Films:

1. SOUTH FACING, Dir: Reneque Samuels (UK, 2023) 10:40

When a headstrong daughter confronts the new owner of her family’s former shop, she's faced with an uncomfortable revelation.

2. RISE, Dir: SHIRZAN Anon (UK, 2022) 10:40

Inspired by real life accounts of Iranian refugees who worked alongside the director to develop this story, we see Niloo, a teenage girl resisting the patriarchal ‘morality police’ who kidnap her from the streets of Tehran.

3. SCRUTINY, Dir: James Quinn (UK, 2022) 9:00

On a bus journey across south London, a young man’s anxiety spirals into a vortex of self-doubt and torment - causing him to question: can he trust his memories? An illustration of the process and impact of anxiety, and the demands of city life that intensify it.

4. AFTERPARTY, Dir: Alex Matraxia (UK, 2022) 9:06

Charlie goes through their usual routine; a record on the vinyl player, sifting through old photos, preparing themselves a bath. But one evening, Charlie’s bathtime is interrupted by some old friends who decide they’re going to crash – friends they haven’t seen in years. Though Charlie is bitter about old history and reluctant to host, their friends help them come to terms with what they’ve gone through and what it means to remember – especially for Charlie who floats seamlessly between the past and the present.

5. LIAR, Dir: Lottie Graham (UK, 2022) 5:40

Abisola uses her imagination to hide from her home life, until her friends find out.

6. OUTDOORS, Dir: John Mark Fitzpatrick (UK, 2022) 13:00

Bim and Nathan meet in the park and have immediate chemistry. But Bim finds himself too exposed when a chance encounter reveals what he’s trying to hide.

7. YOU FIT THE DESCRIPTION, Dir: Davy Lazare (UK, 2022) 12:00

You Fit the Description is a short film that flips the script on Stop & Search. Nico, a young black man, will harness the power of his community to send a message to the justice system - but at what cost to himself?