Content Warnings: Sexism and misogyny

18+

Skinned

World Premiere

Skinned

When a young woman discovers a shocking betrayal by her lover she arranges an elaborate and bloody revenge in this compelling, stylish and provocative horror short about sex, trust and the skins we wear. - Paul Ridd...

World Premiere

Alexandra Ruggieri

2025

5 mins

15+

Shutterbug

World Premiere

Shutterbug

Am ambitious young music photographer experiences a long dark night of the soul as he is confronted with the sordid reality and dark power games played by the musician he looks up to in this clear-eyed rumination on fame, power...

World Premiere

Fin Bain

2026

14 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

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

15+

1981

UK Premiere

1981

"1981" is a coming-of-age story that captures the beauty and terror of teenage desire....

UK Premiere

Andy London, Carolyn London

2025

8 mins

18+

KIND

World Premiere

KIND

A 16-minute dark comedy critiquing virtue culture, in which a privileged man presents himself as a champion of the marginalised, until his moral posturing is put to the test. Passed over for promotion by a Black colleague, his veneer of...

World Premiere

Jenny Carson

2026

16 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

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

18+

Mi Amor

UK Premiere

Mi Amor

Following a spirited DJ’s search for her missing friend on an island in Gran Canaria, this tense thriller unfolds through striking imagery, a growing sense of unease and a pulsing techno score. Outstanding performances from Pom Klementieff and Benoît Magimel,...

UK Premiere

Guillaume Nicloux

2026

113 mins

15+

My NDA

International Premiere

My NDA

A gripping observational documentary exposing secrecy as a psychological weapon wielded by corporate America, as three ordinary people choose to break their non-disclosure agreements. This nail-biting film reveals how pervasive public censorship is manipulating justice in every corner of American...

International Premiere

Miriam Shor, Juliane Dressner

2026

102 mins

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