Introducing the #NFF2020 Official Selection. Featuring 132 short films from 33 countries, our 2020 Official Selection is our largest and most exciting short film selection yet.
Official Selection 2020

3 Minutes of Silence
British
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
A troubled and anxious young girl, who feels shut out from the wider world, finds a way to connect with it again when she finds an unlikely haven of hope and friendship in a Manchester boxing gym.
Directed by Ben Price
Country: United Kingdom

A Head Shorter
International
Released 2019 · 23 minutes
A man recounts the harrowing journey he experienced as a 12-year-old boy during the Holocaust, forced to leave his home in Czechoslovakia and held prisoner in multiple concentration camps.
Directed by Sasha Sivan Bortnik
Country: United States

A Hole
International
Released 2019 · 12 minutes
A skilled workman digs a perfect hole in a cracked earthen plain in an endless warehouse, a series of well-dressed people come and sit on comfortable couches offering contradictory opinions, and the job gradually unravels.
Directed by James Solomon
Country: New Zealand

A Separation
International
Released 2019 · 15 minutes
On a warm autumn day in 1990, Huixian, a young Chinese woman, arrives in Florida to reunite with her PhD husband, after a four-year separation. Filled with blossoming hope and desire, she is introduced to another side of American life.
Directed by Yalan Hu
Country: United States

Adnan
British
Released 2019 · 15 minutes
Ten year old Adnan has fled Syria with his mother after their family were killed and their neighbourhood destroyed. Now settled in the UK, he must use all his creativity to break through her PTSD or risk losing her forever.
Directed by Steven Chatterton & Mark Arrigo
Country: United Kingdom

Alex and Mr Fluffkins
1 Minute Movie
Released 2020 · 1 minutes
With quarantine loosening and lifting in places, Alex and his cat Mr Fluffkins have been having a pretty chilled time, but life is about to change for these two… or is it?
Directed by Adeena Grubb & Andy Biddle
Country: United Kingdom

All Inclusive
International
Released 2019 · 15 minutes
Kalervo, who has always felt powerless and unable to fight back, is gifted a miraculous opportunity to change his life. He is forced to consider whether revenge or benevolence might taste sweeter.
Directed by Teemu Nikki
Country: Finland

Anna
British
Released 2019 · 15 minutes
Living in war-torn Eastern Ukraine, Anna is an aging single mother who is desperate for a change. Lured by a radio advertisement, she goes to party with a group of American men who are touring the country, searching for love.
Directed by Dekel Berenson
Country: United Kingdom

Annie and Alistair
Animation
Released 2019 · 3 minutes
A short film reflecting on the lives of a couple with a lifetime of memories. Inspired by Flyte’s song ‘Annie and Alistair’.
Directed by Karolina Papp
Country: United Kingdom

Appreciation
British
Released 2019 · 14 minutes
An African Pentecostal Pastor questions everything she believes after a life-changing event.
Directed by Tomisin Adepeju
Country: United Kingdom

Around the Block
Documentary
Released 2020 · 3 minutes
Creation for creation’s sake can be a struggle. ‘Around the Block’ aims to encourage viewers to push through the difficulties of creative paralysis and self-doubt by focusing on the work of street artist, David Zinn.
Directed by Jonnie Lewis
Country: United Kingdom

Bathtub by the Sea
International
Released 2019 · 15 minutes
Lighthouse-keeper Gunnar is set in his ways and structures his life around strict routines. Things get complicated when his outdoor bathing schedule is disrupted by a mermaid brought in by the tide.
Directed by Ole-André Rønneberg
Country: Norway

Bird
Student
Released 2019 · 4 minutes
A girl suffers from a feeling of great discomfort that comes without warning, like an uncontrollable disaster. When the panic is accompanied by a flapping of wings, a chaotic, dissociated journey into her unconsciousness begins.
Directed by Wu-Ching Chang
Country: Taiwan

