Short Films
Brimming with creativity and pushing the boundaries of the form, our short film programmes present some of the most exciting voices in documentary.
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Oscurana
When darkness falls, the walking begins in this vital, visceral evocation of the experience of migrants undertaking a hazardous journey on foot across the US border.
  • Violeta Mora
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Our Existence is a Miracle
In rural China, there is a care home where, despite tough circumstances, disabled people are truly supported to build their lives together.
  • Yajun Hu
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Self-portrait at 13
Partly the video diary of a 13-year-old boy, partly a mother’s recordings of her news broadcasts, this is a fully original, delirious and energetic snapshot of Ecuadorian identity.
  • Oscar X. Illingworth
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Space to Breathe
Happy Abolition Day! The last prison in the USA has just been closed under the 2036 Reparations and Reconciliation Act. How did we get here?
  • Juicebox P. Burton
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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The Footnote
In 2023, as China gradually lifts its COVID-19 restrictions, a female pharmacist navigates the desolate city in this pivotal post-pandemic moment.
  • Xiang Fu
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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The Dam
A mysterious fish, rumoured to be three metres long, swims behind a dam. Tingo is obsessed with catching this shadowy creature and proving everyone wrong.
  • Manuel Ojeda
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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The Rock Speaks
Born in the heart of heavy stars, cobalt mineral is extracted and joins a rising chorus of resistance against dehumanisation in this hybrid AI documentary.
  • Francois Knoetze, Amy Louise Wilson
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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We Were The Scenery
After fleeing the Vietnam war, Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, along with 100 other refugees, are enlisted as background extras for Apocalypse Now.
  • Christopher Radcliff
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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who will be remembered here
Challenging the dominant histories of Scotland, this tender work invites us to listen to the landscape – hearing echoes of the marginalised voices we have been made to forget.
  • Michael Sherrington, CJ Mahony, Lewis Hetherington
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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