Short film lovers can delight in the eight cracking BAFTA-nominated live action and animated shorts making up this feature-length programme showcasing the extraordinary work from the brightest and best of new British filmmaking talent. Come revel in this incredible set of mini-movies and join us in a celebration of all things short.

• The Bigger Picture
  Daisy Jacobs, UK, 2014, 7m
  Innovative life-size animated characters tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent, in Daisy Jacobs' Oscar®-nominated short.
• Monkey Love Experiments
  Ainslie Henderson, Will Anderson, UK, 2014, 9m
  Inspired by love, a misguided monkey believes he is destined for the moon.
• My Dad
  Marcus Armitage, UK, 2014, 6m
  A short film depicting a dad's influence on a young boy's life.
• Boogaloo and Graham
  Michael Lennox, UK, 2014,14m
  This BAFTA-winning, Oscar®-nominated short, set in 1970s Belfast, finds Jamesy and Malachy over the moon when their soft-hearted Dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for.
• Emotional Fusebox
  Rachel Tunnard, UK, 2014, 14m
  Anna lives in her Mum's garden shed making videos with her thumbs. Her Mum wants her to come out but Anna doesn't want to.
• The Kármán Line
  Oscar Sharp, UK, 2014, 24m
  When a mother is hit by a rare condition that sees her lift off the ground at a slow but ever increasing rate, her husband and daughter are forced to come to terms with losing her.
• Slap
  Nick Rowland, UK, 2014, 25m
  An original coming-of-age drama about the struggles of a young boxer named Connor who secretly likes to cross-dress.
• Three Brothers
  Aleem Khan, UK, 2014, 17m
  Hamid struggles to care for his younger brothers when their father abandons them for Pakistan.

With an introduction by Alice Cabanas from Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival.

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