Short Film Programme #1

Drama / Comedy / Animation / Documentary / Dark Comedy

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.

Big Cat (Documentary), D.: Naomi Pallas, 15 Min.
For years, there have been reports of a large black panther stalking the Glastonbury countryside. Will it emerge in the lead up to the festival?

The Test (Drama), D.: Hsieh Meng Han, 11 Min.
At the Life in The UK test, I-Ling feels the hostility from the staff members.

Retirement Plan (Animation), D.: John Kelly, 7 Min.
In the throes of his overstimulated, energy-poor midlife, Ray (Domhnall Gleeson, "Ex Machina") fantasises about everything he’d love to do in retirement.

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.

Purebred (Drama), D.: Caleb J. Roberts, 14 Min.
During a heatwave, transgender man Owen returns to the flat of his on-off-again lover Seán after taking a pregnancy test.

The Eating of an Orange (Animation), D.: May Kindred-Boothby, 7 Min.
In a large manor house identical figures eat the same, move the same, look the same. But everything will change for one woman when she gets given an orange by an unknown figure and she has to make a choice.

Getaway (Comedy, Drama), D.: Aaron Kilercioğlu, 12 Min.
After a breakup, Daniel retreats to a quiet seaside campsite, only to discover it’s a swingers’ haven. Initially uneasy, he resists an invitation, but a surreal nightmare forces him to confront his fears.

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