![LP [Nikita Kardakov & Anton Chebotov, UK, 2017] /// Penny [Louisa Harris, UK, 2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_042401a451034eb1aac93ef88e39d566~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/9b7dde_042401a451034eb1aac93ef88e39d566~mv2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Apr 3, 2019
LP [Nikita Kardakov & Anton Chebotov, UK, 2017] /// Penny [Louisa Harris, UK, 2017]
Have you ever had one of those days where the whole world seems to be plotting against you? In Nikita Kardakov and Anton Chebotov’s short...

![Reverie [Henry McClellan, USA, 2018] /// Engrammic [Billie Williams, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_44bb48679ede4225a779e42de440568c~mv2_d_2880_1611_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_44bb48679ede4225a779e42de440568c~mv2_d_2880_1611_s_2.webp)
Sam Briggs
Apr 2, 2019
Reverie [Henry McClellan, USA, 2018] /// Engrammic [Billie Williams, UK, 2018]
Reverie is a delightful hand drawn animation that should be regarded as a must-see for anyone who claims to have a keen interest in the...

![Tutu & Pointes [Iria Pizania, 2018] /// A Journey to Mother India [Cassie Goodluck-Johnson, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_aed84b0a1ac541ccae65edd39b1db6ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_210,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_aed84b0a1ac541ccae65edd39b1db6ed~mv2.webp)
Gabriella Florence Kumah
Mar 25, 2019
Tutu & Pointes [Iria Pizania, 2018] /// A Journey to Mother India [Cassie Goodluck-Johnson, 2018]
As a young child you are told to always 'dream big’. You are taught in school from a young age to have aspirations and to aim for...

![Cherry Colour Buttonholes [Brenda Miller, UK, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_0645a76da04b441dbe526786eb976cfa~mv2_d_2880_1611_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_0645a76da04b441dbe526786eb976cfa~mv2_d_2880_1611_s_2.webp)
Olivia Starr
Mar 23, 2019
Cherry Colour Buttonholes [Brenda Miller, UK, 2018]
Brenda Miller’s filmmaking style is experimental in a social rather than artistic sense. Artistry and craftsmanship are the ostensible...

![Operation 747 [Mohammad Esmaeili, Iran, 2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_681bfd0c80f94b968938e521c11e5c5a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_210,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_681bfd0c80f94b968938e521c11e5c5a~mv2.webp)
Toby Fisher
Mar 22, 2019
Operation 747 [Mohammad Esmaeili, Iran, 2017]
The film’s success is largely thanks to Esmaeili and co-writer Mojtaba Esmaelizadeh’s excellently paced and well written screenplay. Every c

![SHORT FOCUS 2018: Kukukid AW2018 [Adrian Chudek, Poland, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_51feabe79d504f48b61864778de48909~mv2_d_4096_1920_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_51feabe79d504f48b61864778de48909~mv2_d_4096_1920_s_2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Mar 21, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2018: Kukukid AW2018 [Adrian Chudek, Poland, 2018]
Kukukid AW2018, an advertisement for a Polish brand of children’s clothing, bursts onto the screen with a bright shot of energy as impossibl

![SHORT FOCUS 2018: Takako vs. Nine Lives [Laura Wolkstein, USA, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_177cb86f65b14def80dac036cab95956~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_177cb86f65b14def80dac036cab95956~mv2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Mar 21, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2018: Takako vs. Nine Lives [Laura Wolkstein, USA, 2018]
When you hear the word “nutcracker” what do you think of? An enchanting ballet traditionally performed at Christmas or an excruciating,...

![Disruption [Anagha Komalankutty, India/UAE, 2018] /// Bubly: Cheers to Cheer [Rick Peters, USA, 2018](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_ba3baade81094c51a1b542ec21989000~mv2_d_2880_1619_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_ba3baade81094c51a1b542ec21989000~mv2_d_2880_1619_s_2.webp)
Grace Higgins
Mar 20, 2019
Disruption [Anagha Komalankutty, India/UAE, 2018] /// Bubly: Cheers to Cheer [Rick Peters, USA, 2018
Director Anagha Komalankutty attempts to embody the destruction of creativity that is caused by disruption within her one-minute silent...

![SHORT FOCUS 2018 - BEST SHORT: Pa'lante [Kristian Mercado, Puerto Rico/USA, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_b369bc8d2adf46fc81e8cb0986874091~mv2_d_2880_1605_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_b369bc8d2adf46fc81e8cb0986874091~mv2_d_2880_1605_s_2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Mar 20, 2019
SHORT FOCUS 2018 - BEST SHORT: Pa'lante [Kristian Mercado, Puerto Rico/USA, 2018]
Hurricane Maria hit Dominica, the U. S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in 2017, devastating the landscape and causing over three thousand...

![A White Paper Ship [Keisuke Sagiyama, Japan, 2014]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_eb44a2b5df2242ba8def25de64f00b64~mv2_d_2880_1610_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_315,h_177,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_eb44a2b5df2242ba8def25de64f00b64~mv2_d_2880_1610_s_2.webp)
Sally Roberts
Mar 19, 2019
A White Paper Ship [Keisuke Sagiyama, Japan, 2014]
At first glance, the serene scenes of mountain lakes and the soothing sounds of rushing water in Keisuke Sagiyama’s A White Paper Ship...