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Glasgow Short Film Festival · 2021

Glasgow Short Film Festival 2021

Scared Shortless

Programme

8 films

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A(u)ntie Empire

Auntie Empire wants to regale you with tales of the good old days of the British Empire but unfortunately, she is gradually bleeding to death.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Julia Taudevin, Niamh McKeown)

Bubble

An urban tale of love and sacrifice set in a mysterious restaurant hidden in an alleyway. On an ordinary night, a man eats a lot of herbal plants in front of a woman, transforming himself into her food.

(Country: China; Year: 2020; Director: Haonan Wang)

Eye Exam

A woman regrets attending a free eye exam when she begins to suspect that her optometrist has nefarious intentions.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Aislinn Clarke)

Insecticide

A visual manifestation of anxiety disorder and lockdown-induced paranoia with music from Alex Mackay of Mogwai.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: Bryan M Ferguson)

Julia

Julia takes delivery of an antique mirror. She gradually realises that something living inside the mirror is trying to take hold of her reflection...

(Country: Belgium, Luxenbourg; Year: 2020; Director: Vincent Smitz)

Love Is Just A Death Away

A tender story about finding love even amid utter decay.

(Country: Czech Republic; Year: 2020; Director: Bára Anna Stejskalová)

Menarca

In a Brazilian village infested with piranhas, Nanã and Mel are fast growing into adolescence as they dream of ways of protecting themselves against a seemingly inescapable violence. When a mysterious body appears tangled in a fisherman's net, the two girls begin to learn what might be their ultimate protection.

(Country: Brazil; Year: 2020; Director: Lillah Halla)

Special Delivery

While out on a delivery job, a driver is given a strange box and a simple command: do not open.

(Country: UK; Year: 2020; Director: John McPhail)