
10 Oct 2008

Five Minutes Ago
A young man pretends to sleep while he watches his lover go through her morning routine.
Frustrated by a long wait for her tardy boyfriend, a young woman is unsatisfied by the candle he sheepishly offers in retribution, then sulks at the armfuls of roses he snaps up from a deli. Her brooding evaporates at the turn of a corner, when she and her ruefully silent companion are confronted by a wall adorned with flyers depicting people still regarded as missing after the September 11th terrorist attacks.

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James

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10 Oct 2008

A young man pretends to sleep while he watches his lover go through her morning routine.

20 Apr 2017

Sean races against the clock to his mother's deathbed in possession of his mother's dying wish while dealing with inter-family politics over the phone.


When a hooded figure steps into an abandoned house deep in the woods, flickering lights awaken memories of the family who once called it home.

12 Oct 2025

A disheveled, humanoid Moth, drawn into a 24/7 optometrist office by the allure of its neon-light sign, regales the attending physician about his troubling life story and insatiable cravings that led to the demise of his family.

22 May 2024

Ireland 2112, climate change has drastically changed the Earth, and Ireland, now an archipelago, is a lifeboat nation to many; an uncertain future where social structures have disappeared. Helen, one of the only two adults in a community of young people and children, wakes one morning to discover an invasive species has infected their wheat crop. She must do everything she can for the children to survive.

01 Jul 2024

A curator at a high-profile art gallery finds herself drawn to a young, polyamorous artist who introduces her to a lifestyle that reflects a part of herself she had once abandoned.

09 Jun 2025

A rowdy singer - blindsided when her guitarist/problematic lover quits the band - struggles to write a song to prove to her record label she's worth keeping solo. Looks like she'll have to face herself before she can face the music.

03 Oct 2025

A tender portrait of childhood’s first encounter with love, loss, and the memories that remain.

15 Dec 2016

After drinking heavily and getting stuck in a YouTube hole of "It Gets Better" videos, a man reflects on his life and decides to tell his own story.

04 Oct 2016

A ghostly love story unfolds as two men look for answers where ocean meets sky and city meets wild in Rockaway Beach, NY.

13 May 2018

A desperate computer scientist struggling to fund her anti-depression AI application faces her toughest challenge yet.

27 Jan 2018

A slow, hot summer afternoon. A father sleeps while his child is drawing with pencils in a cross word puzzle. A wind moves through the grass - something bad is about to happen.

08 Mar 1920

Professional forger Bill Butters realizes one day that the police are closing in on him, and convinces his daughter Peggy to flee.

20 Aug 2019

A betrayed wife begins to investigate her husband’s mistresses. Her jealousy is gradually replaced by curiosity.

13 Jun 2019

David comes home from college to his family’s farm to find that his parents have hired a young man named Brent, who is also sharing his room. David is still in the closet and wants to come out to his high school friend, but he finds himself drawn to his new roommate and tries to determine if he is also gay.

18 May 2018

A solid middle American couple meet a stranger who will have a big role in history as we know it.
With not much to show for in his life, Andre takes his health to extreme measures by attempting an eating challenge at his local diner.
26 Dec 1914
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29 Sep 2019

Lemn Sissay presents a selection of short films from a new generation of artists who are inspired by poetry and the spoken word. Dying to Live; Notes on Being a Lady; Other Voices; Raised by Queenz; Terra Firma; The Siren's Song; Alice_Alice; My Grandad; The Fall; When Will It Stop?; Backwards; Covering Scars with Summer Jumpers; Is Anybody Out There?