Season 2015

Horror aficionado Jay used to make quirky remakes of his favourite films with his friend Reena. Before she got new friends. Now, feeling increasingly isolated Jay decides to put on a special, one-off show, and announces that he is going to kill himself live on webcam. As an eclectic collection of people starts to tune in, the debate rages: is it all a stunt, or is he for real? And if he does intend to go through with it, can they, his viewers, reach out across the internet, and save him from himself? A bold and affecting story, this short examines how we can make connections in the online age.

The countryside is in sixteen-year-old William's blood: he comes from farming stock, and his family have worked the land for generations. But for a teenager, the silence and isolation are suffocating, and William secretly dreams of punk rock stardom, and the bright lights and noise the city has to offer.
Now the opportunity he's been waiting for has arrived, to prove that he has what it takes to turn his aspirations into reality. All he has to do is convince his father, salt-of-the-earth Nick, and his sister, sarcastic and long-suffering Steph. Can he and his band pull it off?

A poignant, funny coming-of-age story, this short follows William's pursuit of his dreams against the odds.

All Charlie's mother, Sally - also her netball coach - wants is for their team to win the league. But Charlie's had enough of living out her mother's dream. She can't pretend to enjoy the game anymore, and in the heat of a mid-match huddle, she quits. But her refusal to play ball proves the tipping point for tightly wound Sally, and sets in motion a series of unfortunate events that will see secrets revealed, and test their relationship to breaking point. Will Charlie be able - and willing - to help Sally pull back from the edge? Darkly comic, this short explores the relationship between mothers and daughters, and how far we're willing to go for family.