Short Sighted Cinema was founded in 2013 by Kate Williamson and Gem Carmella over a shared love of short film. Now run by screen actor and producer, Gem Carmella the company continues to be a recognised home for British short film with cutting-edge programming and exciting events.

Our annual BIFA-qualifying festival The Shortest Nights is celebrated for showcasing the best in up-and-coming British filmmaking talent. As a submission-based festival, our curation is dynamic and evolves year or year to reflect concerns, interests and filmmaking innovation as it emerges. Therefore meaning our festival is on the pulse of what’s new and exciting in up-and-coming British filmmaking.

We regularly work with other organisations, and are also delighted to appear as panelists and share our experiences as programmers. Previous collaborations and events have included work with London Short Film Festival, BFI future film festival, LOCO, The British Council and an annual short film commission with Talkies Community Cinema and HERE Suburban Film Festival.

We also co-conceived and helped source filmmaking teams for The Monster Monologues project with Hackney based charity, Ministry of Stories. This project introduced young writers aged 13-14 to the art of short film and resulted in the creation of 6 short monologue-based films with an all star cast. The films were premiered at Hackney Picture House and are available to watch here.

We are always keen to collaborate with arts and cultural organisations and can curate specific short film focused programmes or activities for adult or family audiences on request.