2021 SHORT(ER) FILM COMPETITION

Sunday 21 March |  Session at 1.30pm followed by Q&A

THE DARING YOUNG GIRL ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE

An alchemy between extreme disability and expansive creativity. The life artist Nancy Willis was forced to lead has freed her to experience the world in a unique and mesmerising way.

​Directed by Nina Ross | 2020 | UK| 38:45 minutes 

FINE

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A family's peaceful car journey on the way through the desert is shattered when a father demands they listen to his favourite song.

​Directed by Maya Yadlin | 2020 | Israel | 9:00 minutes 

ANATOMY OF A CROOKED SPINE
A ballerina maps out the process of her spinal fusion surgery in dance.
Directed by Kate Morrison | 2020 | UK | 3:12 minutes

INNER SELF

A strict attendant provides the surprising inspiration to create a beautiful new piece of music.
Directed by Mohammad Hormozi  | 2019 | Iran | 15 minutes

MIND YERSEL

Dundee is the suicide capital of Scotland. This moving film is a cry from the heart for change. Reach out. Talk to each other. You are not alone.

​Directed by Bonnie MacRae | 2020 | UK | 3 minutes

SAEED

An immigrant father tries to protect his daughter from harsh reality, even if it means lying to her.

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Directed by Joan Stein Schimke | 2019 | United States | 13 mins 

VENI ETIAM (I SHALL COME AGAIN)

You have to be special to be a gondolier. Discover ancient and new secrets of an unknown Venice.
Directed by Alex Hai and Mahtab Mansour | 2021 | France | 9 mins  

MAGICLAND

Jenny Mayers is the first black woman to be invited into the Magic Circle, the world's premier magic society. A celebration of personality, magic and joy.
​Directed by Celia Willis and Emily Stein | 2019 | UK | 3 mins  

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