LYFF Screendance Short Films
Join Leeds Young Film for a special look at physical storytelling through a programme of short films suitable for young people and families. The selection includes real-life stories from performers, magical animations, and films where movement alone brings each story to life.
Before the film, join dancer Holly Gibbs for a fun and interactive intro and get a behind-the-scenes look at how TikTok dance trends, music videos and dance films are made. Stay at the end of the screening to hear more from Holly and ask her any questions you might have about the world of dance. Part of the LYFF Cine-Takeover at HPPH, for Leeds Young Film Festival 2026. %202.png)
Arrival time
To ensure you don’t miss any part of the event, please arrive before the advertised start time. The screening will begin shortly after.
 SynergyThis short film explores identity and self-expression through the mediums of dance and fashion. We follow the journey of August, a gender-fluid person in their early twenties experiencing the mundanity of an urban, fast-paced environment. The film begins with August listening to a track of electronic dance music and immersing themselves in the audio. They are transported throughout the film to four dimensions in their mind's eye, reflecting separate versions of themself. The distinct layers of the music are performed by the different iterations of August, each exploring a corresponding movement vocabulary. The amalgamation of the separate versions of themself, and the way they dance, represents a synergy - an extended metaphor for how identity is fluid and multi-faceted. |
 True Sound FaçadeTrue Sound Façade is a poetic dance and animation film in which a dancer realises their digital self feels truer than their real world self. It was commissioned by the Barbican in London. |
 Joy o' DanceWhere ballet tradition meets Yorkshire spirit—boys break stereotypes, breathtaking choreography shines, and young performers take their last dance before stepping into a new beginning. |
The Wayward WindsThe Wayward Wind is a story told with humour and movement, The Wayward Wind is a twist on the “rambling man” archetype, playing upon relationships with women found in the landscape. |
QuarantineA post-Brexit pagan dance fantasy about a troupe of Morris-dancing badgers forced to confront the animals quarantined in a facility built above their burrow. |
 Then Comes the BodyA viral video brings global attention to an unlikely ballet school outside Lagos, Nigeria. Now the founder — who learned ballet on YouTube — is training students to perform on the world stage. |
 Broomsticks on BroadwayFellinda Cauldron is inspired by the moon to make a magical dancing potion. Can she over come her doubts and complete her bubbling brew?
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City MirrorsDo the buildings around us mould our movements? Shape our steps? Set to a backdrop of an original score and based on the raw architecture of the 1950s-1970s, |
Dancing About Architecture: YuvaDora Sarikaya explores the associations of ‘home’, domestic space, and cultural identity through traditional Turkish dance |
