Exploring themes of toxic masculinity, tremendous physical feats to help transcend the mind, loss, grief, perception… this selection of shorts explores themes of mental health curated by KLSFF programmer Mark van Heusden.

The Hold (JD Donnelly)

A real-time journey into the mind and story of champion free-diver Alice Hickson as she performs her record breath hold.

Achievement [London Premiere] (Owain Hopkins)

After a tragedy occurs in their small Welsh town, two friends look back over their lives, trying to piece together the reasons for what occurred.

Contact Hours (Harry Richards)

The life of a university caretaker is upturned when one of his students hasn’t been seen in days. It falls to him to unlock their door…

Please [World Premiere] (Will Matthews)

Tormented by the toxic rantings of an inner demon, a man arranges a hook-up with the intention of seeking revenge on a single woman. Misguided, to him she represents the source of all his problems. However, upon meeting her in the flesh his toxic belief system is challenged.

Triangle (Péter Engelmann)

Triangle, the graduation film of Peter Engelmann from the Arts University Bournemouth, is a sci-fi pseudodocu drama exploring the dark realms of the human mind. The story follows three strangers who - based on a 1997's psychological experiment on the bonds of friendship - are about to become friends for life,

separated only by 36 questions…

Alone Across Gola [London Premiere] (Jude Kriwald)

This gripping documentary follows Jude’s extraordinary solo journey through Liberia's dense Gola rainforest where every step meant battling through thick undergrowth with nothing more than a bicycle and a tent. Through moments of profound introspection, Jude’s journey asks: What happens when we step off the beaten track of our careers and everyday routines to follow the dreams we thought we’d left behind?