Exit Strategy

Director: Frederic Casella

Year: 2008

Tom is at the office and stunningly, astoundingly bored. Until one day when Tom finds love in the most unexpected place: the gent’s loo. But is his love for real or has he let his grip on reality wander too far? Heavenscent is a modern take on the classic silent short: it’s comic and absurd while an impressionistic soundscape replaces the musical accompaniment. Will Tom’s love flourish or will the corporation crush Tom’s office romance?

Director: Frederic Casella

Year: 2013

Lili’s life just turned upside down, but she’s got to look after her senile granddad while mum and gran are out. So when Lili’s boyfriend barges in and then her folks return, she is left with no option but to let her secret unravel amid the family chaos.

Director: Robyn Egan

Year: 2026

Wren is interviewed for a job at Brixham Fish Market. Gary shows her around and tells her to come back tomorrow, for the night shift. A few hours into the shift and Wren is flagging, she enjoys a moment of calm whilst smoking outside - until she is confronted with Cali, who wants a lighter and a chat. The next few nights, sleepless days and awkward interactions blur into each other until Cali greets Wren with a coffee and cigarette for the usual 2am slump. Wren is disgusted when realising Cali has spiked her coffee with brandy. Steph shows Wren how to fillet. Cali rushes to help, standing behind Wren, he places his hands on hers.Wren shrinks down, motionless, allowing Cali to puppeteer her, forcing his groin into her from behind. Wren empties her locker, she’s not coming back. She leaves, only to find Cali waiting for her, unbuckling his belt. Wren waits until his trousers are down, walks over to him, without breaking eye contact and guts Cali like a fish. She makes use of the “Monster Industrial Chum Grinder”, to dismember Cali’s body, discarding the chum into the sea at sunrise. She gracefully enters the sea herself, cleansed.