Official Selection 2022
A Different Place
British
Released 2022 · 14 minutes
Forty-something Evelyn embarks on a journey of self-discovery with Cleo, a younger woman who exudes the kind of confidence Evelyn has only dreamed of.
Directed by Sophie Black
Country: United Kingdom
A Drifting Up
Documentary
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
It takes 6 weeks to come off anti-depressants. A man tries to dance his way through it, armed only with a boombox and a sign inviting others to join.
Directed by Jacob Lee
Country: United Kingdom
A Goat’s Spell
Animation
Released 2022 · 9 minutes
A conquest before breakfast, a clueless goat next to the house, a couple of promising airplanes far up in the sky. Then things and events fall apart.
Directed by Gerhard Funk
Country: Germany
An Evening With Taglioni
British
Released 2022 · 14 minutes
When legendary ballerina Marie Taglioni retired, her pointe shoes were bought by a fan – then cooked at a lavish dinner party and served to 35 guests.
Directed by Jessica Wright & Morgann Runacre-Temple
Country: United Kingdom
An Invitation
International
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
An 8-year-old boy reluctantly visits his divorced father in Hong Kong. With secretive intentions, they find it difficult to connect with each other.
Directed by Yeung Tung & Hao Zhao
Country: China
An Irish Goodbye
British
Released 2022 · 23 minutes
On a rural farm, two estranged brothers are forced to reunite following their mother’s death, but will an unfulfilled bucket list bring them together?
Directed by Tom Berkeley & Ross White
Country: Ireland
As I Live and Breathe
British
Released 2022 · 14 minutes
In a world where the air sends you to sleep, a timid romantic uses the only gas mask and her imagination to experience a fulfilling romance.
Directed by William Hearle
Country: United Kingdom
Ballet & I
Documentary
Released 2022 · 3 minutes
An intimate portrait spotlighting a dancer’s relationship with her mental health following the introduction of dance in her life.
Directed by Jonny White
Country: United Kingdom
Beware of Trains
Animation
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
A “train of thought thriller” about a woman with extreme anxiety living in a world dominated by fear and uncertainty.
Directed by Emma Calder
Country: United Kingdom
Bibimbap for One
British
Released 2022 · 16 minutes
After the passing of her mother, an unusual encounter with an elderly neighbour helps Hana to put things into perspective.
Directed by Ella Greenwood
Country: United Kingdom
Black Peter
British
Released 2022 · 9 minutes
Time is of the essence as Peter goes to great lengths to remove a compromising photo of himself from the internet.
Directed by Daniel Rands
Country: United Kingdom
Blood Rites
British
Released 2022 · 19 minutes
Three teenage girls with a monstrous hunger begin to unravel in the English Fens.
Directed by Helena Coan
Country: United Kingdom
Bona Vacantia
Student
Released 2022 · 18 minutes
Driven to paranoia by her job cataloguing the empty homes of those who die alone, a council worker finds an unusual way to cope on the job.
Directed by Shezah Salam
Country: United Kingdom
Burn On Arrival
British
Released 2022 · 19 minutes
Christmas, 1995. As Scotland reels from a devastating loss of industry, a man is trapped in an escalating nightmare.
Directed by Owen Gower
Country: United Kingdom
Calm, Ordinary
British
Released 2022 · 12 minutes
A young woman with money troubles and an isolated older man are brought together by an unorthodox social network.
Directed by Claudia Paterson
Country: United Kingdom
Caterpillar
Student
Released 2022 · 21 minutes
In the aftermath of an attempt to escape modern-day slavery, a Vietnamese boy’s relationship with his overseer becomes even more complicated.
Directed by Marcus Anthony Thomas
Country: United Kingdom
Checkpoint
Student
Released 2022 · 6 minutes
In modern-day Palestine, a girl wakes up before dawn every morning to try to get to school on time, but must first cross the notorious checkpoint…
Directed by Jana Kattan
Country: United Kingdom
Daylight Rules
British
Released 2022 · 14 minutes
In a world where humans can harness the power of the sun when exposed to sunlight, a mother and daughter must figure out where their loyalties lie.
