BAFTA Shorts

Screening Dates:
Mon 6 April 8:45pm

A feature-length selection of short live action and animated films from the EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA).

Featuring:

The Bigger Picture
Dir: Daisy Jacobs | UK | 2014 | 8 mins|Voice cast: Anne Cunningham, Christopher Nightingale, Alisdair Simpson

Innovative life-size animated characters tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent in Daisy Jacobs’ Oscar-nominated short.

Monkey Love Experiments
Dir: Ainslie Henderson, Will Anderson | UK | 2014 | 9 mins

Inspired by love, a misguided monkey believes he is destined for the moon.

My Dad
Dir: Marcus Armitage | UK | 2014 | 6 mins

A short film depicting a dad’s influence on a young boy’s life.

Boogaloo and Graham
Dir: Michael Lennox | UK | 2014 | 14 mins|Cast: Martin McCann, Charlene McKenna, Jonathan Harden

This Oscar-nominated short, set in 1970s Belfast, finds Jamesy and Malachy over the moon when their soft-hearted Dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for. But the boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.

Emotional Fusebox
Dir: Rachel Tunnard | UK | 2014 |14 mins|Cast: Jodie Whittaker, Lorraine Ashbourne, Rachael Deering

Anna lives in her Mum’s garden shed making videos with her thumbs. Her Mum wants her to come out but Anna doesn’t want to.

The Kármán Line
Dir: Oscar Sharp | UK | 2014 | 24 mins

Cast: Olivia Colman, Shaun Dooley, Chelsea Corfield

When a mother is hit by a rare condition that sees her lift off the ground at a slow but ever increasing rate, her husband and daughter are forced to come to terms with losing her.

Slap
Dir: Nick Rowland | UK | 2014 | 25 mins|Cast: Joe Cole, Stephen Bent, Elliott Tittensor

An original coming-of-age drama about the struggles of a young boxer named Connor who secretly likes to cross-dress. Taking place in the English wastelands left by the economic downturn, Slap is an exploration of teenage masculinity in the modern age.

Three Brothers
Dir: Aleem Khan | UK | 2014 | 17 mins | Cast: Kulvinder Ghir, Yousuf Hussain, Zain Muhammad Zafar

Hamid struggles to care for his younger brothers when their father abandons them for Pakistan. A story inspired by true events.