Tuesday 27th May 2025
11:00am - 1pm
Odyssey SCREEN
Chasing Nothing
A terminally ill musician rediscovers his purpose in life through friendship with a spirited young busker & songwriter.
12 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Ben Hands
Angels Don’t Buzz
An insurance agent, an accountant, a digital gravedigger, a homeless accordionist, a typography designer, and seven other completely different individuals meet at a cooking workshop. A father and his son are driving through a monotonous, endless, cold autumn landscape. All the paths will cross, and their lives will never be the same again. In the end, every one of them will understand what it means to be an angel on this cruel, dry, gray earth.
87 mins
Russian Federation
Directed by Aleksandr Seliverstov
11:00am - 1pm
SILVER Screen
Holding On
Holding on tight, learning to let go.
Through intimate diary footage filmed over a period of 10 years a single mother records her son’s transition into manhood whilst struggling to keep a connection with him through his love of skateboarding.
The result is a raw and uniquely powerful portrait of the tension within a mother son relationship viewed from a perspective that is rarely explored.
While the mother tries to hold on tight, her son is teaching her to let go.
9 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Emma Croft
Being Herman
A documentary following the life of Herman ten Kate, a man who had a severe stroke 7 years ago and who has shown unparalleled determination to adapt to his new life. Once an accomplished mathematician, painter and lecturer, he is now limited by both his body and his mind. This film shows how his family have provided a backbone for him to live his life to the fullest, and how the worst situations can still provide a life of hope and positivity.
80 mins
Netherlands
Directed by Oliver Guy Watkins
1PM - 3pm
Odyssey SCREEN
Session 10
where r u mate?
On a drug-fuelled Friday night, best friends Daniel and Tom find themselves in conflicting places. Daniel has become a recluse – smoking excessive amounts of weed in his bedroom and hallucinating that there’s a rabid dog in his wardrobe. Tom, meanwhile, is taking a leap into normality, joining a herd of lads on a night out.
As Daniel’s paranoia escalates, Tom must choose between fitting in with the pack or coming to the aid of his best friend.
13 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Ted Bracewell
My Face
Powerful executive who has an interesting way to relieve stress through creative role-play.
5 mins
USA
Directed by Jeff Hillard
Your Special Day
An old widower celebrates the life of his late beloved, every year on the park bench they used to sit on together.
5 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Oleksiy Andronyak, Omri Dagan
OCD & Chips
Polly, who has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), navigates through her mundane routine until a customer's arrival triggers a series of intrusive thoughts and compulsions. The film aims to shed light on the condition of OCD and how prominently it can affect people.
5 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Joe Borg
Bruised
When suspicious bruising is found on Lisa’s son, Bobby, she is forced to confront her own childhood trauma to prevent him from being taken by a well-meaning social worker.
20 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Lou Burns, Aaron Burns
Gone But Not Forgotten
Teenager James, struggles to cope with the disappearance of his older brother Sean. Six months on, their father, John, lives in denial, while James finds some comfort in seeing and talking to visions of Sean. Just when James feels his life is unbearable, with his family broken, he finds a reason to be hopeful when he starts a school project with Danny.
19 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Jack Peter Mundy
In this moment
When trust is broken and a hidden prospect is revealed, a young couple must face their future together.
15 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Andrew Fitzgerald
Empress ClawScream
When gawky Irish teenager Róisín has to tell her uber cool best friend Jess that she loves her, she summons up help from an unusual source - 1980s cartoon villainess 'Empress ClawScream'.
25 mins
Uniteds Kingdom
Stephen T Lally
1.30pm - 4pm
Silver Screen
The First Night
A tragicomedy based on the eponymous short story by Luigi Pirandello, which was first published in 1900. While the original story takes place in Sicily, the plot of this film adaptation is set in a contemporary Czech village. Due to various family interests, the young violinist Anička and the widowed, aging gravedigger František are forced into an unwanted marriage by their relatives. We thus follow a story about loneliness, about love beyond the grave, but also about trying not to resent life and learning to move on, even though the loss of our loved ones still hurts.
21 Mins
Czechia
Directed Silvia Gregorova
LIKE ASHES IN YOUR COFFEE
The state of mind of Mrs Segal unfolds as she cares for her husband, who battles aggressive brain cancer. Through their intimate moments, we witness not only their love but also the intersecting stories of others, which echo their situation. As his condition gradually worsens the stories will raise questions regarding death, justice and god’s involvement. Finally nature overpowers the couple’s will, and Mrs Segal is left with us to mourn.
A few years go by. Would she move on and leave the trenches of cancer and her loss behind? Could anyone?
93 Mins
Israel
Directed by Yael Segal
4pm - 6pm
Silver Screen
The Outlaw Gardeners - Giardinieri d’Assalto
Outlaw Gardeners - Giardinieri d'Assalto" tells the story of Italy's green guerrillas, an unauthorized movement transforming neglected urban spaces into vibrant gardens.
Inspired by the 1970s Guerrilla Gardening movement from New York, these activists use plants and flowers as their weapons. Notable figures like Fante di Fiori and Piante Volanti, along with groups such as Friarielli Ribelli and Giardiniere Sovversive Romane, lead this green revolution. United in a national network, they prove that in today's world, planting a seed is the greatest act of rebellion.
Outlaw Gardeners highlights their courage and determination, showing that the only war worth fighting is for the environment.
82 Mins
Italy
Directed by Angelo Camba
4pm - 6pm
Odyssey SCREEN
Adidas Owns the Reality
Prankster activists perform an elaborate hoax to improve conditions for garment workers in the Adidas supply chain. Staging a shocking runway show at Berlin Fashion Week, they use humor and mischief to make the world pay attention to labor and environmental abuses that the massive sportswear brand is trying to hide.
21 mins
USA
Directed by Keil Orion Troisi, Igor Vamos
THE EDITING
John Von Kubrick, an eccentric director, goes off the rails with all the footage of his freshly shot feature. His two producers find themselves in a serious predicament, having borrowed money from the Japanese mafia to finance the project. Now, they are obligated to track down the director and the film at all costs. It's a matter of life or death..
70 mins
France
Directed by Audouin Rascovsky
7pm
The Awards Ceremony
SILVER Screen
To call it a ceremony always feels 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 - Arrivals, grab a drink from the bar and start talking to people! Everyone's very friendly we promise. Get networking!
7.15pm - Pose for photos on the red carpet.
8pm - Head into the screen for the Awards, the event will last around 60 minutes.
9pm - If you're a lucky winner then pose with your trophy back on that red carpet! If you didn't win this time, there's a chance to watch some more films at 9pm!
9pm - 11pm
Discovery SCREEN
ZIPWHARF
Every day, Eli the street performer dresses like Yoda and pretends to float high above London's Canary Wharf. Propositioned by a powerful Content Creator, Eli soon finds himself in the middle of a big red circle. The fallout spells disaster for all of London.
95 mins
United Kingdom
Directed by Percy Manthey
9pm - 11pm
ODYSSEY Screen
The Foothold
A successful film artist decides to attend his sister’s wedding accompanied by a movie star. With this arrival, he plans to humiliate his sister’s fiancé, fat and lazy Alex. But a quarrel with the movie star not only ruins his plans, but also changes his life.
101 mins
Russia
Directed by Alexander Andreev