Born Again
British
Released 2020 · 10 minutes
A magical realism film set in London, ‘Born Again’ follows Nwa, a British Nigerian woman tormented by her inability to have children. However, a transformative baptism leads her on a journey of healing and rebirth.
Directed by Candice Onyeama
Country: United Kingdom

Brothers Again
Student
Released 2019 · 11 minutes
Franco, an elderly man, lives his life in serenity together with his wife Margherita. The arrival of his brother Vittorio, with whom he hasn’t talked in years, breaks the calm.
Directed by Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola
Country: Switzerland

Cinderella Games
British
Released 2020 · 6 minutes
A group of contestants battle it out in a competitive game show, each one desperate to prove they are the real Cinderella in order to win their very own Happy Ever After.
Directed by Jessica Wright & Morgann Runacre-Temple
Country: United Kingdom

Common Molly
Student
Released 2020 · 4 minutes
When a disturbing presence casts a shadow over everything you do, there comes a moment when you have to confront it. An exploration of intrusive thoughts and where they may lead.
Directed by Georgie Monica
Country: United Kingdom

Cosmic Fling
Animation
Released 2020 · 10 minutes
Stan, an intergalactic binman, lives alone on an asteroid. After spotting a fellow astronaut stranded on a passing comet, he falls instantly in love, but extreme measures will be needed to reach her.
Directed by Jonathan Langager
Country: United States

Dafa Metti
Documentary
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
Under Paris’ glittering Eiffel Tower, undocumented Senegalese migrants sell miniature souvenirs of the monument, to support their families back home. Far from their loved ones and hounded by the police, each day is a struggle through darkness in the City of Lights.
Directed by Tal Amiran
Country: United Kingdom

Danielle
Documentary
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
This documentary paints an intimate portrait of Danielle, a woman with deep connection to family and environment, who lives a very full life around the obstacles presented by her multiple sclerosis.
Directed by Gareth Warland
Country: United Kingdom

Dawn in the Dark
British
Released 2019 · 16 minutes
On the eve of her father’s birthday, Dawn and her fun uncle Nate struggle over her bedtime routine. A new dynamic to their relationship is explored as they navigate their way through a family crisis.
Directed by Runyararo Mapfumo
Country: United Kingdom

Dramatherapy
Student
Released 2020 · 12 minutes
An emotionally stunted, middle-aged man enters a group dramatherapy session. He must move beyond his comfort zone in order to face trauma hidden deep within his psyche.
Directed by Philip Monberg Pfeiffer
Country: United Kingdom

End-O
British
Released 2019 · 15 minutes
Jaq is angry. But she also wants to have sex. This should be straightforward – angry sex is one of the pre-approved genres for copulation. But her body is out to sabotage her coitus in the worst way…. endometriosis.
Directed by Alice Seabright
Country: United Kingdom

Five Days to Say Goodbye
East Anglian
Released 2020 · 20 minutes
A grieving mother has a string of final conversations with her son. She shares with him her love, memories and thoughts on life after bereavement, before saying goodbye to him for the very last time.
Directed by Jak Quartermaine
Country: United Kingdom

Grab My Hand: A Letter to My Dad
Animation
Released 2019 · 5 minutes
A personal story of grief, those we look up to, and how the interactions we may deem insignificant may play a huge part in how we live our lives.
Directed by Camrus Johnson & Pedro Piccinini
Country: United States

Hate
British
Released 2020 · 12 minutes
When Humza’s friend dies in a stabbing, he decides to make a life change. Meeting his fiancé Sara restores his faith and turns him from hate towards love, but this will be challenged on many fronts.
Directed by Humza Arshad & Mustapha Kseibati
Country: United Kingdom

Heartbeat
Student
Released 2020 · 9 minutes
Under the impact of the passing on anti-abortion “Heartbeat Bill”, the struggling conflict between a pregnant 18-year-old and her devoted Christian mom begins to rise and their distinct beliefs gradually lead them apart.
Directed by Chi Wang
Country: United States

