THE SHORTEST NIGHTS 2023

BIFA qualifying The Shortest Nights film festival returned for 2023 with four new cutting-edge short film programmes. Celebrating the best in British filmmaking across two dates in London: an afternoon at the brand new Sidcup Storyteller and an evening at the iconic Rich Mix.

Full programme details below.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

The Shortest Nights Film Festival - DAY 1 @ Sidcup Storyteller 3rd September

11:30AM - LOST AND FOUND (80MIN)

Heartwarming and impactful intergenerational dramas from across the UK, exploring the power and pull of human connections. (UK, Drama)

• The Day of The Sun Dog - Dir. Andy McLeod (10:43)
• South Facing - Dir. Reneque Samuels (10:40)
• Hello, Muscles - Dir. Marnie Baxter (14:11)
• NIA - Dir. Chantelle Ampomah Aboraah (15:14)
• I HAVE HEARD YOU CALLING IN THE NIGHT - Dir. Paul Bertellotti (13:29)
• Saving Art - Dir. Remi R.M. Moses (15)

1:30PM - AWKWARD (70MIN)

A fun-filled comedy programme celebrating all those odd encounters and awkward moments in life. (UK, Comedy)

• Tall Dark and Handsome - Dir. Sam Baron (13:59)
• Linda - Dir. Joe Lycett (7:48)
• Smoking in Public - Dir. Stelios Kouk (4:34)
• Smoking Dolphins - Dir. Sean Lyons (7:26)
• The Snip - Dir. Ben S. Hyland (9:59)
• Placenta Pâté - Dir. Tia Salisbury (12:33)
• Period drama - Dir. Evie Fehilly (13:11)

3:15PM - NOT AS WE KNOW IT (75MIN)

Otherworldly tales and alternate realities are enriched with cinematic flair and entertaining and gripping storytelling. (UK, Drama and Animation with Fantasy and Sci-fi elements)

• The Painter and The Poet - Dir Dan Thorburn (14:50)
• It’s Dog To Make A Houseplant if You're Sandwich - Dir. Olivia Waring (12:45)
• Itching - Dir. Catherine Marriott-Brown (7:41)
• Another Dead Sailor - Dir. Jack Lennard Willoughby (9:34)
• The Well - Dir. Peter Stanley-Ward (8:35)
• Carrion - Dir. YVONNE ZHANG (21:38)

DAY 1 DAY PASS @ SIDCUP STORYTELLER

Day Pass

Join us for a day of ferociously good filmmaking! From drama and comedy showcases to otherworldly tales of fantasy and sci-fi.

DAY 2 DOUBLE BILL @ RICH MIX

Join us for a night of ferociously good filmmaking followed by networking drinks.

PART 1: DRAMATIC TENSION (70MIN)

Fierce and thrilling female-led dramas. Expect tense, entertaining and gripping twists and turns! (UK, Drama)

Curiosa - Dir. Tessa Moult-Milewska (9:30)
Measure - Dir. Helen Simmons, Julia Cranney (13)
X to X - Dir. Lily Gwynne-Thomas (13:44)
Ceres - Dir. Amelia Sears (14:32)
Twofold - Dir Ella Greenwood (18:38)

INTERMISSION

PART 2: COMIC RELIEF (68MIN)

Blood-curdlingly funny comedy with joyfully silly elements of laugh out loud horror and sci-fi. (UK, Comedy)

Rhyme or Die - Dir. Max Lincoln (10:52)
Round Robin - Dir. Jessica Morris (11:14)
There’s Something Wrong with Chris & Liv - Dir. Louisa Harris, Daniel Rands (13:19)
Falling Out - Dir. Alex Baro (10:20)
RoButler - Dir. James Button (5:37)
spag bol - Dir. BRICK (11.46)
Hack - Dir. Ben Mallaby (4:05)

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