session two

session six

Premiers & Award winners from near and far

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19:30 BST

Wednesday 8th July

Hard Shadow

3m 20s 0ms

Solo Film

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Short

Needletail

10m 26s

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

United Kingdom

A poignant not-quite-love story about three birdwatchers who cross the country in search of something extraordinary.

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Sunder

1m

Solo Film

United States

Short

A moment of strength during a moment of weakness in a man's life.

It's Time for Tea

9m 42s

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

United States

Short

After the death of their young daughter, all that remains in Rebecca and Allen’s home is an extensive toy collection and profound grief. Both are attempting to process their loss: Rebecca chooses to repress her pain, while Allen regresses to their child's age in order to replace her. When an unconventional therapist visits with them, he assures Rebecca he can bring her husband back. But first, she must enter into Allen’s land of make-believe.

VOICE

2m 38s 0ms

Solo Film

Ukraine

Short

O, My Friend

15m 0s 0ms

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

United Kingdom

Short

Two estranged best friends unexpectedly meet again after years apart, in a place close to their hearts. But a joyful reunion is disturbed by haunting memories and a past tragedy that can no longer be avoided.

A drama set in rural South Wales, O, My Friend is an exploration of love, loss, and the power of female friendship.

Life Story

8m 5s

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

United Kingdom

Short

Ballet solo showing a human life from birth to death, performed on the dancer's 80th birthday

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Pliashka

3m 44s 0ms

Solo Film X

Ukraine

Animation, Short

A life story of a bottle that can express emotions, feel and dream.

The Hug Deal

3m 26s

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

United Kingdom

Short

An improvised short comedy. 

A man in need of a pick-me-up approaches two dealers who deliver a slightly unexpected fix...

Fata Morgana

11m 4s 0ms

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

Israel

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Student, Short

Three women living life as nomads. Christina travels the world, Anna takes her daughter wherever she goes,  and Rachel has made her home under a branch roof, in a tent and in a cave . 

What does each woman pack in her knapsack before she sets out on her own? 

The movie confronts the conflict between the stability of motherhood and life at home, and the yearning to wander

The Note

3m 34s 0ms

Solo Film 

Iran, Islamic Republic of

Experimental, Student, Short, Other

The man wakes up and finds himself on the bed in the sea ...

A Future Where No One Remembers You

20m

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

United Kingdom

Short, Student

Imagine you made a pact with a friend. A pact that stated if either of you ever invented time travel, you would go back to that exact place, that exact moment in time to prove to yourselves that you had done it. What would you expect to see? What would you hope to?

REFLECTION

12m 8s 0ms

Short under 20 minutes, Music Videos & Micro short (under 3mins).

Ireland

Short

‘𝑷𝒂𝒖𝒍 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓.. 𝑨 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔‘

Paul's life has crumbled around him and a deep depression has consumed him. He decides to do the unthinkable and end his own life but is interrupted by little Katie Ryan who is lost in the Forrest. 

Together they set off on a journey in search of Katie's parents.

The innocence of Katie's questions forces Paul to reflect on his life and the act he almost committed moments earlier.

Katie has no recollection of which way she came from and many of Paul's questions go unanswered.

They both need each other right now but as they venture further and further into the woods dark secrets lurk in the shadows and the stench of a sordid history is ingrained in the soil they walk on