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Dan Turner | drama | London | 9 min
published 19 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 39 members
Are you really so sure that it is just the pipes? A short film based around the universal fear of what lingers in the dark.
A Day Out With Gwyn
Keri Collins and Paul West | drama | Wales | 10 min
published 24 Mar 09
       
 average rating from 1 member
What does your grandad know about girls?
A Fairytale Of Forgotten Things
Toby Meakins | drama | London | 4 min
published 02 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 42 members
Have you ever stumbled upon something you'd long since forgotten about?
A Plastic Toy Dinosaur
Benjamin Stevens | drama | London | 9 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 34 members
A day out with Dad turns into a lesson in life.
About A Girl
Brian Percival | drama | North West | 9 min
published 30 Jan 07
       
 average rating from 47 members
As a girl relates stories about her ordinary teenage life, there is an uncomfortable sense of sadness underlying her easygoing tales.
Accident
James Leech | drama | London | 10 min
published 18 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 39 members
A person lies dying in a London street. Can you help?
Almost Strangers
Sarah Walker | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 29 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 32 members
One night in the lives of four very different people.
Always Crashing In The Same Car
Duncan Wellaway | drama | London | 12 min
published 01 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 18 members
A wrong turn in the middle of the night tips the balance of power between two influential men in a way that will change their relationship forever.
Ambrosia
Neil Hodgkinson & Robert Darcy | drama | London | 9 min
published 23 May 07
       
 average rating from 11 members
A young girl steals some milk from a doorstep and feeds it to her teddy.
Ana
Mariana Magnavita | drama | London | 10 min
published 15 Sep 06
       
 average rating from 20 members
The story of a girl's awkward coming-of-age in rural Brazil.
Ashes
Corinna Faith | drama | London | 10 min
published 02 Dec 05
       
 average rating from 52 members
An estranged father takes his young son up to Liverpool to perform a family duty.
Ashes In The Sand
Anthony Laverty | drama | North East | 8 min
published 06 Jan 05
       
 average rating from 11 members
A mother attempts to bridge lost connections with her children on a day out at the beach.
At the End of the Sentence
Marisa Zanotti | drama | Scotland | 9 min
published 11 May 07
       
 average rating from 7 members
A darkly comic Christmas story by Scottish writer David Greig.
Attack
Timothy Smith | drama | London | 8 min
published 29 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 39 members
Things are not always as Black & White as they appear.
Avow
Tony O'Reilly | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 4 min
published 09 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 25 members
The short film Avow was made by a killer. It is a confession.
Beautiful!
Rajiv Mohite | drama | London15 sec
published 27 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 44 members
An unusual incident with a man who is beautiful and who believes that life is beautiful.
Belly Button
David Hewitt | drama | London | 10 min
published 21 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 34 members
Six strangers are drawn together at one moment, and their lives are changed forever.
Bent Double
Anton Short | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 2 min
published 03 Apr 07
       
 average rating from 17 members
One woman's struggle against the inevitability of life. Will she make the ultimate sacrifice to follow her dream?
Berocca
Martin Taylor | drama | North West | 13 min
published 17 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 10 members
A disabled salesman and his autistic son travel the backroads of Northern England.
Between Us
S. Mork & C. Christensen | drama | London | 9 min
published 05 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 29 members
By coincidence two children meet, and through layers of glass they establish an unforgettable moment between them.
Big Girl, Little Girl
Amelia Hann | drama | London | 10 min
published 19 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 13 members
Seven-year-old Lucy is in love with her uncle. Then, one evening he brings an unexpected guest to dinner: his girlfriend.
Black Day To Freedom
Rob Chiu | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 4 min
published 04 Apr 07
       
 average rating from 22 members
A bright sunny day. A happy family. Suddenly everything turns to chaos, loss and tragedy...
Blind Man's Alley
Tony Kelly | drama | East Midlands | 7 min
published 15 Aug 08
       
 average rating from 8 members
8 Games. 11 Deaths. Game 9 begins.
Bus Root
Hannah Holland | drama | London | 12 min
published 19 Jun 07
       
 average rating from 9 members
The universal experience of riding the top deck of a London bus unfolds through the lives and eyes of South London school kids, rude boys and appalled from middle England.
Cannon Fodder
Stephen Crilly | drama | Northern Ireland | 10 min
published 30 Jan 06
       
