Sensational Shorts (18)
Weds 13th March 7PM @ Screen 2 Everyman SE19 2TE

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A Day In February
Directed by Klaas Diersmann
In another country, separated from her family, one phone call is all Galyna has to ensure their safety.
UK 7m

A Matter of Choice
Directed by Louis Norton Selzer
After unexpectedly finding a connection in the waiting room of an assisted-suicide clinic, Mallory and Drystan are left with a choice: do they stay or do they go?
UK 15m

Ruth
Directed by Paul Romero Mendez, Arturo M. Antolin
Ruth, an elderly lady with dementia, becomes lost within her own home. As she tries to find answers she ends up losing herself further, confusing reality with memories from her past.
UK 13m

Pushing Daisy
Directed by Leah Revivo
This short comedy follows over-zealous, business student Daisy and her first foray into the working world at a local funeral parlour.
UK 16m

Sage World Premiere
Directed by Max Blustin
The right words can resist even the most destructive hate.
UK 6m

Charlie’s Freedom London Premiere
Directed by Rachel Tillotson
This gritty, sensitive short film with two parallel timelines that contrast Charlie’s struggles as a teenage carer with a mysterious day in her future.
UK 13m

Hello?
Directed by Mac Montero
It’s the 90s in London. During her lunch break, a businesswoman calls her boyfriend for phone sex. It doesn’t quite go to plan.
UK 3m

Rose
Directed by Charlotte Couture
Rose works as a dancer in a club. Now in her late thirties, she’s been told she’s getting too old for the job – but she has a teenage son to support at home and rent arrears piling up. So when Rose was diagnosed with bowel cancer six months ago, she decided to keep it a secret, for fear of losing her livelihood.
UK 15m

Opening UpLondon Premiere
Directed by Oz Arshad
Reluctant-dater Jas hadn’t meant to kiss Adam. But she couldn’t help herself.
UK 11m

Bedtime UK Premiere
Directed by Matt Davies
Craig gets a call from his brother Alfie and brotherly love is pushed to the limit.
UK 10m

Small Change
Directed by Max Fisher
A lonely thief makes a surprising new friend.
UK 7m

Everything Is Out To Get Me
Directed by Dustin Curtis Murphy
A 1950’s housewife, struggling with her mental health, reflects on her failed marriage and history of domestic abuse. Her depression is fueled by the fact that her ex-husband now appears to be happily re-married with a newborn baby. But there’s more to his happiness than meets the eye.
UK 9m