Short Session 4

Lola

Alexander Vlahos / United Kingdom / 16 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Anna Brewster, Lewis Reeves, Arinze Kene

The fear of acceptance is breaking down the relationship of Ruby and Paul. A secret is tearing the pair apart and today is the day Ruby's curiosity gets the better of her. She must discover what is causing the silence between them, and in doing so finds a beautiful truth that she wasn't expecting.

Where Still Waters Lie

Adam O'Keeffe / Ireland / 19 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Carolyn Bracken, Edwin Mullane

A young couple find themselves drifting apart as the burdens of parenthood weigh on them in different respects. Within the emotional distance they create, they leave gaps for more than just silence, turning a healing weekend away into a horror of mistrust and fear.

Exist!

Luca Zuberbühler / Belgium / 10 Minutes / French Language with English Subtitles

Starring: Aurélien Lallouet, Aurélien Caeyman

An old theater is about to be demolished. A construction worker enters the crumbling building to check if there is anyone left inside. In his search, he strays into a mystical, fragile world until he finds himself in the face of the theater's core.

My War

Jojo Erholtz / United States / 4 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Grace Illingworth, Michael Martinez, Fabrice Uzan

Hunted by the memories of war, a combat veteran struggles to integrate back to normal life.

Inconclusive

Nicholas Compall / United Kingdom / 9 Minutes / English Language

A driving instructor in a small community, Cliff Slonimsky, becomes a source of community outrage overnight. Cliff discovers, after finding his car vandalized, that he’s being targeted by anonymous people around the community. His story is told from the point of view of one of the families in the community who are collectively involved in creating a strong picture of who he is.

SIMULACRA

Curry Sicong Tian / United States / 6 Minutes

Experimental

An old Geisha’s life journey about identity, perception, relationships between Eastern and Western Culture, and circularity/dualism.

BUOY

David Magnier / Ireland / 6 Minutes

Experimental

A young man throws himself off a lighthouse to end it all, but it's just the beginning.

Killing Small Animals

Marcus Svanberg / Sweden / 10 Minutes / English Language

Starring: Louise Peterhoff

A film about a woman who, on the surface, has everything. But something seems to be missing, perhaps the longing for a child who has died or never been born.

Paradise

Jonathan Waller / United Kingdom / 9 Minutes / english language

Starring: Steve Speirs, Rosalind Ader, Jamie Paul, Alicia Charles, Saleem Hussain

Frank is a layabout. Idling days away slouched on his sofa, spending his time doing what he pleases. Poor Diane waits on him hand and foot, turning a blind eye to his perverted pass times. When Diane is kidnapped, Frank has to finally get off his arse to get her back. It could be just what their marriage needs.