With UK's leading short film festival forced online, we dive into the Encounters 2020 programme and take a look at what the festival has to offer this year - including some new films from some old S/W favourites
A lonely young man with body dysmorphia believes that he’s too ugly to date. One day, he receives a disturbing supernatural vision about a way that he can get with the girl of his dreams.
A girl comes back home to an oppressive living room and throws up acrobats in front of her family.
It's calm and peaceful above the clouds. But chaos lurks in the distance and each night, it draws closer.
A hopeful human tale of mythological proportions shot on location in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
A NBA hopeful is determined to transform his character for a chance at making it to the big leagues.
In an effort to avoid deportation, Vicky Chavez, a young immigrant woman from Honduras, has sought sanctuary along with her two daughters in a church in Salt Lake City.
A young woman juggles between the mundane and the extraordinary in an attempt to leave her NYC apartment.
Patte and Randa Starr are hell-bent on happiness. After overcoming a dark past, these sisters are committed to living out the childhood they never had.
Numerous S/W Alums have features at the festival this year. We revisit their featured shorts, and tease their upcoming full-lengths.
