS
- THIS WEREWOLF COMPLEX
- TO THE EMBERS (FEU FANTÔME)
16:00 – International Shorts Showcase
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- BABA YEBTA: LET U GO
- BEER (ALUS)
- BEFORE THE DAWN
- COLLAGE
- RESERVATIONS (RESERVASJONER)
- THE FIRST FILM
18:00 – Drama Shorts Screening 1
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- BLUFF
- GIRLS HUGGING THEIR FATHERS
- JUST KIDS
- POOL EDGE (BORDOVASCA)
- RYAN CAN’T READ
- THE REMOVED
- THE WOMAN IN THE WARDROBE
- WHISPERS OF FREEDOM
20:00 – Horror Shorts Screening
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- 1 STAR REVIEW
- DEAD TOOTH (DÉVITALISÉE)
- FIEND
- HOUSE HUNTERS
- NETTLE DAY
- ONE BIG FAMILY
- ROCK PAPER SCISSORS DEATH
- SCRUB ME, DADDY
- SKULK
- THE PEARL COMB
- THE SIN-EATER
Saturday May 17th
11:00 – Animation Shorts Screening 1
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- GOLDEN DIAMOND HEART
- FIRST CONTACT
- HENRIETTA FINDS A NEST
- HMLTD: LAY ME DOWN
- NO ONE IS AN ISLAND
- ROOM TEMPERATURE
- WHERE FLOWERS BLOOM…
12:00 – Documentary Shorts Screening 2
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- EXHUMATOR
- FARMING ON THE EDGE
- LUNA IN WONDERLAND
- THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING
- THE GOLDEN POSTBOX
- THE HOLD
- UHURU
14:00 – Drama Shorts Screening 2
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- 7 TO 10
- BOYS LIKE YOU
- CATERPILLAR
- MORNING
- SOFTY
- WHEN EVERYTHING WAS BLUE
- WHERE TO?
16:00 – Shorts Showcase Screening 2
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- AUDIO & THE ALLIGATOR
- CUCUMBER (AGURK)
- DOES THAT MAKE ME A WOMAN?
- GOODNIGHT LADIES
- PUB HOUSE
- PUDDLES
- SHELF
- SWIPE
- WHISTLE
18:00 – Animation Shorts Screening 2
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- AND GRANNY WOULD DANCE
- BEAUTIFUL MEN
- EVERY MOMENT COUNTS
- GARDENING
- SCAREDY CROW
- WILD EYE PUB
19:30 – Northern Exposure: Film Hub North at Sunderland Shorts
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Northern Exposure is a touring film programme showcasing the best short films from the North of England.
This programme has been selected by a group of young, Northern film curators who have scoured the region to discover the stories that matter to them and the local filmmakers to get excited about.
Expect a bold mix of fact and fiction, animation and live action – and anything else in-between. This screening will include an introduction by the Film Hub North team and Young Programmers where you can find out about our upcoming training, funding and programming opportunities available.
Northern Exposure is delivered by Film Hub North as part of BFI Film Academy.
BFI Film Academy offers opportunities for ambitious 16-25 year olds, anywhere in the UK, to get to know more about film and how to forge a career in the screen industries.
This event is supported by BFI Film Academy, awarding National Lottery funding.
Films:
- 2K5
- A COUPLE SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THIS
- ADHD POTPOURI
- AUDITION
- KISS
- LAY-BY
- ONE LIKE HIM
- PIECE OF CAKE
- SAM’S INTERVIEW
21:30 – Sci-Fi Shorts Screening
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- BENJI
- HEARTWARE
- NOT A ROBOT
- OK/NOTOK
- PAINT
- STAR QUEST!
- THE GENERATORS
Sunday May 18th
11:00 – BFI Film Academy NE at Sunderland Shorts
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Line-up to be confirmed.
13:00 – BIFA Shorts Showcase at Sunderland Shorts
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- DELIVERY
- HOUSEWARMING
- SISTER WIVES
- WHAT WE WISHED WE COULD BE
15:00 – Drama Shorts Screening 3
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- BLACKPOOL
- BLOODSPORT
- HAPPY SNAPS
- PERSONAL BEST
- SEVEN JEWISH CHILDREN
- THE NOBODY
- UNDER THE SURFACE
17:00 – North East Shorts Showcase
At Omniplex, Sunderland
Films:
- HADID AND I
- HARD
- HIDE
- HIGH LEVEL
- JUST BELIEVE IT…
- PLEASE COME HOME
- TUSKY
- VHX
- WHAT HAPPENED TO SUNDER?
19:30 Sunderland Shorts Film Festival 2025 Awards
At City Hall, Sunderland – The Chamber