The Past is Calling

LSD: Trip to Where?

LSD: Trip to Where? is a 1968 film depicting the experiences of three sailors who experiment with LSD and marijuana. The film explores the impact of their drug use on themselves and their peers aboard a military vessel, highlighting the perceived dangers associated with these substances during that era.

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

After being dumped by her lover, Pepa finds her life and the lives of those around her spiraling out of control in a deliciously chaotic series of events.

Mincrania

Diana suffers from chronic migraines that lead her to take her own life, feeling misunderstood by those around her. However, in the limbo between Earth and Heaven, she encounters someone or something that gives her the opportunity to feel understood.

Flawed Enough

Addy is having a perfectly normal day until her online girlfriend surprises her with a proposed first meeting. She should be over the moon. Except there's a problem. Addy hasn't told her she's deaf. Torn by the possibility of meeting her girlfriend but having it all go wrong, Addy struggles to decide whether she should go to the meeting or not. Luckily, her sister is there to help. Until she isn't. And suddenly, meeting Isla isn't a choice anymore. It's a last wish

Toute ton éternité

Husband Father Killer: The Alyssa Pladl Story

As a young teen, Alyssa has a relationship with abusive 21-year-old Steven, but their path takes a dark turn after she has his child, so she gives her up for adoption. Years later, their now 17-year-old daughter, seeks them out, and Steven manipulates her into an affair, neglecting his family.

Boiling Point

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

Of All the Things

Ava remembers her childhood home as a place full of amazing things and adventures. The day she returns home from university, however, everything changes: what used to be a treasure chest has become an oppressive box, and her mother’s things and fear of letting go overwhelm their home and their relationship. By dipping into memories and sharing a moment in time, can mother and daughter reach an understanding? 'Of All The Things' is a narrative short inspired by lived experience with the aim of developing a compassionate dialogue around hoarding. This is a story about connection, not just a condition. The film was made with the support of the hoarding community to ensure authenticity, it is designed to visualise the unseen emotional impact hoarding behaviours can have on the relationship between family members. Produced by Kino Bino with funding from the BFI NETWORK and crowdfunding.

Spinning

A woman sits at the beach and thinks over the past year of her life. The camera revolves around the woman ever closer as she remembers until we learn the truth of the events of her life.

Sigal

Amidst a psychotic episode, a young man breaks into a house and is confronted by the homeowner, their underlying connection unbeknownst to both of them.

The Son

A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.

Siren Salon

In the mysterious Siren Salon, a young woman in an abusive marriage must decide how many inches – and people – she’s willing to cut off.

Woke

When a young woman meets her boyfriend’s parents for the first time, she finds a grim fate waiting for her at their cabin in Cleveland.

Barbara

A lone, crisis-hotline operator receives a distressing call during her graveyard shift.

Mudhoney!

In this Depression-era tale, Calef McKinney, traveling from Michigan to California, stops in Spooner, Missouri, where Lute hires him for odd jobs. Calef gets involved with Lute's niece, Hannah. But she's married to Sidney, a wife-beating drunk who hopes to inherit his uncle-in-law's money. Sidney and an eccentric preacher plot against Calef, who finds it difficult to conceal his mysterious past and his growing affection for Sidney's wife.

Tree of Nails

A folktale in Los Angeles.

Barefoot

A hedonistic bachelor - he is his rich family's black sheep - falls for a suicidal mental patient.

Safe Place

A traumatic event – a sudden suicide attempt – opens a gap in the everyday life of a family of three. Their lives change fundamentally, as if they've been pulled into a war invisible to everyone else. The plot is limited to the most acute, a short period of time and a situation that boils down to the most important thing – to save a loved one. The film was based on the personal experience of the director, who also plays the leading role.

Eggshells

A short film about domestic abuse (coercive control, gaslighting, domestic violence).

Sleeping with the Enemy

A young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.