First Time Filmmakers & Student Shorts - Young Hearts, Run Free

Midlands Premiere - A director plans to make a viral video in order to get famous. Alongside his assistant, Pepsi, the two attempt to film a local man who thinks he can control birds. Pigeonman doesn't think he can control birds. He knows it. As time progresses and the director's nasty true intentions show, Pepsi begins to have a change of heart, eventually joining Pigeonman in his strange hobby.

A young man is forced to confront feelings of self-rejection and isolation as he struggles to express his love for his best friend. ‘UBIQUITOUS’ is a short film that blends music, visual poetry and an emotionally grounded performance to tell the story of a young man battling with internalised homophobia and unrequited love.

A short drama film about a young woman who must find a way to accept her loneliness in order to feel connected to the world.

Josh finds himself struggling with his mental health. He's trapped in a broken healthcare system, desperate for help from an under-resourced Doctor, struggling with their own empathy fatigue.

Thirty years after the death of her infant son, Agnes Ambrose invites her two estranged children, John and Giselle, to share a final meal. Over the course of the evening, she reveals her decision to end her life.

UK Premiere - A ten-year-old boy insists his red plastic bucket contains his pet wave.

On a crisp autumn afternoon, two best friends embark on a walk through the countryside, engaging in their usual playful banter and deep conversations about love, life, and the uncertainty of the future.

While down at the seaside, a father attempts to build the beginnings of a new relationship with his son.

Alma is in her twenties and has ADHD. Among hives she feels perfectly comfortable as she

learnt to manage her neurodiversity in that situation over the years.