 average rating from 18 members
A case of mistaken identity plunges a young couple into a frantic race against time to survive.
Care
Corinna Faith | drama | London | 19 min
published 07 Feb 07
       
 average rating from 22 members
Mali, a home help, gives good care... but Archie, a cantankerous old bigot, is reluctant to accept it.
Chaingangs
Scott Mann | drama | North West | 4 min
published 21 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 14 members
A sceptical businessman dismisses a strange chain email as mumbo jumbo...
Cheese Makes You Dream
Kara Miller | drama | London | 5 min
published 04 Apr 06
       
 average rating from 39 members
A day in the life of Jim O’Connor – an acutely lonely pensioner with high hopes and a subscription to a Golden Oldie dating service.
Cherries
Tom Harper | drama | London | 14 min
published 28 May 09
       
 average rating from 8 members
A class of teenage schoolboys have a lesson they will never forget.
Christmas Merry
Robin Baker | drama | South West | 3 min
published 16 Dec 05
       
 average rating from 36 members
Julia and Jim are dreaming of a white Christmas...
Clutch
Carol Stevens | drama | South West | 5 min
published 15 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 14 members
An exploration of the cusp between childhood and adulthood with a girl, a pony and mutant eggs.
Cocoon
Hana Tsutsumi | drama | | 12 min
published 02 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 2 members
A toddler is trapped in her home with her dead mother.
Connecting
Dan Turner | drama | North West | 7 min
published 03 Apr 07
       
 average rating from 29 members
An over-crowded bus in rush-hour traffic is no-one's idea of fun, but that’s just the beginning of Gaz’s problems…
Cotopaxi
Zack Copping | drama | Scotland | 13 min
published 28 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 19 members
Alistair is reunited with his long-lost sister who lives in a commune in the Highlands.
Cregan
Steve North | drama | South East | 10 min
published 11 Nov 08
       
 average rating from 19 members
"Watch and learn."
Cubs
Tom Harper | drama | London | 9 min
published 24 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 73 members
A gang of inner city kids have discovered a dark new sport...urban fox hunting.
Daddy's Girl
Tom Marshall & Matt Rozdoba | drama | North East | 10 min
published 05 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 10 members
A hopeless father attempts to rebuild his relationship with his estranged daughter
Dawn
Shreepali Patel | drama | Wales | 10 min
published 11 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 15 members
As their mother sleeps, two children take advantage of a fleeting moment of freedom.
Deadlands
Brian Drysdale | drama | Northern Ireland | 8 min
published 11 Sep 06
       
 average rating from 8 members
A dark tale of hope even in the direst circumstances.
Déjà Voodoo
Zadoc Nava | drama | London | 3 min
published 27 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 26 members
A haunting story of a man who has a premonition of what the future holds in store for him.
Dipper
PJ Harling | drama | South East | 10 min
published 11 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 22 members
Never judge a book by its cover.
Do Armed Robbers Have Love Affairs?
Brian Kirk | drama | Northern Ireland | 8 min
published 20 Oct 05
       
 average rating from 34 members
Two armed robbers share emotions as they contemplate the risk of a bank robbery.
Double Take
Toa Stappard | drama | South West | 4 min
published 23 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 53 members
What goes around comes around.
Dragonfly
Kim Albright | drama | London | 5 min
published 10 Feb 09
       
 average rating from 6 members
A story of a young boy who sets himself free from his troubles at home.
Echoes
Rob Brown | drama | South West | 11 min
published 06 May 09
       
 average rating from 8 members
A female sex trafficker faces an unexpected moral dilemma.
Eel Girl
Paul Campion | drama | | 5 min
published 21 Jul 09
       
 average rating from 8 members
In a military laboratory, a scientist has become obsessed with the half-human, half-eel creature he’s studying. When she beckons him to her, it’s the call of a siren...
Elephant Palm Tree
Kara Miller | drama | London | 10 min
published 23 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 14 members
When a menopausal Miss Jamaica is shat on by an elephant, she decides to ask her cheating husband for a divorce.
Endgame
Andrew Greener | drama | Northern Ireland | 18 min
published 08 Dec 05
       
 average rating from 33 members
A kindly school teacher, becomes unwittingly involved in a paramilitary street battle.
Envy
Sam Hendi | drama | London | 4 min
published 26 Jan 09
       
 average rating from 10 members
Who can you trust?
Euston Road
Toa Stappard | drama | London | 7 min
published 09 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 35 members
Always follow the money.
Fables of Forgotten Things
Toby Meakins | drama | London | 16 min
published 11 Sep 08
       
