In 30 minutes we are treated to a story that teaches us more about the resilience of the human spirit and the triumphs it can achieve over hardships and injustices than many films three or four times as long.
Classic short film about a boy and his friendship with a balloon.
On the one hand, this is a picture of despair; on the other, it shows people who are frequently dismissed proving themselves to be forceful and resilient in the face of adversity.
An investigation into a mysterious cluster of illnesses in Lanarkshire, near the site of the Ravenscraig Steelworks.
Refuge England is a film made by someone with empathy for the man onscreen and genuine insight into the experience of leaving your home through necessity rather than choice.
The film records the experiences of a Hungarian refugee arriving in London with no English, little money and with his only prospect of help an incomplete address written on a postcard.
This is a film that sets out to challenge the way families like Ben and Louisa's are perceived. The trouble is that it doesn't really have much of an argument to make.
A documentary portrait of an unconventional family.
From the notes it apparently abstracts different theoretical elements from a variety of disciplines, but in practise it's a field of flashing shapes with something approaching music in the background.
Holding it all together is a heartbreaking performance by Barbieri.
While monitoring late-night calls at an AI companionship service, lonely customer support agent Leah impersonates an artificial dream girl to chat with the regular caller for whom she's developed feelings.
The use of visual techniques borrowed from giallo helps to communicate Clari’s growing sense of horror, her sudden inability to escape from something which she had previously learned not to think about.
Haunted by strange visions and nightmares, Clari receives a mysterious call from a long lost friend who hides a dark secret from their past.
Real finds humour and warmth in socially awkward situations anyone can relate to.
A tiny film webseries exploring Deafness, love, and the lengths we go to find it. This tiny film follows Lauren as she navigates relationships and connection in a world of complex communication.
Director Cyrus Neshvad hesitates to make anything too explicit. He lets us feel lost like the girl does, so that our primary guide is her emotional state.
Luxembourg Airport. Late in the evening. A veiled 16-year-old Iranian girl is frightened to take her red suitcase on the automatic carpet. She hesitates to go through the arrival gate and seems more and more terrified.
Deceptively simple animation shows Ray engaged in a variety of activities yet adjusts his body as little as possible, so that every movement is designed to tell us something, to contribute its own emotional nuance.
A man in the throes of his overstimulated, energy poor midlife fantasises about everything he'd love to do in retirement, once he finally has the 'time'.
