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Black Sun: International Short Film Competition 3

Light and darkness combine in these taut and tense tales of pressure and success. An Iranian mother makes a catastrophic error under pressure in a…

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04/11/21 08/11/21
Hit the Road

A lively young boy, a grumpy dad, an emotive mum, a taciturn older brother, a soulful dog. A family is on a road-trip across Iran to a mysterious…

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02/11/18 02/11/18
International Competition 4: Walkin’ After Midnight

This unmissable selection of short films takes us on a journey through the underworld of human desire and exploits. Darkness breaks across the…

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03/11/18 03/11/18
International Competition 5: Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

The passing of time and all of its crimes. This selection of films confronts what we take for granted: time, reality, representation: a young girl…

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11/11/21 11/11/21
Leeds International Short Film Competition 1: Set the Night On Fire

Revolution takes many forms: whether it begins at home or out on the streets. The first programme in the Academy-Award qualifying International Short…

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11/11/21 11/11/21
Leeds International Short Film Competition 2: The Country and the City

Between the country and the city lies a border where past and present, tradition and modernity form an unruly frontier. These six films signify the…

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