 average rating from 14 members
A mysterious drifter and his young friend must save a frightened, forgetful old lady from a memory eating ghost...
Family Portrait
Rob Brown | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 4 min
published 25 Jan 06
       
 average rating from 22 members
A terrified mother calls emergency services when her estranged husband turns up on their driveway with a gun.
Feeder
Camille Griffin | drama | London | 10 min
published 28 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 41 members
Pam likes to help her sick father eat his dinner. Or does she?
Fence
Matthew Murdoch | drama | South West | 3 min
published 09 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 14 members
Secure or insecure? It depends what side of the fence you're on.
Field
Duane Hopkins | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 18 Oct 05
       
 average rating from 26 members
A study in everyday violence.
Fight
Lewis Metcalfe | drama | North West | 09 min
published 25 Feb 09
       
 average rating from 6 members
A study of the curiosity and anxieties young males face regarding violence.
First To See The Sun
Joe Tunmer | drama | South East | 9 min
published 14 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 10 members
A relationship is put to the test in front of a worldwide online audience.
From Here To Eternity
Alison Edgar | drama | London15 sec
published 26 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 32 members
Exploring our changing relationship with birthdays as the years roll by.
Fruit Loop
Joe Magee | drama | South West | 8 min
published 28 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 15 members
It's man against machine.
Going Back
Conal Percy | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 14 min
published 17 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 16 members
Douglas returns home after his father dies in mysterious circumstances.
Gone
Matthew Thompson | drama | South East | 9 min
published 22 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 18 members
Whilst in a druken stupor at a teenage party, a boy is witness to a horrific event.
Good luck Jeffrey Brown
Christian Debney | drama | London | 11 min
published 06 Sep 07
       
 average rating from 14 members
A young man decides to take refuge in a nuclear bunker situated in his back garden to escape WW3
Growing
David Alexander | drama | London | 10 min
published 11 Jul 07
       
 average rating from 8 members
Everything can change in a day.
Half Naked
Michael Keillor | drama | London | 5 min
published 20 Jan 05
       
 average rating from 19 members
A racist discovers that colour is only skin deep.
Hard Labour
Oliver Krimpas | drama | South East | 10 min
published 08 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 27 members
Two women fall pregnant by the same man, but who will be left holding the baby?
Haunted Boneyard
Simon Davies | drama | London | 3 min
published 19 Apr 06
       
 average rating from 25 members
A dark tale of survival of the fittest.
Highrise
Gabrielle Russell | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 4 min
published 19 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 35 members
A woman, a baby, a sacrifice.
Horseplay
Simon Burrill | drama | London | 3 min
published 08 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 22 members
An atmospheric moment of madness.
Hotel Infinity
Amanda Boyle | drama | London | 10 min
published 28 Feb 07
       
 average rating from 27 members
What happens when an hotel of infinite rooms suddenly becomes full?
I Love You
Tristan Versluis | drama | London | 5 min
published 11 Feb 09
       
 average rating from 8 members
Love is tough; bear this in mind before offering your heart.
I Stood Up
James Willis & Lucy Tcherniak | drama | London | 3 min
published 28 Apr 09
       
 average rating from 10 members
Living with the guilt that arises from an act of courtesy.
If Not Now, When?
Akash Lockmun &
Nilesh Bell-Gorsia
| drama | London | 10 min
published 28 Aug 09
       
 average rating from 3 members
Daniel is another one of those kids who, like thousands dreams of becoming a professional footballer. On a very ordinary Saturday his journey takes a sudden and very tragic turn.
Indians
Sam Hearn & Richard Penfold | drama | South West | 6 min
published 16 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 40 members
Indians is the final statement of elderly war veteran Jim.
Isolation 9
Jo Ho | drama | London | 11 min
published 07 Sep 07
       
 average rating from 11 members
An unlikely friendship that develops between a sick teenaged girl stuck in an isolation ward and the janitor who has his cigarette break on the fire escape overlooking her room.
Journey Man
Dictynna Hood | drama | Wales | 13 min
published 02 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 16 members
A stowaway refugee from war torn Sierra Leone arrives in Wales at Christmas time.
Kissing, Tickling & Being Bored
Jim McRoberts | drama | Scotland | 19 min
published 21 Apr 09
       
 average rating from 2 members
Maddy is fifteen and everything in her life feels dead. She wants to feel something, anything, just as long as it’s real.
Lap
Meloni Poole | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 14 min
published 02 Aug 06
       
