![SHORT FOCUS 2019: Tide [Berkant Dumlu, Switzerland, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_cf5fb90b939a4181bfbb773d0c2094ef~mv2_d_2880_1616_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_445,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_cf5fb90b939a4181bfbb773d0c2094ef~mv2_d_2880_1616_s_2.webp)
![SHORT FOCUS 2019: Tide [Berkant Dumlu, Switzerland, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_cf5fb90b939a4181bfbb773d0c2094ef~mv2_d_2880_1616_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_cf5fb90b939a4181bfbb773d0c2094ef~mv2_d_2880_1616_s_2.webp)
SHORT FOCUS 2019: Tide [Berkant Dumlu, Switzerland, 2019]
Although Tide has many levels of interpretation, as the sun glares down in record temperatures and unprecedented fires rage across the melti
Sally Roberts
Aug 3, 2019
![Supper for Civilised Girls [Ella Robertson, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_48e0e3b7447f4bf6a98b16b4d7d38b57~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_445,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_48e0e3b7447f4bf6a98b16b4d7d38b57~mv2.webp)
![Supper for Civilised Girls [Ella Robertson, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_48e0e3b7447f4bf6a98b16b4d7d38b57~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_48e0e3b7447f4bf6a98b16b4d7d38b57~mv2.webp)
Supper for Civilised Girls [Ella Robertson, UK, 2019]
The film opens with Millie (Holland Bailey) and Francesca (Hiral Varsani), two schoolgirls on their way to meet the formidable Miss Kerswell
Sally Roberts
Aug 2, 2019
![The Curious Child [Howard Vause, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_97f9d025901c4cd2bf3a34a45a1e7e57~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_445,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_97f9d025901c4cd2bf3a34a45a1e7e57~mv2.webp)
![The Curious Child [Howard Vause, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_97f9d025901c4cd2bf3a34a45a1e7e57~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_97f9d025901c4cd2bf3a34a45a1e7e57~mv2.webp)
The Curious Child [Howard Vause, UK, 2019]
The Curious Child is an unusual film both in its aesthetics and in its content. It manages to be suitable for younger viewers without being
Sally Roberts
Aug 2, 2019
![Tutu and Pointes [Irina Pizania, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_7e3e855f04274f19a3db651cef1c62ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_375,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_7e3e855f04274f19a3db651cef1c62ef~mv2.webp)
![Tutu and Pointes [Irina Pizania, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_7e3e855f04274f19a3db651cef1c62ef~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_210,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_7e3e855f04274f19a3db651cef1c62ef~mv2.webp)
Tutu and Pointes [Irina Pizania, UK, 2018]
In present circumstances, London seems an unlikely setting for fairy godmothers and last-minute miracles. Irina Pizania’s film Tutu and Poin
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019
![Rose [Edwin Miles, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_2157cea815ba4c25a179a9c67f0dfdea~mv2_d_2359_1619_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_365,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_2157cea815ba4c25a179a9c67f0dfdea~mv2_d_2359_1619_s_2.webp)
![Rose [Edwin Miles, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_2157cea815ba4c25a179a9c67f0dfdea~mv2_d_2359_1619_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_216,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_2157cea815ba4c25a179a9c67f0dfdea~mv2_d_2359_1619_s_2.webp)
Rose [Edwin Miles, UK, 2018]
Rose is unlike the vast majority of short films that reach the festival screens. It does not have a particular plot, it is not heavily styli
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019
![Cadair Y Fampir [Liam A. Matthews, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_8f4125e46cca4f0196ed965d8867de1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_445,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_8f4125e46cca4f0196ed965d8867de1c~mv2.webp)
![Cadair Y Fampir [Liam A. Matthews, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_8f4125e46cca4f0196ed965d8867de1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_8f4125e46cca4f0196ed965d8867de1c~mv2.webp)
Cadair Y Fampir [Liam A. Matthews, UK, 2018]
Since Twilight’s [Catherine Hardwicke, USA, 2008] pasty heartthrob, vampires have been synonymous with sexuality. It comes as little...
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019
![Collision [Jonell Rowe, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_e5aae105a92a409c98c4955029b565ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_445,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_e5aae105a92a409c98c4955029b565ca~mv2.webp)
![Collision [Jonell Rowe, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_e5aae105a92a409c98c4955029b565ca~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_e5aae105a92a409c98c4955029b565ca~mv2.webp)
Collision [Jonell Rowe, UK, 2018]
Driving tests and the breakneck advance of invasive technologies are two very reasonable things to feel anxious about. Combine the two...
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019
![I Miss the War [Andrew Walsh, Australia, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_c8c785af54ad48adb27344906822d9c0~mv2_d_2552_1441_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_442,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_c8c785af54ad48adb27344906822d9c0~mv2_d_2552_1441_s_2.webp)
![I Miss the War [Andrew Walsh, Australia, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_c8c785af54ad48adb27344906822d9c0~mv2_d_2552_1441_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_178,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_c8c785af54ad48adb27344906822d9c0~mv2_d_2552_1441_s_2.webp)
I Miss the War [Andrew Walsh, Australia, 2018]
Family reunions are not always joyous occasions. Throw in your dead mother’s ashes, an unexpected husband and a broken down fridge, and...
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019
![Collector’s Protocol [Fay Beck, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_affa869e28bd467d8f1a804a1c134bff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_233,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_affa869e28bd467d8f1a804a1c134bff~mv2.webp)
![Collector’s Protocol [Fay Beck, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_affa869e28bd467d8f1a804a1c134bff~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_338,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_affa869e28bd467d8f1a804a1c134bff~mv2.webp)
Collector’s Protocol [Fay Beck, UK, 2018]
Collector’s Protocol is set in a dystopian world where the wealthy one per cent live in a protected city, while the remaining ninety-nine...
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019
![anexperimentalviralvlog - the movie remix # ! [Vasco Diogo, Portugal, 2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_8140c12f57714743949683ee3db0af9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_445,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_8140c12f57714743949683ee3db0af9f~mv2.webp)
![anexperimentalviralvlog - the movie remix # ! [Vasco Diogo, Portugal, 2016]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_8140c12f57714743949683ee3db0af9f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/9b7dde_8140c12f57714743949683ee3db0af9f~mv2.webp)
anexperimentalviralvlog - the movie remix # ! [Vasco Diogo, Portugal, 2016]
Vasco Diogo’s experimental compilation of vlogs pertains to be an exploration of audiovisual language, self-representation, manipulation...
Sally Roberts
Jul 31, 2019