Displaced is a short film about two ping-pong coaches who try to keep the sport alive in post-war Kosovo. Ermegan Kazazi and Jeton Mazreku effectively play themselves, depicting their real life struggles only a few years past. The result is a blend of drama and documentary. As Kosovo struggles to rebuild, its people struggle to…
That was fantastically interesting! So good, absolutely excellent. Where to start with this one? Ppff! Ok, so in a nutshell, All Light, Everywhere is about how photography and therefore film has its roots in scientific analysis, racism, militarism and oppression. Following those lines forward to present day, it focuses on police body cameras and aerial…
Constrain is a short film envisioning police oppression as theatre. We are all players in this piece of theatre, just without our consent, never knowing when we are stepping on stage. I know that synopsis makes it sound pretentious, but it is actually very powerful and very effective. As shown in the initial shot, the…
Glaswegian comic short film about a couple who accidentally kill a drug dealer while trying to raise the funds for a deposit on a house. Made by a bunch of pals on a budget of £2.50. Nice to see the city on screen.
A hand-drawn animation about a man having an existential crisis about his job. He is supposed to check for leaks in the water system by running taps, but must assign any findings over to plumbers to fix. The impotence and frustration of his job gets to him. A short film about the atomisation and alienation…
Unbelievably sweet short film about two guys making friends. Frank is a clueless American tourist who has brought a rolling suitcase to go camping in the snowy forest around Oslo. Luckily Thorir is on hand to point out to him that he’s trying to set up camp in the centre of a lake, which might…
A pissing contest between two middle-aged cyclists descends into a dance-off. However, no matter how much money you sink into your toys, you will never be young or cool again. Lol.
Comedy short film about a couple who, while slobbing out in front of Mario Kart, are visited by their future selves trying to change their future. A twist on the usual sci-fi trope, it shows that having no idea what you’re doing is not necessarily confined to your 20s.
A surrealist experimental animation about a woman’s relationship with her boobs. In the short film, boobs are detachable, transferable, photocopyable. They grow on trees and are sold in shops. The film runs through the lifecycle of breasts, as the filmmaker has experienced them. They start as balled up pieces of paper, which unfurl on her…
Julian Barratt voices the main character of this strange little tale. Barratt plays his signature blowhard, a man determined to show his wife and son he is a true outdoorsman. In reality he is just doing everyone’s head in on a camping trip. Pitched somewhere straddling comedy and the genuine frustrations of an unhappy marriage,…