Never Let Go

Director: Howard J. Ford

Year: 2021

Having retired to bed early to prepare for a dawn ascent, Kelly is woken by the screams of her co-climber Sophie, who had stayed up to enjoy a smoke with a group of men they had met earlier. Desperate to get to her friend, Kelly runs deep into the forest using the night vision from her camera to guide the way. She arrives just in time to see Sophie’s lifeless body being thrown from a ledge, a horror she captures on camera. As she turns to leave, the men hear Kelly below and give chase. Running through their camp, she desperately grabs whatever climbing gear she can and begins free-climbing the foot of the mountain in order to escape the pack. As day turn to freezing night, she finds herself both mentally and physically exhausted. But there is nothing she can do. If she’s to escape this deadly game of cat & mouse she must dig deep, do all she can to survive, and climb...

Director: Leo Bill

Year: 2022

Ruth, a weary teacher, suffocated by the safety of middle class life, recounts a disturbing event at a dinner party that leaves her friends questioning her sanity.

Director: Jerusha West

Year: 2026

In the midst of a city woodland, 16-year-old Iris explores her attraction to an older man. Their passion turns into a dangerous power play when Iris must indulge his cravings with a humiliating performance. Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2026