 average rating from 23 members
A tender modern love story set in the world of lap-dancing which brings a new spin to the saying 'love is blind.'
Lard
Ornette Spenceley | drama | London | 6 min
published 04 Oct 05
       
 average rating from 29 members
Jake longs to play football with the bigger boys in the street.
Laters
Jillian Li-Sue | drama | London | 10 min
published 01 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 27 members
The harrowing story of Macy, a teenage girl leading an all too adult life.
Lazy Eye
Carol Stevens | drama | South West | 6 min
published 16 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 16 members
A twisted fragment of 1960s pebbledash suburbia, about a young girl who sees too much.
Le Weekend
Timothy Smith | drama | London | 14 min
published 23 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 20 members
A young, cynical French film student comes to London for the weekend to make a film project for his course.
Learning To Drown
Paul Harrison | drama | North East | 7 min
published 14 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 14 members
A monologue of reflection as a woman looks back on her past with both pain and happiness.
Leaving
Martin Scanlan | drama | London | 2 min
published 27 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 16 members
Sometimes we all know when it's time to leave.
Leila
Ian Dodds | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 12 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 9 members
Leila, a ten-year-old Iranian girl seeking asylum travels to Britain.
Liar
China Moo-Young | drama | London | 10 min
published 05 Dec 07
       
 average rating from 15 members
Four characters, a drag queen, a city boy, a lad and a loner are all uttering falsehoods, inflated fibs, and tragic untruths... nobody knows who's telling the truth because everyone it seems is a LIAR.
Life Cycle
Tom Mansfield | experimental | South West | 4 min
published 20 Jan 09
       
 average rating from 1 member
In life, the path to success is bumpy and full of obstacles.
Light 'Em Up
Phil Stoole and Damien Wasylkiw | drama | London | 2 min
published 09 Jul 07
       
 average rating from 13 members
The end is nigh. Chill out.
Limbo
Lewie Kerr | drama | London | 9 min
published 24 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 10 members
A man working two dead end jobs has plans to change his life forever. The only problem is he can’t find them.
Looters
Farren Blackburn | drama | London | 14 min
published 03 Aug 05
       
 average rating from 33 members
Only when faced with death does 16-year-old Craig begin to contemplate life.
Lou-Lou Lives Here
Hazel Grian | drama | South West | 3 min
published 18 May 05
       
 average rating from 24 members
Should we fear for ten year-old Lou-Lou as she walks along a country lane, alone?
Love Me Or Leave Me Alone
Duane Hopkins | drama | West Midlands | 15 min
published 27 Apr 06
       
 average rating from 23 members
A study in the articulations and limitations of first love.
Ma Boy
Amy Neil | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 12 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 9 members
A sexy and claustrophobic love triangle in a Scottish seaside town.
Meat
Peter Blach | drama | London | 13 min
published 03 Apr 07
       
 average rating from 7 members
Umut turns the meat behind the grill, but his thoughts are elsewhere. How long before his life falls apart?
Message Storm
Toby Meakins | drama | London | 9 min
published 22 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 14 members
A grieving woman questions what lies beyond life when she recieves a undeveloped photograph.
Midnight
Marc Price | drama | Wales | 14 min
published 05 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 62 members
Three people discover that they are going going to die in a nuclear attack.
Milk
Peter Mackie Burns | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 18 Jan 07
       
 average rating from 19 members
Bath time fun turns serious for Nan and reluctant granddaughter.
Mirrors
Jonathan Stewart | drama | South East | 11 min
published 05 Sep 08
       
 average rating from 5 members
In the middle of nowhere, a lone man begins a mysterious ritual.
Missed
Guy Ducker | drama | London | 4 min
published 29 Aug 08
       
 average rating from 22 members
Will is surprised when his colleague Emma passes the café window – he’d been told that she’d died while on holiday.
Missing
Graham Eatough | drama | Scotland | 12 min
published 27 Aug 09
       
 average rating from 2 members
The stories we tell ourselves when we just don’t know.
Mist Call
Brendan McNamee | drama | London | 2 min
published 21 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 8 members
Why doesn’t his girlfriend answer her phone? A man takes a fag break from the office to work out the options.
Mockingbird
Joe Tunmer | drama | South East | 15 min
published 08 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 10 members
A cinematic journey through a young girl's memories of her last summer with her father.
Mono
Richard Smith | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 26 members
When Emily's quiet life is disrupted by a noisy musician moving in next door, the outcome is far from muted.
New Boots
Simon Edwards | drama | South West | 15 min
published 08 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 10 members
Susan and her children struggle to build a new life as Mitch tries to manipulate them into coming home.
Night After Night
Alex Paterakis | drama | London | 6 min
published 03 Jun 09
       
