Harley Hessel

If the Streets Were on Fire

As youth violence rises, a wild and rebellious movement of young people tear up the city’s streets as they try to escape the harsh realities of street life through the brotherhood of biking.

Baba

An unexpected discovery forces Britannia, a queer Libyan teenager, to question whether to stay or flee his beloved homeland.

Bitter Sky

In the Welsh wilderness a young girl must break away from the coercive control of her adopted father, reluctantly befriending a lad from the local scrapyard.

Thrive

A hook-up between two young men - they make a connection, but it quickly becomes apparent they're looking for different things.

Bad Dreams

A boy in bed thinks something’s escaped the cellar. Suddenly, a deformed face looms over the boy with a harrowing scream. This bad dream is remembered by a man as he shaves, making him cut his neck. As he bleeds, he wonders "How many shaving cuts would it take to bleed to death?" He decides his guest locked downstairs needs a shave.

The Moon’s Milk

At a time when the moon could be reached by ladder, Captain Millipede, his daughter, a deaf milk miner, a beautiful accordionist, and a wannabe pole dancer make their final expedition unaware of what they had, blind to what they'd lose.

Throw Me To The Dogs

A troubled teenage boy, growing up in a dreamless wilderness and isolated from those around him, is stripped of his dignity as his father abandons him for the outside world which he is trying to retreat from.