Out of Competition Shorts

18+
163 mins

Run Time

163 minutes

Enhanced Access

Overview

Abuses of power and intense relationship dynamics are explored through surrealism and striking realism in this year’s programme featuring incisive and radical filmmaking from across the globe. – Lillian Crawford

PG

Beneath the Night

UK Premiere

Beneath the Night

A metro driver with colorful hair is unexpectedly chosen as the face of a public transport advertising campaign, blurring the lines between the visible and hidden....
UK Premiere
Maximilian Karakatsanis
2026
14 mins
15+

Birthmark

UK Premiere

Birthmark

A woman makes her way to a sex worker to discover something about herself....
UK Premiere
George Peter Barbari
2026
21 mins
15+

Charlie is Not a Boy

UK Premiere

Charlie is Not a Boy

Set within an allegorical America, in a crumbling household ruled by a perverted butcher of a father, a hushed soul clings to the magic of his eccentric grandmother, until his safe haven unravels, forcing him to choose between the masks...
UK Premiere
Pol Kurucz
2026
14 mins
15+

Geronto

UK Premiere

Geronto

Geronto follows Younger, a man in his 20s, who meets Older, a man in his 60s, at a discreet London pub. A tender and intimate connection soon fractures under the weight of a painful misunderstanding in a nearby hotel room,...
UK Premiere
Mark Pluck
2026
19 mins
18+

THIS ROOM IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EAT

UK Premiere

THIS ROOM IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EAT

Grooming is a game of subtle, gradual moves — and Ivan, in his fifties, is a seasoned player. For 14-year-old Tereza, it’s the love of her life. It's a short based on a true story, and who runs away from...
UK Premiere
Emília Ondriašová
2025
12 mins
15+

Three

European Premiere

Three

When a young man is invited into the home of an older couple late at night, a tantalising game of control and chemistry begins. As drinks are poured and tension reaches fever pitch, the desires and deception of this unlikely...
European Premiere
Robert Carlyle
2025
23 mins
U

The Weavers

World Premiere

The Weavers

In Scottish textile mills, weavers shape tartan and tweed using centuries-old machines. With apprentices rare, the craft’s survival hangs by a thread....
World Premiere
Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
2026
10 mins
18+

Weekend

UK Premiere

Weekend

Agnes, a young Danish woman, travels to Stockholm to spend a weekend with a man that she's only met once before. The next morning she wakes up alone, locked inside his apartment. As the hours pass, Agnes starts to realize...
UK Premiere
Lærke Herthoni
2025
18 mins
18+

Without Kelly

UK Premiere

Without Kelly

Forced to leave her baby daughter with the child’s father, young mother Esther is caught in desperation and longing. Through the night she chases touch and comfort, seeking ways to hold on to who she loves the most....
UK Premiere
Lovisa Sirén
2025
15 mins

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Charlie is Not a Boy

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Pol Kurucz
2026
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Beneath the Night

A metro driver with colorful hair is unexpectedly chosen as the face of a public transport advertising campaign, blurring the lines between the visible...
Maximilian Karakatsanis
2026
14 mins

Three

When a young man is invited into the home of an older couple late at night, a tantalising game of control and chemistry begins....
Robert Carlyle
2025
23 mins

Geronto

Geronto follows Younger, a man in his 20s, who meets Older, a man in his 60s, at a discreet London pub. A tender and...
Mark Pluck
2026
19 mins

Birthmark

A woman makes her way to a sex worker to discover something about herself....
George Peter Barbari
2026
21 mins

Weekend

Agnes, a young Danish woman, travels to Stockholm to spend a weekend with a man that she's only met once before. The next morning...
Lærke Herthoni
2025
18 mins

Without Kelly

Forced to leave her baby daughter with the child’s father, young mother Esther is caught in desperation and longing. Through the night she chases...
Lovisa Sirén
2025
15 mins

THIS ROOM IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EAT

Grooming is a game of subtle, gradual moves — and Ivan, in his fifties, is a seasoned player. For 14-year-old Tereza, it’s the love...
Emília Ondriašová
2025
12 mins

The Weavers

In Scottish textile mills, weavers shape tartan and tweed using centuries-old machines. With apprentices rare, the craft’s survival hangs by a thread....
Callum McCulloch-Nowlan
2026
10 mins

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