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A selection of animated shorts exploring what connects us to people, the world around us and, most importantly, ourselves.

FILMS IN THE PROGRAMME:

Babyface
Director- Sacha Beeley
UK - 2026 - 6min
Spoon finds a coupon!

Dance of the Spirits
Director- Andreea-Lorena Florea
UK - 2026 - 6min
A young shepherd boy, living in rural Romania, finds more comfort among his sheep than with his dad.

Eyeliner
Director - Aisha Boudjillouli
USA - 2026 - 8min
When two friends receive different receptions to wearing eyeliner, Nina discovers that her journey as a trans girl might not be so easy.

Dummy
Director - Adrian Maganza
UK - 2026 - 7min
Everyone forgets the rescue dummy that's left at the bottom of a swimming pool.

Film Film
Director - Arturs Voblikovs
UK - 2025 - 12min
A print-shop owner with seasonal depression becomes obsessed with copying the life of his new customer.

I Was Kidnapped!
Director - Dhananjay Barangule
UK-Latvia - 2026 - 7min
Dhananjay enjoys recounting stories from his childhood when it slowly starts to dawn on him how they may have affected his mum.

PLEASE
Director - Anna Mantzaris
Sweden-France-Czech Republic - 2026 - 8min
In a big city, several characters looking for affection are plunged into situations that are absurd, comical and moving.

The Bird's Placebo
Director - Rami Jarboui
Tunisia - 2025 - 20min
Told through rotoscope and 3D animation, a young man from a marginalised neighborhood in Tunisia’s capital dreams of crossing the Mediterranean.

The Clouds of Odessa
Director - Luca Arcangeli
Italy - 2026 - 13min
A Ukrainian director thinks about the film, a love story, that she would have liked to make but that she may never be able to..