NFTS Sean Connery Lab Shorts

15+

95 mins

Run Time

95 minutes

Enhanced Access

BSL, HOH Captions

Overview

Part of the Shorts Programmes strand

EIFF is honoured to partner with NFTS Scotland and The Sean Connery Foundation for a second year to present the World Premiere of six short films created via the NFTS Sean Connery Talent Lab. These enterprising, innovative shorts showcase the work of talented emerging filmmakers in Scotland. – Paul Ridd

12A

Bubbles

World Premiere

Bubbles

An immigrant housemaid discovers that her wealthy employer is also her landlord in this slyly satirical character study about class, power and hypocrisy. - Paul Ridd...

World Premiere

Jagoda Tłok

2026

14 mins

12A

My Little Blue Heart

World Premiere

My Little Blue Heart

In a nightmarish Britain of the near future, Mustafa and his deaf sister are pursued by vigilantes. Attacked in their rural hiding place, the pair become separated in this breathlessly paced and powerful thriller with much on its mind. -...

World Premiere

Iqbal Mohammed

2026

11 mins

12A

The Angel In The House

World Premiere

The Angel In The House

A woman trapped in a loveless marriage and domestic drudgery takes steps to break away in this sharply composed and haunting character study full of ambiguity, unspoken feelings and quiet rage. - Paul Ridd...

World Premiere

Missy McNaught

2026

12 mins

15+

PANG

World Premiere

PANG

Two friends since childhood wrestle with the ambiguities and complexities of their relationship when a lazy afternoon by the pool evolves into something unexpected in this elegant and unpredictable story of queer longing and adolescent uncertainty. - Paul Ridd...

World Premiere

Lara Delmage

2026

12 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

15+

Saint Anthony

World Premiere

Saint Anthony

A troubled young man debates whether to enter church on the day of his devoutly catholic mother's funeral in this darkly comic portrait of grief, regret and redemption, complete with fourth wall breaks, introspection and even a miracle....

World Premiere

Declan Dineen

2026

12 mins

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