His Name Was Gerry
British
Released 2020 · 12 minutes
After a young boy’s best friend dies he gets convinced into creating a Viking funeral for him by a neighbour.
Directed by Peter Lee Scott
Country: United Kingdom

Hungry Joe
British
Released 2020 · 22 minutes
A single mother struggles to bond with her apathetic child; born with an insatiable and increasingly inhumane appetite.
Directed by Paul Nicholas Holbrook & Sam Dawe
Country: United Kingdom

Hysterical Girl
International
Released 2020 · 13 minutes
Sigmund Freud’s sole case study of a female patient is re-examined from a modern feminist perspective. This documentary exposes how Freud’s ideas about ‘hysteria’ continue to pervade popular culture.
Directed by Kate Novack
Country: United States

I Am Pilate
British
Released 2020 · 12 minutes
A journalist is sent to the home of former district governor for an interview, but his routine obituary fact check reveals an extraordinary secret.
Directed by Femi Oyeniran
Country: United Kingdom

If We Smarten Up
International
Released 2020 · 16 minutes
Homeless and stranded after losing her flat, live-in maid Maria decides to declare the building’s broom cupboard her new home. The neighbours are far from pleased but getting rid of her won’t be easy.
Directed by Larisa Faber
Country: Romania

Impermanence
International
Released 2020 · 19 minutes
When a man falls out of a window from a Chinese restaurant in Saigon, the stories unfold through different perspectives by different people on what has happened and how it affects these interwoven lives through its surreal connections.
Directed by Phạm Gia Quý
Country: Vietnam

In Her Boots
Student
Released 2019 · 6 minutes
Heidi is experiencing strange things. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking journey, to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes.
Directed by Kathrin Steinbacher
Country: Austria

In The Shadow of the Pines
International
Released 2020 · 8 minutes
A deeply personal animated documentary short about a difficult father-daughter relationship inspired by the filmmaker’s own upbringing with her immigrant dad, who was also the janitor at the elementary school she attended.
Directed by Anne Koizumi
Country: Canada

Innocence
British
Released 2020 · 20 minutes
When a worker falls to his death at a care home, it appears to be a terrible accident. But when a detective questions a young man with Down syndrome spotted at the scene, they uncover a crime more shocking than anyone imagined.
Directed by Ben Reid
Country: United Kingdom

Instant Doctor
International
Released 2020 · 7 minutes
In a dystopian future, where machines carry out medical diagnosis and treatment, Charles visits an automated booth in a subway station with a nasty nagging cough. Inside, he receives unforeseen news.
Directed by Youth + Diogo Gameiro
Country: United States

Isle of Us
Student
Released 2020 · 18 minutes
Haunted by the ghost of war, a stoic Syrian Barber is trying to build a home for himself and his family on a remote Scottish island. He must find a way to survive this new unfamiliar life and protect the memory of Syria for his young children.
Directed by Laura Wadha
Country: United Kingdom

Joey
British
Released 2020 · 14 minutes
A lonely clown working in a forgotten seaside resort falls in love with a local waitress. Their encounter forces him to face his fears and confront a terrible secret he thought he could hide forever.
Directed by Andrew Knott & William Ash
Country: United Kingdom

Leopard
British
Released 2020 · 17 minutes
Rocky, a born-and-bred London teenager, begins to question the strict routine set by her father – as well as deeper feelings about her own identity – after meeting a free-spirited girl in a local launderette.
Directed by James Arden
Country: United Kingdom

Letter of Forgiveness
International
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
In the household of a wealthy Romanian noblewoman in 1855, Maria, a Roma-Gipsy slave, fights to obtain freedom for her son Dinca.
Directed by Alina Serban
Country: Romania

Liverpool Ferry
British
Released 2020 · 19 minutes
Sarah must make a journey from Belfast to Liverpool to avoid a life she does not want. A journey that is against the law.
Directed by Lee Armstrong
Country: United Kingdom

