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WEIGHTLESS WEIGHTLESS

WEIGHTLESS

On a deserted East Sussex beach, a sixty-two-year-old woman struggles to face down her inner demons as she makes her way into the water.
9 minutes
Night Voices Night Voices

Night Voices

Jude Wilcox, an aging, deeply disturbed, and hopelessly pessimistic late-night talk radio host runs his local radio station’s graveyard shift, where night after night, he receives a seemingly endless series of calls from hostile listeners. But then, Jude receives a completely unexpected call from his adolescent nephew with a horrific story to tell, and their conversation takes on a surprisingly pivotal turn for them both.
24 minutes Due to geographic restrictions, this content is not available in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.
Write Off Write Off

Write Off

Successful TV screenwriter Beth Cresswell is trying to enjoy the life her hit series The Package has given her. But it’s not going to plan.

Into its third season, the show is unrecognisable from her original vision. She wanted to create a modern man. Co-creator, Kate Vernal had other ideas of how to increase the viewing figures and now she’s stuck with a walking cliché of toxic masculinity in her lead character Rhys Buxton…in more ways than one…as Rhys comes to life in her house…

Rhys discovers he is going to be killed off and tries to persuade Beth to change the script and allow him his happy ending.
14 minutes
Punk Man Punk Man

Punk Man

This shitty world we live in is full of things to resist.
I believed that this era, more than any other era, needed punk rock.
So, I've became a "Punk man" and devoted all my youth and energy to punk.

But nobody in this world listens to punk rock.
They are just listening to hip hop and having fun.
What have I done, sacrificing my precious youth?

Damn, should I just kill myself?
Yeah, let's do it.
21 minutes
Somewhere I've Been Somewhere I've Been

Somewhere I've Been

Mary is the last resident of a council estate that is due to be demolished. When the news of her eviction arrives, it has tragic ramifications for everyone involved.
15 minutes
Lady Lady

Lady

After Macbeth murdered the king and took the throne to himself, Lady Macbeth disappeared. Now, after many years, she has returned to meet Macbeth. She regrets her past, and intends to guide Macbeth to stop the slaughter.
She is completely unaware of Macbeth’s plan for her.
15 minutes
Bubble Bubble

Bubble

Still reeling from the recent death of her mother, Leah spends much of COVID lockdown engaged in a zoom relationship with a younger man. But past traumas, hang-ups and insecurities prevent her from connecting with him beyond their onscreen relationship, causing her to spiral downwards into a mental despair.

BUBBLE explores love, loss, isolation and mental health during the covid pandemic and asks "who are we when no one's watching?’
15 minutes
Leaving the Dream Leaving the Dream

Leaving the Dream

A mockumentary about a male interviewee in his mid-30s who is a very careless and irresponsible person, living in squalid home conditions which don’t seem to bother him at all.
8 minutes
CINNAMON CINNAMON

CINNAMON

"Cinnamon" is the story of a newly elected mayor who has been invited to attend a chat show. Whilst in the waiting room, awaiting to go to the interview of the chat show, the young mayor is reminded by the smell of cinnamon of his childhood where he remembers observing physical and psychological abuse perpetrated by his father to his mother. The plot develops to show how damaging the effects of domestic abuse and violence can be to the development of a child and how it can shape them into adulthood and the choices they ultimately make with the finale delivering a shocking and thought provoking crescendo.
10 minutes
NAKATO NAKATO

NAKATO

Explores the fear and complexity of a domestic violence victim.
7 minutes
The Gig The Gig

The Gig

Backstage before the showcase gig that could change their lives, Xander, Clara and Johnny are each contemplating their individual goals with the band. When their plans and preparation are thrown into disarray, the mask slips and their true feelings are unearthed.
14 minutes
Benighted Benighted

Benighted

May 1940, Sergeant Albert Kent (41) and his beleaguered squad are retreating to Abbeville. Corporal Pony Moore (22) begins to question Kent's decisions instigating a schism of leadership. Whilst both are insisting they are right, the German forces draw closer.
16 minutes
Borrowed Time Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time

Based on a true story. Olivia has a complicated relationship with her mother who suddenly calls her to go back home. A story of loss and growth between three generations of women, this day will define Olivia for years to come.
19 minutes
What They LEFT What They LEFT

What They LEFT

What They LEFT' is a psychological thriller and exploration into the complexity of loss.
9 minutes
A Man I Know A Man I Know

A Man I Know

A contemplative short film about youthful sexual experimentation, collective guilt and the act of watching.
12 minutes
Mab Hudel Mab Hudel

Mab Hudel

Enys Penrose is a fantastic rugby player, farmer and young gay man. He lives with his mum and gran on their farm under the shadow of his dead father. He leads his local rugby team to the final of The Cornwall Cup where he not only faces the love of his life, but his sexuality and the legacy that his father left behind.
12 minutes
HUNTERS HUNTERS

HUNTERS

At a deserted carpark, three friends lie in wait for a man who thinks he made an appointment with a teenage girl. When the forty-something arrives, two boys beat him up. The third one freezes: he recognises his uncle. Next, panic strikes in this short drama. Will the man report them to the police? While the first two do not want to take any risk and decide to pay the man a home visit, the desperate third one tries to prevent an impending catastrophe.
15 minutes
Witch Witch

Witch

Witch is a horror comedy examining the difficult adjustment to a working-from-home world, especially for the more emotionally unavailable fathers, and the gulf of disconnect that can occur between the minds of children and the adults around them.
10 minutes

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