With several of our BFI NETWORK South East-funded shorts making appearances at festivals and on various online platforms, we thought we’d share a handy round-up of how you can watch them and familiarise yourself with the up-and-coming filmmakers who made them!
In-person screenings
Essex Girls
(directed by Yero Timi-Biu, written by Busayo Ige, produced Angela Moneke and Simon Hatton)
An exploration of girlhood and friendship in 2009 Essex.
- Showing at the Sundance Film Festival from the 18 January.
- Showing at the London Short Film Festival on Thursday 25 January, 8:45pm.
Watch Yero talking about the film here:
The following films will also be showing at the London Short Film Festival this month:
The Licensed Fool
(written & directed by Gareth Bowen, produced by Alexander Handschuh & Jamie Macdonald)
A travelling court jester, known as The Licensed Fool, begins to unravel when he learns of a sinister motive behind him being hired for an upcoming performance.
- Showing as part of the Present Artefacts programme on Monday 22 January, 6:20pm.
New Atlantis
(written & directed by Matt R. Smith, produced by Rhian Smith)
While exploring an abandoned building, two friends discover a recording of a woman who claims to be the last citizen of a lost Utopia.
- Showing as part of the Rave Cinema programme on Friday 26 January, 8pm.
Online screenings
Longing
(written & directed by Courteney Tan, produced by Emily Everdee, Kelly Wong, Shaun Rhodes & Scarlett Mulraine-Simkin)
On the night before her flight home, a Malaysian woman with a secret finds herself on an impromptu date with another woman.
- The film was long-listed for the Iris Prize’s Best British Short and can currently be seen on All4.
Reflection
(directed by David Anderson, written by Aaron Diebelius & produced by Pamela Drameh)
At the crack of dawn in a Kent cafe, a mysterious stranger keeps his eye on an exhausted, worried waitress while he waits to confront her teenage son about the crime he’s just committed.
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(written & directed by Precious Wura Alabi, produced by Dami Adeyeye)
After meeting for an illegal date in a London Laundrette, Zekiel has as long as it takes for the countdown of one full wash cycle to convince Izzy that they just might be perfect for each other.
Girl at Party
(written & directed by Jess O’Kane, produced by Chloe Culpin)
An otherworldly teenage girl confronts the limits of her power when she meets a boy at a house party.
Pillow Chocolate
(written & directed by Charlie Tidmas, produced by Hope Moon)
For trans man Jamie, a one-night stand is more than just sex, it’s a question of self-worth.
