UK Shorts 7

Total: 90 mins 17 secs

Our ‘Made Up North 2’ selection highlights another eclectic mix of storytelling where soldiers are assigned a bereavement notification, whilst a daughter adjusts to her new life without her mother. A child is at the centre of the Pendle witch hunt, whilst an EDL member addresses his Muslim heritage.

Wednesday 18th October Available for 48 hrs from 8:00pm
Friday 6th October 4:20pm - Light Cinema Screen 2 Sunday 8th October 2:40pm - Light Cinema Screen 2

Starling

Matthew Boyle
United Kingdom, 2023
15:02 mins
A struggling actress is hired by the Armed Forces to enter into a training exercise. As the grueling role plays demand for pain and suffering, Leah changes the power dynamics of the game, where everyone involved is tested to their limits.

Empty Airspace

Angus Dunsire,
Elena Heatherwick
United Kingdom, 2022
29:42 mins
A documentary chronicling the ups and downs of planespotting in a pandemic. Set against the backdrop of a North-West England in political turmoil and an aviation industry in existential crisis, this film is an intimate portrait of Greater Manchester's planespotting scene.

On Rest and Movement

Riley Bramley-Dymond
United Kingdom, 2023
13:55 mins
An orchestral violinist abandons music after the death of her mother, a world-renowned soloist.

Extension

Guy Pearson
United Kingdom, 2023
6:15 mins
A day in the life of one man and his project.

The Witch’s Daughter

Emma Swinton
United Kingdom, 2023
14:59 mins
In 1612 Lancashire, the Nowell house is at the centre of the country's most anticipated witch trial. Roger Nowell - a steely Justice of the Peace - has taken in Jennet, the youngest member of an accused family in the hopes of manipulating her into giving evidence. But with her family facing a death ...

Brushing Out the Curls

Jason Wingard
United Kingdom, 2022
10:24 mins
English Defence League member, Tony, is ashamed of his Muslim heritage. His daughter, Tara, is following his route to extremism. Is it too late to save her?