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The Loss of a Pregnancy Leads a Bride-To-Be Down an Impulsive Road Towards Healing in Rachel Sweeney’s ‘Fish Bowl’

Rachel Sweeney shares why she wanted to use comedy to normalise the rarely discussed complex emotions around miscarriage in her gallows humour short.

Art & Fashion, Premiere

Folu Odimayo’s Woodland Dance Film ‘On The Cut of Three’ Is a Dreamlike Exploration of Myth and Archetype

Folu Odimayo deconstructs his use of narration during the choreographic prep of his film telling the tale of a stag whose fate is controlled by three birds.

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.

Live Action

Peter Franklyn Banks’ Drama ‘Nearly Never’ Finds an Injured Footballer Isolated in a Strained Healthcare System

Peter Franklyn Banks discusses translating a chilling real world experience into his fraught drama short about the danger of overburdened hospital workers.

Live Action, Premiere

The Honeymoon Is Over Before It Begins in Brendan Beachman’s Darkly Comic Marriage Drama ‘A Wedding Day’

Brendan Beachman delves into why California's vistas were the perfect backdrop for his marriage dramedy about newlyweds discovering a life altering clarity.

Live Action, Premiere

An Overworked Game Developer’s Multiple Personalities Revive a Deeply Buried Memory in Guen Murroni’s ‘As for Me’

Guen Murroni reveals her subtle approach to authentic character portrayal and the blending of past and present in her dissociative identity disorder drama.

Live Action

David Robinson-Smith’s ‘We Used To Own Houses’ Vividly Conveys the Despair of Those Caught in the Housing Crisis

David Robinson-Smith shares how he moved between the dual realities of his acerbic housing crisis short where a landlord is confronted by his evicted tenant.

Live Action

Rudá Santos’ ‘Vibrations’ Sees A Young Girl’s Surprise Survival Lead a Mother to Rebel Against Those in Power

Rudá Santos digs into the process of creating impactful characterisation by fine-tuning the dialogue delivery in his subversive film about female rebellion.

Live Action, Premiere

Nathan Ginter’s Darkly Comic Body Horror ‘The Third Ear’ Sees a Nude Model’s Self-Image Begin to Spiral

Nathan Ginter takes us inside the ways he and his crew maximised the potential and adaptability of their locations when crafting their body horror grad short.

Live Action, Premiere

Pulkit Arora’s ‘Anu’ Explores Grief and Displacement Through the Confined Lens of a Solitary Hotel Room

Pulkit Arora tells us how a mounted jib arm enabled the evocative cinematography in his close quarters short about a lonely widow isolated in her mourning.

Live Action, Premiere

Amelia Sears’ ‘Three’ Dives Into the Psyche of a New Mother Fervently Grappling With Her Identity

Amelia Sears explains how she captured the difficulty of redefining your sense of self in the destabilising wake of becoming a mother for the first time.

Live Action, Premiere

Kat Mills Martin Deconstructs the Regressive Notion of the Obedient Mother in Comedy Drama ‘Celeste in Spring’

Kat Mills Martin unveils the methodology behind the restrained shooting style of her subversive pregnancy drama about a woman's desire for a one-night stand.

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