SHORTS & Judgement CFF

How can we judge one another without judging ourselves?

NOT THE 80 S

Germany , 2022, 17 mins.

DIRECTOR: Marleen Valien

What judgements do we formulate about one another before the first exchange of words? Follow a journey of preconceptions between two people, in one restaurant, eating a bit of fish.

SWIM

United Kingdom, 2022, 9 mins.

DIRECTOR: Michael Gamarano Singleton

A chance encounter at a swimming pool offers the promise of a beautiful relationship between Sid and Luke. Could it all be shattered when Sid decides to just be himself?

THE BOWER

United Kingdom, 2022, 18 mins.

DIRECTOR: Marco Alessi

Set in 1991 and 2021, the film explores the changing attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community over the last three decades through the hopeful eyes of Terri.

A MORAL MAN

United Kingdom, 2021, 19 mins.

DIRECTOR: Paul Wade, Simon Wade

A right-to-die evangelist wrestles with his faith and morality when he is asked to assist in the death of a woman who is not terminally ill.

HONESTY

United Kingdom, 2022, 9 mins.

DIRECTOR: Roxy Rezvany

A young actress auditions for a role as a domestic abuse victim, but rather than finding the character through her own embodiment, she faces a gruelling and uncomfortable interrogation.

REGRET TO INFORM YOU

USA, 2022, 14 mins.

DIRECTOR: Yusuf Shadeed Nasir, Benji Schwimmer

We follow a day in the life of an ageing dancer on the verge of forced retirement, who is desperately holding on to the unfulfilled dream of becoming a star one day.

CONTENT WARNING: This strand contains scenes of abuse, death and suicide."