British Shorts Film Festival im Xenon Kino

In the organizer's words:

On January 24, the British Shorts Film Festival returns to the legendary Xenon Cinema to present an official festival screening of some of the islands' most exciting, funny, strange and thrilling short films.

Too Disgusting To Be Confused (Documentary), dir.: Maya Avidov, 12:02 min.
Founded in 1972, "Alternative Miss World" is a celebration of transformation and unconventional beauty and became an instant hit! The first judges and contestants included absolute legends such as David Hockney, Derek Jarman, Zandra Rhodes and Leigh Bowrey.

A Bear Remembers (Drama, Mystery), D.: Zhang + Knight, 20:00 min.
Peter tries to find the source of a metallic noise that haunts his home village. When he shares his findings with an old woman, it brings back memories of a bear from her childhood.

Wavelength (Animation), D.: Kate Auster & Holly Warburton, 03:42 min.
Two young women feel like they are on the same wavelength. But what happens when the signal weakens?

The Long Spring (Drama, Thriller), D.: Olly Ginelli, 15:05 min.
Arron has taken his younger sister Kika on a difficult journey to a better life.

Original Sin (Drama, Experimental, Biopic), D.: Amrou Al-Kadhi, 14:52 min.
After years of lies, resentment and stolen identities, a Muslim mother confronts her drag queen son to finally have her long overdue moment in the spotlight.

February Ends Tomorrow (Drama), dir.: Rodrigo Mella, 11:16 min.
A young woman tells her roommate an anecdote about a perverted sleepwalker she once knew. Her reality begins to crumble when the roommate claims the story is her own.

Purebred (Drama), D.: Caleb J. Roberts, 14:34 min.
It's a hot summer. After a pregnancy test, transgender man Owen returns to the apartment of his on-off lover Seán.

End of Play (Comedy), dir.: Edem Wornoo, 15:22 min.
Seven, a junior creative in a cosmic agency for the creation of worlds, is unexpectedly given the opportunity to design his dream world.