Directed by Alex Browning
Country: United Kingdom
Days Without
Student
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
After a chaotic episode with his wife, Nikolay, 28, must take care of their two year-old daughter until she returns – but will she ever come back?
Directed by Ívar Erik Yeoman
Country: Portugal
Desmond’s Not Here Anymore
International
Released 2022 · 16 minutes
Abigail battles moving her elderly mother with dementia out from the family home.
Directed by Mmabatho Montsho
Country: United States
Gagging For It
1 Minute Movie
Released 2022 · 1 minutes
We all know that smoking is a dirty habit, but this cigarette is utter filth.
Directed by Hugo Docking
Country: United Kingdom
Ghost Ponds
East Anglian
Released 2022 · 12 minutes
In the farmland of England’s East Anglia, a team is working to excavate land haunted by ghost. But these aren’t ordinary ghosts… they are ghost ponds.
Directed by Amanda Sosnowski
Country: United Kingdom
Goodnight Henry
British
Released 2022 · 12 minutes
When the Prime Minister dies in scandalous circumstances, his closest advisor – must salvage a trade deal with the a visiting ambassador.
Directed by Isher Sahota
Country: United Kingdom
Grump in the Night
Animation
Released 2022 · 5 minutes
One stormy night, a man is awoken by strange noises downstairs and soon finds himself facing off with a TV-loving poltergeist.
Directed by Kris Theorin
Country: United States
Heart Failure
Student
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
When Frank falls for his one night stand, he must do everything he can to stop his heart from breaking completely, in this musical comedy.
Directed by Will Wightman
Country: United Kingdom
Heart of Gold
Animation
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
A mother sees an opportunity to escape the hardships of a life of poverty by selling her organs to a sick, very rich, elderly neighbor.
Directed by Simon Filliot
Country: France
I Gotta Look Good for the Apocalypse
Animation
Released 2022 · 6 minutes
March 2020. The planet locks itself in. What if the crisis was not the pandemic, but the derealisation of our lives?
Directed by Ayce Kartal
Country: France
I Have No Legs, and I Must Run
International
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
An athlete past his prime is struggling with injuries. The arrival of a talented new team member plants seeds of jealousy in the Protagonist’s mind.
Directed by Yue Li
Country: China
In The Upper Room
Student
Released 2022 · 8 minutes
Every season a young mole visits his blind grandfather. As the two grow older their relationship becomes more intense and important questions arise.
Directed by Alexander Gratzer
Country: Austria
Incompatible
British
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
A film highlighting the importance of pro choice, in a world where women are still fighting for autonomy over their own lives and bodies.
Directed by Maxine Peake
Country: United Kingdom
Laika & Nemo
Student
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
Nemo looks different. Nobody else wears a diving suit and such a huge helmet. But then he meets Laika, an astronaut.
Directed by Jan Gadermann & Sebastian Gadow
Country: Germany
Liminal Space
International
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
A cage fighter visits his father. Their relationship is complicated and they have become alienated. Does it make sense to open old wounds?
Directed by Wout Malestein
Country: Netherlands
Luce and the Rock
Animation
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
One day, out of nowhere, a giant Rock lays in the middle of the peaceful little village where Luce lives.
Directed by Britt Raes
Country: Belgium
Made With Love
Documentary
Released 2022 · 9 minutes
The incredible story of a young dancer’s kidnap and subsequent escape from two criminals who wanted to learn how to dance.
Directed by Calum Macdiarmid
Country: United Kingdom
Mai Jeruom
British
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
On the morning of, Bev and her family anticipate the verdict of her son’s trial.
Directed by Adjani Salmon
Country: United Kingdom
Memento Mori
Animation
Released 2022 · 9 minutes
A storm brews over Victorian Dublin as post-mortem photographer, Mr.Huxley, returns to his hallowed practice – but is all as it seems?
Directed by Paul O'Flanagan
Country: Ireland
My First Dick
East Anglian
Released 2022 · 7 minutes
Today is Hannah’s 11th birthday and she only wants one thing – to see a penis.
