NEW SHORTS: In My Skin
13:00 Sat 11 Jan 2020
Ruminations on struggling to fit in and feeling uncomfortable in your own skin. These tender vignettes consider the physical and mental strains of alienation and the fight to be understood.
Oscillating from heartwarming to heartbreaking, these films juggle the complexity of emotions when struggling to integrate - from challenging the stoicism of rural and urban masculinities, to the darkly comic experience of dating with Tourettes. Featuring thoughtful turns from Will Merrick (Skins), Emma MacKey (Sex Education) and Neil Bell (Peterloo). Programmed by Philip Ilson 94’
This programme contains sexual abuse, rape and bloody violence
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Access
Please find all access information here, or drop a line to Helen MacKenzie at access@shortfilms.org.uk for more information or special requests.
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TIC
Josef Bates 15 mins (UK, 2019)
Dave struggles to keep his tourettes on the down low while on a date with Jessbut he'll learn that keeping his tic hidden may not be the best plan and he'll have to learn the hard way. -
WHENEVER YOU'RE READY
Craig Ainsley 12 mins (UK, 2018)
A heartbroken actress goes to an audition. -
GIRLS WHO DRINK
Lily Rose Thomas 9 mins (UK, 2018)
Three young women are caught somewhere between the echoing din of last night and the cold silence of tomorrow morning as they patch together memories, sensations, fears, fantasies and emotions. -
SUC DE SÍNDRIA (WATERMELON JUICE)
Irene Moray 23 mins (ES, 2019)
Barbara and Pol spend a few days on holiday with a group of friends in a house surrounded by nature in search of a good time and somewhere peaceful - where Barbara can heal old wounds and redefine her sexuality with the support of Pol. -
TRUCKER'S ATLAS
Dan Thorburn 13 mins (UK, 2019)
A peaceful working relationship between two repressed power-line repair men is put under pressure when one returns back from a family bereavement. -
WELCOME TO THE BALL
Adam Vincent Wright 5 mins (US, 2019)
A child learns sign language in hopes of making a new friend. -
FLIGHT
Harriet Macdonald 3 mins (UK, 2019)
If life had a safety demonstration. -
MY BOY
Charlotte Regan 6 mins (UK, 2018)
Daniel is a father desperately looking for his son. As he contacts a scattered group of family and friends, telling stories and jokes, we realise that a heartbreaking reality lies at the root of his search. -
OLD FRIENDS
Ben Hector 9 mins (UK, 2019)
Two old friends take a walk on a summer's afternoon and discover they have less in common than they thought.