 average rating from 4 members
Sam is homeless and weather-torn. He isolates himself in his own thoughts, drifting further into his mind and away from reality, becoming a gaunt creature of the night.
Night Train
Derville Quigley | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 8 min
published 23 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 8 members
A young deaf boxer is absorbed in a colourful world of aggression.
Nits
Harry Wootliff | drama | Yorkshire & Humber | 10 min
published 18 Jul 06
       
 average rating from 37 members
Seven-year-old James has nits and wants his mum to check his head, but his mum has other things on her mind.
No Man's Land
Clara Glynn | drama | Scotland | 9 min
published 20 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 8 members
When parents go to war children suffer collateral damage.
No Ordinary Joe
Jules Nurrish | drama | London | 12 min
published 31 Aug 07
       
 average rating from 24 members
Inspired by playwright, Joe Orton, teenager Matt discovers some revealing truths.
Non People
Elena Karathanasi | drama | London | 21 min
published 02 Jul 07
       
 average rating from 4 members
The world is divided between those who struggle with commodities and those who struggle to survive.
Not a Word
Cathy Mooney | drama | Northern Ireland | 10 min
published 29 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 3 members
In the routine night shifts of a department store, cleaner Sheila and security guard David stumble on a moment that brings them back to life.
One to One
Isabel Anderton | drama | South West | 5 min
published 07 Jun 05
       
 average rating from 35 members
Exploring the dynamic of two teenage best friends - who like the same boy.
Open Skies
Rob Brown | drama | South West | 4 min
published 10 Mar 09
       
 average rating from 3 members
A beautiful day at the beach turns to panic as a young mother's child goes missing.
Paraffin
Laurence Easeman | drama | South East | 18 min
published 05 Feb 09
       
 average rating from 5 members
Life on the road can be murder...or so you think.
Perfect
Rankin | drama | London | 13 min
published 20 Dec 06
       
 average rating from 17 members
A thriller/love story set in a perfect world.
Perfect To Begin
Richard Lawson | drama | North East | 19 min
published 02 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 22 members
Lisa’s new boyfriend takes her and her daughter, Molly, on a surprise holiday. The weekend soon becomes memorable for all the wrong reasons.
Phone-O-Phobia
Naomi Vera-Sanso | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 06 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 27 members
Lee lives in bedsit hell, constantly disturbed by the payphone in the hall. It's never for him - so why does he answer it?
Pop Art
Amanda Boyle | comedy | South East | 15 min
published 12 May 09
       
 average rating from 14 members
A film about the friendship between 12-year-old Toby, who is trying to make sense of life and Arthur, who just happens to be inflatable...
Poppies
Ashley Wing | drama | South West | 4 min
published 12 Jun 09
In remembrance to those who fought, some try to forget.
Poppy
Esther May Campbell | drama | South West | 7 min
published 10 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 16 members
A tale of love and loss from the poppy fields of India.
Put Your Coat On
Solon Papadopoulos | drama | North West | 5 min
published 28 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 21 members
A young girl hits the bright lights of the city.
Rabbit Stories
Sean Conway | drama | North East | 8 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 13 members
"Never trust a rabbit. They may look like a child’s toy but they steal your crops." (Hungarian proverb)
Rearview
Rudolf Buitendach | drama | London | 4 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 17 members
A dark tale of revenge that unfolds in one uninterrupted take.
Revolution
Desperate Optimists | drama | London | 10 min
published 05 Jul 06
       
 average rating from 3 members
A community fete descends into chaos and mayhem.
Rhubarb and Roses
Ged Maguire | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 16 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 10 members
Molly’s battle with cancer is finally over. Her son Ricky promises to cook her a last supper.
Rob of the Rovers
Ashley Horner | drama | North East | 10 min
published 04 Jul 08
       
 average rating from 7 members
A life in the day of a delusional Sports Teacher.
Romance
Sean Spencer | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 27 Jan 09
       
