Animate The Imagination features:
DIVVY: A VOODOOVILLE SHORT FILM
Dir. Nova Chimera
The anxious and timid Spex sits alone, venting his frustrations to the camera. During one of his manic rants, the film takes a surreal turn when Spex realises who he has been talking to this entire time.
FOR YOU
Dir. Luca Paulli
An intimate letter from father to son, capturing a summer day in a Peckham park, tracing lines of wonder, dread, and cross-cultural parenting, the project carries a universal and resonating message.
THE DEER
Dir. Baran Sedighian
After a close encounter with a hunter, a wounded deer attempts to return to his old life.
POCKET PRINCESS
Dir. Olivia Loccisano
A young girl must take part in a dangerous task in order to complete her doll collection.
WHAT I’M HIDING FROM YOU
Dir. Conor Devlin-Powell
A short semi-animated experimental horror film about masking neurodivergence.
THE OLD YOUNG CROW
Dir. Liam LoPinto
An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
HOME OFFICE
Dirs. Endre Lund Eriksen, Daniel Damm
During lockdown, 10-year-old Lilly must stay at home and take care of her mother. When gossip about her home situation threatens to get out at school, help comes from where she least expects it.
PACIFIER
Dir. Xiaoxuan Han
The director invited six people of different ages to talk about their fears, and then tried to comfort them with pacifiers. What are the different kinds of pacifiers we create once we leave the cradle?
Love Hearts In Motion features:
NOT HEARD
Dir. Jazmín Caratini
A woman goes to the movies and finds herself in a very uncomfortable situation, leading to an encounter that will change her life forever.
ESSEX GIRLS
Dir. Yero Timi-Biu
Flipping the ‘Essex Girl’ trope, this coming-of-age film explores Black British girlhood and magical female friendships in 2009 Essex.
GOODBYE TRAIN
Dir. Chioma Ejimofo
Following a sudden breakup with her partner that results in isolation between herself and her friends, Bea, a 20-something university student, takes the train home.
MAN>CODE
Dir. Adrian Gardner
A hook up becomes an ordeal for computer techie Lucas when he invites Theo around for what he thought would be no-strings-attached fun.
FINE DINING
Dir. Werner Vivier
Fatima and Luke’s date risks taking a turn for the worse, when a debate over what kinds of cuisines should be considered ‘fine dining’ arises.
NOW AND THEN
Dir. Harris Alvi
While moving house, a middle-aged Muslim woman finds a box of old tapes filled with the memories of her husband’s previous relationship and becomes increasingly obsessed.
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