Horror-comedy short based on an improbable pub tale from the North East of England. A man walking home from his local one night is tormented by a terrifying sound: The Nicky Nack. Starring Alun Armstrong.
Alfred Rott’s (Timothy Spall) reputation as a womanizing, foul-mouthed right wing genius follows him like a late afternoon shadow. After falling out with authorities over a new Arts Centre in Brussels, Rott is invited to an exclusive orgy where he is handed a once-in-a-lifetime invitation to visit the wealthy and eccentric recluse on the island of Malta who calls himself 'The Grand Duke Of Corsica'. The Grand Duke (Peter Stormare) commissions Alfred to build him a personalized mausoleum in preparation for his own death.
A malaria outbreak on the island causes the entire population to flee. Fires break out and pandemonium ensues. Alfred must remain however, to finish the project that may be the greatest, yet most invisible, creation of his remarkable career.
Deon Williams is missing. And he's not the first. Deon’s mates have their theories on who it might be, always bringing it back to the figures of authority who make their lives difficult. But there is one suspect that stands out the most - the shady proprietor of the rundown chip shop on the edge of the estate with the lisp and unusual skin condition. Something just ain’t right about him. Deon’s brother Junior, resolves to go in and find out the truth.
Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbours to chip in their meagre earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.
Progressive muscle relaxation, Lycra, spoken word. As Michael seeks novel ways to halt his spiralling depression, a moment of hope arrives via an unexpected source.
Plants were used in 1970s suburbia to send seductive signals to neighbours, or so rumour has it. What went on behind closed curtains? This hybrid documentary explores the truth in the botanical myth.
A look at sexual signalling, female desire, subcultures, and suburban legend.
ART CLASS is a filmed performance lecture playing on, and exploring, the perennial tension between the two key words in its title, favouring wit over weaponizing and reflection over rhetoric but does not pull its punches when it comes to the real obstructions to working class creative progress.
BOUND follows two people navigating the ultimate walk of shame. In Leith, Edinburgh, Kelsey gets Martin drunk. They wake up handcuffed together and very hungover. This short film follows them over the course of one morning, trying to separate themselves and return to their normal lives.
Up until now, the list of people I’ve kissed in the dark has been comprised of two names. Both male. But with the witching season approaching, all that is about to change.
Official Selection Hamburg International Short Film Festival 2022
Sarah and Dev meet in this quirky comedy clash of black and indian cultures cultures leading up to a mixed race marriage. Will their marriage stand the test of time?
