
![Beyond the Pointy Hat [Shannon Meilak, Australia, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_70b4ccd2e14742f2bc4805535bad1397~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_70b4ccd2e14742f2bc4805535bad1397~mv2.webp)
Beyond the Pointy Hat [Shannon Meilak, Australia, 2018]
During the filmed ceremony, we learn what a broomstick is actually used for, what the rituals try to achieve and how the newcomers felt abou
Sally Roberts
Sep 23, 2019

![Turning Tide [Andrew Muir, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_97fac798657948b38b2915901898c193~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_97fac798657948b38b2915901898c193~mv2.webp)
Turning Tide [Andrew Muir, UK, 2018]
The chemistry between David and the Nazi soldier is brilliant. So much is said through wordless communication, and is all the better for its
Sally Roberts
Sep 21, 2019

![Tommy [Mike Stevens, Canada, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_9a628b2a13564e64aafe5268b2585816~mv2_d_2880_1509_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_9a628b2a13564e64aafe5268b2585816~mv2_d_2880_1509_s_2.webp)
Tommy [Mike Stevens, Canada, 2018]
Lance Birley also gives a solid performance as callous father Frank Dupree, whose beefy malice is reminiscent of John Goodman’s quietly terr
Sally Roberts
Sep 20, 2019

![You or Me [Yana Zinov, USA, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_97120d55a21147c69135613fb21a8dc9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_97120d55a21147c69135613fb21a8dc9~mv2.webp)
You or Me [Yana Zinov, USA, 2019]
The short opens with an image of BDSM magazines strewn across a coffee table, yet while the theme of masochism runs throughout the film, it
Sally Roberts
Sep 20, 2019

![Piercing Stillness [Arepo, Italy, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_7df77108a064433293b4f7bdc27f7899~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_236,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_7df77108a064433293b4f7bdc27f7899~mv2.webp)
Piercing Stillness [Arepo, Italy, 2019]
Although, in his director’s statement Arepo writes that his motives are to celebrate stillness in a world so caught up with movement, this s
Sally Roberts
Sep 20, 2019

![Iyakkunar [Harish Gokul, India, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_6b63583bb3f24f828647dbe85f2a393a~mv2_d_2880_1220_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_6b63583bb3f24f828647dbe85f2a393a~mv2_d_2880_1220_s_2.webp)
Iyakkunar [Harish Gokul, India, 2018]
This short film eschews a conventional plot structure to get right to the heart of its message. As many short pieces make the mistake of try
Sally Roberts
Sep 20, 2019

![Speaking Out [Hannah Brochocki, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_9a4bb0965edc417c8add4cb6706a3f4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_9a4bb0965edc417c8add4cb6706a3f4c~mv2.webp)
Speaking Out [Hannah Brochocki, UK, 2019]
It’s a simple and no frills documentary without any of the gimmicks or hooks some documentaries feel they need to have to keep the audience’
Charlie Greep
Sep 20, 2019

![Car Stealers [Christopher Guerrero, USA, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_eb73d7d9907d43bea29e4aadc34ad0e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_eb73d7d9907d43bea29e4aadc34ad0e2~mv2.webp)
Car Stealers [Christopher Guerrero, USA, 2018]
Car Stealers does have its imperfections but the core of the film does suggest the people behind it have the right comedic sensibilities to
Charlie Greep
Sep 20, 2019

![Super Cut Free Way [Vasco Diogo, Portugal, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ccc33eae35014ce78f3a78ed812e9e71~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_318,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ccc33eae35014ce78f3a78ed812e9e71~mv2.webp)
Super Cut Free Way [Vasco Diogo, Portugal, 2018]
Super Cut Free Way is an interesting piece. It is one of the few films you can convincingly argue is entirely the work of an auteur, Vasco D
Charlie Greep
Sep 20, 2019

![Hideous [Hamish Robertson, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_586ef46aee0448e789f277ae0b4037f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_210,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_586ef46aee0448e789f277ae0b4037f3~mv2.webp)
Hideous [Hamish Robertson, UK, 2019]
Hideous is a smart slice of psychological horror directed by Hamish Robertson and written by Jim Rennie. When cheerful and happily married f
Charlie Greep
Sep 20, 2019