Love Spell
British
Released 2020 · 10 minutes
Love Spell is about female friendship and queer desire. In 1999 in a high school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, a teenage girl casts a spell to make her best friend fall in love with her.
Directed by Lauren Vevers
Country: United Kingdom

Lucky Break
British
Released 2020 · 11 minutes
Uloaku works the graveyard shift at a remote service station and is bored out of her mind. Fortunately a chance encounter with a suspicious stranger will soon fix that…
Directed by John Addis
Country: United Kingdom

My Brother is a Mermaid
British
Released 2020 · 19 minutes
My Brother is a Mermaid is a social realist fairytale about a trans-feminine teenager, as seen through the eyes of their 7 year old brother. Set in a desolate and prejudiced coastal town, the film examines how a child’s unconditional love can be a powerful and disruptive force for good.
Directed by Alfie Dale
Country: United Kingdom

My Father The Mover
Documentary
Released 2020 · 13 minutes
In Khayelitsha, South Africa, an inspirational man nicknamed ‘The Mover’ motivates kids to transcend poverty and ignite their own sense of freedom through the power of African electronic ‘Gqom’ dance.
Directed by Julia Jansch
Country: United States

My Mum’s Letters
Student
Released 2020 · 16 minutes
This surreal tale follows 13-year-old Alice: the bubbly, colourful daughter of Death! Every day she receives a letter with her next job, but her bond with a suicidal teenager soon disrupts her duties.
Directed by Antonio Sequeira
Country: Portugal

On Air
International
Released 2019 · 18 minutes
Brian, a cynical and once-successful radio DJ, now works for a small local station. During a live broadcast, Brian is abruptly shaken out of his rut when a caller threatens to take his Mother’s life.
Directed by Bastiaan Rook
Country: Netherlands

Opening the Earth: The Potato King
Documentary
Released 2020 · 19 minutes
Julio Hancco is a guardian of biodiversity, critical to the survival of humanity. He represents a people, a culture, and way of life that is being lost to modernisation. Will their culture survive? Or will it all be lost with the last Potato King?
Directed by Eric Ebner & Aaron Ebner
Country: Peru

Our Sister
British
Released 2019 · 14 minutes
A nonverbal autistic teenage girl and her sister come to terms with the death of their youngest sibling.
Directed by Rosie Westhoff
Country: United Kingdom

Ouzo and Blackcurrant
British
Released 2020 · 7 minutes
Two old friends take a trip down memory lane, but they are not alone – there’s someone there who never left.
Directed by Nat Luurtsema
Country: United Kingdom

Patina
East Anglian
Released 2020 · 11 minutes
In a society that stresses the burdens of ageing, Patina frames old age in a personal and progressive manner. Human and natural landscapes blend to form a response to beauty standards and eco-anxiety.
Directed by Lucas Stones
Country: United Kingdom

Pavement
British
Released 2020 · 10 minutes
A homeless man wakes up and the pavement has grown over his legs. The worse people treat him the more he sinks into the ground. Only one person is sympathetic to his plight but will her empathy alone be enough to save him?
Directed by Jason Wingard
Country: United Kingdom

Pods
British
Released 2020 · 16 minutes
Dave is overcome with grief and guilt following the death of a close friend in a gang conflict. After withdrawing into his earphones, Dave finally realises the importance of speaking about his feelings.
Directed by Michael Junior Onafowokan
Country: United Kingdom

Portraitist
International
Released 2019 · 16 minutes
A suicidal grandfather kindles a relationship with his dying granddaughter through art.
Directed by Cyrus Neshvad
Country: Luxembourg

Project 282
Documentary
Released 2020 · 10 minutes
Emily Scott sets off on a continuous and self-supported trip to climb all of Scotland’s highest mountains – the ‘Munros’. She reflects on her motivations and documents her experiences along the way.
Directed by Paddy Bartram
Country: United Kingdom

