SHORT FILMS SHOWCASE
For the first time in nearly 20 years, we bring back short films to the Chichester International Film Festival programme.
Join us for a mixture of shorts ranging from a locally filmed (Weald & Downland Museum) period thriller, to an outstanding animation from Portugal, with many interesting stops in between.
Films:
Mother Daughter (Sophie Wu - UK) 10:02
An intelligent and pacey examination of a teenage daughter and divorced mother, with some friction compounded by the mother trying to find a new relationship by using a dating agency.
Collage (Marius Conrotto - Spain) 9:51
A girl who works in a museum tries to convince another co-worker that two visitors are flirting. And how does she know? Scientific studies say that there are six signs that show one person's attraction to another.
Horse (University of Chichester - UK) 12:39
A brilliant short film from the students of the University of Chichester. Based around two brothers coming together for a chess tournament.
Au Revoir Belmondo (Lisa Kohn - France) 13:15
When Julien, a young, shy Frenchman meets Patricia, a lonely, American exchange student, only one thing stands in their way ... his strange obsession with Jean-Paul Belmondo."
Free Again (Nicholas Prosser - UK) 8:16
Set in Africa and England, the film follows the fortunes of an African Boy as he and his parents tread vulnerably through the gate of immigration bureaucracy to the dream of a new life in England.
The Wedding Veil of the Proud Princess (Anna-Ester Volozh - UK) 6:33
The most beautiful princess in the world demands the impossible: to marry a king who conquers all kings. The world is plunged into war as kings from all lands vie for her hand.
Icetea (Alessia Buiatti - Italy) 13:05
Silvia is expecting a baby. When she returns home after a day of work, she finds her husband Roby welcoming her. Everything seems perfect, but what does her seemingly perfect life hide?
The Holiday Maker (Harry Mead - UK) 7:04
After she can't financially afford to travel on her dream holiday, a young woman named Emily decides to build a miniature model wonderland of her dream destinations.
What to Expect (Gabriela Garcia Medina - USA) 9:20
An exhausted couple of first-time parents only have one dream: to sleep and to bond with their newborn baby, however, this desire is foiled by their loud and opinionated families.
Good Friday (University of Chichester - UK) 9:17
The best of the short films from the 2023 class of Film Production from the University of Chichester.
One More (J. Taylor Brookes - UK) 9:16
A tender story that sees a gay couple make a surreptitious visit to the lake where they first met for one more adventure.
The Barn (Jonathan Brooker - UK) 20:00
The supernatural story of Ellen as she discovers the truth of a Viking artefact that accompanies her journey through the ages. Filmed at the Weald and Downland Museum.
Ana Morphose (Joao Rodrigues - Portugal) 10:00
A little girl reads herself to sleep. As she dozes off, the physical world starts melting into an alternate reality where the contents of a book rule over the laws of physics.
