That’s a wrap on our Short of the Week series for 2022. Let’s take a moment to look back on some of the amazing shorts and filmmakers we featured on our online showcase.
10. SMASH AND GRAB | Written, Produced & Directed by NEIL LINPOW
Four women race a ticking clock across a bustling city, readying themselves for the ultimate Smash and Grab showdown.
9. PETRICHOR | Directed by Louis-Jack | Written by Kenneth Emson | Produced by Morgan Faverty
A washed up, former wunderkind of the snooker world has one last chance to revive his career. Battling with addiction and the ghosts of his past, there is more at stake than just the score.
8. MIDNIGHT DELIVERY | Written & Directed by Nathan Crooker | Produced by Nathan Crooker, Jake Silbermann, Mayumi Tatsuta
When a mysterious gift is delivered to an unsuspecting woman’s door at the stroke of midnight she unleashes a sinister evil from within.
8. true value | Directed and Produced by Alix Austin
| Written by Keir Siewert
A university student with an unusual part-time job collides with her tightly wound client in this beautifully dark crime thriller.
7. THANK YOU SO MUCH | Written & Directed by TOMASZ FRYMORGEN | Produced by TOMASZ FRYMORGEN & BRIANNA FERGUSON
It’s 8pm on a Thursday evening and the Clap for Carers is about to begin. Two neighbours battle it out to be the loudest, most grateful and most virtuous residents on the street - until someone finally calls them out. Will they swallow their pride and apologise, or will they silence the upstart who’s dared to embarrass them?
6. LOVE YA LIKE POISON! | Directed by Max Azulay & Rosie Yadid | Written by Rosie Yadid | Produced by Sarah Epstein & Rosie Yadid
Twenty-something Louise returns to NYC after university abroad. She is reunited with her firecracker of a Jewish mother, Nadine, and their relationship seems to pick up right where it left off.
While Nadine wants her back for good, Lou is desperately trying not to get too comfortable. When she reveals news of her engagement, old wounds are reopened as Nadine reveals secrets about her own failed marriage.
5. BULLDOG | Written & Directed by Kieran Stringfellow
| Produced by Tasha Williams
After spending the night in a cell, a rough sleeper has a score to settle.
3. VISKAR I VINDEN | Written & Directed by James Newman | PRODUCED BY James Newman & Harry Newman
Matilda is a forensic investigator gathering evidence at a crime scene, where an elderly man's body lies dead, gruesomely murdered by an unknown person.
It seems just another day on the job, and Matilda is told by the detective to get things done, though Matilda seems eager to take the detective role herself. When the corpse decides to communicate posthumously with the investigators in an unusual, decidedly earthy way, Matilda takes it upon herself to do some investigation on her own.
2. SAFEKEEPING | Written & Directed by DAVID YORKE
Produced by DAVID YORKE & PHIL BEASTALL
Young teen Jessica and her kid brother Charlie are setting out on a journey. They leave behind a dark, unsettling home life and set out into the larger world with few belongings. The countryside they travel through is idyllic, stretching out around them in a pastoral, seemingly peaceful expanse. Together, they make a stop at a place they once enjoyed in simpler, happier times. But all is not what it seems, both in the world and between the siblings, as they embark on a trip that will change their lives forever.
1. embers | Written, Produced & Directed by Tom Ganley
Alice sits alone at a restaurant, waiting for her date to arrive… Doesn’t sound like an interesting synopsis, but don’t be fooled by it. Embers is an emotionally complex film, winning multiple awards at film festival this past April for best screenplay, best performance in a drama & best first time filmmaker.
Honourable Mentions
Even though these films didn’t make our Top 10 we still think they’re pretty great and well worth a watch.
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