2026 Short Film Competition

Sunday 20 March | Picture House| Doors 6:20 PM | Session 6:50 PM | End 9:30 PM

Sixteen short films followed by Q&A with filmmakers and festival awards ceremony

WE'RE ALL BLACK DOWN HERE

Dir: James William Mellors | 2024 | UK | 15 mins | 12A

In 1950s Britain, a black miner fights against racism down the pit.

SHARDS OF LIGHT

Dir: Beckie Valentine | 2026 | UK | 3 mins | PG

Landscape, light, and a special hillside spot.

Calderdale Short Film

PAULA SAYS HI

Dir: James Thompson | 2024 | UK | 14 mins | PG | Documentary

Paul/Paula discusses their disability and the joy of gender euphoria

SCATTER

Dir: Abi Timmins | 2025 | UK | 3 mins | 12A
A woman tackles the long route to honour her father's dying wish.

Calderdale Short Film

INTERMITTENT & CONTINUOUS

Dir: Olivia Hird | 2025 | UK | 11 mins | PG | Documentary

In a Peak District quarry, Rita inspects machines through sight and sound

GOSSIP/CLECS

Dir: Harri Shanahan | 2024 | UK | 2 mins | 12A | Animation | Welsh with subtitles

A fascinated train guard gossips about two older women on their train-honeymoon.

WONDER

Dir: Mark Currie | 2025 | United Kingdom | 9 mins | 12A

A young girl searches Todmorden for proof of alien life.

Calderdale Short Film

ANNIE & BILL

Dir: Rosy Carrick | 2026 | UK | 3 mins | PG | Documentary

Nearing ninety, Norman Leaver reflects WWII and his parents.

Calderdale Short Film

HOW FAST CAN YOU EAT A PICKLED EGG?

Dir: Daniel England | 2025 | UK | 13 mins | 12A | Documentary

The Cock Tavern plays host to a quirky tradition: the pickled egg eating competition.
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OF ALL THE THINGS

Dir: Steff Lee | 2025 | UK | 8 mins | 12A | Animation

A mother-daughter bond is tested by a hoarding disorder.

IN TANDEM

Dir: Rayyah McCaul | 2026 | UK | 3 mins | PG | Documentary

A tender, uplifting glimpse into the shared joys of tandem cycling.

Calderdale Short Film

MOTHER DAUGHTER

Dir: Greta Santagata | 2025 | UK | 4 mins | 12A

An invite to reflect on how we approach the end-of-life.

Calderdale Short Film

THE SILENCE OF THE LAND

Dir: Katie Amos | 2026 | UK | 3 mins | PG | Documentary

Sheep farmers working and waiting on the hills of Calderdale.

Calderdale Short Film

WUTHERING HEARTS

Dir: Laura Jayne Hodkin | 2025 | UK | 3 mins | 12A | Animation

On the windswept Yorkshire moors, emo teen Helena navigates a turbulent journey of love.

GATHERED LIGHT

Dir: Megan Laura Booth | 2026 | UK | 3 mins | PG | Documentary

An artist creates unseen cyanotypes from foraged valley foliage.

Calderdale Short Film