
Persistence
2020 - Leo De Haan - United Kingdom
As a father and son set off on their boat from France back to the UK, a refugee father and son ask to head the same way.
Action / Age / BIPOC / British Culture / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues / Suspense / Thriller

Bulldog
2020 - Kieran Stringfellow - United Kingdom
After spending the night in a cell, a rough sleeper has a score to settle.
Age / British Culture / Crime / Drama / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues / Suspense / Thriller / Urban

The Exit Plan
2020 - Angus Wilkinson - Australia, United Kingdom
In an overpopulated future, an elderly woman has to outsmart a government official who has been sent to ‘exit’ her.
Age / Black Narratives / British Culture / Debut Film / Drama / Female Protagonist / Human Rights / LGBTQ Filmmaker / Live Action / Mental Health / Narrative Fiction / Political / Sci-Fi / Short Film / Social Issues / Thriller

Little Games
2020 - Stéfane Houssier - United Kingdom
Escaping from a violent lover, Natasha is drawn into a child’s sinister plot. But is it true, or a cruel game with Natasha the plaything?
British Culture / Drama / Female Protagonist / Live Action / Mystery / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Suspense / Youth

Let's Talk about George
2020 - Nick Nevern - United Kingdom
Break the silence, Let’s talk about George looks at mental health in men. It is about a young man driven to the edge by his ex.
British Culture / Drama / Live Action / Mental Health / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues

Wedlock
2020 - Stephen Ashwell - United Kingdom
Somewhere in the English countryside, one bumbling young man brings a wedding to a screeching standstill… with dramatic consequences.
Action / British Culture / Comedy / Debut Film / Drama / Live Action / Mental Health / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

The Tide
2020 - Dan Hartley - United Kingdom
The gnarled crew of an ageing trawler must rediscover their identity when blindsided by tragedy or sink without trace.
Age / British Culture / Debut Film / Drama / Live Action / Mental Health / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues

The Kicked Dog
2020 - Max Hemmings - United Kingdom
Two estranged and ageing brothers, cut from the cloth of the old school life of knocks, get themselves into a spot of bother during their one last shot at reconciliation
British Culture / Crime / Dark Comedy / Drama / Family / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

RUN
2020 - Emma Miranda Moore - United Kingdom
Charlie is 12 and trapped inside with a bully. An unexpected connection with a neighbour broadens his world view and disrupts both their future paths.
Age / British Culture / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Protagonist / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues / Youth

GANEF
2020 - Mark Rosenblatt - United Kingdom
London 1962. Spooked by a dark tale from her mother's childhood, a 6-year-old girl begins to imagine the adored family cleaner is a thief.