September 2025 Programme
A Good Day Will Come
Director: Amir Zargara
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Arash is a professional wrestler with dreams of representing his country and winning gold medals. The country is in turmoil and its people are suffering. Arash must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.
Adelita y Tárrega
Director: Pablo Rubín Mulero
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A music video by Zarandajo. A couple tries to enjoy their environment, as well as each other's company. Yet a persistent paranoia keeps chasing them and they can't seem to shake it off, so they decide to escape.
All the Colours of the Void
Director: Ragnar Griffiths
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A visually impaired professional artist specialising in braille shares his unique perspectives on the world, artistry, and how his legacy will impact both realms.
Easy Sell
Director: Ken Abalos & Ash Meshkati
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A frugal Baz gets more than he bargains for at a charity shop when he is cornered by Phil, an odd charity shop worker, who insists he buy a dusty old wedding dress or face explosive consequences.
From a Distance
Director: Nishan Arangala
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A red light glows faintly in the protagonist's chest as he stands motionless, whispering lyrics to a song as storm clouds gather and rain falls. A girl whispers the truth while circling him. Uncertain whether it is a dream, a memory, or an echo from another world, he finds himself sitting in a vast, water-covered emptiness and gazing at a massive portrait of her. Ripples around him form patterns that hint at perception and the multiverse.
His mind drifts through fragmented realities where memory melds with illusion. One vision has the girl happily playing retro games, holding a heart-shaped lollipop, her smile unreadable. The game screen shows his face, dissolving the difference between player and played as reality bends and city lights dissolve. Scattered portraits of the girl echo alternate lives and imagined timelines.
Somewhere else, she sat quietly drawing a smiling face on misted glass, while her own face was heavy with tears. Time bends; a tear crawls back into her eye as if grief were reversing. Meanwhile, the boy stands in relentless rain. His glowing chest ebbs from red to blue—two souls separated into different realities, bound by a link slowly undone through time and memory.
Human Layers
In this film, I explore how humans act differently in various contexts—how our behavior shifts depending on the environment, whether at work, with loved ones, or in solitude. The story follows a couple navigating their routine lives, both together and apart, revealing the raw and often unspoken moments when they can truly express themselves, free from societal norms or expectations.
To reflect the absurdity and fragility of life, I chose simple outline shapes with a limited color palette. This minimalistic approach emphasizes the vulnerability of human existence and the complexities of human relationships. Through these visuals, I delve into the balance between how much a couple should share with each other and how much they should hide. What do they reveal when they’re alone? How do they behave differently when together? And what are the guilty pleasures they secretly share?
This film is a reflection on the quiet moments that define us, and how, even in the most ordinary of routines, we are constantly negotiating who we are and how we present ourselves to the world.
Iloveyou, Iloveyou, Iloveyou (...)
Director: boy princess
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In a distant world ruled by a queer dictatorship, a non-binary couple’s decision to marry challenges societal norms, blurring the lines of gender and love in a universe where inversions are the norm and limitations are mere illusions.
Jackie Is Lost
Director: Maximillian King
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Jackie is forced out of retirement as she struggles with the cost of living, and she begins work at a storage unit facility. On her first day, Jackie loses her way and is tormented by a shadow.
As the film explores Jackie’s isolation, loneliness, memory, and age, we begin to wonder how real the unsettling environment of the storage unit truly is.
Staring Karen Henthorn (Time, C4, Eastenders, BBC) as Jackie, and Tim Downie (Toast of London, BBC Big Mood, Channel 4, Geek Girl, Netflix) as Manager, and Nell Hudson (Outlander, Starz, Victoria, ITV).
Jackie Is Lost was made independently and self-funded. Please request Vimeo link for highest quality version.
Let LOVE sing it's SONG
Director: Nahuel "Vouge Ewigeliebe" Rodriguez
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Violeta and Smoke had a relationship that turned him into bones.
In a surreal, post-breakup limbo, Violeta —a necromancer— turns her ex-lover Smoke into bones during a heated fight. Trapped in a ghostly train that symbolizes their failed relationship, Smoke lies dormant… until Violeta passes by once more. What follows is a strange and emotional chase, a dance through memory and regret, as the two are pulled back together in a haunting, silent reconciliation.
Ray the Rug
Director: Mohammad Ali Shakeri
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Ray shares his tragic past: “I lost my mum when I was a wee cub. Well, I didn’t lose her. She was murdered… by a human.” His heartfelt plea, “A tiger can’t change its stripes. But you can,” transforms him from a symbol of loss into a powerful advocate for change. The film’s simple, innovative visuals and direct messaging cut through the noise, resonating with audiences, driving over a million views within first view weeks. This campaign showcases the power of creativity to inspire action and highlights urgent need to save one of the world’s most iconic species.
Serenitude
Director: Roshani Bhundia
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Evani is inside a chaotic train station, searching for serenity through her meditation app. However, things take a strange turn as the app turns these soothing soundscapes into a bizarre nightmare, creating fiery visions of passengers with blazing heads within a distorted train tunnel system. As reality blurs, Evani must face the flames around her…and the ones burning within.
Spring of Deception
Directors: Annika White & Carl Knight
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Spring of Deception is our reflection on the evanescent nature of life as we know it in an increasingly uncertain modern age. We are witnessing the destruction of the natural world, the threat of AI and the disconnect between what we want for our future and what the government and corporations have forced upon us. The nonstop taking from the earth and its inhabitants without giving in return. The placing of profit above humanity.
The Friendship of Fish
Director: Sherice Griffiths
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Animal friend Warren finds himself transporting a goldfish through a city park in a plastic bag. What should (literally) have been a walk in the park turns into a disaster when the bag starts leaking! After a lot of chaos, confusion, and a jam sandwich or two, Warren manages to save the fish with the help of rundown office worker Dev and fitness influencer Sasha.
The Measured Approach
Director: Giulia Heaton
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A gripping and educational Verbatim Film in the style of docufiction.
We follow the narrative of a young woman’s pregnancy, and accompany her through the journey of a momentous decision. The visuals depicted are supported by first-hand verbatim retellings, and our reenacted interviews offer authentic insight towards some of life's most exposing experiences: sex, childhood, pregnancy, and termination.
Content Warning: images of blood, discussion of religion and ethics, depiction and discussion of abortion.
Un Artiste Prétentieux (A Pretencious Artist)
Directors: Heidi Watson, Adrian Hooke
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An artist, who can see ultra black (a darker shade of black), is so taken by the profundity of his own life that he creates one final masterpiece before retreating to the woods, believing no one could ever truly understand his genius.
A satirical examination of humanity's ability to find meaning almost anywhere.
What's Left of Me
Directors: Jovann Dzaky
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Two years after losing his wife, Glen, an Indonesian immigrant in Chicago, drifts between solitude and longing. Meanwhile, his mother back in Indonesia keeps pressuring him to move on and meet someone new. This leads him to Amber, but their failed connection only deepens his isolation—until an unforeseen encounter blossoms into a bittersweet reunion that pushes Glen to confront his sorrow, find closure, and embrace the life he and Audrey once dreamed of together in the city they made their home. Now, he must continue living for both of them.
