Shorts and Dark Laughs

Synopsis

Weaving through various themes with a blend of humour and sensitivity.

REBELS WITH CAUSE
UK, 2024, 14 mins
Director: Rosie Baldwin

Two rebels embark on a guerrilla gardening mission across London, but meeting the Original Gardeners tests their beliefs and friendship.

UNPRECEDENTED CRIME
UK, 2024, 7 mins
Directors: Samuel Hurlock, Joseph Beverley

Frank and Ollie start their first day in crime, only to find it’s nothing like their favourite movies.

ESSENTIALLY PAINLESS
UK, 2024, 15 mins
Director: Sam Seccombe

When Ella makes an emergency visit to a sexual health clinic, her ludicrous experience leaves her questioning the value of her own voice.

WWJD?
USA, 2024, 14 mins
Director: Dempsey Bryk

Three LA girls drag the body of a man they accidentally ran over through the desert, debating the most politically correct way to dispose of it.

MINISTRY OF JINGLE
New Zealand, 2023, 12 mins
Director: Maddie Dai

At the Ministry of Jingle, new hire Melody faces a tsunami crisis while juggling light-hearted jingles and climate change fears.

SLEEPYHEAD
UK, 2023, 10 mins
Director: Milly Garnier

Chronically ill and imaginative 17-year-old Rae, dreams of escape and revenge while navigating a suffocating bedroom and dismissive friends.