Independent Short Film Premieres & Interviews // Directors Notes

Housemate Tensions Morph Into a Surreal Nightmare in Hansel Rodrigues & Ieuan Coombs’ Comedy ‘An Indirect Message’

Rodrigues & Coombs delve into visualising sleepless anxiety and awkward Britishness with bold theatrical lighting, composed frames and chaotic handheld shots.

Live Action, Premiere

Pardeep Sahota Explores the Commodification of Love in His Genre-Bending Dystopic Short ‘OK/NOTOK’

Pardeep Sahota dissects his decision to shoot his class-conscious exploration of a woman's near future tumultuous love life in a single locked-off shot.

Live Action, Premiere

Jamie McCormack Weaves Grief and Genre Tension Into a Brooding Tale of Fractured Familial Bonds in ‘Mersea’

Jamie McCormack tells us how he transformed a dormant, personal script about loss into a structurally complete saga by adding a sinister, unseen genre element.

Animation, Premiere

An Aspiring Accordion Player Falls Prey To Insidious Exploitation in Eva Louise Hall’s Stop Motion Horror ‘Mira’

From a modest thesis project to a celebrated festival short, Eva Louise Hall reveals the unexpected journey of her dark tale of abusive creative relationships.

Live Action, Premiere

Ellen Rodnianski’s Claustrophobic Short ‘Family Matters’ Probes the Moral Paralysis Behind Systemic Violence

Forcing audiences to confront complicity, Ellen Rodnianski explains how the moral inaction in her short mirrors societal apathy towards large scale violence.

Live Action, Premiere

Tobias Frøystad & Tayo Cittadella Cultivate a Surreal Harvest of Human Exploitation in ‘Fuck the Crops’

Tobias Frøystad & Tayo Cittadella discuss using rack focus to guide viewers through their haunting allegorical fable which is both darkly absurd and direct.

Live Action, Premiere

Matthew Rollins Blends Cosmic Seeking and Earthly Comedy in His Spiritual Sci-Fi Short ‘Stellan and the Stars’

Discover how Matthew Rollins harnessed a kinetic, handheld visual style to place us directly inside a jaded DJ's chemically-assisted, disoriented headspace.

Live Action, Premiere

Huse Monfaradi Traces the Fractures of Grief, Guilt and Unlikely Forgiveness in His Intimate Prison Drama ‘One Punch’

Huse Monfaradi outlines the less-is-more 3:2 static framing amplifying an intense confrontation where a prisoner racked with guilt meets his victim's parents.

Art & Fashion, Premiere

Movement Articulates Unspoken Vulnerability in Jessie Oldfield & Adam Murfet’s Collaborative Healing Short ‘As One’

Co-directors Jessie Oldfield & Adam Murfet detail their use of a wordless dance to express a shared journey from dark isolation to vulnerable connection.

Animation, Premiere

Feelings of Tenderness and Dread Collide in Amanda Bonaiuto’s Surreal Animation ‘Confetti’

Animator Amanda Bonaiuto joins us to discuss how tone and direction has guided her distinct approach to filmmaking and why she's wary of the trap of 'style'.

Live Action, Premiere

Konstantin Enste Examines Our Skewed Relationship With AI Assistants in Wry Comedy ‘The Death of the Machine’

Konstantin Enste dissects the need to grow and the self-imposed barriers that can prevent it, through a man’s over-reliance on his overworked AI assistant.

Documentary, Premiere

Ima Iduozee Weaves a Luminous Ode to Black Hair and Barbershop Intimacy in His Documentary Short ‘Crown’

Ima Iduozee shares how a last-minute opportunity to test a unique camera led to a film exploring the sacred, community role of the Black barbershop.

Premiere Category

Housemate Tensions Morph Into a Surreal Nightmare in Hansel Rodrigues & Ieuan Coombs’ Comedy ‘An Indirect Message’

Pardeep Sahota Explores the Commodification of Love in His Genre-Bending Dystopic Short ‘OK/NOTOK’

Jamie McCormack Weaves Grief and Genre Tension Into a Brooding Tale of Fractured Familial Bonds in ‘Mersea’

An Aspiring Accordion Player Falls Prey To Insidious Exploitation in Eva Louise Hall’s Stop Motion Horror ‘Mira’

Ellen Rodnianski’s Claustrophobic Short ‘Family Matters’ Probes the Moral Paralysis Behind Systemic Violence

Tobias Frøystad & Tayo Cittadella Cultivate a Surreal Harvest of Human Exploitation in ‘Fuck the Crops’

Matthew Rollins Blends Cosmic Seeking and Earthly Comedy in His Spiritual Sci-Fi Short ‘Stellan and the Stars’

Huse Monfaradi Traces the Fractures of Grief, Guilt and Unlikely Forgiveness in His Intimate Prison Drama ‘One Punch’

Movement Articulates Unspoken Vulnerability in Jessie Oldfield & Adam Murfet’s Collaborative Healing Short ‘As One’

Feelings of Tenderness and Dread Collide in Amanda Bonaiuto’s Surreal Animation ‘Confetti’

Konstantin Enste Examines Our Skewed Relationship With AI Assistants in Wry Comedy ‘The Death of the Machine’

Ima Iduozee Weaves a Luminous Ode to Black Hair and Barbershop Intimacy in His Documentary Short ‘Crown’

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