Short Film Screenings & Jury Award Ceremony

Drama / Dark Comedy / Animation / Musical / Comedy

Three Keenings (Dark Comedy), D.: Oliver McGoldrick, 10 Min.
Ian is an unsuccessful actor and professional mourner. But his practised mask of apathy begins to crumble in the face of the local funeral industry.

Jester (Drama), D.: Harry Sherriff, 16 Min.
A depressed jester sets out across plague-ridden England to rescue the Queen's nephew and prove he is more than a fool.

The Last Gammon (Animation), D.: Elmaz Ekrem, 9 Min.
Dave is on a mission to find the very last gammon in London for his bird's breakfast, when the impending apocalypse suddenly interrupts his plans.

Dark Skin Bruises Differently (Drama), D.: Susan Wokoma, 10 Min.
Children lie. But when one lie threatens Ms Lawson’s integrity as a teacher, can she keep on defending a student as peculiar as Maria Obasi?

Masterpiece Mommy (Drama, Musical), D.: Dorothea Sing Zhang, 15 Min.
A modern musical between Tess, a mother, and her daughter Justine. After the mother falls, the doctor recommends a mammogram. Justine accompanies her and discovers the real reason for the fall.

Yellow Bucket (Comedy, Drama), D.: Simon Brooke, 15 Min.
After his family sees a news report about the cause of homosexuality, Connor, a gay teenage boy, fears his apparently supportive parents will try to assure that his younger brother doesn’t grow up gay.