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Sally Roberts
Feb 28, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2018: Somehow [Misa Nishihara, Japan, 2018] /// The Noise of the Light [Valentin Petit,
This sense of transpersonal intimacy creates a quieter, gentler expression of sexuality that is a breath of fresh air from the glut of screa
![My Friend Victor [Kamil Iwanowicz, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_009a7b82aa404be4b80e8c54ffd7398c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_009a7b82aa404be4b80e8c54ffd7398c~mv2.jpg)
John Pickering
Feb 26, 2019
My Friend Victor [Kamil Iwanowicz, UK, 2018]
Firstly, some quick advice: if you're thinking of treating yourself to a cheeky fry-up after this short film, think again! Kamil...
![Pets [David Wunderlich, Germany, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_5b771e813b6b45faa19ae05f778d748c~mv2_d_2880_1212_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_5b771e813b6b45faa19ae05f778d748c~mv2_d_2880_1212_s_2.jpg)
Jim Rogers
Feb 25, 2019
Pets [David Wunderlich, Germany, 2018]
This intriguing and, perhaps to some, bleak science-fiction short film opens up in a near future. The title refers to the human condition...
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Tom Kent
Feb 25, 2019
Beard Envy [John Tomkins, UK, 2018] /// Genesis [Michael Tekle, Germany, 2018]
How does one even attempt to view something like Beard Envy in a critical and analytical manner? How does one search for flaw or merit in...
![Masha and Dasha: Two Hearts in One [Diana Taylor, UK, 2018] /// Icons [Ronnie Cramer, USA, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_e6376b1970c349c6b6edaa230740f650~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_767,h_504,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_e6376b1970c349c6b6edaa230740f650~mv2.jpg)
Charlie Greep
Feb 25, 2019
Masha and Dasha: Two Hearts in One [Diana Taylor, UK, 2018] /// Icons [Ronnie Cramer, USA, 2018]
This touching and fascinating documentary examines the lives of Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova, a pair of conjoined twins growing up...
![Harp [Staffan Gnosspelius, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_505da6a899194ec3aea1cf9ff68e6316~mv2_d_2242_1800_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_1012,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_505da6a899194ec3aea1cf9ff68e6316~mv2_d_2242_1800_s_2.jpg)
Tom Kent
Feb 20, 2019
Harp [Staffan Gnosspelius, UK, 2018]
It seems wrong to recommend Harp to anyone without advising them see it without any expectations, as I was fortunate enough to do....
![A Peculiar Imagination [Jamie H. Scrutton, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_bcca8a9670ce421d81e2313674985dee~mv2_d_2145_1203_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_bcca8a9670ce421d81e2313674985dee~mv2_d_2145_1203_s_2.jpg)
Jim Rogers
Feb 19, 2019
A Peculiar Imagination [Jamie H. Scrutton, UK, 2018]
This intriguing animated short deals with themes familiar to us all, from birth to death and everything in between, situating the...
![Caducea – The Man with the Bark Face [Christophe Mavroudis, Belgium, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_d9fd7897b6244737a25bbbeba20617bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_961,h_540,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_d9fd7897b6244737a25bbbeba20617bc~mv2.jpg)
Tyler Jeffries
Feb 18, 2019
Caducea – The Man with the Bark Face [Christophe Mavroudis, Belgium, 2018]
Writer and director Christophe Mavroudis orchestrates a visually compelling and enticing story, illustrating pure excellence in respect...
![Scarecrow [Lee Charlish, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ffdec23343014b2dab7a2a273a939cdf~mv2_d_2880_1614_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ffdec23343014b2dab7a2a273a939cdf~mv2_d_2880_1614_s_2.jpg)
John Pickering
Feb 16, 2019
Scarecrow [Lee Charlish, UK, 2018]
Sometimes, we find ourselves shaking, screaming, at that film on our screens, baffled how these characters are making those same mistakes...
![Expecting [Stacey Menchel Kussel, USA, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_a68cdda05cd149a893d374a9ffe99478~mv2_d_2880_1618_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_a68cdda05cd149a893d374a9ffe99478~mv2_d_2880_1618_s_2.jpg)
Jasdip Sensi
Feb 16, 2019
Expecting [Stacey Menchel Kussel, USA, 2018]
Expecting is an artful and revealing dance documentary that charts summarily the career of ballerina Michele Wiles (former principal...
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![Two Knights [Piotr Szkopiak, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_4b197f184db54afc95f775fe48320bd7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_4b197f184db54afc95f775fe48320bd7~mv2.jpeg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2022: Throw Your Heart Over First [Mark McAuley, Ireland, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_f17e64582f494d729a117bddc19545a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9b7dde_f17e64582f494d729a117bddc19545a9~mv2.png)
![Borrowed Time [Ginevra Gentili, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ed0c27adf0984653a11c5104f74a1b58~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ed0c27adf0984653a11c5104f74a1b58~mv2.jpeg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Cornflakes Are Rubbish [Charlotte Nind/Jacob Bacon, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg)
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![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Shallow [Paul Ashton, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_951699be78e74888bc681fcd9d6c24cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_951699be78e74888bc681fcd9d6c24cc~mv2.jpg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Bohemia [Samuel Kaperski, France, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_d748c63a3c814cb99859c13d18c00d7d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_d748c63a3c814cb99859c13d18c00d7d~mv2.jpg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2022: So What Did We Learn Today, Georgina? [Franco Volpi, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_f048f3b1e32c48918d83c1285916aa3c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_232,h_132,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9b7dde_f048f3b1e32c48918d83c1285916aa3c~mv2.png)
![In the Eyes of a Child [Marco Ferrara, Italy, 2023]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_01e294bd769e4a8aa341551ca7bc7871~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_232,h_132,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_01e294bd769e4a8aa341551ca7bc7871~mv2.jpeg)
![Two Knights [Piotr Szkopiak, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_4b197f184db54afc95f775fe48320bd7~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_232,h_132,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_4b197f184db54afc95f775fe48320bd7~mv2.jpeg)
![SHORT FOCUS 2022: Throw Your Heart Over First [Mark McAuley, Ireland, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_f17e64582f494d729a117bddc19545a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_232,h_132,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9b7dde_f17e64582f494d729a117bddc19545a9~mv2.png)
![The Story of a Trout [Gareth Leah, USA, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_044565b04f7b4b6da729f134c619e377~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_232,h_156,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_044565b04f7b4b6da729f134c619e377~mv2.jpeg)
![My Name is Moe [Kabir McNeely, USA, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_680ffd6c85f642a6844b8785364c4288~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_232,h_176,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_680ffd6c85f642a6844b8785364c4288~mv2.jpg)
![Borrowed Time [Ginevra Gentili, UK, 2022]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ed0c27adf0984653a11c5104f74a1b58~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_232,h_132,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ed0c27adf0984653a11c5104f74a1b58~mv2.jpeg)
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