SCREENING B: "Rough Riders" - 71min - SAT 30 SEPT 3:30PM BST

Screening B of our Official Selections strand. Join us for an evening of brilliant short films by emerging filmmakers.

*We are aiming to be accessible to the HOH and the d/Deaf community. Some of the films have open captions and all the English speaking films have subtitles.

Scroll to the bottom for Trigger Warnings.

Films:

1. SEE YOU IN THE DARK, Dir: Asena Nour (UK, 2022)  17:51

On the opening night of a group exhibition, Nora, a young female artist is hacked by an ominous troll. What follows is a descent into sexual trauma, as she and her friend Kyra search for the perpetrator in a night-long odyssey.

2. TWITCHING, Dir: Madelaine Moore (UK, 2022) 14:54

When Ella discovers that her internet date, the recently bereaved Mark, sleeps in a giant bird’s nest made of clothes, she must choose whether to stay in her own comfort zone, or take part in his unconventional grieving process.

3. PERSONAL EFFECTS, Dir: Will Webb (UK, 2022) 10:48

After her brother's death, Katie meets with his ex-girlfriend to solve a mystery: the personalised mix CD he left her.

4. THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH CHRIS AND LIV, Dir: Louisa Harris, Daniel Rands (UK, 2022) 13:19

Chris & Liv do everything together, or at least Liv thought they did. As the besties get ready for a wedding reception, the cracks in their friendship start to surface between the borrowed clothes, backhanded compliments & bloodied noses.

5. LA BRIDE (THE DOG’S LEASH), Dir: Nicolas Piret (Belgium, 2022) 3:48

The bell tower rings and the birds fly away.
In the countryside on the outskirts of a small village, a dog tied to a very long rope, watches them disappear in the horizon.
It’s time for him to go;
Prance across fields;
How far will his rope allow him to go ?

6. ANOTHER DEAD SAILOR, Dir: Jack Lennard Willoughby (UK, 2022) 9:34

A modern fable about a sceptical young Smoker who has been sat in a busy pub listening to his drunk Conspiracy Theorist friend’s countless outlandish beliefs. One of which is the ancient maritime myth that “if you light a cigarette with a candle, an innocent sailor dies at sea”. The young smoker grows weary of the bullshit, so makes an excuse to smoke a cigarette outside. But forgetting his lighter, he uses one of the pub’s candles...

Trigger Warnings

See You In The Dark

Themes: Sexual violence, friendship

Potential triggers: Sexual assault, rape (discussed not in action)

Themes: Prosthetic limbs

Twitching

Themes: Romance

Personal Effects

Themes: Grief

Potential triggers: Illness (discussed)

There's Something Wrong With Chris and Liv

Themes: Female friendship

Potential triggers: Violence, blood (in action, sustained)

La Bride (The Dog’s Leash)

Themes: Animation

Another Dead Sailor

Themes: Comedy, conspiracy theory

Sensory content: Loud bang (car crash)