KINOFILM presents: KINO SHORTS 82, WED 26th 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
[IN]VISIBLE
Dir: Oliver Dobson, Wri: Megan Cullen Pro: Jace Richardson, (Resolute Productions), Megan Cullen, UK, 13:53
Charlotte’s life has been shaped by a chronic illness for the past decade. When an old friend dies, not only does she have to confront the feelings of grief but also the isolation of being invisible to society.
SEVENTEEN
Dir/Wri/Pro: Simon Ashton, Co-Pro: Amanda Barnes, UK, 2025, 19.51
Set in 2001, ‘Seventeen’ follows a group of teenage friends who gather for a Wrestlemania all-nighter. Between the beers and the banter, it quietly explores friendship, loss, and the hazy period between youth and adulthood.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN, MARY ANN
Dir/Wri: Nicole Evans, Pro: M22 Films, UK, 2025, 03:50
What happens to all the singular earbuds lost on a daily basis around the world? One New York socialite is about to find out and she gets more than she bargained for as her world collides with a prolific historical villain.
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CONNECT 4
Dir/Wri: Matt Green, Pro: Marcus Johnson, UK, 2025, 13:03
It’s the final of the Connect 4 World Championships and the pressure has become too much for Frank. A nervous breakdown in a toilet cubicle sees his chances of defeating the 3-time Russian grandmaster diminish fast.
FOLLOWED BY Q&A THEN INTERVAL AND NETWORKING
Part 2
DISSONANCE
Dir: Rafal Szuba, Wri: Chloé Swift-Conley, Pro:Max Asater, UK, 2025, 15:00
A young indie musician, Aleks, struggles to finance his two-act band when he accidentally befriends a middle-aged woman, Riley, who is much better off than him. Their seemingly impossible friendship develops as Aleks tries to figure out a way forward and strives to achieve his dreams in a society that gives young working class people no opportunity.
ZERO HOUR
Dir: Nathan Vincent, Wri: Sebastian Brown, Pro:Sam Kerslake, UK, 2025, 13:30
Ghost hunting TV show zero hour take on their most challenging adventure yet in the shows final ever episode. Charismatic host Walter Hornwick guides the audience through the ground teams adventure of the country’s most haunted ‘Rebirth Hospital’, where they find themselves closer to the afterlife than ever before.
THE REQUIEM
Dir/Wri/Pro: Charlie Andrews, Co-Pro: Kunal Ravi, UK, 2025, 09:39
A short film told across two screens – after her mother’s death, young photographer Kate embarks on a sentimental journey, carrying her mother’s ashes in a coffee can. Guided by imagined conversations with her mother, she revisits meaningful landmarks from her past.
FOLLOWED BY Q&A AND NETWORKING AT THE BAR