NIFF - Short Session 118

The Nottingham International Film Festival is proud to present this screening of 9 short films. Short Session 1 takes place at 11am on Saturday October 7 and features the following short films:

LEMON:

Seconds after the wedding ceremony, a bride is stunned to learn that her new husband fudged nearly everything he told her about his past, his family, and his accomplishments—but his revelations force her to come clean about a few shocking secrets of her own.

THE KNOCK- plus live Q&A from Director, Philip Stevens

Eddie's dad is working nights. In the living room, Eddie is killing imaginary foes with his sword, whilst his mum Carol makes his packed lunch in the kitchen. There is a knock at the door and Roger, a charming but unsettling stranger from Carol's past invites himself in

THE KIDNAPPING OF RICHARD FRANCO

A comedy thriller about a desperate married couple, Brian and Maggie, who kidnap Richard Franco, a has-been movie star, for money to help their struggling relationship. But when Franco's ex wife agrees to pay the ransom, Franco tells his kidnappers he doesn't want to go.

I AM GOD, AND SEVERLEY UNDERQUALIFIED - plus live Q&A with Director, Theo Gelernter

The Writer’s life is tied intricately to his typewriter: he has aged with it, created stories for years on end with it, repaired it and tended to it, and now, alone with his thoughts, he writes his next film. He starts to struggle though, hitting a creative block, and he seeks ways to push through it. Looking for inspiration around him, he presses forward with his work, but the harsh, punctuating sound of a leaking sprinkler behind him leads to a terrifying realisation.

GRIMM STREET

Teenager Rose Hawthorne has always relied on her imagination to make sense of the world, but today Rose’s story takes a dark turn. With her health deteriorating fast, Rose’s reality merges with her fairy tale world. There’s a wolf on her street and he’s coming for her.

AMONG THE DEAD

Mortuary assistant Erich is trying to get his daughter Julia on the phone—without success. Attentively, he drives around the small town until he spots Julia and her friends on a girls‘ night out. In order to reestablish a closer relationship with his daughter so as to help her understand the true meaning of life, he comes up with the idea to convey his world view to her. The film tells the story of a man, whose word view, narrow-mindedness and selfishness lead him into disaster.

MAGIC MUSHROOMS - plus live Q&A with Director, Sean Wainsteim

In a wry reflection on gender identity and sexuality, when an awkward teenage boy and his crush magically switch bodies after taking mushrooms, he discovers that attraction is more complicated than he thought.

I LOVE NEW YORK

In a city where everyone's got an angle, how does you survive? After an NYC first-timer befriends a savvy street girl on the train, she takes him on a fantastical ride through all the city's pitfalls. But nothing's free in this town, so tighten up your hustle or you might just get hustled yourself. 

SEEDS

A young female astronaut trains for the first expedition to Mars