With BFI NETWORK (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Canvas 5 (2021)
Short, Horror
When a gallery director is accused of exploitation, she protests her innocence - but doubt turns to paranoia when an anonymous portrait starts to exert a power of its own.
Director: Karla Crome | Stars: Natasha Cottriall, Ruth Madeley, Roy 'Tony' Pickering, Angela Wynter
2. Essex Girls (2023)
15 min | Short, Drama
Flipping the "Essex Girl" trope, this coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009 Essex.
Director: Yero Timi-Biu | Stars: Busayo Ige, Maisie Smith, Corinna Brown, Adrianna Bertola
3. Liverpool Ferry (2020)
19 min | Short, Drama
Sarah must make a journey from Belfast to Liverpool to avoid a life she does not want. A journey that is against the law.
Director: Lee Armstrong | Stars: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Ross McKinney, Lauren O'Rourke, Joanne Crawford
Votes: 29
4. The Leerie (2022)
15 min | Short, Drama, Horror
In 1899, a Scottish lamplighter facing redundancy is haunted by nightmarish visions of an electric future.
Director: Joseph Daly | Stars: Ian Pirie, Noof Ousellam, Isobel Wood
Votes: 20
5. Neo Nahda (2023)
12 min | Short
Mona, a young woman in London, finds archived photographs of Arab women cross-dressing in the 1920s. Somewhere between her fantasies and reality, she starts a feverish journey of uncovering lost histories and her own identity.
Director: May Ziadé | Stars: Eman Alali, Nadia Nadif
6. Blank Shores (2021)
17 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
A woman's journey to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her partner takes her to a world far removed from her own.
Director: Alex Kyrou | Stars: Georgina Campbell, Gary Beadle, James Farrar, Davina Moon
Votes: 48
7. Longing (2023)
Short, Drama | Post-production
On the night before her flight home, a Malaysian woman with a secret finds herself on an impromptu date with another woman.
Director: Courteney Tan | Star: Emeline Lambert
8. Seagull (2022)
6 min | Short, Horror
Director: Dean Puckett | Stars: Alice Armstrong, Zany Callaghan, Paul Cooper, Arwen Dalton
9. X to X (2023)
Short, Drama | Completed
Meeting her estranged twin becomes a young housewife's chance at a better life.
Director: Lily Gwynne-Thomas | Stars: Tanya Reynolds, Jack Gordon, Lois-Amber Toole, Pippa Winslow
10. A Birthday Party (2022)
12 min | Short, Drama
The close relationship between twin sisters is broken down irrevocably, when one insists on keeping up with tradition.
Director: Victoria Adeola Thomas | Stars: Ellen Thomas, Yusra Warsama, Nahel Tzegai, Clifford Samuel
11. Malcolm (2023)
11 min | Short, Drama
In the aftermath of an emotionally abusive relationship, an unstable Joe seeks couples counselling with a sock puppet likeness of his ex-boyfriend, Malcolm.
Director: Caleb J. Roberts | Stars: Paul Mallon, Tara Lynne O'Neill, Prasanna Puwanarajah
12. Left Over (2022)
Short, Drama
A woman packs up her father's home while simultaneously unpacking their relationship.
Director: David N. Drake | Stars: Ian Hart, Chloe Pirrie
Votes: 18
13. Honesty (II) (2021)
Short, Drama
A young woman goes to the police to report her husband for domestic abuse, but rather than finding the relief she longs for, she faces a gruelling interrogation.
Director: Roxy Rezvany | Stars: Aidan O'Neill, Natalie Radmall-Quirke, Emily Renée
Votes: 6
14. Geronimo (2022)
13 min | Short, Drama
When an anxious arcade owner is prescribed an app rather than sleeping pills, he reluctantly tries it out. However, far from bringing rest, Erebus's soporific voice takes Peter into a waking nightmare from which he may never escape.
Director: Geraint Morgan | Stars: Gwen Ellis, Paterson Joseph, Ged McKenna, Eiry Thomas
15. Distressing Images
Short, Thriller | Post-production
A content moderator for a social media site begins to suspect his young son is hiding violent tendencies when their family pet is mysteriously wounded.
Director: Samuel Dawe | Stars: Michael Socha, Chanel Cresswell, Isaac Vincent-Norgate
16. Ticker (IV)
Short, Drama | Post-production
Howard drives his partner Joseph from their farm to hospital to undergo high risk surgery. The unexpected discovery of an old mix tape in the glove compartment sees the masculinity of their forty-year relationship start to yield.
