Leeds Screendance Competition

LIFF SHORTS
Fri 7 Nov and Wed 12 Nov
Fri 7 Nov
and
Wed 12 Nov
  • Fri 7 Nov
    20:45
    Panel
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Past event
  • Wed 12 Nov
    14:30
    Everyman Cinema Leeds, Leeds
    Screen 4
    Past event

Screendance is one of the most innovative and exciting genres of short films, and our competition is one of the highlights of the LIFF SHORTS selection.

The screening on Fri 7 Nov will be followed by a panel discussion. 



Still Moving

Through the eyes of a 60-year-old contemporary dancer, Still Moving explores ageing and identity, embracing the echoes of who we were and the grace of who we are becoming. Dawn Holgate MBE is one of the original dancers of Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre

Jonny White | UK | 2025 | 4 mins | English



One & One Other [Episode 1]

Two shelf stackers at a 24/7 mega-supermarket are entrenched in the banal nature of their painfully ordinary jobs. Their imaginations fuse to provoke a jailbreak from their lives as they are transported to the retro 80s dance break of their dreams.

Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern | USA | 2023 | 10 mins |



Naval Ode

Naval Ode embodies the movement of separation between dock and the ship, between the inside and the outside, between one and the other. This mysterious and suspended dance is imbued with nostalgic desire and swells like a sail.

UK Premiere | Fu Le | Portugal, France | 2024 | 6 mins | Portuguese



Spoken Movement Family Honour

In a British-Ghanaian household bound by tradition and religion, a young girl lives under the oppressive control of her abusive father. At the family dinner table, heated arguments reveal the deep rift between them as they confront the scars of their past

Yorkshire Premiere | Daniel Gurton | UK | 2025 | 10 mins | English



Carmen

A young woman, dressed in a tracksuit, walks through the backstreets of Sevilla into a housing project. This is Carmen Aviles - the young street superstar of flamenco.

Yorkshire Premiere | Andrew Margetson | Spain, UK | 2025 | 5 mins | No Dialogue



Directions to the Other Side of the World

A woman explores the far reaches of rural Ireland in a desperate attempt to make peace with the darker aspect of her spirit. The film attempts to bridge generations of place and ritual into a poetic and practical film of belonging and peace.

UK Premiere | Derrick Belcham | Ireland | 2025 | 12 mins | English



On my way to you

A couple are seeking ways to restore intimacy but how can one (re)encounter the other? The play that arises from their desire involves risk and physical exertion, yet the pursuit of a shared rhythm urges them both on.

UK Premiere | Astrid De Haes, Brecht Van Vliet, Jonathan Van Hemelrijck | Belgium | 2025 | 8 mins | No Dialogue



Underpass

A couple meet at assorted urban underpasses and dance together, expressing their affair. Eventually they realise it has to stop.

UK Premiere | Stefan Georgiou | UK | 2025 | 6 mins | No Dialogue



The Gift

On her 34th birthday, Alesya retreats to the solitude of her remote home, following her private ritual of spending the day alone. But when a mysterious box appears at her doorstep, her carefully controlled world begins to shift.

International Premiere | Mikki Sindhunata | Netherlands | 2025 | 11 mins | No Dialogue

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