 average rating from 1 member
Romance is about the hope, fragility and darkness in modern human relationships. We follow Julie Walker on a first date as she tries to re-engage with the possibility of love, after leaving a violent relationship.
Round
Justin Edgar | comedy | West Midlands | 13 min
published 29 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 12 members
If you love someone, set them free.
Run
Peter Mackie Burns | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 28 Feb 07
       
 average rating from 19 members
A sad young woman runs every day to escape the confines of her dreary job in a newspaper kiosk. This is the day she stops.
Ryan
David Schofield | drama | North West | 10 min
published 20 Oct 08
       
 average rating from 9 members
Sometimes the best lessons are taught through compassion.
Salaryman 6
Jake Knight | drama | London | 6 min
published 25 Nov 04
       
 average rating from 22 members
After losing his memory, Salaryman pieces together his mundane and repetitive life.
Say Sorry
Camille Griffin | drama | South West | 3 min
published 14 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 12 members
Saying sorry sometimes means having to leave a part of oneself behind.
Scene 26
Rob Hardy | drama | London | 7 min
published 25 Jul 07
       
 average rating from 18 members
A man wakes up in a hotel corridor with a tube sticking out of his mouth.
School Of Life
Jake Polonsky | drama | London | 7 min
published 08 Feb 06
       
 average rating from 37 members
This will be the most important lesson of your life. Maybe the only important lesson.
Scratching
Matt Brown | drama | Wales | 11 min
published 28 Oct 09
       
 average rating from 1 member
14-year-old Mike tries to come to terms with the death of his mother.
Seafood
Robin Baker | drama | London | 10 min
published 23 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 46 members
A modern metropolitan tale of love, lust and unbearable frustration.
Self Help
Tes Noah Asfaw | drama | East Of England | 12 min
published 20 Jul 05
       
 average rating from 17 members
Sometimes it's the simplest of things...
Self Portrait
Zeb Lamb | drama | London | 9 min
published 23 May 06
       
 average rating from 28 members
Successful portrait artist, Burton has been playing tricks on his wealthy clients for years. Now it is time to reveal his secret.
Shame
Tom Geens | drama | London | 3 min
published 12 Nov 08
       
 average rating from 4 members
We all have something we'd rather keep to ourselves.
Silence is Golden
Chris Shepherd | drama | South East | 14 min
published 30 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 40 members
My neighbour’s a right loony. He's always banging our wall down. I'm used to it. I think other people's houses are well weird. There's no knocking - right
Skeletons
Nick Whitfield | drama | East Midlands | 11 min
published 06 Jun 07
       
 average rating from 16 members
Two men in suits provide a unique service to a soon-to-be-married couple.
Skin deep
Yousaf Ali Khan | drama | London | 13 min
published 30 Jan 07
       
 average rating from 20 members
Romo, a mixed race boy, has to confront his identity when his skinhead gang target a young Asian boy.
Slap
Uriel Emil | drama | London | 3 min
published 29 Aug 07
       
 average rating from 12 members
Slap: And then silence, threatening silence. The roasted poultry, my wife and the dog, all in shock, examining me... digesting.
Slippin'
Mike Forshaw | drama | London | 8 min
published 20 Apr 09
       
 average rating from 2 members
A young man feels estranged from his peers despite his best efforts to fit in. So he tries even harder...
Small Dark Places
Susie Watson | drama | London | 24 min
published 19 Dec 08
       
 average rating from 8 members
A dark tale of fear, love and betrayal.
Some Place Safe
Ross Clarke | drama | | 16 min
published 18 Feb 09
       
 average rating from 2 members
A divorced father takes his two children on a day trip to the Essex coast where he first met his ex-wife.
Songbird
Sean Wood | drama | London | 10 min
published 02 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 16 members
A youth is humiliated for dropping litter. Unable to get revenge on his persecutor he finds a victim closer to home.
Spin
Cath Le Couteur | drama | London | 10 min
published 24 Oct 05
       
 average rating from 27 members
Polysexual tension and intrigue are uncorked during a game of spin-the-bottle at a teenage party.
Stay With Me
Gabriel Amaral | drama | South East | 5 min
published 30 Aug 06
       
 average rating from 12 members
A lonely force takes hold of its unsuspecting victims.
Straw In The Wind
James Callow | drama | South West | 5 min
published 21 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 17 members
A tale of the struggle of one man and a discarded chair.
Stripes
Sean Spencer | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 23 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 20 members
Fifteen years on, a school bully finds himself a victim in his own home.
Surprise
Ben Dodd | drama | London | 1 min
published 17 Jul 07
       
