TPFF: May 2020 Official Selections

After receiving a record number of submissions in a single month, our jury has put forward the following films.


official selections

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Home Stream

Directed by Giulia Gandini & Lily Blackham

Lily has been homeless for a year and a half. We gave her a phone to tell us her story.

HOME STREAM is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category


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BULL DOG

Directed by Kieran Stringfellow

After spending the night in a cell, a rough sleeper has a score to settle.

BULLDOG is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category


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SWITCH

Directed by Desiree Faust, Stefana D. Brancastle

A dark love letter to the critic, from the artist. ‘Switch’...the one who is both slave and master…(in BDSM), questions the limits imposed on filmmakers.

SWITCH is an Official Selection in the Sponsored Category


finalists

Micro-Budget

  • EXHAUSTED directed by Chester Briscall-Harvey

  • A PRESENT FOR A GOOD GIRL directed by Stephanie Upsall

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Low Budget

  • MOONSHINE directed by Tom Sands

  • OUTSIDERS directed by Grace Parry

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Sponsored

  • SILENT MOVIE directed by Melo Viana

  • TINDERBOX directed by Rickey Larke

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Semi-Finalists

  • 2:40 TO LONDON directed by Gavin Irvine

  • THE COSMONAUT directed by Sami Abdul-Razzak

  • THE DEAL directed by Stuart Black &George Felner

  • (DIS)CONNECTED directed by Sophia Dabizha & Boris Bosilkov

  • EXTRA directed by Kioumars Ahmadi

  • THE FERALS directed by Stefan Ruiz

  • HUGS directed by Harry Plowden

  • JITTERS directed by Sara Jordan

  • LIGHTS OUT directed by Ben Walden

  • PLAYING WITH FIRE directed by Kevin Tsai

  • STRANGE directed by Cameron Carr

  • THIRTY FOR AN EIGHT directed by Oliver Ward

  • WELL MEANING PEOPLE directed by Charlie Brades-Price


WHAT SETS THE PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL APART?

✔️ Win £1,000 in funding for your next short film

✔️ Free feedback w/ every submission

✔️ Categories based on budget vs genre