Kino Shorts is back on Thursday 3rd April. Venue as usual in the Mini Cini, Ducie Street Warehouse, Ducie St, Manchester M1 2TP. Tickets on sale from 12noon on Sat 29th March (click on the tickets button above).
Box Office/ Doors open: 7:00 pm, Start: 7:15 pm
GOOD MOURNING SUNSHINE
Dir: Sophie Huber, Wri: Lily Wilson, Pro: Alana Smith, UK, 2025, 14:51
Margot, mourning the death of her sister Becky makes a shocking discovery which changes everything Margot knows about Becky’s death.
REMEMBER TO POP IN
Dir/Wri/Pro: William Porter, UK, 2024, 04:38
Alex, a doting grandson, returns home to share exciting news with his beloved grandfather, Gerry.
WHO KNOWS
Dir/Wri: Asfand Asjad, UK, 2024, 05:14
A young British Pakistani man turns pain into poetry after heartbreak and family breakdown. Who Knows is a raw look at grief, identity, and healing through rap.
THREE’S A CROWD
Dir: Emma Hands Pro: Alex Stanway, Wri: Callum Buck & Emma Hands, UK, 2025, 06:59
Two friends meet once a month to catch up and enjoy each other’s company until one invites Brian, a boisterous and obnoxious boyfriend who poses a threat to their innocent bond
A MARTYR OF THE PEN
Dir/Wri/Pro: Alan Harman, UK/Kurdistan, 2023, 10:00
A freelance journalist has been kidnapped and thrown in the boot of a car. He searches desperately for any way he can escape. With time running out and hope almost lost, He will make an example, but maybe he can get one last message of hope out before the end and a final act of defiance
Programme approx. 42 minutes
Followed by Q&A
INTERVAL AND NETWORKING
THE CIRCLE
Dir/Pro: Iain Cash, Wri: Michael Farrell, UK, 2025, 12:00
A disparate group of addicts find common ground as they explore their inner demons.
NEW SPAWN FADES
Dir/Pro: Michael Calleja-Mucha, Wri: Edgar Backhouse, UK, 2025, 24:02
When toxic waste is dumped in the local countryside, a Post-Punk band must fight to survive their first (and deadliest) gig at a sleazy rural venue. Lewis, the guitarist, is forced to confront what he really wants as a musician as killer mutant frogs descend on the venue and threaten him, his friends and his future.
FRAGMENTS OF US
Dir: Ellie Jackson, Pro: Milly Elwell, Wri: Laila Ferguson, UK, 2025, 03:51
While preparing to move house, a young man relives memories of the trials and tribulations of a past relationship…
BOUND TO THE PYRE
Dir: Ruby Van Laun, Pro/Writer: Alex Walker, UK, 2025, 06:09
In a dimly lit barn-like home, two young women share a final, urgent farewell before one is forced to flee from approaching witch hunters. As she vanishes into the night, distant dogs bark, and the camera follows her desperate flight across the desolate moors.
Programme approx. 46 minutes
Followed by Q&A and networking
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