KLSFF returns with a collection of top shelf shorts curated exclusively by award-winning filmmakers. Join us as we kick off this year’s festival by screening some of the most stand out

Official Selections of 2025.

Stress Head (Kyle Jon Shephard)

A casual yet tense hangout between two friends spirals into an oddly physical, stress-fuelled venting session.

Wish You Were Here (Ramzey Sabbagh, Fhuad Braimoh)

A lonely old woman goes to great lengths to find some kind of human connection.

Nuisance [London Premiere] (Nott Brothers)

An elderly couple finds their quiet life unsettled by their new neighbours’ disturbing allegations.

Hermanos (Rachel McDonald)

Two children refugees are separated from their mother & detained at the U.S. border. When an unlikely opportunity to escape presents itself, the brothers risk everything to protect each other and stay alive as they cross Texas on foot.

Frayed [World Premiere] (Ben Silver, Nadine Iskandar)

Under the influence of a brilliant yet controversial director, relentless ambition drives an obsessive young actress to the brink.

The Pearl Comb (Ali Cook)

In 1893, a doctor hellbent on proving a woman’s place is is not practising medicine, gets more than he bargained for when trying to expose a Cornish fisherman’s wife who claims unearthly powers.

What We Wished We Could Be (Luke Shelley)

Two interwoven moments in the relationship of a couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 70’s & 80’s, revealing their sacrifices, their love, and the things they never felt safe to say.

The Viewing [UK Premiere] (Nick Blake)

A house viewing spirals into a surreal nightmare for a young woman with a troubled past