SHORTS 5:
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Description
76mins & Rating
(S) - Student film
(W) - Welsh Premiere
(UK) - UK Premiere
(World) - World Premiere
HOMESICKNESS
Dir. Mabel S Alcock | UK | 01:47 (W)
An oil pastel animated documentary explores international students’ homesickness through personal voices, abstract imagery, and reflective emotional journeys.
PASALUBONG!
Dir. Sophia Uy | USA | 04:35 (S)
In an airport mall, two friends who’ve formed a life changing friendship spend their last day together before parting ways.
CRIATURA
Dir. Nitya Ramlogan | UK | 08:55 (S)
Thirteen-year-old Lola is relaxing on the beach in her new hometown when she encounters an unknown sea creature. Cautious but curious, Lola befriends the creature, realizing that it evokes memories of her own father who still lives back in Mexico. She cares for it and decides to take it to the fun fair to enjoy the rides but eventually wonders whether it belongs there with her or not.
STATUE IN THE GARDEN
Dir. Qianhui Yu | UK | 07:38
Didi moves into an unkempt house in the British city of Stoke-on-Trent. Whilst feeling ill at ease in this unfamiliar environment, she comes across a curious statue in the garden. This enchanting object helps Didi to appreciate the heritage of her new neighbourhood through an unexpected journey back in time.
THE REFUSERS
Dir. Wiep Teeuwisse | Netherlands | 02:31
On a street corner in the city, a heap of dumped garbage surrounds two garbage containers. An old mattress begins to speak sadly: “They say I’m dirty…” Other pieces of garbage join in, sharing the reasons why they have been discarded. Then, a newspaper is picked up by the wind and seems to dance in the spotlight of a streetlamp. Inspired, the waste begins to see themselves positively. Their enthusiasm evolves into a spectacle of song and dance.
OF ALL THE THINGS
Dir. Steff Lee | UK | 07:39
Ava remembers her childhood home as a place full of amazing things and adventures. The day she returns home from university, however, everything changes: what used to be an exciting playground has become an oppressive box, and her mother’s things and fear of letting go overwhelm their home and their relationship. By dipping into memories and sharing a moment in time, can mother and daughter reach an understanding?
CHECK
Dir. Anita Gill | UK | 01:25
A short film about OCD checking and the anxious inner struggle that can often be invisible to others.
MENTAL ROOTS
Dir. Nathan Addai | UK | 03:32
Mental Roots places you in the shoes of a first-generation black Brit who embodies the fears and stigmas of mental health issues in the black community.
upported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts.
STEEPING
Dir. Eilidh Nicoll | UK | 03:15 (W)
Strangers ponder our attitudes towards death and dying - reflecting on how a conversation over tea and coffee at a ‘Death Cafe’ might make broaching the subject a little less terrifying.
STONE OF DESTINY
Dir. Julie Černá | Brazil, Czech Republic | 10:26 (S)(W)
Stone of Destiny explores the beauty of finding your path, even when it’s fraught with uncertainty.