THU 24 OCT 14:30. HEART’S DESIRE (88m)
A selection of eight UK and international short fiction, docs and animations that consider different hearts’ desires, whether a little boy’s wish that his parents wouldn’t fight, or a mother planning revenge for a terrible deed, or the search for a home where safety is a given and talents can flourish, the programme covers stories from a wide variety of perspectives that will be sure to move the audience. The titular film of the programme, ‘Heart’s Desire’
Heart’s Desire Dir. Loren Alleyne. UK 2023. 4 min. Language: English
Lost Ones Dir. Andrew McVicar. UK 2024. 13 min. Language: English
What We Wished We Could Be Dir. Luke Shelley. UK 2024. 21 min. Language: English
Finding Home Dir. Lester Jones. Australia 2023. 11 min. Language: English
Tiff Dir. Sebastian Canning. UK 2024. 4 min. Language: No dialogue
Ladybug Dir. Daniela Schrier Kafshi. US 2024. 19 min. Language: English
Bunnyhood Dir. Mansi Maheshwari. UK 2024. 9 min. Language: English
Root Note Dir Guy Larsen. UK 2023. 7 min. Language: English
THU 24 OCT 18:30: HERSTORY (88)
From the only woman bull jumper in France to the drudgery of being two wives of the same husband on a small farm in Iran, or an exhausted and hungry policewoman trying to catch a break, these UK and international docs, fictions and animations recount women’s lives in a complex and inequitable world.
Under the Blue Dir. Linda Ludwig, James Curle. UK 2024. 15 min. Language: English
Blood Dir. Vathana Suganya Suppiah. Australia 2023. 10 min. Language: English, Tamil with English subtitles
Marion Dir. Joe Weiland, Finn Constantine. UK 2024. 13 min. Language: French with English subtitles
Mrs. Iran’s Husband Dir. Marjan Khosravi. Iran 2023. 27 min. Language: Persian with English subtitles
I’m Not So Sure About This Dir. Christy Sherrell. US 2024. 7 min. Language English
Hair Dir. Wendy Mateo. US 2023. 6 min. Language: English, Spanish with English subtitles
Lichtblick- Glimmer of Hope Dir. Sophia Tamaro. Germany 2023. 5 min. Language: Bulgarian, English, German, Persian, Romanian, Tigrinya, Ukrainian with English subtitles
Liminal Roots Dir. Aliyah Harfoot. UK 2024. 4 min. Language: No Dialogue
FRI 25 OCT 14:30 LABOUR OF LOVE (89m)
The world of work is the setting for these seven UK and international short fictions, docs and animations, that take you on a breathless journey through delivery wards, artist’s studios, shops and onto the bustling streets of towns and cities exploring birth, death, bullying, mental health and the end of the world.
Delivery Dir. Ben Lankester. UK 2024. 25 min. Language: English
Paint Dir. Corran Gourlay. UK 2024. 10 min. Language: English
Collision Dir. Amirhossein Mohseni. Iran 2022. 15 min. Language: Persian with English subtitles
Moving Parts Dir. Hugo Docking. UK 2024. 3 min. Language: English
The Hanging Man Dir. Christian Søgaard. Norway 2024. 19 min. Language: Norwegian with English subtitles
How the World Is Going to End Dir. Vladislav Motorichev. UK 2024. 7 min. Language: English
How to Build a Life Dir. Matthew Reese. UK 2023. 10 min. Language: English
FRI 25 OCT 18:30 SEE ME (88m)
Have you ever felt unseen? These six short UK and international fictions, documentaries and animations, tell stories of generational missteps, the paranormal, living vicariously through VR, and the regret of not seeing a friend’s despair.
The Choice Dir. Paul Hendy. UK 2023. 13 min. Language: English
Voyager Dir. Pablo Pagán. Spain 2023. 20 min. Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Blind Spot Dir. Soph Webberley. UK 2022. 13 min. Language: English
Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground Dir. César Oyarzabal. US 2024. 22 min. Language: English
That Night Dir. Emma Miranda Moore. UK 2024. 14 min. Language: English
For Isaak. Dir. Rebecca Lidwina Wilson Jacobs, Richard Graham Jacobs. UK 2023. 6 min. Language: English
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