Jo Nolan

Essex Girls

After an incident at her high school pulls her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year, “Essex Girl” Bisola is plunged into a journey to discover a whole new side of herself.

The Follower

Student Jamie Hawke goes to her local GP regarding her anxiety. During her appointment, she sees a persistent strange face, she waits, unsure of what to do. Is it real or is it her paranoia playing tricks again?

Technology for Talking

Some disabled people have no voice or are hard to understand. That doesn't mean they have nothing to say, explains filmmaker Jemima Hughes.

Quarantine

In an English coastal border town, a small band of badgers live in the shadow of an animal quarantine facility. As they struggle to keep their folk traditions alive, they try to ignore the strange sounds coming from the compound. But when tragedy strikes, they are forced to seek help from the unlikeliest place.

Glitch

When a normal meal takes a turn for the surreal, Lea enters a world completely different to her own where floating buildings and odd creatures are commonplace. Will she return to her world or has a part of her been lost forever?

Ready or Not

Time is running out for Eleanor who, while playing hide and seek, finds herself thrown into "the void." Will she escape? Will she find her parents? The clock is ticking.

Imagination

A paper cut-out stop-motion animation where the protagonist visits an exhibition of Matisse-inspired paper cuts in her pink wheelchair and is transported from the reality of the dull grey world outside into the colourful world of her imagination.

Proto

'PROTO' is a sci-fi action adventure, about a child-like, experimental robot, set in the robotics lab where he has been built. Although PROTO has been made to fulfill the ambitions of his creator, Prof. Andrews, he learns to find his own dreams and ambitions, and also the strength needed to realise them. The main theme of the film is freedom, both literal and in the ability to choose one's own destiny - to break free of expectations. We wish for the film, while an exciting and fun science fiction, to also capture a magical sense of wonder. PROTO will overcome the expectations and restrictions placed on him and discovering his true self.

30% – Women & Politics in Sierra Leone

The story of the ten-year battle to achieve fair representation for women in the governance of Sierra Leone is passionately revealed to us by three women from diverse backgrounds. Bernadette Lahai, Salamatu Kamara and Barbara Bangura share their stories of the impediments women face within the world of politics in Sierra Leone. Em Cooper’s exquisite oil painted animation combined with live-action video transforms issues of gender and politics into a compelling and thought-provoking viewing experience.

The Calling

Joanna - a university student - leaves her course to become a nun.

Dead Hungry

Life's a bitch, then you die. Then you're a zombie, and death's a bitch too.