
![Diagnosis [Tanner Craft, USA, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_cb6dc99d757546698114dde79d484424~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_cb6dc99d757546698114dde79d484424~mv2.webp)
Sam Briggs
Nov 4, 2019
Diagnosis [Tanner Craft, USA, 2019]
Director Tanner Craft delivers a pressingly relevant short film, which tackles the pressures of single parenting in highly trying conditions

![SHORT FOCUS 2019: Disco Dynamite [Tom Clover, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_98d203dc3f4344a1912851d9953ea99d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_98d203dc3f4344a1912851d9953ea99d~mv2.webp)
Sam Briggs
Nov 4, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2019: Disco Dynamite [Tom Clover, UK, 2019]
One of Disco Dynamite’s enviable strengths is its colourful and comedic cast. Every character in the ensemble has that feeling of having the

![Conversation with a Cigarette [Russell Brown, USA, 2014]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_6b068281768f4fc29864dc072bd5bdb2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_6b068281768f4fc29864dc072bd5bdb2~mv2.webp)
Sam Briggs
Nov 4, 2019
Conversation with a Cigarette [Russell Brown, USA, 2014]
At its heart, Conversation with a Cigarette gives its audience one very important thing, an absolutely masterful performance by British stal

![Dust in the Abyss [Hongnian Yu, China, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_40886dd78d704af38a35cce82da1f8f2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_40886dd78d704af38a35cce82da1f8f2~mv2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Nov 4, 2019
Dust in the Abyss [Hongnian Yu, China, 2019]
This film has a strong start, with a well-shot scene of the helpless protagonists confronting the useless doctor. Although perhaps a bit on

![A Scribbled Memory [Bhulla Beghal, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ec98b4966d414f6493c13ec7d36e6b3d~mv2_d_2875_1620_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ec98b4966d414f6493c13ec7d36e6b3d~mv2_d_2875_1620_s_2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Nov 3, 2019
A Scribbled Memory [Bhulla Beghal, UK, 2018]
A Scribbled Memory achieves what many short films attempt to do: it says an awful lot with awfully little. Using only black and white an aut

![Landscapes of the Heart [Andrew Finch, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_72ead21023314a3fa593dd9c8468aecf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_241,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_72ead21023314a3fa593dd9c8468aecf~mv2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Nov 3, 2019
Landscapes of the Heart [Andrew Finch, UK, 2019]
This short is essentially a love letter to Brighton, the directors’ hometown. Although some could argue that this narrows the film’s appeal

![Dani [Corey Allen, USA, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_e2b10150dcb34054a41e83119748bbcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_e2b10150dcb34054a41e83119748bbcc~mv2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Oct 29, 2019
Dani [Corey Allen, USA, 2019]
The plot focuses on Dani, who, after receiving a hassling call from her boss, notices a malignant presence in her garden. At first, it seems

![Queen of the Night [Georgia Hunter, Canada, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_11ef7ae7cc2946ebaeaa90cc0533800b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_11ef7ae7cc2946ebaeaa90cc0533800b~mv2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Oct 28, 2019
Queen of the Night [Georgia Hunter, Canada, 2018]
The topic of a drag queen trying to reconcile his relationship with his father is a highly relevant one, and well worthy of scrutiny. Howeve

![AF_SO_MONT_NB [Barbara Peikert, France, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_a47ba0c42aee4f289ac5d361ae0239d0~mv2_d_2876_1592_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_a47ba0c42aee4f289ac5d361ae0239d0~mv2_d_2876_1592_s_2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Oct 28, 2019
AF_SO_MONT_NB [Barbara Peikert, France, 2018]
Rather than a series of different shots, this film is comprised predominantly of the one single scene that glides across the screen, oscilla

![SHORT FOCUS 2019: José [João Monteiro, Portugal, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_073be645baeb41d6b588e9429c4ad412~mv2_d_2880_1476_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_073be645baeb41d6b588e9429c4ad412~mv2_d_2880_1476_s_2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Oct 28, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2019: José [João Monteiro, Portugal, 2019]
Although much of the story remains shrouded in words unspoken, there is a sense of drowning at the end of the short. The necklace lies half