Short Session 5

The Past Keeps on Coming

Phil Pearson / United Kingdom / 14 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Emma Eckton

A guilt-ridden mother looks back on the tragedy of her life. A moving and emotional new short film starring Emma Eckton and written by Phil Pearson.

Going Country

Philip Stevens / United Kingdom / 17 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Emmett J Scanlan, Duåa Karim, Julian Kostov

A teenage girl pursues her missing friend into the dangerous world of 'county lines' drug trafficking and child exploitation in the isolated East Midlands fens.

A Girl at the Fence

Mina Poe / France / 15 Minutes / Serbian Language with English Subtitles

Starring: Radoje CUPIC, Dorotea STANKOVIC, Branka KATIC, Mina PIE

In the 1950's communist Serbia, a little girl awaits the return of her grandmother while leaning on the fence of their house they must share with the family of the judge Petrovic, member of the communist party. By her side, the woman she will become relives a moment that marked her childhood.

All The Young Dudes

William Stead / United States / 9 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Blake Lafita, Richie Gambardella

Georgia, USA, 1973. Glam rocker Billy rebels against his conservative high school, inspiring admiration from an unlikely ally with a desire to walk on the wild side….

Boredom

Mashie Alam / Canada / 3 Minutes / English Language

Experimental

“Boredom” is about a girl who is stuck at home and unequivocally bored of literally everything! During her mundane and repetitive daily activities, the girl misleads us one day into thinking that she is finally going to leave her house to accomplish something amazing! But she never does leave her house ever! At the end of the day, “Boredom” is a boring movie that exemplifies the magic of being bored!

Silk Satin Suede - HER

James Grimley / United Kingdom / 5 Minutes / English Language

Music Video

An experimental music video produced for the single ‘HER’ from Silk Satin Suede's debut EP. Inspiration was taken from 1920s silent films and Viennese Actionism. The video aims to illustrate a battle between conflicting identities.

Weight

David A. Roberts / United Kingdom / 7 Minutes / English Language

A short film covering the journey of a drifter surviving after the collapse of society, following instructions left to him by his father.

Embers

David A. Roberts / United Kingdom / 3 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Kevin Davis, Andrew Jameson, Martin Meredith

7 Years after a cataclysmic disaster, a security team are stalked by a strange entity in the quarantine zone

Burial

Georgia Lee / United Kingdom / 14 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Hannah Daniel

Identical triplets get in a fight at their father’s funeral. Insults are overheard, secrets come to light and family tensions are stretched way past breaking point.

My Favourite Place

Kristy Philipps / United Kingdom / 8 Minutes / English Language

My Favourite Place is a story of how painful it is to say goodbye to your first love. A year since their separation, we watch Alex and Sally reunite in their favourite place.