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![Untitled Ritual [Ruxandra Mitache, Romania, 2018]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_1eadb9e8d9b24839b45adb6a80ecb733~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_1eadb9e8d9b24839b45adb6a80ecb733~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 22, 2020
Untitled Ritual [Ruxandra Mitache, Romania, 2018]
Meditation is either someone’s idea of heaven or hell. For some, it can be a vital break from the chaos of the daily grind, for others...
![My Romanian Diary [Carmen Lidia Vidu, Romania, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_fa26bedca5b1462595cd8fde03f1b746~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_fa26bedca5b1462595cd8fde03f1b746~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 22, 2020
My Romanian Diary [Carmen Lidia Vidu, Romania, 2019]
One thing that Vidu does very well is the portrayal of women’s rights.
![Indignance [Chen Jiexiao, Singapore, 2017]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_1498212287e64af38a828a2c27d29593~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_1498212287e64af38a828a2c27d29593~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 22, 2020
Indignance [Chen Jiexiao, Singapore, 2017]
From Singin’ in the Rain [Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, USA, 1952] to the slightly less iconic but equally drenched finale of Step Up 2: The S
![Sixth Grade [Yuzhuo Wang, China, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_687608341cc34f64bd4534fa7e9dd2e9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_687608341cc34f64bd4534fa7e9dd2e9~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 21, 2020
Sixth Grade [Yuzhuo Wang, China, 2020]
Gege Zhou and Wanli Ma are two primary schoolers doing their utmost to stay together against the wishes of Gege’s parents, who want to move.
![The Erl King [Callum Windsor, UK, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_24f0ada4265a435fb95ce48fbb6fa83b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1210,h_680,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_24f0ada4265a435fb95ce48fbb6fa83b~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 21, 2020
The Erl King [Callum Windsor, UK, 2020]
Julia, played by Louise Elliker, is the unlikely star of this film. She initially seems like the uninterested, unfeeling mother...
![Merry Christmas [Yang Kai, China, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_1801dc948c2d45de80f3757ad01d6829~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_1801dc948c2d45de80f3757ad01d6829~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 21, 2020
Merry Christmas [Yang Kai, China, 2019]
After leaving school or university, many young people dream of living it up in the big city.
![The Rise of Whore Betsy [Simon King, USA, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_764f059e87d54ed9898d193bcf1326f1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_764f059e87d54ed9898d193bcf1326f1~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 21, 2020
The Rise of Whore Betsy [Simon King, USA, 2019]
A tale of wrongdoing and revenge with a mysterious twist, Simon King’s short does well to wrestle an out-dated genre into new territory.
![Pyramis [Liam Taylor, UK, 2019]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_9ae6506e545c457ea44e4af14b943292~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_9ae6506e545c457ea44e4af14b943292~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 21, 2020
Pyramis [Liam Taylor, UK, 2019]
Since the raiding of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the early 1920s, pyramids have been a source of constant fascination for archaeologists, novelist
![Le Miroir [Leila Murton Poole, Australia, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_8c3bfdfc29a7428685d8727ee8b1c4ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_8c3bfdfc29a7428685d8727ee8b1c4ed~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 21, 2020
Le Miroir [Leila Murton Poole, Australia, 2020]
Le Miroir is a tale woven around this belief that encompasses love, loss and fate.
![Take 3 [Alex Igbanoi, UK, 2020]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9b7dde_9252c473b0a2496186ee801e799048d8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1260,h_708,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/9b7dde_9252c473b0a2496186ee801e799048d8~mv2.jpg)
Sally Roberts
Sep 19, 2020
Take 3 [Alex Igbanoi, UK, 2020]
Suicide is a heavy subject. One common critique of many short films is that they try to squeeze too much emotional heft into too small a...
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![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)
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![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)