Yeah The Boys
Dance, 8 mins, Australia
Dir: Stefan Hunt
Writ: Vanessa Marian Varghese
Prod: Alex Taussig
Australian men sink beers over an afternoon and well into the night. A beautifully choreographed observation of masculine identity and their relationship with drinking culture.
The Head On Him
Comedy, 15 mins, Ireland
Dir/Writ: Seán Gallen
Prod: Ciara Gillan, Kevin Napier
When a biracial boy moves to Ireland he shaves off his Afro in order to fit in... but then his Afro grows back, bigger and bigger.
Game Rules
Coming of Age, 12 mins, Sweden
Dir/Writ: Christian Zetterberg
Writ: Albin Abrahamsson
Prod: Liselotte Persson
When a handball team is about to participate in their first major tournament, the game is suddenly interrupted by adults questioning who’s really allowed to play.
Who Do We Have Here?
Thriller, 15 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Jasper Sutcliffe
Prod: Anika Stonnell
A children's TV show character is awoken into human form from a soft-toy and struggles to adapt to the unfamiliar world around him.
Hitch Hiking Is Safe
Comedy, 10 mins, Australia
Dir/Writ: Ylia Trotter
Prod: Megan Trotter
One killer hitches a ride from another, unbeknownst to them both.
Be Right Back
Horror, 13 mins, Spain
Dir/Writ: Lucas Paulino
Dir: Gabe Ibáñez
Prod: Iván Fernández, Ángel Recio
A girl is left alone at home while her mother goes out to shop. Someone knocks at the door, and Maria doubts whether it is her mother.
New Followers
Horror, 16 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Guy Pigden
Writ: Immi Paterson
Prod: Harley Neville
Four influencers embark on the Milford Track, New Zealand’s most famous hike. Found footage exposes cracks in their façade, and jealousy turns to terror.
Happy Meat
Horror, 16 mins, United Kingdom
Dir/Writ/Prod: Matt Green
Prod: Thea Burrows
When a lab-grown vegan meat develops teeth, the company owners face an escalating set of moral dilemmas, as the situation spirals out of control.
Never Get Nowhere - Mac Glocky
Music Video, 3 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Stephen Leon Coad
This music video for Never Get Nowhere by Mac Glocky is a stop-motion horror fever dream with monsters, videogames and a car chase.
Help, I'm Alien Pregnant
Splatter, 15 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: THUNDERLIPS
Prod: Morgan Leigh Stewart, Alix Whittaker, Ilai Amar
Mary feels alien pregnant, the doctor thinks it’s probably allergies, only slime will tell.
What'll It Be Today?
Comedy, 2 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ/Prod: Pulkit Arora
Two men meet, but struggle to greet.
Honey Kaha
Comedy, 19 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Te Waiarangi Ratana
Prod: Ben Bamford, Mike Minogue
When dinner with her son is ruined by seafood poachers, Honey Kaha must hunt down the colonisers who are responsible and bring them to justice.
Diary of a Head Injury
Documentary, 7 mins, New Zealand
Dir: Jonny Kofoed
Writ: Nick Worthington
Prod: Jane Oak, Matt von Trott, Nik Beachman
A bleed on the brain and concussion inspire a crash victim to confront the heartbreak, trauma and confusion of losing connection with the only person they ever really knew.
Bottle Money
Drama, 14 mins, New Zealand
Dir/Writ: Rebekah Tyler
Prod: Madison Smith
Nelson plays parent to his younger siblings while their unstable and unreliable Mum wreaks havoc on the household.