Shorts

  • Just Jackie

    By Michael Lee Richardson

    Written by Ali Taylor.

    Enter the joyful and exuberant world of nine-year-old Jackie, who loves lip-synching, sweeties and trying on his Mum’s clothes.

    With a delicious candy-coloured palette and 90s aesthetic, Just Jackie is a queer, quirky, bubblegum pop fantasy about friendship and self-acceptance for anyone who’s ever used their toothbrush as a microphone.

  • KEITH

    By Steven Fraser

    A Short Film supported by BFI Doc Society.

    Reece Cargan and Steven Fraser reunite following the success of Steven’s film Prosopagnosia

    In Keith - different forms of communication are explored when a filmmaker attempts to find the name of a dead person they discovered behind their flat in Glasgow.

  • Park Life

    Directed by Marco De Luca

    Written by Adam Silver

    Produced by Marco De Luca and Cedric Andries. Executive Producer: Reece Cargan, Richard Aikens.

    Noah and Medhi weren’t expecting to make any real connections when they encounter one another cruising in a park. But what starts as a meaningless and transactional hook up, soon blossoms into something unexpectedly romantic and meaningful as they wander the quiet streets of London one remarkable night.

  • Hot Young Geek Seeks Blood Sucking Freak

    By Heath Virgoe

    Produced by Niamh West

    HOT YOUNG GEEK SEEKS BLOOD-SUCKING FREAK is a short film about vampires, pizza, and coming out.

    When best friends Max and Ricky finds themselves the prey of an angry vampire, they must ditch their Halloween plans to hide out at home. But when a forgotten pizza delivery shows up, can they risk letting the driver in? Can they stop arguing with each other? And can Max find the courage to face the one thing worse than death - coming out?

  • Boihood Still

    Boihood

    By Jack Goessens

    A Short Film supported by The Uncertain Kingdom under its previous title, 'Living Room'. Winner of the 2024 Belief Grant.

    Worried his dementia-suffering dad won’t recognise him, a trans man goes on a surrealist journey to create a memory box for his father.

  • Child's Fare

    Child's Fare

    By Kirsty McLean

    Produced by Kieran Smyth

    Twelve-year-old, Abby is grappling to be at the centre of her father’s gaze. As the day progresses, Abby’s insecurities and feelings of neglect are inflamed, leading to a heated eruption of aggression that Sandy falls victim to.

  • Morning

    By Olivia Middleton

    Produced by Carys Evans.

    A couple seek to find solace in the aftermath of a domestic tragedy.