A smorgasbord of SEIFF’s best films from the UK, from Oscar and Sundance winners, comedy shorts to hard-hitting exposes, proving that the British film industry is as strong as ever!
THE LEGEND OF BOB LEONARD (8 minutes)
Director Will Kenning
After a Norman procession is routed by a gang of thugs, a captive minstrel manages to trade his life for a song...and the chance to write history.
WINNER: Best British Short
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “If every short film was like this I'd never watch a feature again. A little slice of perfect.”
CHOKER (5 minutes)
Director Orson Cornick
As a girl drops from the sky onto a crowded beach, a mysterious man drives at breakneck speed towards her
WINNER: Best Surrey Film
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “So brilliant and clever.”
SUICIDE HOTLINE (9 minutes)
Director Philip Clyde-Smith
Mr Jameson is having a Thursday like any other. That is, until arriving home from work to answer a cold call the likes of which you've never come across. And hopefully never will.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Hilarious and clever dark comedy.”
BULLDOG (7 minutes)
Director Kieran Stringfellow
After spending the night in a cell, a rough sleeper has a score to settle.
WINNER: Best British Short
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Fantastic.”
AN IRISH GOODBYE (24 minutes)
Directors Tom Berkeley & Ross White
Set against the backdrop of a working farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan endure a comically troubled reunion following the untimely death of their mother. WINNER: Best British Film
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Lovely, heartwarming and uplifting.”
FUN FACT: Oscar winner.
PORTRAIT (13 minutes)
Director Keir Siewert
Based on real accounts, a model takes matters into her own hands to expose a serial predator in the photography world.
WINNER: Best Editing
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Very strong and powerful film.”
THE DEVIL’S HARMONY (14 minutes)
Director Dylan Holmes Williams
A bullied teenage girl leads an a cappella club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS: “Delightfully surreal.”
FUN FACT: Sundance winner.
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