Discover fresh talent and powerful storytelling in this year’s short film strand. 

Discover fresh talent and powerful storytelling in this year’s short film strand. 11 films will be screened, each in the running for the inaugural Short Film Award, chosen by audience vote.

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	Discover fresh talent and powerful storytelling in this year’s short film strand. 11 films will be screened, each in the running for the inaugural Short Film Award, chosen by audience vote.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>5th SPRING</h2>Julia Libera | Poland 2026 | 13 mins<span><br/></span>An intimate portrait of growing up, told in reverse chronology, gradually revealing how hidden past experiences shape a person's emotions, relationships, and life choices.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>A SIN DE FELLA STORY</h2>Sheryn Yidi | UK 2026 | 15 mins<span><br/></span>Sin de Fella and her chosen family of performers prepare a new cabaret show, but behind the spectacle lies the constant pressure of keeping their creative home alive.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>BERMUDA RIOTS ARE DIFFERENT</h2>Alyson Thompson, Matt Mead | UK 2026 | 6 mins<span><br/></span>A look back at Bermuda’s troubled history of racial unrest between 1968 and 1977, alongside a triangle of colonial influences: Bermuda, Great Britain and the USA.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>CAPTAIN JACK, THE PIRATE CAT OF HATTER'S HALL</h2>Tom Parsons | UK 2026 | 7 mins<span><br/></span>He’s a sassy old cat who sits in the sun outside a second-hand record shop, but it might surprise you to find out about his past, and about just how special he is to the people who come and visit him.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>EARTHBEAT</h2>Noora Lappalainen | Finland, UK 2026 | 10 mins<span><br/></span>Nature recordist’s microphone becomes a lifeline to the wild, capturing echoes of a world that is struggling to be heard.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>EMRAA MIN WARD</h2>Al Ameel Abdul Azeez | United Arab Emirates 2026 | 13 mins<span><br/></span>In Oman’s Jabal Akhdar mountains, a young widow defies tradition to become the region’s first female rose farmer, forging an independent life against the odds.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>HOME</h2>Audrey Grant | UK 2026 | 6 mins<span><br/></span>A personal reflection on the loss of place through the lens of visual artist, Audrey Grant after returning to Grangemouth.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>PUSH THE MACHINE</h2>Max Ward | Australia, France, UK 2026 | 14 mins<span><br/></span>A young stuntman embarks on the most perilous, and illegal, project of his life. With the police hot on his trail, and an arduous mission to reach the takeoff, the jump itself is only half the challenge.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>SHE IS TOO HUMAN</h2>Aurélie Gardal | France 2026 | 6 mins<span><br/></span>For year she held on to what she believed was the right way to care for her patients, despite the hospital’s dehumanization, until the night that was one too many.<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>TELESCOPIC</h2>Jaime Weston | UK 2026 | 12 mins<span><br/></span>This short documentary follows the invention of the telescopic ladder and asks the question, do you ever truly own an idea?<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><h2>WHERE THE FLOODS FIND US (VOLVER A PASAR)</h2>Amparo Soria Fortuny, Ana Victoria Pãrez | Spain, UK 2026 | 16 mins<span><br/></span>An intimate and moving look at the flood that hit Valencia narrated through the testimonies of the survivors. <span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span><br/></span><span class="BoldText">Want to take in as much of #CSDF26 as possible?</span> Why not purchase one of our festival passes and see as many films across the festival as you like. Passes available from £15/£10 (students)<span><br/></span><span><br/></span><a href="https://www.macrobertartscentre.org/csdf-festival-pass">Purchase Festival Pass</a><span><br/></span>
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The Short Film Award

Friday 6th November

8:15 pm

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