It’s 2005, Ellie and her 'BFF 4lyf', Zoe, listen to rap music and slam rhymes every day, dreaming of the big stage. But, at twelve, for Ellie, it’s easy to be a dreamer and less easy to ignore the harsh realities as the only Black kid at school.
15 Mins
Drama
Directed By Nicole Pott
United Kingdom
Following a violent incident; Eissa a 17 years old African migrant in Egypt is in a quest against time to save his loved ones whatever it takes.
22 Mins
Drama
Directed by Morad Mostafa
Egypt
Lawrence Gordon installs telephones, still a novel item for most households in the 60s. However, his motive for doing so is not for the benefit of his customers. Using the telephone system, he taps into private phone calls out of an insatiable need to discover domestic indiscretions. His base of operation is his childhood home, a home haunted by unpleasant memories that motivate him in his mission. In one instance, Lawrence instals a new phone in the stylish home of Lesley Morris, a young woman who tires of her unfeeling husband. She, like all of Lawrence’s victims, is oblivious to his spying and has no idea that her own secrets are threatened to come to hideous light.
17 Mins
Drama
Directed by Nicole Sarah Fry
United Kingdom
Øivind Tangstad grew up on the slopes of the Hardangervidda, Europe's highest plateau and one of its greatest wildernesses. He took inspiration from one of the most thrilling and heroic adventure stories of the modern era, where in the winter of early 1943, 12 Norwegian Resistance members skied over 600km across the plateau to prevent the creation of an atomic bomb.
To mark the 80th anniversary of this astounding tale, which has become folklore in Norway, Øivind is leading an international expeditionary team to retrace their footsteps, from the assault on the Rjukan valley, across Europe’s wildest plateau, and over the Swedish border hundreds of kilometres away.
‘Hardangerfolk’ is a documentary which shows how, at a time when war and oppression are once again gripping Europe, this inspirational story is more relevant than it has ever been.
20 Mins
Documentary
Directed by Gregor Douglas Sinclair
United Kingdom
A man regales his peculiar obsession with chairs to his new psychiatrist.
20 Mins
Drama
Directed by James Hughes
United Kingdom
A disgraced television presenter forms a pact with a desperate stranger.
13 Mins
Drama
Directed by Dom Lee
United Kingdom
Just a man on a drive looking for love... and another man.
It's the mid 1990s and Simon, a hopeless Romantic from Newcastle sets off on a drive to Hull, where he hopes to find his childhood sweetheart and rekindle the flame he once had.
18 mins
Comedy
Directed by Caden Elliot
United Kingdom
Following a series of increasingly catastrophic first dates, Izzy discovers an online dating site with a twist: 100% satisfaction guaranteed. A shortcut to a soul mate? Possibly; if the stunning and seemingly perfect Persy has anything to say about it.
14 Mins
Romance
Directed by Micha Stathis
United States
On the morning of his wedding, just one week before his regiment is due to embark for the 1944 Allied invasion of Europe, Gunner Frank Swift is having second thoughts. What’s the point of tying the knot with the woman he loves if he’s only going to get blown to bits a few days later? As he wrestles with his conscience, he encounters an old man who tries to convince the young gunner to do the right thing and marry the love of his life. In parallel to this, some sixty years later, Maureen, worn out from years of caring for a father with declining dementia, arrives at the family home only to discover that he’s gone missing. Worried for his safety and well being, she knows things cannot stay as they are. Something has to change, but first she has to find him.
13 Mins
Drama
Directed by Charles Sharman-Cox
United Kingdom
When his dream business comes under threat by a predatory loan shark, Welsh restaurateur Dick must take drastic action to protect his beloved, tacky Spanish tapas restaurant.
17 mins
Comedy
Directed by Jonathan Williams
United Kingdom
Belma is a Turkish interpreter for the NHS. She translates for patients who don't speak English. As she waits to attend her next interpretation session, she listens to the voice note from her partner whom she recently kicked out of the house. He agrees to leave. Then she attends a psychiatric evaluation for schizophrenic patient Kamelya and psychiatrist Dr Aashvi. Kamelya is in love with another patient, whom she delusionally believes to be her husband...