Directed by Kate McCoid
Country: United Kingdom
Neither Seen Nor Heard
British
Released 2022 · 8 minutes
From the dismissive to the banal, using dialogue lifted from real women’s encounters, this film captures society’s response to sexual assault.
Directed by Florence Kosky
Country: United Kingdom
Nome and the Worm
Student
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
An introverted teenager has grown up on an isolated smallholding. Her only friend is a Worm. Today is the day when their world starts to crumble.
Directed by Lydia Rui
Country: Australia
Old Windows
British
Released 2022 · 17 minutes
A struggling cafe owner is intrigued when a mysterious, elderly stranger takes an interest in her seemingly mundane life.
Directed by Paul Holbrook
Country: United Kingdom
One Letter
British
Released 2022 · 7 minutes
A hearing man reunites with his deaf cousin at a family funeral. Long-simmering tensions and resentments come to the surface.
Directed by Brian Duffy
Country: United Kingdom
Queer Rural Connections
East Anglian
Released 2022 · 20 minutes
A short documentary exploring queer rural experiences in East Anglia and what it means to belong.
Directed by Timothy Allsop, Kira Allmann, Suzy Shepherd
Country: United Kingdom
Reflection
British
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
At the crack of dawn in a Kent cafe, a mysterious stranger keeps his eye on an exhausted, worried waitress while he waits to confront her teenage son.
Directed by David Anderson
Country: United Kingdom
Sensory Itch
Animation
Released 2022 · 5 minutes
After getting stung by a nettle Sarah finds that scratching, whilst providing relief, has destructive results.
Directed by Roel van Beek
Country: Netherlands
Soft Tissue
Animation
Released 2022 · 9 minutes
A father takes desperate measures in the hopes of saving his son, but his actions soon become a distraction from what matters to him most.
Directed by Cliona Noonan
Country: Ireland
Soul Office
Animation
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
Two enterprising young criminals who bite the dust when an ATM robbery goes wrong. Undeterred, they come back as ghosts to get the job done.
Directed by Ryan Loughran
Country: United Kingdom
Superheroes Wear Hoodies
Documentary
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
A group of British Black youths from one of London’s most notorious estates defy public perception by supporting their local community.
Directed by Jason Osborne
Country: United Kingdom
Sweet Little Despair
British
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
Suffering from sleep deprivation, Lynsey makes mistakes that spiral out of control.
Directed by Carolina Petro
Country: United Kingdom
Sweet Nothing
Student
Released 2022 · 4 minutes
Rosa is sunbathing in her garden on a hot summer afternoon, when suddenly the idyllic peace is disturbed by the noise of a lawnmower.
Directed by Joana Fischer & Marie Kenov
Country: Switzerland
Tank Fairy
International
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
Outcast by classmates and misunderstood by his stern, single mom, Jojo is inspired to live out loud by his fierce, propane-toting fairy godmother.
Directed by Erich Rettstadt
Country: Taiwan
Tardigrade
East Anglian
Released 2022 · 2 minutes
This film follows a squishy, red character on a mission to create the illusive creature, the Tardigrade.
Directed by Amber Iles
Country: United Kingdom
The Bathtub
International
Released 2022 · 19 minutes
A man takes a well-deserved bath when his phone suddenly rings. On the other side of the line is a girl who insistently tries to sell life insurance.
Directed by Sergi Marti Maltas
Country: Spain
The Boy Who Couldn’t Feel Pain
Student
Released 2022 · 20 minutes
The small-town legend of Chester, a street fighter who can’t feel any pain. When a stranger challenges him for a fight, things begin to change.
Directed by Eugen Merher
Country: Germany
The Dong With The Luminous Nose
British
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
A modern realisation of Edward Lear’s haunting poem. The Dong falls in love with a Jumbly girl when she arrives on the empty shore.
Directed by Jonny Phillips
Country: United Kingdom
The Dreams Of Lonely People
International
Released 2022 · 24 minutes
After 20 years in prison, a man returns to his home to die alone, but a mysterious figure begins to appear in his surroundings…
Directed by Marek Leszczewski
Country: Poland
The Electricity In Me
British
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
Years after giving up her newborn son for adoption, a woman confronts her trauma and memories of the man she calls ‘my monster’.
