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Whether it’s cutting your own hair, winning the lottery, looking for love or livening up a dull day at work, these uk shorts will cover all your comedy needs.

FILMS IN THE PROGRAMME:

A Twist of Hate
Director- Maddy Shenai
UK - 2025 - 9min
Newlyweds encounter an unusual lawyer who probes their motivations for love.

Date Night
Director- Tanya Reynolds
UK - 2026 - 16min
Danielle and Harry's latest attempt at kinky roleplay shines a discomforting light on what they really want from life.

Laundreams
Director - Amber Gadd, Evie Ward-Drummond
USA - 2026 - 15min
In an empty laundrette manned by 20-year-olds Minnie and Leah, nothing ever happens and nothing ever changes.

Micro Bangs
Director - Iris Breward
UK - 2026 - 5min
A woman starts to spiral as she considers a drastic haircut.

Sweet Bitter Sweet
Director - Nicolee Tsin
UK - 2025 - 9min
After moving to London, a young Chinese woman searches for love while working at a bakery.

The Devil Is In Me
Director - Tia Salisbury
UK - 2026 - 11min
In late 18th-century England, a nightmarish teenager and a rookie reverend lock horns over Sunday school attendance.

A Kind of Purity
Director - Theo Shivdasani
UK - 2026 - 15min
At an art gallery, a disillusioned assistant's pretence of normality is pushed to breaking point when a sudden act takes place.

How To Hide It
Director - Ramla Ali, Richard A. Moore
UK - 2025 - 13min
After winning the lottery, a woman faces tension between dreams of a better life and her deeply held beliefs.