The Prince Charles Cinema

Sleepless Nights [Shorts Programme]

Sleepless Nights [Shorts Programme]

  • 88mins
  • (18)
  • LFF

Tickets Are Only Available via BFI London Film Festival Website from Tuesday 17 September 2024 10:00am.

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These comic tales push the boundaries to make you laugh, cringe and cry.

FILMS IN THE PROGRAMME:

Sylvia
Dive into the 90s and the lives of a group of mean girls as they juggle puberty, heartbreak and superstition.
Director-Screenwriter - Tárá Ayeni
UK - 2023 - 24min

Mosquito Lady
Reproductive rights and Philippine folklore collide when a pregnant teenager seeks help from a neighbour she was warned about.
Director-Screenwriter - Kristine Gerolaga
USA - 2023 - 13min

The Awakening
Intrigued by waking up daily with muddy feet, a clean-living man records himself sleeping, with nightmarish results.
Director - Al Campbell
UK - 2024 - 15min

Outside Noise
When an overwhelmed woman’s sleep ambience app eerily appears to blend with reality, she suspects it has conjured something frightening.
Director - Ethan Evans
UK - 2024 - 8min

Stomach Bug
Feeling invisible and adjusting to life alone, a father faces a disturbing physical unravelling when he discovers something growing inside him.
Director-Screenwriter - Matty Crawford
UK - 2024 - 15min

Dream Creep
A couple are woken in the night to sounds emanating from an unlikely orifice.
Director-Screenwriter - Carlos A.F. Lopez
USA - 2024 - 13min

Content warning: This short film programme contains flashing images, graphic violence, distressing scenes and drug use.

Saturday 19th October