13 Mins
Drama
Directed by Andrea M. Catinella
United Kingdom
The story follows Danny (Elliot Warren), a man grappling with the challenges of fatherhood under the strain of the cost of living crisis. In the Army and Navy pub, his life intersects with pub regulars, barmaid Joan (Clare Perkins), friend Mike (Reis Daniel), daughter Jess (Lexi Lancaster), and his ex-partner (Olivia Grace Brady). When unexpectedly left with Jess, Danny makes a risky decision to involve her in a dangerous job for a needed paycheck.
The film escalates with the arrival of Teef (Alessandro Babalola), leading to a climax where Danny confronts the consequences of his choices, especially on Jess.
"Hard Times" is a stark portrayal of the struggles in tough socioeconomic conditions.
20 Mins
Drama
Directed by Elliott Gonzo, Elliot Warren
United Kingdom
In a perilous desert, legends tell of a sand monster that consumes intruders. Filmmakers Evie, Seb, and Katie, driven by ambition and hidden personal motives, aim to document this myth. While Evie harbors a secret connection to the legend, Seb seeks profit, and Katie hides an affair with Seb under her role as a camera operator.
As they delve deeper into the dunes, reality blurs. A pivotal moment occurs when Evie, upon discovering an ancient amulet and spilling her blood on it, transforms into the feared sand monster, unleashing her wrath upon the crew, especially Seb and Katie.
9 Mins
Horror
Directed by Mike Glide, Andy Boothby, Grace Glide
United Kingdom
It's the morning of Chantelle's wedding, and she has her supportive maid of honour Marcia by her side. But is everything as perfect as it appears to be..?
13 mins
Thriller
Directed by Steven Lancefield
United Kingdom
A drama inspired by true events looking at the effects of autism in adults.
13 mins
Drama
Directed by Jason Impey
United Kingdom
A petty thief meets his maker...
5 mins
Thriller
Directed by Russell Whaley
United States
The last living Dinosaur in Sedona is starving and forages for food...
3 Mins
Comedy
Directed by Russell Whaley
United States
The Silent Treatment is a sign of domestic abuse through emotional bullying designed to make victims feel afraid, controlled and humiliated. Our film ‘The Silent Treatment’ wants to highlight this often overlooked subtle abuse and reiterate to victims the message YOU ARE NOT ALONE AND YOU ARE NOT TO BLAME.
10 Mins
Drama
Directed By Steven Lancefield
United Kingdom
An office worker is alone at night with just the cleaner vacuuming around him when his computer randomly turns off. Frustrated at not being able to access his work, the computer starts up again by itself and offers him three wishes. Unable to make the message go away he asks the computer to stop the sound around him. The sound suddenly disappears with the cleaner nowhere in sight.
4 Mins
Comedy
Directed by Loren Alleyne
United Kingdom
A short story about how a man is finally able to overcome his fear of shitting in public.
5 mins
Comedy
Directed by Ken Abalos
United Kingdom
A university student's life begins to spiral out of control after reluctantly being involved in a robbery leading to a road trip which will change his life forever.
52 Mins
Drama
Directed by Jordan-Kane Lewis
United Kingdom
A half hour thriller about two agents who are forced to navigate through their mission in a new way.
-Watch closely.-
29 mins
Thriller
Directed by Jay Kesav
United Kingdom
TBC
TBC
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TBC
Eugenia's husband, before his death, made it clear that he wanted to be honored with a Viking funeral. What the good man did not imagine is that his sons, Jorge and Nico, were going to perpetrate something that has little of funeral and much less of Viking.
19 Mins
Comedy
Directed by Alicia Albares, Paco Cavero
Spain
New Paragraph
What love does to us: At the funeral of his best mate 19-year old Anton promises to fall in love, once and for real. But it doesn’t seem to be all that easy… The story of his most important dates evolves into Anton's life story.
98 Mins
Comedy
Directed by Holger Borggrefe
Germany
TBC
TBC
To call it a ceremony always seems like we are overplaying it, but it is a celebration of the best films from both the Romford Film Festival and the Eurasian Creative Guild Film Festival.
7pm arrive get a drink at the bar and start talking to people.