Proud To Be Bald
East Anglian
Released 2019 · 4 minutes
A short documentary film exploring Louisa Sadler’s experience with Alopecia, how she finds positivity and remains confident.
Directed by Jade Eagle
Country: United Kingdom

Rangda
International
Released 2020 · 18 minutes
Ji-yoon finds herself trapped in a hospital with a sinister atmosphere. Her roommate’s decrepit appearance, and the strange behaviour of her carer Haewha, soon leaves Ji-yoon concerned for her safety.
Directed by E Seul An
Country: Republic of Korea

Remember When
East Anglian
Released 2020 · 7 minutes
A lockdown film. A letter. A love transcending separation. Written, directed and performed in a Norwich home by Maili Little, Remember When offers a fictional snapshot of life during the pandemic.
Directed by Maili Little
Country: United Kingdom

Rock Country
International
Released 2019 · 7 minutes
Women perform attached to bungee ropes on the side of a rock face in a spectacular display of ‘vertical dance’. Their routine explores and celebrates women taking leading roles in today’s society.
Directed by Janire Etxabe
Country: Spain

Sh_t Happens
Animation
Released 2019 · 13 minutes
The caretaker exhausted by everything, his frustrated wife and one totally depressed deer. Their mutual despair leads them to absurd events, because… sh*t happens all the time.
Directed by Michaela Mihalyi & David Štumpf
Country: Czech Republic

She
British
Released 2020 · 5 minutes
A frantic young woman struggles against an unstoppable inner voice that battles against all logic, rhyme or reason… compelling her to endure a physical, mental journey that takes her right to the very edge.
Directed by Matt Greenhalgh
Country: United Kingdom

Shoal
British
Released 2020 · 22 minutes
In an isolated coastal town, where everyone knows everyone, Eliza works shifts at the fish factory while her fisherman dad goes out to sea. When an apparent accident happens, rumours start spreading, and Eliza has to decide whether she fully trusts her dad.
Directed by Tammes Bernstein
Country: United Kingdom

Simulacra
Student
Released 2020 · 6 minutes
A surreal blend of dance, movement and animation is used to capture the life journey of an elderly Japanese Geisha, and the identities and relationships she has embodied and experienced along the way
Directed by Curry Sicong Tian
Country: United States

Something Borrowed
Animation
Released 2020 · 8 minutes
Pen to paper, a sweet old woman can’t find the right words. But when she lends her pen to a hopeless young chap, a whirlwind of a chase ensues. Struggling to reach him, she begins to realise it’s more than just words that elude her.
Directed by Micky Wozny
Country: United Kingdom

Song Sparrow
International
Released 2019 · 12 minutes
A group of refugees pay a smuggler to transport them to a safer country inside a meat lorry. Their hopes for a better life are shattered as the freezing temperatures leave them struggling to survive.
Directed by Farzaneh Omidvarnia
Country: Denmark

Square One
British
Released 2019 · 12 minutes
Holly finds herself stuck in a closeted relationship. In the hope of avoiding sex, she distracts her partner James with fishing trips. A friendly fellow fisherwoman will complicate things yet further.
Directed by Emily Jo Sargent
Country: United Kingdom

Sweet Street
British
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
Isabella, a sex worker and drug addict, struggles to survive Leeds’ red-light district. A romantic encounter offers respite, but happy endings are hard to find when you’re working on the sweet street.
Directed by Coz Greenop
Country: United Kingdom

Take It and End It
International
Released 2020 · 20 minutes
Underlying tensions rise to the surface as a disgruntled butcher discovers that one of his young calves is in line to be slaughtered. This calf is different than all the others – it’s his ‘child’.
Directed by Kirineos Papadimatos
Country: Greece

