SAT 05 SEPT
The Muse ART GALLERY
269 Portobello Road, W11 1LR
London & UK Films 1
6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Knell
Dean Ferris 13 mins. 12A. UK
A short folk horror story that follows a couple on a walk through the woods. They hear a faint sound of a bell and follow the noise to a sinister hut filled with strange symbols, and a single flower. What starts as a simple act of affection leads to a frightening conclusion for them both.
All The Women You Have Been
Stephanie Ritzema & Jessica Holbrook. 7 mins. 12 UK Experimental Short
Exploring the unique, fraught, and fundamental stages of a woman’s life, this experimental short film sees different embodiments of femininity walk the same dirt-beaten track.
HALFWAY GROWN
(2026). RUBY MAY KELLY COMING OF AGE DRAMA /
MUSIC-DRIVEN NARRATIVE. 9 mins. 12A. Local London
A YOUNG GIRL STRUGGLES TO NAVIGATE LIFE AS HER CHILDHOOD BEST
FRIEND AND HER NEW BOYFRIEND DON'T GET ALONG TAKING A TURN FOR
THE WORSE AFTER HER 16TH BIRTHDAY.
The Fuck It List
Sheridan Seraphin & Helen Mead. Drama 11 mins 12A. London.
A woman diagnosed with a terminal illness creates a list of all the people who have wronged her. …. With the intention of confronting each and everyone of them.
Joyce’s
Chloe Myndiuk Documentary 3 mins. 12A UK.
"Joyce's" is a First Take produced micro short documentary. "Joyce's" allows us to tour a Scouse/Ukrainian family home that's about to be sold. We are invited hear stories that made this house a home. Created by Chloe and other queer artists that live in Liverpool. This short invites viewers to laugh, grieve and appreciate an immortal Jack Russell, Rolo Myndiuk.
GILGAMESH A STORY FOR TODAY
CTOR: MYRNA SHOA & RUTI COHEN
EXPERIMENTAL ANIMATION. . 3 mins. 12. London
INSPIRED BY THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH THIS STORY IN
SONG SPEAKS FOR TODAY. ACTIONS & REACTIONS,
ARROGANCE MISGUIDED AIMS.
All The Bad Thing
Roland Denning. 4 mins 12 Music video/found footage/experimental. London
Remix of previous archive-based films with a new music soundtrack, All The Bad Things assures us nothing is our fault as long as we keep buying the things we want…
ROAMING ON COUNTER’S CREEK
ALFIE ELMS. SCi FI. 11 mins 12 London
Recently landed on the eerily quiet and apparently humanless planet Earth, we follow as ‘L O’ explores the empty streets of West London through the dark of the night. His journey is being guided by the intermittent sounds of a distant, singing voice. With a point and shoot camera in hand, the inquisitive ‘L O’ is seemingly fascinated by every minute detail and crevice passed while wandering these empty streets. After being steered along the desolate high road and through various empty sites, the sound of the voice finally draws L O towards its mysterious singer; who is sitting, calmly waiting while delivering these melodies.
Adam Kisch: 15 minutes of fame
Will Barton. Short / Documentary. 3 mins 12 Local London
Three decades after skating San Francisco’s Lombard Street, Adam Kisch is
revisited in this short documentary, honouring the late filmmaker Will Barton
while following Adam’s life skating through London today.
LIFE AFTER REFUGE
ALICIA HOSER. Documentary. 10 mins 12A/15 London
POWERFUL & SELDOM SEEN INSIGHT INSIDE
A WOMEN’S REFUGE AS FILMMAKER IS AUTHOR
AND SUBJECT. THE FOCUS IS ON THE STRENGTH
OF EACH WOMAN & HOW THAT PERSISTS.
BEAUTIFULLY HONEST
The Westway - A Love Story
Chad Lelong. Documentary. 12 mins U Local London
A Journey underneath London's Westway, a very divisive structure
built during the 1970s. This film reveals the sights and sounds beneath this iconic structure.
Favourite Views #17
Tim Kelleher. Horror. 3 mins 12A Local London
A flat, high up in Trellick Tower – somebody films as they are shown round by a proud homeowner. He allows access to his balcony, and the spectacular view; mischief ensues.
MY PORTOBELLO
JUAN MARTiNEZ. Documentary. 9 mins U. Local London
A SHORT DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PORTOBELLO
The Sound of Her Memory. Laura Denise. 31 mins. 12 London
The Sound of Her Memory is a personal tribute weaving memory Trinidadian culture and archival imagery into an intimate reflection on family migration music and legacy. Laura Denise Ramsay Overall tells the story of her mother Sheila Ramsay’s 100 years life story from Trinidad to London. Written, produced and directed and edited by Laura Denise
THE HEART OF CARNIVAL - JOUVERT
OLIVIA RUTHERFORD
DOCUMENTARY/ LOCAL. 1 min U France
Journey into J'Ouvert, the dawn of Carnival, a celebration rooted in emancipation and resistance - reclaiming the streets with paint, powder & masquerade.
THE HEART OF CARNIVAL - STEELPAN
OLIVIA RUTHERFORD DOCUMENTARY/ LOCAL. 3 mins. U France
Immersed in Notting Hill Carnival with Ebony Steelband, this short documentary traces the origins of the steelpan, revealing a story of resilience, creativity, community and the true heartbeat of Carnival.
Get 2 The Locksmith
Andrew Baptiste/Jak Driscoll. British Crime Comedy. 7 mins 15.
Local London
After a valuable artwork is stolen in West London, a local
artist dives through locksmiths, backstreets and old
connections to retrieve it before everything unravels.
The Last Straw
Joe Starrs. Comedy 6 mins 15 London.
One parent is forced to end the friendship with another parent for the most awkward reason of all.
Peace & Quiet
Gavin Irvine Comedy 15. 34 mins. Local London
Much to his dismay, an ex-prison officer takes a break from his local park after an embarrassing accident.
The Count
Mark Simmons/ Catherine Schlbroeck Comedy 25 mins 12A. UK
A Vampire opens a pub in Hounslow and has to deal woith the Council
and a Sales man form France
Birdwatching with Jim Morrison
Josephine James. poetic - (drama/comedy). 4 mins. 12. Local London
'Jim Morrison appeared to me today and he sat on my sofa. He said - "I don't want to rock anymore…”.
Jim Morrison arrives at a present day London flat wanting to escape the pressures of the world - he wants to watch TV and relax.
"Sit down I'll make you dinner…"
A poetic short film.
Corporate Prophet
Jamie Hull-Greenwood. Inspirational. 13 mins. 12 UK.
A corporate executive from Notting Hill, gives it all up to search for his true story and becomes a fledgling poet able to express his emotional journey.
Good
1 Star Review
John Ferrer. Psychological Action Thriller. 10 mins. 15 UK
Chef Michael has a murderous obsession with changing negative reviews to save his restaurant, but a date with his latest critic Elysia makes him question his motives.
Chekhov's Bun
Beau Fowler. Action Thriller. 8 mins 15 UK
Baking for her daughter’s birthday, Marie thought she’d left it all behind - until an uninvited guest forces her to call on a very particular set of kitchen skills.
Chekhov’s Bun is a darkly comic riff on the Chekhov’s Gun principle,
where everything in the film exists for a reason…or is just daring you to think it does.
A Thousand Deaths
LUCAS TABERNA. Short, fiction, drama, thriller. 30 mins. 15 London
Consumed by his 70” screen, an anxious teen has been weaponised. Driven by trancelike intoxication, the device he 3D-printed leads him down a path of LSD, Canary Wharf and self-destruction.
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