We take a look at the programme for the 64th edition of the BFI London Film Festival and highlight the short films from S/W alums and the features from directors who started in short film.
Watch our pick of the best short films that became features in this playlist including Neill Blomkamp, Billy Bob Thornton & more [last updated June 2022].
A young man from Toronto entangles himself in one of America’s most high-profile police shootings.
Here are the most common mistakes filmmakers make with their short films that stick out like a sore thumb to programmers and curators. Find out how to avoid them.
A young boys visits his grandfather and begins to understand a little about mortality.
Summer camp suddenly becomes very strange for 15 year-old Lizzie when she is forced to play a Holocaust role-play game.
In Karachi, a young street-masseur cannot come to terms with his illness. He convinces his uncle to take a day trip to the beach, desperate for respite. The Arabian sea beckons.
Baby is a queer coming-of-age love story that introduces us to the world of Ali, a Dominican-American teenager from the Bronx, on a Saturday afternoon.
As 14 year-olds Astrid and Issi’s summer vacation is coming to an end, Issi is on a mission: find a guy to hopefully lose her virginity to. During their last night, their friendship will get tested when they meet a couple of guys, and the night doesn’t go according to Issi’s plan.
An uninhibited 10 year old girl faces the social fallout from flashing her class in a recess game gone awry at her strict Catholic school.
