Terminal
Director: Sunny Bahia
Based on a true story of a bright young man whose life is gradually consumed by his obsession with Fixed Odds Betting Terminals. One man. One machine. One endless cycle of winning, losing and self-destruction.
UK 10 Mins

Content is King
Director: Ricardo “Tito” Jose Guzman
Nick, a striving content creator, gets the opportunity of a lifetime to join a viral challenge on the popular vlog Zane’s World, risking his own safety for the chance at online fame.
Australia, USA 11 Mins

Little Bug
Director: Matt Branston
In 1957, the Soviet Union sends a dog into space. The night before, a scientist, Martin Freeman (The Office, The Hobbit Trilogy), takes her home to meet his daughter (Alexandra Barredo), and hopefully help repair their fractured relationship.
UK 10 Mins

Don’t Be Rude
Director: Jessica Hof
A broke backpacker, clinging to a door-to-door sales job, knows something’s off the moment a man invites her inside—but she ignores her gut for the sake of politeness. Now, her only way out is to outplay a man who may not let her leave.
Canada, UK 13 Mins

A Sisyphean Task
Directors: Gus Flind-Henry, George Malcher
Starring Hugh Bonneville (Paddington, Downton Abbey, Notting Hill) follows Lucy, a 23 year old newly qualified teacher, through her first year of teaching. A bright yet unflinching glimpse into the British school system, all set within the walls of Lucy’s classroom.
UK 17 Mins

Same Difference
Director: Declan Slattery
In the era of No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish. Nora and Winston form a friendship born out of their shared experiences of racism and prejudice.
UK 14 Mins

Archaic
Director: Mark Perceval-Maxwell
As Sam struggles with recent trauma, she is unexpectedly contacted by her old friend Emily, a self-proclaimed neo-shaman. Emily offers a healing ceremony using an underground entheogen, but the timing feels too coincidental, hinting at a hidden agenda tied to their unresolved past.
UK 11 Mins

An Imperfect Cadence
Director: Nathan Haines
A  gifted young harpist strives to join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. As her audition approaches, she must overcome an overbearing mother and a hidden health condition that threatens to derail her dream. Through perseverance and self-belief, she fights for her ambitions.
UK 15 Mins

Grey Area
Director: Mo Swaleh
The film is set in London and follows the story of a young man who is pressured by his superior to commit murder. In the small moment he has to decide, time slows down as he travels through his memories of friends and family that inform him on the decision he must make. Does he submit to the pressure or does he do what he knows is right?
UK 13 Mins