Directed by Mat Sheldon
Country: United Kingdom
The Farm Under the City
Documentary
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
A builder-turned-farmer shows his inspirational journey to revolutionise the way we all think about urban farming.
Directed by Brett Chapman & Jordan Carroll
Country: United Kingdom
The Leerie
British
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
In 1899, a Scottish lamplighter facing redundancy is haunted by nightmarish visions of an electric future.
Directed by Joseph Daly
Country: United Kingdom
The Many Faces of Ava
Student
Released 2022 · 10 minutes
Ava is a woman who changes her face according to whatever scenario she finds herself in.
Directed by Izabela Barszcz
Country: United Kingdom
The Mountain
British
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
Matthew is tired of feeling down. He wants to get help, get milk, get back to normal. But his relentless inner voices are not making things easy.
Directed by Clare Macdonald
Country: United Kingdom
The Operator
East Anglian
Released 2022 · 20 minutes
A bleary eyed man receives a distress call. No one ever receives a distress call. They barely touch on distress calls during the induction day.
Directed by Matt Riley
Country: United Kingdom
The Other Side of Paradise
Documentary
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
Stuck in a state of limbo, Tymour, a Kurdish asylum seeker, dwells on the difficulties of his past as his future hangs in the balance.
Directed by Elliott Watson
Country: United Kingdom
The Outing
British
Released 2022 · 15 minutes
A lonely divorcee meets a widower on a trip to the seaside. Swept away by the hope of connection, will a dark secret get in the way?
Directed by Joanne Mitchell
Country: United Kingdom
The Perfect Fit
Animation
Released 2022 · 11 minutes
After seeing a parrot in the zoo, Patrick becomes obsessed with them, which makes it harder for him to belong and find parents who want to adopt him.
Directed by Meinardas Valkevičius
Country: Lithuania
The Snowman
1 Minute Movie
Released 2022 · 1 minutes
Her snowman’s head came out too small. Time to fix it.
Directed by Diane Catsburrow Linnet
Country: United States
This Tree Is Hostile
Documentary
Released 2022 · 17 minutes
In an attempt to cure his loneliness, a filmmaker embarks on a curious odyssey through London, searching for human connection.
Directed by Hugh Clegg
Country: United Kingdom
To Examine One’s Self
Student
Released 2022 · 13 minutes
Medical Schools are swarmed every year by countless eager students. A rite of passage awaits: the study of gross anatomy.
Directed by Pedro M. Afonso
Country: Portugal
Two Kinds of Water
Documentary
Released 2022 · 22 minutes
An exploration of a family living in the Guet Ndar fishing community on Senegal’s north coast – a country whose name literally means ‘our boat’.
Directed by Dan McDougall
Country: United Kingdom
Type Till You Bleed
East Anglian
Released 2022 · 22 minutes
When an urban legend from the dark corners of the internet is resurrected in a museum, the long-dormant machine seems to come to life at night…
Directed by Richard Jackson
Country: United Kingdom
Wild is the Spring
Documentary
Released 2022 · 22 minutes
Through a series of vignettes from the ancient and war-torn Levant, life descends into chaos for diverse ethnic communities who struggle to survive.
Directed by Adla Massoud
Country: United States
You From The Future
British
Released 2022 · 12 minutes
A twenty-something couple’s lives are stuck on pause… that is until two very familiar-looking visitors from the future come to hit fast-forward.
Directed by Tim Bunn & Joseph Patrick
Country: United Kingdom
Your Mountain Is Waiting
Animation
Released 2022 · 8 minutes
Martha has stopped listening to her intuition and her life is suffering. A strange encounter forces her to see the world a little differently.
Directed by Hannah Jacobs
Country: United Kingdom
You’re Absolutely Right
British
Released 2022 · 14 minutes
A paranoid hoarder is seduced into doing the unthinkable by a hotline that only tells its customers that they’re right.
Directed by Theo Gee, Ian Bousher
Country: United Kingdom
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