Director: Thom Petty | Stars: Paul Copley, Ian Gelder, Eliza Marsland
17. The Bower (2022)
18 min | Short, Drama
Seb takes his friend Terri to witness a triumphant celebration of queerness, Derek Jarman's camp and playful canonisation in his garden at Prospect Cottage.
Director: Marco Alessi | Stars: Sharon D Clarke, Paul Hilton, Jade Anouka, Arian Nik
Votes: 6
18. Swole
Short, Drama | Post-production
A struggling couple are derailed when the young mans desire for a hyper-masculine physique becomes obsession, and sets him on course to destroy their life together.
Director: Ryan Wade Stott | Stars: Luke Delaney, Sophie Walter
19. Small Hours
15 min | Short, Drama | Post-production
At the core of family is the desire for hope. It underscores everything. It prevents the death of family, which is the antithesis of hope and life in many ways.
Director: Michael Mante | Stars: Dada Ashi, Ecow Smith-Asante, Bankole Thomas, Aaron Mante
20. My Dreams Have Been Dark of Late
3 min | Short, Horror | Post-production
Director: Joshua Warren | Star: Alexander Lincoln
21. Rushed (2022)
Short, Drama, Romance
A chance encounter between a black woman and a South Asian man in Birmingham forces them to confront life changing events they are desperately trying to escape.
Director: Nadine O'Mahony | Stars: Cherrelle Skeete, Azan Ahmed, Cory McClane, David Pearl
22. A Father's Day (2016)
10 min | Short, Drama
Unexpectedly reunited with his daughter amongst the ruins of the world as they knew it, a father is determined to make this day special, even if they are already dead.
Director: Mat Johns | Stars: Garth Maunders, Hazel Gibson, Christopher Jordan, Isobel Steele
Votes: 157
23. The Last Days (2021)
13 min | Short
In a near-future world where you can discover your Death Day, an apolitical woman learns that she and many Black people have been given incorrect dates and seeks justice before her time runs out - that same day.
Director: Dipo Baruwa-Etti | Stars: Adjoa Andoh, Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn
24. The Girl with the Lion
13 min | Short, Drama | Completed
The Girl with the Lion is the story of Winne, an Irish born Chinese woman living in rural Ireland, who journeys through life followed by a lion, who hinders her efforts to 'fit in' and ... See full summary »
Director: Diana Cheung | Stars: Aidan O'Sullivan, Diana Cheung, Andy Doherty, Matthew MacDonald
25. The Birth of Valerie Venus (2020)
15 min | Short, Comedy
A rather frustrated, lonely and long suffering vicar's wife suffers a little accident which cleaning a statue of the Virgin Mary as a result of that her had becomes "possessed" for lack of ... See full summary »
Director: Sarah Clift | Stars: Jane Guernier, Paul Hunter, Mohd Aslam, Alfred Brown
Votes: 65
26. Bitter Sky (2019)
16 min | Short, Drama
In the Welsh wilderness a young girl must break away from the coercive control of her adopted father, reluctantly befriending a lad from the local scrapyard.
Director: Joseph Ollman | Stars: Darci Shaw, Rowan Jones, Richard Harrington, Laura Dos Santos
Votes: 40
27. Pennywort (2020)
17 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A young woman struggling to process her recent Aspergers diagnosis finds an empowering, magical talent for animation.
Director: Rebekah Fortune | Stars: Elinor Machen-Fortune, Liv Andrusier, David Fortune, Eleanor Ham
28. The Barber (II) (2022)
15 min | Action, Drama
Director: Dhivya Kate Chetty | Stars: Stephen McCole, Umit Ulgen, Dilek Rose, Ula Chetty
29. Hard to Reach (2022)
14 min | Short, Drama
It's 2010 and the last day of school before summer. Morey, an anxiety-fuelled mentor living a life devoid of purpose, is quietly descending into a breakdown as he arrives to pick up his ... See full summary »
Director: Darryl Foster | Stars: Daljit Booparai, Darryl Foster, Cory McClane, Marc Phillips
30. Precious Hair & Beauty (2021)
11 min | Short
An ode to the mundanity and madness of the high street, told through the window of an African hair salon.
Director: John Ogunmuyiwa | Stars: Tomi Ogunjobi, Kemi Lofinmakin, Kafayat Adegoke, Adjani Salmon
Votes: 31
32. I'll Be Frank (I) (2022)
Short, Drama
For teenager Danny, with regards to musical taste - he did it his way. He got a kick out of Sinatra not Sheeran. Regrets? Potential social isolation. But will his love for Ol' Blue Eyes get under his skin - or be his salvation?
Director: Carleton Rodgers | Stars: Jake Doyle, Helena Bereen, Bernadette Brown, James Devlin
33. Know the Grass (2021)
14 min | Short
Three siblings in a rural town stumble upon a local community centre and family secrets are unravelled.