Take Me
British
Released 2019 · 5 minutes
Single mum Lena is getting back on the dating scene, but her babysitter’s just cancelled. About to call off her date, Lena finds her four-year-old son hiding in a suitcase, giving her an idea. She will take him with her, hidden in her luggage. Hopefully her date won’t notice?
Directed by Claire Norowzian
Country: United Kingdom

Talk Radio
British
Released 2020 · 9 minutes
Pauline and Barry are a seemingly happily married middled aged couple. That is until Pauline tunes into relationship hour on Talk Radio and thinks she recognises the nameless voice that’s relaying a lifetime of regrets live on the radio.
Directed by Ben S. Hyland
Country: United Kingdom

The Act
British
Released 2020 · 18 minutes
1965, the eve of decriminalisation for acts of male homo- sexuality. Matthews, a young gay man at odds with the world, discovers love, sex and a family in the backstreets and underground bars of Soho.
Directed by Thomas Hescott
Country: United Kingdom

The Appointment
British
Released 2019 · 20 minutes
A curmudgeonly novelist, Henry Salt, wakes from a nightmare to find a troubling entry in his diary: 12 o’clock at the restaurant ‘La Folie’. But whom is Henry meeting, and why doesn’t he remember making this appointment?
Directed by Alexandre Singh
Country: United Kingdom

The Beekeeper
Documentary
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
A beekeeper on the island of Anglesey faces losing her ancestral home to the development of a nuclear power plant.
Directed by William McGregor
Country: United Kingdom

The Binding of Itzik
Student
Released 2020 · 17 minutes
Searching for bookbinding materials, a middle-aged Hasidic bookbinder stumbles across an advert offering ‘binding lessons for submissive women.’ He responds to it, becoming entangled in an emotionally intense BDSM relationship with a stranger on the internet.
Directed by Anika Benkov
Country: United States

The Blood Bride
British
Released 2020 · 19 minutes
When a young woman held captive by a trafficking gang is shot, she falls into a surreal journey through her subconscious as she battles for her life.
Directed by Hannah McKibbin & Caspar Leopard
Country: United Kingdom

The Cloud Is Still There
Student
Released 2020 · 19 minutes
When her grandfather becomes terminally ill, Xiao Le, a young Christian woman, faces a critical decision over whether she should intervene with her family’s traditional Taoist rituals.
Directed by Mickey Lai Loke Yee
Country: Malaysia

The Coral Guardian
Student
Released 2020 · 11 minutes
What happens when a drowned deep sea diver is given another chance at life? A moving story about the changing underwater world and the precarious connection between man and nature.
Directed by David Dincer
Country: Germany

The Flying Gold of Arabuko
Student
Released 2020 · 10 minutes
In Kenya, sustainable butterfly farming has become an unlikely saviour of the last indigenous forest on the East African coast. Charo, formerly an illegal logger and poacher, introduces his new role.
Directed by John Davies
Country: United Kingdom

The Last Supper
International
Released 2019 · 12 minutes
A sensitive and restless young boy, overlooked by his parents and rejected by his schoolyard peers, finds himself on an adventure of a lifetime when he accidentally lets the wily family turkey – tonight’s main course – escape the pen…
Directed by Michael Risley
Country: United States

The Lonely Prince
International
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
A lonely Prince invites a sculptor to his court to create a piece of art just for him. As the days pass, the Prince and sculptor grow closer, and the reason for the Prince’s abandonment becomes clear.
Directed by Shivin & Sunny
Country: India

The Passing
Student
Released 2020 · 15 minutes
A talented mortician’s world is turned upside-down as she encounters the most difficult job of her career, bringing her face-to-face with the small and life-defining moments that she has let pass by.
Directed by Nichola Wong
Country: United Kingdom

The Recordist
International
Released 2020 · 18 minutes
When sound recordist Andrew tunes into a young actress having an affair with a film director, he uses the recording to blackmail her into submitting to his perverted desires.
Directed by Indianna Bell & Josiah Allen
Country: Australia

