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NEW SHORTS: IRL
18:30 Wed 16 Jan 2019
When did we disconnect? How do we reconnect? (And do we even want to?) We’re a generation trapped in uncomfortable places yet finding empowerment in taking up space. Reality proves anxiety-inducing and mundane in equal measure and these shorts highlight both the good and the bad sides of millennial connection, online and off. With cameos from Liv Wynter, Kate Nash and Brigitte Aphrodite. Programmed by Jenny Clarke. 92’
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Access
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THE DITCH
Anabel Barnston 12 mins (UK, 2018)
Broke, 20 something, Ed is forced to take matters into her own hands when her ex-boyfriend forgets to return her belongings, a week after he dumped her on their moving in day. -
CAKE & CANDLES - EPISODE 1: PREHEAT OVEN
Nicky Chue 11 mins (UK, 2018)
Dee’s ideal birthday would be a quiet get-together with close friends, but her gregarious younger sister Cristina has different plans for their joint party. -
LADIES DAY
Abena Taylor-Smith 9 mins (UK, 2018)
Amma, a young, black lesbian, spends the day in an Afro-Caribbean hair salon full of fun, sheen spray, gossip and laughter - but how will she deal with the casual homophobia? -
WITHOUT A MAP
Thomas Lawes 3 mins (UK, 2018)
The dance floor at a school prom serves as a platform to explore asexuality amongst a sea of slow dancing peers. -
JEEBIES
Tim Bunn, Joseph Patrick 3 mins (UK, 2018)
Whilst Lubna is trying to convince the 999 operator that she really is in danger, a stranger approaches her front door. -
WILSON
John Ogunmuyiwa 3 mins (UK, 2018)
This the story of Wilson, a regular black guy whose battle with his feelings/expression leads to his timely yet dark and truthful outburst. -
FUN ONLY
Lukas Revzin 10 mins (UK, 2018)
Trawling the digital spaces, Matt yearns for something more than just him and his screen. -
WOMAN IN STALL
Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli 10 mins (UK, 2018)
A woman finds herself trapped in a bathroom stall by a man whose intentions are not entirely clear. -
FUCK THE BOXES
Abel Rubinstein 11 mins (UK, 2018)
Gay 20-year-old student Dan has to find a way to deal with an emotion he is not used to. -
DISCONNECT
Arnold Chukwu 4 mins (UK, 2018)
After an abrupt break up over the phone, Rachel ventures out into the world and finds new status and superfluous attention as strangers start to commune and follow her like a herd of smartphone zombies. -
CLOCKWORKS
Mark Corden 3 mins (UK, 2017)
Siblings - can't live with them, can't live without them and Alana can relate to that more than anyone. -
TO THE FRONT: SCENES FROM A WOMEN'S ROCK CAMP
Fran Broadhurst 13 mins (UK, 2017)
A group of unacquainted women, with no musical experience, have three days to learn an instrument, form a band and perform live.