
Gone
2018 - Emma Sullivan - United Kingdom
As four men sit in a support group wondering why all the women have gone, we watch as a young mother makes the hardest decision of her life.
Black Narratives / Drama / Female Filmmaker / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Short Film

Tabu
2018 - Justin Spray - Tanzania
Tabu, a girl in rural Tanzania, is desperate to go to school but the risks she takes to get there threaten the very thing she cherishes most: her education.
Age / Black Narratives / Drama / Female Narratives / Female Protagonist / Human Rights / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Political / Short Film / Youth

Freedom’s Name Is Mighty Sweet
2018 - Joe Murphy - Canada, United Kingdom
In 1897 two African-American prospectors brave the brutal wilderness in the desperate pursuit of a better life during the Klondike Gold-Rush.
Black Narratives / Debut / Drama / Female Narratives / Limited Dialogue / Live Action / Narrative Fiction / Native Culture / Outdoor / Period / Short Film

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.