Drama, comedy and other genres.

PASSENGER PRINCESS
Dirs: Sarah Knoetig
UK 7mins

Kevin is a devoted cab driver whose effort and passion bring a little bit of peace and comfort to the stressful streets of London. An ode to the taxi drivers on our streets.

UK Premiere.

WE HAVE SINNED BEFORE YOU
Dir: Ifat Nener Orgad
ISREAL 20mins

Yom Kippur is the only day of the year when the Dagan family does not use electronic devices. When Roni suggests playing a game where everyone has to ask for forgiveness for something bad they did, and everyone has to accept their forgiveness, she doesn’t imagine what secrets and difficulties will arise from this innocent game.

UK Premiere.

SPLISH, SPLASH, SPLOSH!
Dir: Lily Eloise Ward
UK 5mins

Have you ever let the weather, or a bad moment ruin your whole day? Jeremy has. Is today another one of those days, or will an encounter with a forest dweller who loves to come out in the rain, change his perspective?

CHICKENMANIA
Dir: Joe Selby
UK 15mins

A young man starts a gruelling transformation into a chicken, much to the dismay of his housemate.

RED BUCKETS
Dir: Patrick Moser
USA 4mins

Surreal animation reflects on a failed attempt to clean fish as a privileged child on the southern coast of the USA.

BOYS LIKE YOU
Dir: Paul Holbrook
UK 17mins

Why is a middle-aged woman choosing an encounter with this young man? What do they both want? And what will the consequences be?

APPLE CIDER LOVE
Dir: Stuart McClymont
UK 4mins

A 3-minute comedy about a bored marriage, love, revenge and a spider, shot on one reel of unedited Super 8 film.

POLES APART
Dir: Erin McLeod
UK 15mins

When Maureen discovers that her local town hall has been converted into a bar, she rallies her knitting circle for a protest, only to find herself questioning whether she and the owner, Siobhan, are really so different.

FINAL WHISTLE
Dir: Lotti Bauer
SWITZERLAND 3mins

Grand gestures, determined expressions and tight legs: footballers kick, jump and dance in this collaged animation film.

UK Premiere.

JIG JAG
Dir: John Dawson
USA 1min

“Jig Jag” is an experimental film made in 2024 by Colorado artist and filmmaker John Dawson. This short film is 100% hand made by scratching and drawing directly onto 16mm film stock. It comes to life with a pulse, abstraction that moves. I am taking an old school technique and trying to do something current with it.

A FEW MORE MINUTES, PLEASE
Dir: Dylan Scott
UK 10mins

A quiet nineteen-year-old struggles to order at a restaurant. How can he cope with the building pressure to choose a purpose in life when he can’t even choose what to order? And how will his friends react?

THE CALL
Dir: Mark Singer
UK 5mins

Phillip really needs help. Help is just a phone call away, but will his mum be able to work her phone?