
The Night I Left America
2021 - Laki Karavias - Uganda, USA
While awaiting the results of his mother's visa renewal request, a teenage boy from Texas is confronted by memories he left behind in Uganda.
BAME / Black Narratives / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Youth

Empiric
2021 - Ioana Turcan - Romania
In Romania’s 1986, a young woman working in a textile factory has to find a way to deal with the anti-abortion decree without putting her life in danger.
Debut Film / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Political / Short Film / Social Issues / Women's Rights

SOY HOMBRE
2021 - Juan Pablo Blanco - Mexico
An opportunity for romance? Or a life changing journey. An homage to Mexican film noir where the classic and modern converge: I AM A MAN.
Female Narratives / Hispanic Filmmaker / Latino Filmmaker / Latino narratives / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Noir / Short Film / Suspense / Thriller / Women's Rights

Don vs Lightning
2021 - Johnny Burns & Pier Van Tijn - United Kingdom
All Don wants is a quiet life in the Scottish Highlands. Unfortunately the universe has other plans.
British Culture / Comedy / Dark Comedy / Drama / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Outdoor / Short Film

Florence
2020 - Florian Thess - United Kingdom
A prototype therapy AI robot cracks under the pressure of meeting her inventor’s expectations and needs to decide to either help millions, or herself.
Drama / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Live Action / Mental Health / Narrative Fiction / Sci-Fi / Short Film / Student

Aria
2021 - Christopher Poole - United Kingdom
When a young couple install a "smart security system" in their home, they become increasingly paranoid about what might be lurking outside their front door.
Dark Comedy / Debut Film / Horror / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Social Issues

ALL THESE MEN THAT I'VE DONE
2021 - Lorraine Nolan & Mark Daly - United Kingdom
Four women explore the constructs that have helped shape their sexual confidence.
Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Irish Filmmaker / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Women's Rights

Plot 9
2021 - Stacie duPerrouzel - United Kingdom
Alice discovers a stranger where she seeks solitude and must fight her prejudice to help him but is she also in need of help?