Shelter

Profesor Zazul

August 1968 •Polish

Tichy is caught by a storm on the side road, and therefore forced to seek shelter in strange looking house. He is welcomed by Profesor Zazul, who devoted his life to cloning experiments. Based on a short story by Stanisław Lem featured in Memories of Ijon Tichy.

Taurus

November 2006 •Dutch

Thomas, 12 years-old, and his brother Arne, 8 years-old, come back from a walk in forest. They've got blood on their clothes.

Check Please

August 2015 •English

In a fancy restaurant, Ben plans to propose to his long time girlfriend only to find out that his ring was mistakenly sent to the wrong table.

My Only Earth Is in the Moon

January 2017 •Portuguese

Sergio answers 36 questions to make Gabriel fall in love. Did you know Glauber was a Pisces?

Andronicus

December 2021 •English

A family therapy session takes a disturbing turn.

A Ferret Called Mickey

October 2003 •English

Eight year old Paulie is happiest when dressing-up in his mother’s high heels and having tea parties in the garden. His father however would prefer him to be involved in more ‘manly’ pursuits and decides to take action. It is left to Mickey, a ferret with the cutest nose and the sharpest teeth, to sort out the men from the boys.

Play / Ground

January 2019 •Swedish

Dad fights to get grandma out of bed. But grandma can’t, she just sleeps. Love just wants to play – to be part of things and be close.

Wuthering Heights

Invalid date •English

As Cathy Linton nears death, she finds herself in a loop of memories while coming to terms with the truth of the world she’s lived and loved in.

A Family Affair

June 2019 •English

A woman makes a powerful connection with a surprising stranger on her 30th birthday.

End-O

October 2019 •English

Jaq is a typical young woman, navigating the foibles of life, love and endometriosis.

The Distance Between Us

October 2016 •Korean

Seonduk Arts High school sets a “moral distance rule”, forbidding physical contact between boys and girls. The school recommends Byeonchan and Seohyun, who have been meeting for 700 days, to transfer to another school because of this rule.

The Conquest of Faro

January 2005 •Portuguese

Arriving in a hotel in the city of Faro, a couple learns there are no available tables left. When another couple agrees to share a table, they spark a conversation on the city’s history, unfolding the tales of King Afonso III, who betrays his wife, and of a Moorish woman, who betrays her father.

Buddy

November 2015 •Dutch

A young man agrees to support his ex lover during an HIV test. What starts out as an awkward reunion, soon becomes something more tender. Is there still hope for reconciliation?

Flip

October 2019 •English

Some fifty years in the future, a mother and daughter are held captive in a refugee compound, their lives in imminent danger.

Allergic Overreaction

October 2019 •English

When Scott brings cookies to his friend's annual weekend long Freddy vs Jason fest, he unwittingly gives Dave an allergic reaction. And what was supposed to be a fun time, turns into a night of uncanny horror!

Caged

January 2016 •English

A happily married woman finds out that her marriage is not so happy during a dinner party for her newly promoted husband.

Left Behind

March 2014 •English

A depressed mother attempts suicide only to be interrupted by her son who, in his unorthodox way, helps her see reasons to live

Flores

May 2017 •Portuguese

In a natural crisis scenario, the entire population of Azores is forced to evict due to an uncontrolled plague of hydrangeas, a common flower in these islands. Two young soldiers, bound to the beauty of the landscape, guide us to the stories of sadness of those forced to leave and the inherent desire to resist by inhabiting the islands. The filmic wandering becomes a nostalgic and political reflection on territorial belonging and identity, and the roles we assume in the places we came from.

The Bomb Boy

December 1914 •English

Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts

September 2019 •English

Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films from a new generation of artists who are inspired by poetry and the spoken word. Dying to Live; Notes on Being a Lady; Other Voices; Raised by Queenz; Terra Firma; The Siren's Song; Alice_Alice; My Grandad; The Fall; When Will It Stop?; Backwards; Covering Scars with Summer Jumpers; Is Anybody Out There?