KINOFILM presents: KINO SHORTS 81, THUR 6th NOVEMBER 2025. Venue: Cultplex Cinema 2, 50 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF
Box Office/Doors Open: 7:00 pm, Start: 7:30 pm
PART 1.
AS THE BOMBS FALL
Dir:Sean Ramsden, Wri: Harry Woodhams Pro:Daisy Russell, UK, 2025, 9:21min
Heroic stories from Betty Stevenson Y.M.C.A. from WW1
SNARE
Dir:Thomas Jackson Wri/Pro: Alex Jay & Lucy Jay, UK, 2025, 7:32min
Isobel and Will meet on a night out, but all is not as it seems. Should Isobel invite Will upstairs?
THE VANISHING ACT
Dir: Fallon Westlake Wri: Suzanne Kinghorn Pro: Suzanne Kinghorn and Fallon Westlake, UK, 2024, 16:21min
An elderly magician suffering with memory loss recalls his memories through his magic tricks.
Dir: Fallon Westlake Wri: Suzanne Kinghorn Pro: Suzanne Kinghorn and Fallon Westlake, UK, 2024, 16:21min
An elderly magician suffering with memory loss recalls his memories through his magic tricks.
CIRCUL
Dir: Jack Berry Wri: Han-Roze Adonis Pro: Jack Berry, Gwyneth Evans, and Han-Roze Adonis, UK, 2025, 8:08min
A reinterpretation of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, retold through the eyes of the three witches. Three women on the heath find safety in circles until three strangers appear, whose tyrannical ambition threatens their peace with violence and oppression.
Dir: Jack Berry Wri: Han-Roze Adonis Pro: Jack Berry, Gwyneth Evans, and Han-Roze Adonis, UK, 2025, 8:08min
A reinterpretation of William Shakespeare’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’, retold through the eyes of the three witches. Three women on the heath find safety in circles until three strangers appear, whose tyrannical ambition threatens their peace with violence and oppression.
Q&A WITH DIRECTORS FROM PART 1.
Interval and networking in the bar
PART 2.
WITHHOLD
Dir/Wri/Pro: Callum Aherne, Co Pro: Felix Piasecki, UK, 2025 12:21min
Adam is a new father enjoying a quiet life with his partner Ally and their child, but unresolved pain over his estranged father, Paul, drives him to seek a reunion. The visit reignites old wounds, forcing Adam to decide whether to rebuild their bond or let the past go.
Dir/Wri/Pro: Callum Aherne, Co Pro: Felix Piasecki, UK, 2025 12:21min
Adam is a new father enjoying a quiet life with his partner Ally and their child, but unresolved pain over his estranged father, Paul, drives him to seek a reunion. The visit reignites old wounds, forcing Adam to decide whether to rebuild their bond or let the past go.
IT’S MINE
Dir/Pro/Wri: Sadie Williams,UK, 2025, 14:37min
A group of friends organise a surprise celebration party for their best friend who has just been accepted into the UK’s Top music school. As the night unfolds, Elanor begins to question her friendship with everybody after a shocking turn of events.
Dir/Pro/Wri: Sadie Williams,UK, 2025, 14:37min
A group of friends organise a surprise celebration party for their best friend who has just been accepted into the UK’s Top music school. As the night unfolds, Elanor begins to question her friendship with everybody after a shocking turn of events.
PARACUSIA EXHIBITION
Dir/Wri/Pro:Steve Manford, Manchester UK 2023, 4:05min
Spending the night alone, Zuzanna is disturbed by a low droning noise. Unable to locate the source of the noise, Zuzanna calls a neighbour, but her flat is now silent. Alone again, an unnerved Zuzanna sits and waits for the noise to start again
Dir/Wri/Pro:Steve Manford, Manchester UK 2023, 4:05min
Spending the night alone, Zuzanna is disturbed by a low droning noise. Unable to locate the source of the noise, Zuzanna calls a neighbour, but her flat is now silent. Alone again, an unnerved Zuzanna sits and waits for the noise to start again
ICE CREAM HEADACHE
Dir/Wri: Ben Dyson Pro: Tariq H.Wahr , UK, 2024, 17:06min
Jeremy is a young man who is Autistic and wants to find love for the first time. He tries online dating and is negotiating that landscape, and after a false start, he does some soul searching for the right venue, enter Jessica, could she be the one?
Dir/Wri: Ben Dyson Pro: Tariq H.Wahr , UK, 2024, 17:06min
Jeremy is a young man who is Autistic and wants to find love for the first time. He tries online dating and is negotiating that landscape, and after a false start, he does some soul searching for the right venue, enter Jessica, could she be the one?
Q&A WITH DIRECTORS FROM PART 2.
Followed by networking in the bar.
Please note running length of each part is apx 45 mins plus the 20 mins Q&A plus intermission of apx 20 mins. We expect the programme will finish at 10.10/15pm with time for drinks and networking after the show.
Please Note: Due to restructuring at our normal venue Mini-Cini we are moving our Autumn season to Cultplex Cinema 2. For those that have not been there before the address is as follows:
Cultplex Cinema 2, 50 Red Bank, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M4 4HF