Time to decide; time to reflect. Mixed genres.

ATTIC ARCHAEOLOGY
Dirs: Ben Woolley
UK 5mins

After accidentally blowing a hole in his ceiling, an early 20th-century scientist discovers the ruins of an ancient civilization in his loft.

LES JOURS HEUREUX
Dir: Johanna LeGrand
FRANCE 16mins

An elderly couple spend their final evening together. One last bath. Their last dinner. Their last dance.

THE GYMNAST
Dir: Julie Mayhew
UK 3mins

A lonely woman experiences a transformation after meeting a familiar stranger…

SAND CASTLES
Dir: Yana Riahi
ISREAL 16mins

Ofer’s dream is to win back his wife, Yael, and daughters, who left him following his addiction to trading stock options. At a random visit to the bank, he decides to take a new loan and starts trading again. He feels successful until his investments crash and his debts have mounted.

INTERMEZZO
Dir: Putik Amirasari
INDONESIA 2mins

In this animation film, a dancer is trapped in her own idea of perfection. Can she escape, and what would escape mean?

3400Kg
Dir: Atefeh Nafari
IRAN 13mins

A middle-aged woman struggling with obesity faces a critical decision when her pursuit of a life-changing gastric bypass surgery takes an unexpected turn. On the verge of qualifying for the insurance-covered procedure, she suffers a debilitating stroke. Now, she must make a life-altering choice: follow a strict diet to prevent another stroke or consume high-fat foods to reach the weight required by her insurance, further endangering her health.

BRIDGE
Dir: Adam E Stone
USA 2mins

‘There’s no bridge back.’ Impressionistic nightscapes punctuate this two-minute poetry film about illness and wellness.

JANUARY 19TH
Dir: Jake Liban Pezzack
UK 11mins

Romantic recollections of the love of her life fill the mind of an elderly care home resident.

NATSUKASHII
Dir: Lucy Downham
UK 5mins

Happy nostalgia. ‘Natsukashii’ tells the story of one night of remembering, as memories of a certain time, and a certain person, come flooding back.

NOWHERE
Dir: Erfan Parsapour
IRAN 13mins

Will Peyman find Mahsa before time runs out? Will their fractured relatrionship survive?