KINOFILM Festival Presents STUDENT SHORTS 1 PROGRAMME
WED 14th May 6.15pm at Mini Cini, Ducie Street Warehouse
Student Shorts dives headfirst into raw, unfiltered storytelling from the UK’s rising film talent. Expect a wild mix of supermarket showdowns, shady dealings, care work, parties, and gym hall nostalgia.
BEN’S BIRTHDAY
Dir/Wri/Prod: Robert Decanti, Prod: Anna Weber, Germany, 2024, 10:40 min
While buying sweets for his birthday, an altercation he witnesses shatters Ben’s childhood innocence and raises questions.
AFTERS
Dir/Wri/Prod: Liz Lowndes, United Kingdom, 2025, 4:42 min
A young woman enjoys a walk home alone after evening drinks with friends, but what begins as a quick journey home soon turns into a panicked attempt to escape an unsettling encounter.
ONE LAST ROUND
Dir: Will Block, Wri: Dylan Bellamy, Miles Armitage, Prod: Harrison Reed, United Kingdom, 2024, 6:30 min
Two criminals lay low in a shady pub after a heist. One has botched the job and thinks the other one doesn’t know. The other one knows
THE RAZZLE
Dir/Wri: Louis Bailey, United Kingdom, 2024, 9:42 min
A night they probably won’t remember – two old friends reconnect over the course of a night out, as the evening escalates and starts to fall apart around them, as the two of them begin to realise that they are really not doing okay…
NO.15
Dir/Wri: Sophie Lomax, Prod: Adam Riley, James Wilkinson, United Kingdom, 2024, 16:36 min
When Kyle is assigned community service visiting Mary, neither expects to enjoy each other’s company. However, what starts as a reluctant obligation soon transforms into an unexpected bond as they discover they have more in common than they first thought.
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A BED OF FOXGLOVES
Dir/Wri: Holly Joyce, Wri: Anna Jordan, Prod: Lauren Reed, United Kingdom, 2025,15:23 min
On a sunny afternoon in a quiet suburban garden, a local journalist discovers it’s not just the family’s secrets that are buried there. A dark comedy about life, death and betrayal, and the lengths we go to to keep our loved ones close.
HIGH ON THEIR OWN SUPPLY
Dir/Pro/Wri: James Bushnell, Co-Wri: George Burnell, United Kingdom, 2025, 6:11 min
Two friends have a popular weed business but they get high on their own supply.
INCOGNITO
Dir/Wri/Prod: Lila Somers, United Kingdom, 2024, 8:50 min
Amid family discord, Nami finds solace online, but as she delves deeper, she uncovers the dark realities of digital connection.
GYM CLASSES / LEZIONI DI GINNASTICA
Dir/Wri: Gabriele Lippi, Prod: Antonietta Zizi, Italy, 2024, 14:50 min
Siblings Clara and Pietro aren’t close, but when they’re forced to wait with their father in the school they share a hatred for, familial tensions arise.
Total Runtime: 01:32:01
Next Showing STUDENT SHORTS 2 Programme 8:15pm.
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