British Shorts

In this combined programme

• I Just Want to Kiss You

  • main programme short

  The boys go out for the day in magnificent monochrome.

• Death and the Mother

  • main programme short

  A mother’s love is tested to the limits. Inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen story and woodcuts by Kollwitz.

• Stagefright

  • main programme short

  A juggling dog, music-hall star, is put out of work by the advent of film. Aardman to the tee.

• The Hearts Darkness

  • main programme short

  A child’s drawing brings the world into the battleground.

• Owzat

  • exploding cinema

  Digital animation from the world-famous Aardman Studios.

• Headcase

  • main programme short

  A crazy parody on a woman who is chased by a head.

• Jason’s Dream

  • main programme short

  An urban legend in the form of a Brechtian musical.

• The Wind of Changes

  • exploding cinema

  Impressive animation about the life of musician Balanescu under Romanian Communism.

• Suburban Psycho

  • main programme short

  Stories of everyday madness in the burbs. Based on a script by Deborah Levy.