The Ribbon
Animation
Released 2019 · 4 minutes
A young girl suddenly finds herself in a beautiful imaginary world. As she explores this enchanting place, the long ribbon of her dress gets caught, holding her back. As she pulls on the ribbon to break free, a completely unexpected journey begins.
Directed by Polla-Ilariya Kozino
Country: United States

The Snow Maze
East Anglian
Released 2020 · 11 minutes
10-year-old Adam is an isolated boy tormented by the school bully, until the arrival of a new classmate and the discovery of an old key changes everything.
Directed by Sam Cadman
Country: United Kingdom

The World Is Thirsty
1 Minute Movie
Released 2020 · 1 minutes
Despite the crucial relationship between water and the production of our food, human beings are still wasting this precious resource. This film draws attention to water wastage by way of animation.
Directed by Isabel de la Torre
Country: Spain

This Camera Is Broken
British
Released 2020 · 6 minutes
An ageing director uses her final film as a chance to delve into her past. Face to face with the embodiment of her younger self, the line between her present reality and the film’s begins to blur.
Directed by Joshua Hext
Country: United Kingdom

Thousand Yesterdays
British
Released 2019 · 12 minutes
In 1982, elderly Charlie Rainbird waits for his seventeen year-old self to come forward in time from the frontline of the WW1 trenches.
Directed by Robbie Bryant
Country: United Kingdom

Tick Tick Tick
British
Released 2019 · 14 minutes
Tick Tick Tick is a black comedy about what it means to be when you’re a worker bee with a mind of your own. How far would you be willing to betray your personal beliefs if your job was at stake?
Directed by Larry Ketang & Liam White
Country: United Kingdom

To the Dusty Sea
Student
Released 2020 · 12 minutes
Left alone in the deepest of the summer, Malo and Zoe are trying their best to catch their mother’s elusive eye…
Directed by Héloïse Ferlay
Country: France

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Student
Released 2020 · 12 minutes
Tommy pursues his dream of becoming a pianist from boyhood to manhood. Different compositions of ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ are used to mirror his journey through the different stages of his life.
Directed by Shiyue Xu
Country: China

Two Little Boys
International
Released 2020 · 13 minutes
A boy’s secret love for his closeted bully drives him into an unconventional road to confession and its consequences.
Directed by Farbod Khoshtinat
Country: United States

Umama
Student
Released 2020 · 20 minutes
The morning after having made a promise to celebrate her son’s academic achievement, Domestic worker Sibongile wakes to find he is missing. Despite her worries about her missing son, Sibongile must care for the children of her employer in order to get home and keep her promise.
Directed by Talia Smith
Country: South Africa

Underwater
British
Released 2019 · 23 minutes
Jack, an achiever in-and-out of the pool, learns that winning isn’t everything. As acknowledgement and adulation fades who is there for him when he really needs it? On the surface everything’s calm but underwater tides are turning.
Directed by Michael Keogh
Country: United Kingdom

Verisimilitude
British
Released 2020 · 14 minutes
Verisimilitude is a short film about an unemployed disabled actress who is frustrated as all the disabled acting jobs go to able bodied actors. She gets a job as an advisor to a spoilt up and coming British film star advising him how to be disabled for his latest role, which might just win him a BAFTA.
Directed by David Proud
Country: United Kingdom

We Met Before
British
Released 2020 · 11 minutes
When a friend suffers from an illness, it opens the door for people round him to be able to talk about their own life’s struggles. When words are too hard, music takes its place. When that is too hard, movement takes hold. Together, they heal.
Directed by Thalissa Teixeira
Country: United Kingdom

Wicked Friday Night
1 Minute Movie
Released 2020 · 1 minutes
An enthusiastic British lad is determined to stay positive while stuck in coronavirus lockdown, and takes it upon himself to find new ways to make sure he can continue to have wicked Friday nights.
Directed by Mark Jackson
Country: United Kingdom
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