7:15pm pose for photo's
8pm head into the screen for the awards, the event will last around 50 minutes.
Third Eye
A wandering photographer in the streets of New York unexpectedly forms a connection with a Love Doll around a photographic project tracing the life of a couple made of both flesh and silicone.
Fanny, a journalist, discovers a mysterious photo album at a flea market, revealing the life of Christiana, an unknown photographer who disappeared in obscure circumstances in New York. In search of the truth, Fanny finds the gallery owner in Paris exhibiting Christiana's strangely captivating works. Self-portraits, installations, and scenes with a Love Doll. From these exhibited photographs and this photo album, emerge the daily life of Christina's work and the experience of a life dedicated to photography. Opening the doors to a strange and captivating photographic world and the reality of an artwork. Each image could hide a sinister secret.
116 Mins
Drama
Directed by Becquet Genel Tatiana
France
Lee's only hope of escaping prison on a murder charge is his childhood sweetheart, who is now a lawyer. Will Carlie be willing to revisit the traumatic past, she worked so hard to get away from, in order to save him?
14 mins
Drama
Directed by Leon Lopez
United Kingdom
After separating from his wife due to an emotional affair, a homeward bound musician goes on a road trip, but after bumping into his high school sweetheart, his feelings become even more off balance.
90 Mins
Drama
Directed by Oscar Wenman-Hyde
United Kingdom
When an alien soul from destroyed planet Merlershkö reincarnates into a human body, she finally remembers her past lives after a 2,000 year amnesic spell cast by her mother protected her from her memories.
7 Mins
Experimental
Directed by Shelby Eames
United Kingdom
Two dedicated young parents who want only the best for their ten year old daughter, take matters into their own hands and have to consider what they are willing to do to ensure her success.
8 Mins
Comedy
Directed by Michael P. Spencer
United Kingdom
A podcaster tries to score more than a big interview when he visits a local artists residence.
8 Mins
Thriller
Directed by Ed Willey
United Kingdom
Morris, a shoe shop owner, wakes up every morning not knowing what the day will bring. And neither do his customers. Is it mood swings or is it something else?
9 Mins
Psychological
Directed by Daryl Cockburn
United Kingdom
Almost a year into a lawless war Amy and Jack have given up hope of anyone coming to help them. Hiding in their once beautiful home with their three young children, they are now starving . The violence rages around them and in the brutal world outside there is no value in anything except the lives of children. Bought and sold as cattle Amy and Jack begin to face up to the reality that the only way to save two of their children is to sell one.
10 Mins
Drama
Directed by Emma Richardson
United Kingdom
A recovering alcoholic fights against relapsing as he reflects on his past, which is all too similar to the present, as he stares at the bottle as if staring down the barrel of a gun.
10 Mins
Drama
Directed by Samuel Windle
United Kingdom
In a dark, grimy corner of a bar somewhere in LA, three old Barflies get to bickering about one salty, charming, two faced swindler from the past... So pull up a barstool, get a drink and find out just "who the F**k is Jacky Bumpers?" in this candy coloured Super8mm film..
6 Mins
Comedy
Directed by Alan Halls
United States
'A hitman who has his love ripped away from him confronts the man responsible'recovering alcoholic fights against relapsing as he reflects on his past, which is all too similar to the present, as he stares at the bottle as if staring down the barrel of a gun.
10 Mins
Drama
Directed by Darren James King
United Kingdom
2008, beginning of summer, end of school.
Laure is 13 years old. At night, she secretly talks to Alix on msn. But during the day, in their girls' school, she avoids her - like everyone else. When Laure invites Alix home after school, something changes between them.
22 mins
Drama
Directed by Elise Levy
France
A street musician, Yui Kanzaki, and a stage actor, Junichi Nishi, meet one day at a street performance and are attracted to each other.
Their relationship seems to be going well itself, but then Nishi gradually starts acting weird and then he disappeared.
One day, after two years of searching for Nishi, Yui receives a letter from a person who claims to have Nishi's memories in custody. After visiting and watching the "Film of Memories," Yui learns about the secret that Nishi has been keeping from her.
98 Mins
Drama
Directed by Shin Sonoda
Japan