
Our Most Brilliant Friends
2018 - Piers Dennis - United Kingdom
Charles and Rebecca are Slow Club. After 10 years together, conflicting perspectives now push them apart. Is this the end? Piers Dennis observes the frailties and brilliance they share and what friendship looks like in the back of a van.
British Culture / Debut Film / Feature Film / Live Action / Music / Narrative Fiction

If [Girlfriend Deluxe]
2018 - Steve Moss - United Kingdom
In a near future, dominated by greedy corporations, a lonely man struggles to find lost intimacy with a synthetic pleasure unit.
Alternative / Comedy / Dark Comedy / Horror / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Romance / Satire / Sci-Fi / Short Film

Turning Ten
2018 - Jaylan Auf - United Kingdom
A 10-minute wait in a medical clinic feels like a lifetime for young mother Lamia, her daughter and husband waiting for their turn.
Adult Theme / Age / Drama / Family / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

TMI
2018 - Ita FitzGerald - United Kingdom
A mother sneaks a look at her son's text messages. Misinterpreting them she launches in to a 'serious' chat that proves too much too soon.
Age / Comedy / Drama / Family / Female Filmmaker / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

My Time
2018 - Giulia Gandini - United Kingdom
"My Time" is a 6 minute short film about a 12 year old girl who has her first period in class.
Age / Coming of Age / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film / Youth

Hot In Here
2018 - Ann-Marie McCormack - United Kingdom
Online dating is super competitive. Dating Apps are one thing, mating Apps another. Though you never know how you feel about someone until you meet them in the flesh, especially if it is in a sauna, then it's really awkward!
Comedy / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Irish Filmmaker / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Romance / Short Film

Home Girl
2018 - Poonam Brah - United Kingdom
Plunged into despair after her mother’s death and burdened by things left unsaid, Roya is forced to face up to her true desires.
Asian Narratives / British Culture / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / LGBTQ / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

Savage
2018 - Denis Dobrovoda - United Kingdom
A young African man is brought over to London by an unscrupulous explorer to serve as an exhibit in a museum.
Black Narratives / British Culture / Drama / Historical / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Period / Short Film

Safe to Assume
2018 - Sandra McKellar - Australia, United Kingdom
Sharon's keen participation on an internet travel forum turns serious when there's fear for the safety of two teenage girls.
Drama / Female Filmmaker / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

A Wreck In Paradise, Or The Preposterous Bar Challenge
2018 - François Zaïdi - France
In the dead of night, a drunken man just crashed is car.
Yet there is still light on his path: fate is about to give him his last chance. Will he be able to seize it?