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![Absence [Richard Marx, Germany/Ukraine, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_32df7efdd6fe44faae02e59bb56a5b0a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_32df7efdd6fe44faae02e59bb56a5b0a~mv2.jpg)
Jordon Briggs
Jul 31, 2021
Absence [Richard Marx, Germany/Ukraine, 2020]
Richard Marx’s surrealist tale, Absence, follows Lena, a woman enraptured by the moon and stars, and enraged by the murder of her husband...
![Cremeschnitte [Yan Jin, United States, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_f277f43b33614b60907b0232c278fb62~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_f277f43b33614b60907b0232c278fb62~mv2.jpg)
Antonio Matei
Jul 31, 2021
Cremeschnitte [Yan Jin, United States, 2021]
Cremeschnitte is more a video art piece than a conventional movie and, because of that, it has a strong power to expose controversial issues
![Apocalypse Notes [Pierre Gaffié, France, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_a7f3af998adb4545afa642ff4ed37fbf~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_a7f3af998adb4545afa642ff4ed37fbf~mv2.jpeg)
Natalia Brammen
Jul 29, 2021
Apocalypse Notes [Pierre Gaffié, France, 2020]
The post-apocalyptic sub-genre in film has been popular among various audiences going back to the earliest days of cinema.
![Stray [Wanjiru Njendu, USA, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_6e56917b72ee48b0994524eede91e96e~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_6e56917b72ee48b0994524eede91e96e~mv2.jpeg)
Paromita Sengupta
Jul 23, 2021
Stray [Wanjiru Njendu, USA, 2020]
Stray by Wanjiru Njendu traverses between the real and the surreal, confronting the socially problematic issue of the disappearance of black
![2020 [Heléna Antonio, Italy/UK, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_51709d50b06640c49bdd321bd630a326~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1226,h_689,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_51709d50b06640c49bdd321bd630a326~mv2.jpg)
Dean Archibald-Smith
Jul 20, 2021
2020 [Heléna Antonio, Italy/UK, 2020]
2020 was that year that caught up with itself. Probably not since World War II has the global community been brought so starkly into...
![Corona State [Cameron Chin, USA, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_f0786baa69f04a88ac8eb7d116ef6295~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_f0786baa69f04a88ac8eb7d116ef6295~mv2.jpg)
Antonio Matei
Jun 22, 2021
Corona State [Cameron Chin, USA, 2021]
In the Covid era, everything is dark and apocalyptic; bad news and pessimistic predictions about the near future invade media and...
![Complaint [Peirui Yang, China/Spain, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_684ba9a93de14dbfbee5fc5748066c7b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_684ba9a93de14dbfbee5fc5748066c7b~mv2.jpg)
Freddie Deighton
Jun 20, 2021
Complaint [Peirui Yang, China/Spain, 2021]
Complaint is a very artistic short that seems to have a sort of science fiction story about the evolution of man and the dangers of...
![Dream [Nikolas Kasinos, Cyprus, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_0d76e6747dbb46c8b8bfc3cd83b26042~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_0d76e6747dbb46c8b8bfc3cd83b26042~mv2.jpeg)
Freddie Deighton
May 11, 2021
Dream [Nikolas Kasinos, Cyprus, 2021]
Dream is completely carried by the sheer charisma of Chrystalla. She’s not the most bombastic or exaggerated character you’ll ever see in a
![Finale [Anthony Vander, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_cd97cd738a434e149d8df60f4b88b655~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_cd97cd738a434e149d8df60f4b88b655~mv2.jpg)
Fung Ying Cheng
May 11, 2021
Finale [Anthony Vander, UK, 2021]
Whilst the nation was stuck under lockdown, Andrew Vander’s short film, Finale, refused to be.
![Can’t Go Home Again [Anthony J. Cook, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_343db5f1320c4ddd8f65b57024702367~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_343db5f1320c4ddd8f65b57024702367~mv2.jpeg)
Sarthak Kaul
May 1, 2021
Can’t Go Home Again [Anthony J. Cook, UK, 2021]
Can’t Go Home Again is a science fiction short that deals with themes of childhood trauma, tragedies of the past, and personal redemption wi
![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_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9b7dde_f048f3b1e32c48918d83c1285916aa3c~mv2.png)
![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)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Original Sin [Paolo Sinigaglia, Italy, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ca789cc5313b4f94bf20f025dc4796ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_880,h_492,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ca789cc5313b4f94bf20f025dc4796ee~mv2.jpg)
![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)
![SHORT FOCUS 2021: Cornflakes Are Rubbish [Charlotte Nind/Jacob Bacon, UK, 2021]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_232,h_132,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_800e4f3cde6147399b1eee00f4337095~mv2.jpeg)