 average rating from 39 members
Not everything is so black and white.
Take Me Somewhere Nice
Matt Huntley & Pete Mellor | drama | London | 10 min
published 07 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 9 members
A relationship between a young, single mother and her son.
Taken Out
David Whitney | drama | North West | 12 min
published 02 Dec 05
       
 average rating from 16 members
Two lifelong friend's relationship is tested when one of them commits a brutal crime.
Telling Mark
Guy Ducker | drama | London | 10 min
published 27 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 45 members
To dispel a strange tension at work Mark invites his colleagues to dinner unaware of the secret they carry.
The Archivist (Wild Beasts - She Purred While I Grred)
James Lees | drama | London | 7 min
published 13 Nov 08
       
 average rating from 5 members
Love, and how not to lose it.
The Bells
David Hevey & Bet Balcombe | drama | London | 9 min
published 13 Sep 05
       
 average rating from 4 members
One wedding, four losers and a baby.
The Chihuahua Messiah
Mark Simon Hewis | drama | London | 10 min
published 16 Dec 05
       
 average rating from 28 members
Kitty is a girl on the brink of adulthood; plagued by the memory of her vacant father and the gift he gave her.
The Condition
Toby Meakins | drama | London | 6 min
published 11 Sep 08
       
 average rating from 5 members
A terminally ill man glimpses a phantom face in his lung x-ray and spends his final days flyposting an entire city in a desperate search for its owner...
The Corner Shop
Zak Hanif | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 16 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 12 members
A film crew spend a day documenting an episode in the life of an ageing Asian shopkeeper.
The Cost of Living
Max Hochrad | drama | London | 10 min
published 25 Feb 09
       
 average rating from 10 members
A young woman rents an amazing apartment for next to nothing, but what's the catch?
The Drop
R. Robinson & P. Sukhija | drama | South West | 3 min
published 28 Nov 05
       
 average rating from 15 members
This is The Drop, this is the fall, this is the culmination of it all.
The Echo
Joe Shaw | drama | South East | 15 min
published 07 Oct 08
       
 average rating from 2 members
An unsettling drama about a young man who seeks out his childhood priest to make a disturbing confession.
The End And Back Again
Lee Jane | drama | West Midlands | 10 min
published 27 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 19 members
The blurring of boundaries between childhood games and adult fantasies.
The End of the Line
Max Pugh | drama | | 6 min
published 13 Dec 07
       
 average rating from 16 members
A bag lady leaves the stress of life in the city for a better life.
The Ends
Justin Edgar | drama | South East | 9 min
published 09 Jan 08
       
 average rating from 17 members
The real time drama about gun crime and gang violence.
The Formorian
Aideen McCarthy | drama | | 5 min
published 03 Dec 08
       
 average rating from 8 members
A warrior decides to desert the battlefield to return home - but this is a decision he may not live long enough to regret...
The German Lullaby
Tess Malone | drama | London | 15 min
published 19 Dec 08
       
 average rating from 9 members
The German Lullaby is a story about a couple set in present day New York. One character (Anna) has a German background and the other, Molly a Jewish background. We find out about Anna's family and what they did in Germany in the 1940s and how this affects their relationship today. The film is partly about the struggle of moving on from history and learning to deal with the past.
The Hard Sell
Tim Goodill | drama | North East | 10 min
published 04 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 38 members
Call centre worker, Keith, gets more than he bargained for when he cold-calls 'retired' salesman, Jack.
The Insane
Mark Cripps & David J Ellison | drama | North West | 12 min
published 21 May 09
Psycholgical thriller about a cop on a quest for vengeance over the murder of his family.
The Magic Mile
Toby Meakins | drama | South East | 6 min
published 02 Feb 05
       
 average rating from 42 members
A deaf girl discovers that even miracles have their limits.
The Making Of Parts
Daniel Elliott | drama | North East | 15 min
published 27 Nov 07
       
 average rating from 14 members
A film about loneliness and desire.
The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light
Mark Jenkin | drama | South West | 6 min
published 15 Mar 05
       
 average rating from 18 members
A man becomes trapped on a garage forecourt by a continuous stream of traffic.
The Most Beautiful Man In The World
Alicia Duffy | drama | West Midlands | 5 min
published 17 May 06
       
 average rating from 32 members
On a hot day a small girl searches for something to do. Aimlessly she walks into the path of a stranger.
The Other Man
D R Hood | drama | South East | 15 min
published 19 Dec 08
       