Director: Sophie Littman | Stars: Conrad Khan, India Fowler, Annabel Hill
Votes: 30
34. Peregrine (II)
10 min | Short, Drama | Completed
When a boy is pushed by his Father to steal a rare Peregrine egg, he finds strength in the natural world to stand up to his Father and experiences his first sense of freedom.
Director: Aasaf Ainapore | Stars: Finlay Heraty, Matthew Fraser-Holland
35. Our Sister (2019)
15 min | Short, Drama
An autistic teenage girl and her sister come to terms with the death of their youngest sibling.
Director: Rosie Westhoff | Stars: Achanti Palmer, Lauren Corah, John McCrea, Demi Goodman
36. Living with It
Animation, Short | Filming
Perfectionist Lee must adapt to the imperfect reality of living with an illness - brought to life as a chaotic supernatural flatmate.
Director: Holly Summerson | Stars: Annabelle Davis, Rachel Jackson, Lawrence Chaney
37. A Song for Strays
10 min | Short, Drama | Post-production
Director: Conor Kelly | Stars: Brian Devlin, Megan McArthur, Connor Schelling-Tisza
38. Returned
Short, Drama | Completed
A psychologist attempts to conceal her past trauma until she is forced to confront it.
Director: Janet Marrett | Stars: Michelle Greenidge, Jeffery Kissoon, Max Fincham, Lainy Boyle
39. Through the Dunes
Short, Drama
On the cusp of adulthood, Lily is furious that she's still sidelined from her Father and Grandfather's annual tradition of burying the family Christmas tree at Formby dunes. When Granddad ... See full summary »
Director: Tim Price | Stars: Ian Hart, Bo Bragason, David Williams, Helen Carter
40. MUG (2022)
Short, Drama
A young girl longs for attention from her father following the death of her Nan and chooses a curious alternative to fill the void.
Director: Jo Lane | Stars: Haiesha Mistry, Geli Berg, Christopher Faith, Vivienne Boardman
41. Baked Beans (II) (2022)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Nik auditions for a radical retelling of the British Asian classic 'East is East', and soon begins to wonder if everyone around him is also stuck in the past.
Director: Matt Ayleigh | Stars: Sid Sagar, Ayesha Antoine, Souad Faress, Scott Karim
42. Trigga (2016)
16 min | Short, Drama, Family
She'd rather not speak and prefers life as a horse, but the girls at school just won't leave her alone. Based on a true story.
Director: Meloni Poole | Stars: Lily-Rose Aslandogdu, Thea Barnes, Frankie Pike, Amelia Mae Thompson
Votes: 25
43. Scrum (2020)
14 min | Short, Drama
A single mum struggles to come to terms with her teenage daughter's love of rugby league.
Director: Kate Graham | Stars: Kelli Hollis, Natasha Naomi Rea, Emma Wrightson
Votes: 10
44. Stanley
Short, Drama | Post-production
Director: Zak Razvi | Stars: Colin Carnegie, Richard Clements, Catherine Rees, Alfie Lawless
45. Pitch Black Panacea (2020)
7 min | Animation, Short
Director: Thomas Hardiman | Stars: Gbenga Akinnagbe, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jade McCrea, Fiona Marr
46. Peeler (2022)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Two Strippers, Beth and Lily, are on their way to work a stag do in the posh suburbs of Birmingham and it's officially Lily's last night on the job. She's finally escaping, packing up her ... See full summary »
Director: Amy Gledhill | Stars: Amy Spinks, Lucie Shorthouse, Jordan Gill, Samuel Harbrow
47. Majority (2020)
15 min | Short, Drama
As Brexit approaches, a small community of local residents reveal their attitudes to those who they think don't really belong.
Director: Tessa Hoffe | Stars: Maria Popistasu, David Neilson, Enzo Hoffe, Pauline Jefferson
Votes: 11
48. It's Dog to Make A Houseplant If You're Sandwich (2022)
Short, Comedy
Director: Olivia Waring | Stars: Justin Edwards, Rosy Levine, Olivia Poulet
49. Trip the Light Fantastic
15 min | Short, Drama | Completed
Alo, an undocumented overseas Filipino worker, is struck by a seizure which jeopardises his status in the UK.
Director: Xenia Glen | Stars: Dita Tantang, Jake Monib, Victor Itang, Ericka Posadas
50. Sandpaper (2020)
16 min | Short, Drama
A troubled young man stumbles upon a creative community group and becomes acquainted with the leader.
Director: Michael Mante | Stars: Michael Akinsulire, AJ MacGillivray, Ola Orebiyi
Votes: 18