Best British Short Films 2023-2024
Friday 1st March 2024
West Down’s Auditorium, The University of Winchester, Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5FT
7.30 – 10.0pm
Directors, Producers, Actors and Writers in attendance for audience Q&As
Director: Greg Hall | Baby Boy
Writer: Kerry-Ann Calleja McGregor | Tell Me You Love Me
Producer: Lee Morgan | Tell Me You Love Me
Director: Ian Roberts | Kind-Hearted Intermission
Diretor: Loren Alleyne | Heart’s Desire
Co-Directors & Producers: Paul Romero Méndez & Arturo M. Antolín | Ruth
Writers: Arturo M. Antolín, Kerry-Ann Calleja McGregor | Ruth
Composer: Christian Lloyd | Ruth
Actor: Ania Marson | Ruth
DOP: Tom Watts | Ruth
Production Manager & 1st AD: Kristofer Norvik | Ruth
Director: James Hughes | Chairs
Baby Boy
Director: Greg Hall In attendance for audience Q&A
Writers: Greg Hall, George Russo
Producer:Jamie-Louise Davis
Cast: George Russo, Kellie Shirley, Dior Clarke
UK, 2023
17 minutes
Language: English
Age Rating: 18
Synopsis: An adrenaline fuelled dark British drama following a sexually repressed London black cab driver, who abandons his wife and children in favour of a wild weekend of crack cocaine, robbery and violence with his young queer lover. The film explores addiction, sexuality and masculinity against the backdrop of modern day London.
Tell Me You Love Me
Director: Paulette Randall MBE
Writer: Kerry-Ann Calleja McGregor In attendance for Q&A
Producer: Lee Morgan In attendance
Cast: Tamzin Outhwaite, Danny Bayne
UK, 2023
11.30 minutes
Language: English
Age Rating: 18
Synopsis: A poignant, heartfelt British drama about the celebration of deep love between two scarred siblings before one of them makes ultimate sacrifice. Starring Tamzin Outhwaite (Death in Paradise, Ridley Road.)
Kind-Hearted Intermission
Director: Ian Roberts, In attendance for audience Q&A
Writer: Ian Roberts
Producer: Ian Roberts
Key Cast: Ian Roberts
United Kingdom, 2023
6:00 minutes
Language: English
Age Rating: 15
Language: English
Synopsis: An intoxicating and hugely relevant tale about the exploitation of our feelings by companies trying to sell us happiness – by the wildly experimental director Ian Roberts who has almost won numerous awards at film festivals all over the world.
The Liver
Director: Daniel Brereton
Writer: Brian Martin
Producer: James Copson
Cast: Adrian McLoughlin, David Hayman
UK, 2023
11:14 minutes
Language: English
Age Rating: 18
Synopsis: A hugely relevant contemporary rendering of a Gothic fairy-tale about an anti-hero who releases tortured and decaying souls – set in the collapsing modern social care system.
Heart's Desire
Director: Loren Alleyne, In attendance for audience Q&A
Producer: Loren Alleyne
Cast: Ed Petrie, Sabishan Vasanthakumaran, Mtthew Spencer (Voice), Sam Redfod (Voice)
UK, 2023
4 minutes 15 seconds
Language: English
Age Rating: 15
Synopsis: A tremendously relatable and well crafted short take on the old adage: Be careful what you wish for!
Ruth
Directors: Paul Romero Méndez, Arturo M. Antolín In attendance for audience Q&A
Writers: Arturo M. Antolín, Kerry-Ann Calleja McGregor In attendance for audience Q&A
Producers: Paul Romero Méndez, Arturo M. Antolín
Composer: Christian Lloyd In attendance
DOP: Tom Watts In attendance
Cast: Ania Marson (in attendance) , Leslie Ash, David Sterne, Alex Boorman, Catherine Banks, Levon Gharibian, Kerry-Ann Calleja McGregor, Nicola Jane Francis
UK, 2022
13:16 minutes
Language: English
Age Rating: 15
Synopsis: Shot in a single 12 minute take, this intimate, expertly directed film places the audience in the shoes of Ruth, a lady with dementia who co-exists in an enchanting remembered world and the unforgiving present.
Chairs
Director: James Hughes In attendance for audience Q&A
Producer: James Hughes
Composer: Jean-Pascal Beintus
Cast: Georgina Campbell (Barbarian) and Akemnji Ndifornyen (The Queen’s Gambit), Brittany Ashworth
UK, 2023
20: minutes
Language: English
Age Rating: 15
Synopsis: Refreshingly uplifting, wonderfully acted and beautifully produced drama about a man with a rather particular obsession, starring BAFTA winners Georgina Campbell (Barbarian) and Akemnji Ndifornyen (The Queen’s Gambit).
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