A special season celebrating the 70th anniversary of London Film School (LFS), the UK’s oldest film school and a vital force in independent filmmaking since its founding.
For the last in our season of short films directed by graduates of London Film School we have simply chosen some of our favourites. A holiday in Sardinia, a bungled robbery at a gas station in Ireland, a stone cutting factory in China, a farm in Belgium and horror in a small Greek town are the backdrop to these gripping dramas.
Sparare Alle Angurie
Italy, Italian 2023
Festivals: RAI Cinema Prize
Director Antonio Donato
Federico is on holiday with his father and brother in Sardinia. Their father, Aurelio, is a severe and overtly masculine figure who makes Federico anxious and inadequate. When a wealthy German family invites them to dinner, Federico discovers that he may not be so different from his father.
Sucking Diesel
UK/Ireland, English 2021
Director Sam McGrath
After a bungled robbery, a petrol station owner must decide whether to protect her idiot employee or turn him into the most dangerous man in Ballybeg.
Poet
UK/China, Chinese 2023
Director Kun Sun
Hua, a female labourer living in the dormitory at a stone-cutting factory; adores literature; values her solitude; and endures an abusive and secret relationship with her supervisor.
Scorched Earth
UK/Greece, Greek 2022
Festivals: Locarno Film Festival Official Selection 2023
Director Markela Kontaratou
It's summer in rural Greece and Stela escapes to the family’s summer house hoping to finish her essay. But her loud and threatening neighbour and his girlfriend keep distracting her. One night Stela thinks she has witnessed a terrible crime…
The Bull
UK/ Belgium , Flemish 2023
Director Victor Nauwynck
Cyriel and Marie are a childless farming couple, whose day to day lives are marked by repetitive and laborious chores. When a stud bull is brought into their cowshed, the couple’s life gets thrown into disarray. While Cyriel is determined to manage the mating of their cows, Marie has other ideas.