Friday 4 April 2025
Doors: 6pm
Screening: 7.30pm - 10.30pm
(PG)
Brixton Oval
Coldharbour Lane
London
SW2 1JG
RANDOM SHORTS
Suitable for aged 14+ (PG)
Back to back international short films.
7.30pm
Into the Jungle
(UK)
6 mins
A poetic short film explores indigenous peoples' transformative journeys from ancestral jungles to urban landscapes.
Wr. Khadijatou Doyneh
Dir. Mikey Watts/
Khadijatou Doyneh
Prod. Khadijatou Doyneh
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Babylon?
(UK)​
8 mins
A black British man goes on a journey of awakening and discovery as he explores his
history through archival footage. A strange white medical figure lurks in the darkness
trying to control him.
Wr./Dir. Joseph Bowley
Prod. Huda Osni
DÈJÀ NU
(Côte d'Ivoire)​
14 mins
Audiovisual poem about the appreciation of transiency, the recognition of the body, the ensoulement of nature, euphoria and loss. It is an associative work of polycultural sentiments.
Dir. Rolf Hellat
Prods. Rolf Hellat/Pape Etienne Diatta
Mandroid
(UK)​
8 mins
A dystopian tale about the future of our relationship with Artificial Intelligence through a single conversation between a human and an android.
Wr./Dir./Prod. Boya Dee/
Kolade Shasi
Wr./Dir. Orson Nava
Wr. Cornell John
Prod. Lee Rochester
The Building
(UK)​
18 mins
What happens when a high-powered company CEO becomes dependent on the artificial intelligence that runs his office building? Who actually has control in the relationship, and does the artificial intelligence have a more developed moral sense than the man it serves?
The Nudes
(UK)
9 mins
When a teenage girl's consensual photo exchange with her boyfriend is interrupted by a flood of unsolicited nudes from strangers, their digital harassment becomes terrifyingly literal as the men materialise in her bedroom, forcing her to confront the violation of her private space.
Wr./Dir./Prod. Benjamin Turner
Hedgehog
(UK)
18 mins
Isolated by a rare genetic condition, can
neurodivergent Josie make the step from adolescence to
adulthood?
Wr./Dir. Adam Smethurst
Prod. Rakie Ayola
Cut Me Summa Dat Noise (USA)
6 mins
A neighbourhood matriarch sets the tone for a new day with her heartbeat, uniting her vibrant, diverse community in a joyous cacophony of sound that celebrates life and connection.
Wr./Dir. Cara HaganÂ
Prod. Jeanette Bonner
Interval
Strangers
(Canada)
14 mins
After missing their bus on a cold winter night, a young girl confronts the limits of her mother's love.
Wr./Dir./Prod. Leah Doz
Prod. Augustus Oicle
Wr./Dir./Prod. Joshua Christian
Prod. Suleman Mahmood
No Rest For The Wicked
(UK)
18 mins
Adam finds himself trapped in peculiar circumstances, but is accompanied by an unexpected companion. How did he get there, and how does he escape? Has their journey ended here
or just begun?
My Lor Gig
(USA)​
7 mins
Loren has only a couple of weeks to raise the money needed to avoid eviction. By taking on different gigs to achieve her goal, we're taken on an absurd and hilarious adventure for housing security.
Wr. Mia Musa, Stephen Lee
Dir. Mia Musa
Prod. Imani Muleyyar
Ugly Instagram
(UK)
10 mins
Lost in a world of hashtags, reposts, and likes, Libby lands herself and her sister Tola in a sticky situation. With the consequences of Libby's decisions staring her and her sister in the face, they question whether the pursuit of virtual validation is the reality they thought it would be.
Wr. Testimony Ogunrin
Dir. Temi Yussuf
Prod. Winnie Imara
House 3121
(USA)​
6 mins
A woman returns home to find a stranger asleep on her couch. As she navigates fear and curiosity, the film explores trust, vulnerability, and the unexpected ways lives intertwine.
Wr./Dir. Mike Quain
Prod. Leilani Smith
Shoobs
(UK)​
12 mins
Shoobs is a raucous coming-of-age story set at a banging South London house party in the early noughties. Lisa is taking advice on how to deal with her feelings for both Blazer and Jada but is it good advice?
Wr. Janet Etuk
Dir. Lisle Turner
Prod. Claire Coaché
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