 average rating from 3 members
These are good days for Sean until the phone call...
The Pool
Chris Richards | drama | West Midlands | 7 min
published 17 May 05
       
 average rating from 37 members
An elderly couple take a magical dive back into their past.
The Rain Horse
Sebastian Godwin | drama | London | 13 min
published 01 May 09
       
 average rating from 5 members
A tense stand off between a man and a horse.
The Routine
Adam Carroll | drama | London | 10 min
published 19 Apr 05
       
 average rating from 13 members
A man lost in his own fantasies in a tale of urban isolation and obsession.
The Silent City
Ruairi Robinson | drama | | 7 min
published 08 Aug 08
       
 average rating from 13 members
Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, 28 Days Later) stars in this mesmerising war short from Oscar-nominated director Ruairi Robinson.
The Space Between Us
Magali Charrier | drama | South East | 10 min
published 29 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 18 members
Anita loves Paul. As she falls deeper and deeper in love with him, she begins to worry about their relationship, but she soon realises that love is more than just a measure of the space between us.
The Undertaker
Joe Penhall | drama | London | 14 min
published 07 Oct 05
       
 average rating from 36 members
An undertaker’s desire to impress a young woman goes horribly wrong.
The Wallet
Steve Pierce | drama | Wales | 2 min
published 15 Nov 06
       
 average rating from 9 members
When a wallet is dropped on a busy main street, the passer-by who finds it struggles to do the right thing.
The Way We Played
Samir Mehanovic | drama | Scotland | 13 min
published 16 Feb 07
       
 average rating from 12 members
It's spring 1992 and Bosnia is on the eve of war. Oblivious to the encroaching danger two friends play in the spring sunshine. Overnight both their lives change forever.
To His Knees He Fell
Andrew Brand | drama | East Midlands | 9 min
published 23 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 21 members
A teenager's act of violence sends him seeping into the dark realms of a well-known Norfolk folklore.
Tomorrow's Forecast
David Hewitt | drama | South West | 14 min
published 29 Sep 08
       
 average rating from 19 members
A mysterious friend helps Darren remember the recent events of his past that will shape his future.
Trigger Happy
Andrew Gunn | drama | London | 8 min
published 20 Jun 06
       
 average rating from 11 members
An edgy story of crime and dark fantasy, in which crime does pay.
Turn
Joseph White | drama | South East | 8 min
published 21 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 12 members
Induced by an eerie sense of déjà vu, an alcoholic is forced to confront his past.
Undone
Lucy Moore | drama | London | 7 min
published 08 Mar 06
       
 average rating from 24 members
When Matt leaves Laura her heart comes undone. Literally.
Venom
John Hayes | drama | | 10 min
published 30 Oct 06
       
 average rating from 11 members
When you’ve lost everything, be careful who you blame.
Virus
Simon Hynd | drama | Scotland | 6 min
published 04 Aug 05
       
 average rating from 32 members
A short thriller about the latest victim of a dangerous virus.
Waving At Cars
David Beauchamp | drama | North West | 6 min
published 05 May 09
       
 average rating from 5 members
An outwardly 'normal' couple go supermarket shopping, but when Tory and Isaak's relationship starts to unravel, it exposes a secret too terrible to contemplate...
Wednesday
Rob Sorrenti | drama | London | 24 min
published 09 Jul 09
Do our paths cross or slowly collide?
What Does Your Daddy Do?
Martin Stitt | drama | London | 14 min
published 29 Jul 09
       
 average rating from 3 members
Bravery comes from sacrifice. What happens when that sacrifice leaves deep scars?
Who Do You Love?
Jim McRoberts | drama | Scotland | 10 min
published 08 Dec 04
       
 average rating from 29 members
Heather loves her mum, but does her mum really know what love is?
Who Killed Brown Owl
Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor | drama | London | 10 min
published 28 Mar 07
       
 average rating from 10 members
A lazy afternoon down by the river goes horribly wrong.
Would Like To Meet
Trevor de Silva | drama | South East | 9 min
published 04 Oct 07
       
 average rating from 25 members
An eight-year-old boy plays cupid to his single mum.
Young Offender
Isabel Anderton | drama | South West | 11 min
published 01 May 08
       
 average rating from 20 members
An 18-year-old white inmate becomes increasingly disturbed in the oppressive atmosphere of a multi-racial young offenders institution.
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