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Description
67mins | Advisory: 15+
(S) - Student film
(W) - Welsh Premiere
(UK) - UK Premiere
(World) - World Premiere
FAMILY DINNER
Dir. Huayi Yu | USA | 04:00 (S)(W)
Tonight, dinner starts with a slice of tomato.
ROCKED BY THE WIND
Dir. Hsiao-Shan Huang | Taiwan | 13:36
Seeking his bandmates and escaping chores, high school senior Shuan headed to the city, only to be caught in a typhoon later that day. Navigating the fierce storm became an unexpected test in his pursuit of their dream.
SIGNAL
Dir. Emma Carré, Mathilde Parquet | Belgium, France | 16:44 (W)
Claudie is absolutely passionate about her rather unusual job: scanning the cosmos for signs of extraterrestrial life, hoping to make contact.
Completely absorbed in her mission, she gradually loses touch with those around her. To the point that reality itself could fades away from her…
SPEEDING, OF COURSE
Dir. Anni Sairio, Joonatan Turkki | Finland | 03:57 (W)
70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.
FISH
Dir. Yingdan Lai | USA | 06:38 (S)(W)
A girl and her pet fish share a love-hate relationship that ends in regret.
WUTHERING HEARTS
Dir. Laura Jayne Hodkin | UK | 03:26 (W)
On the windswept Yorkshire moors, emo teen Helena navigates a turbulent journey of love.
3RD PLACE
Dir. Jem Eli Fishwick | UK | 04:30 (S)
A young man spends the night online, playing games and talking to his long-distance friend.
LOCH NESS 1303
Dir. Joshua Chawner | UK | 15:00
King Edward I has launched a full invasion of Scotland. His next move is a siege of the Urquhart Castle, by Loch Ness. Scottish Governor Alexander De Forbes must defend the castle from the invaders. But the commotion of war will come to a halt when a slumbering ancient power is disturbed: the Loch Ness Monster.