Youthful Spirit
Professional Squash Promo
MET Film School
The Desk Reformation
Leeds Trinity University
Mel Schreiber: Clear Your Name
University of York
The Courage to Stand Up
University of Hull
Fallen
UTC Sheffield
Solo
Calderdale College
Whispering Walls
University City Grimsby
Two of a Kind
Sheffield College
Baby I don't know
Bradford College
Judas Music Video
Craven College
Worm Food
University of Sheffield
Con-Craze
University of Sheffield
Follow My Lead
York St Johns University
Rising Spirit
A showcase of the best emerging talent telling unique and creative stories through resourcefulness and resilience.
Busy
Directed by Jane Moriarty
Lucy and her friends decide to put their next date in the diary, but it proves harder than they anticipated.
Ingest
Directed by Callum Wilkins
Whilst clearing through his dead Dad's apartment, David discovers an unmarked videotape. Which, upon playing, draws him to a sinister self-reflection.
Olfactory Adaptation
Directed by Eve Duffy
Sometimes you become so used to something, you hardly notice it's there.
Smudge
Directed by Timo Willman, Maddie Rice
A woman goes to a life drawing class and runs head first into her own perfectionism. Aided by a fellow class mate she's forced to face her demons and choose whether to make something imperfect or nothing at all.
When You Left Me
Directed by Jevan Chowdhury
After a morning of escalating frustration, he does the unthinkable—leaving his young son behind on a London Underground platform. As the train doors close, the weight of his actions crashes down.
Got Guts
Directed by Georgia Leigh-Taylor
On the evening of a much anticipated first date, May is tormented by the symptoms of her IBS. As much as she soldiers on, her stomach is hell-bent on flushing her night down the toilet.
Dulse
Directed by Thomas Bugg
At a party in West London, outsider Morgan drifts through a crowd of young creatives, quietly observing the blurred lines between authenticity and performance. As egos flare and irony disintegrates,
A Wonderful Neighbour
Directed by Alun Rhys Morgan
Mrs Thomas, a widowed lady who adores the tranquility of her garden, is disrupted by the noisy boy next door. One day, her faith is restored.
Independent Spirit
A showcase of the best established and growing filmmakers covering a variety of themes told in bold and ambitious ways.
Got your nose
Directed by Connie Bonds
An unassuming childhood game between a stranger and a baby becomes a life changing event culminating in a victims lifelong quest for revenge.
Marionette
Directed by Edie Moles
When shy teenager Ruth, a member of a youth theatre group, helps a younger girl navigate her unexpected first period, she is pushed to find her voice and offer the guidance she never thought she could give.
Wool Coat
Directed by Megan Smith
After discovering her grandmother has died during the night, Ellie begins to say goodbye to the life she knew, while allowing her younger sister Sophie one final carefree day on their family farm.
OK/NOTOK
Directed by Pardeep Sahota
Loretta, a working-class British Asian woman, attempts to navigate a turbulent world, a new stranger in her life and unskippable adverts.
Paranoia
Directed by Alina Bichieva
Gila ignores her paranoia and lets her charming date sleep on the couch. After setting some boundaries she locks the bedroom door. Taylor wakes her in the middle of the night saying he's having an asthma attack, but she hesitates when something doesn't feel right.
Northern Spirit
The Long Face
Directed by Nick Buggey
A lone gunman on a perilous journey to reunite with his cherished horse. Having travelled far and wide, he finds himself out of time and in a strange place with a gang of desperados in his way..
Holding onto Home
Directed by Arash Sedighi
A young refugee from Iran tries to adjust to life in a new school and a new country while holding on to memories of home.
Why we stand
Directed by Joanna Mebh Mackey
Why We Stand is a short documentary film about why the fight for queer liberation is still ongoing.
We are here, still
Directed by Ava Bounds
For the children who should be laughing and playing — a visual tribute to the stolen childhoods of Gaza. Because sometimes, a camera is louder than a gun.
Bonfire
Directed by Jake Mark
November 5th. Ethan, a young boy, expects to miss the Bonfire. Unbeknownst to him, tragedy is occurring, and this will be the night his life changes forever.
Stella
Directed by Micky McGregor
It's Stella's 18th birthday and she's finally leaving care. As she waits to reunite with her mam, she shares pivotal moments from her childhood that led to her ending up in the system.
Do you Want to?
Directed by Andy Berriman
Under the sheets, Connor and Jake’s domestic bliss is put to the test. It’s bedtime, and someone’s in the mood – but do they actually know each other back to front, inside and out?
Looking for Alan
Directed by Gareth McCann
After many years together, Lilian is worried about whether she can still look after herself and Tom. While she helps him look for something that he can't remember (but it has something to do with football pundits), she has a decision to make about their future.
Emerging Spirit
Our latest winner of the Emerging Spirit Script to Screen compeition, 'Lone' has it's world premiere, supported by two locally made shorts.
Magpie
Directed by Frankie Currie, Terri Silver
Riley's trail of debts and lies finally catches up to him as he tries to dig himself out of a hole.
Phone a Friend
Directed by Isabella Percival
Some days you want to kill your sister. Other days you'd kill for her. When Abby puts an end to her tumultuous relationship with her cheating boyfriend, she calls upon her little sister, Jen, to help her clean up the 'aftermath' of their big fight.
Lone
Directed by Emma-Jane Heaton
Lonely in his city life, a man escapes to the countryside to reconnect. When he gets lost and injured, he finds himself at the mercy of a lone woman and a beast in the dark. Making a meaningful connection can be dangerous.
Supporting shorts
A selection of films, especially curated to support our feature films.
The Woman in the Bed
Directed by Victor Mellors
An elderly woman awakes to discover she is unable to speak or move. Trapped in her bed, she soon realises that she is not alone.
Scratch
Directed by Shay Kuehlmann and Kate Roxburgh
After hearing strange noises in the attic, Damon makes a chilling discovery that spirals into a waking nightmare. As his fixation on the attic grows, his flatmate Annie watches in fear as his mind—and their friendship—begins to break.
Bag Ladies
Directed by Harry Syed
A vintage influencer ruffles a well heeled fashionista for a peek at her iconic handbag.
Undeletable
Directed by Benjamin Blaine and Christopher Blaine
Emma has to inform her Dad's recently confessed lover that he has died but the painful mistakes she makes whilst recording this answerphone message confronts her with a brutal truth about the remorseless forward nature of time.
In Another Life
Directed by Aaran McKenzie
In the aftermath of a broken relationship, a couple confront unresolved emotions during one final conversation, discovering that sometimes love isn’t enough to keep two people together.
Lennox-Friedkin Tape #4
Directed by Matt Benson
In the 1980s, a scientist documented the trial of his new invention: a device that reveals what you see when you die. This is the footage.