London Tag Archive

Live Action

Prey Turns Predator as Jacob Hopewell Aims the Male Gaze Back on Itself in Visceral Horror Short ‘MEAT’

Born from Abi Zakarian's blistering stage monologue, Jacob Hopewell turns the male gaze inside out, resulting in a raw and genuinely terrifying confrontation.

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Live Action, Premiere

Ghosts of Empire Bleed Through a Hustler’s Frantic South London Odyssey in Keifer Nyron Taylor’s ‘The Tobacconist’

Keifer Nyron Taylor unpacks how years of photographing Brixton laid the foundation for his 16mm depiction of a vibrant community threatened by gentrification.

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Live Action

Luigi Sibona Filters a Child’s Personal Apocalypse Through a Magical Realism Lens in ‘Far From the Plains’

An urban stable becomes a sanctuary for a boy carrying his mother's grief as great storms loom in Luigi Sibona's Grey Moth produced South London short.

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Awards, Live Action

Edem Kelman Navigates the Dynamics of Faith and Family for London’s African Diaspora in BAFTA Short ‘Terence’

Edem Kelman on authentically capturing London's African diaspora as he sees them in his BAFTA-nominated story of a security guard with a special gift to heal.

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Live Action

Emma Miranda Moore Reconstructs a Pivotal Evening Through Fractured Memory in Haunting Drama Short ‘That Night’

Emma Miranda Moore explores how we rebuild—not just recall—our pasts, using jazz-like editing and a constantly moving camera to question memory

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Documentary

Abdou Cissé’s ‘Authors of the Estate’ Captures the Magic of a Community Taking Their Story Into Their Own Hands

Abdou Cissé details how he documented the power of a council house becoming a publishing house in his film about ownership, creativity and the power of words.

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Live Action

Sasha Nathwani’s ‘Last Swim’ Envelops Us in the Nostalgic Ebullience of One Last Carefree Day

Sasha Nathwani reveals the subtle progression of colour he adopted to emulate the universal nostalgia of a day of fun and freedom amongst teenage friends.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Homeless Ballet Dancer Prepares for a Life-Altering Audition in Jason Hogan’s Tense Drama ‘Twenty’

Jason Hogan breaks down the script work, journalling and improvisations on the street of London that comprised the rigorous rehearsals of his ballet drama.

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Live Action

A Cocksure Man’s Bravado Is Put to the Test in Seb Tabe’s Youwasntder & Nike Short ‘Back Your Chat’

Seb Tabe reveals the challenges a gentrified London posed when sourcing locations for his Youwasntder | Nike branded short about a man who missed his shot.

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Live Action, Premiere

Liam Pinheiro-Rogers’ ‘London’s Forgotten’ Asks Why the Pernicious Cycle of Knife Crime Refuses to End

Liam Pinheiro-Rogers unpacks the expanded ambitions and creative decision-making behind the uncanny atmosphere of his haunting anti-knife crime drama.

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Documentary

Martí Arbaizar Reveals a Shared Unity Through Dance and Rhythm in ‘I Shut My Eyes in Order to See’

Martí Arbaizar details the trial and error approach to editing that led to the unified feeling of his doc about disparate lives united by a passion for dance.

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Live Action, Premiere

Invisible Barriers of Self-Protection Are Challenged by Intimacy in John Mark Fitzpatrick’s Romance Drama ‘Outdoors’

John Mark Fitzpatrick discusses the key role intimacy coordinators played in the making of his romantic short about the walls we build around ourselves.

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