FRESH SHORTS
SOVIET FANTASIA
DIRECTOR Penn Bálint
A surreal exploration of queer identity in the face of immigration, following teenager Hajnal as they grapple with the demands of leaving behind their post-Soviet country in favour of a new life in England.
THE BEGINNING OF IDENTIFICATION, AND ITS END
DIRECTOR Philipp Gufler
Philipp Gufler’s short film is made up of a performance by the artist and film scenes of archive material relating to queer and transgender content. Divided across two sides, in the 19-minute piece we witness explicit, low-threshold expressions of sexuality that breaks with the norm.
BARK.
DIRECTOR Caoimhe M. Harley
As a young woman walks home alone one night, a chance encounter with a missing dog incites the reclamation of her body and self — as she learns to bite as tough as her bark.
HI MOM, IT'S ME, LOU LOU
DIRECTOR Atakan Yılmaz
Hakkı, a university student earning his keep through Drag Queen performances in Istanbul, is jolted by the news of his mother's passing. Concealing his sexual orientation from all but his late mother, he returns to the family home after three years, confronting the weighty expectations of being the only male offspring.
EVERYTHING YOU WANT
DIRECTOR Mariana Machado
“Magic is people, illusionism is what traps them.”
LIMP
DIRECTOR Harry Faint
During PE at a Cornish Secondary School, the new kid tries his best to hide who he is to fit in.
HEARTWARE
DIRECTOR Leander Behal
After his colleague self-destructs by eating ice cream, android Clu tries to process his emotions.
JOE
DIRECTOR Tom Brittney
Hiding in an empty house on the Norfolk coast, a tormented young man is hunted by a relentless enemy and haunted by the ghost of a lost love. As the voice of a river and the presence of a dead whale pull him deeper into his memories, he must confront a path leading to his inescapable fate.
CARCLEW
DIRECTOR Seth Harrison
Martha is searching for her lost dog in the dark countryside of Cornwall. She stumbles upon an isolated farmhouse, where two strange and cryptic men reside. As the night unfolds, Martha uncovers their disturbing secret — and must escape before she becomes their next victim.
SHORTS ENTER
Our programme of shorts features the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché. Shorts to feature films, the Cornwall Film Festival is a British Independent Film Awards Qualifing festival. ​
WHAT'S ON
Lifelong Learning week
3–7th November 2025
Creative Careers Month
November
Community week
10-16th November 2025
2025 IntoFilm Schools Festival
11-28th November
BFI Blockbuster season Too Much
A Season Of Melodrama
Previews week at The Poly Falmouth
17th - 22nd November 2025​
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