British Shorts 2012

Rupert, a ten year old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Turning to a book of magic, he invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever.

Glick's Last Tour follows the fortunes and misfortunes of veteran entertainer Nathan Baldwin and his companion Mr. Glick as together they traverse the sad remains of the seaside entertainment circuit. Longing for the halcyon days of variety shows and light entertainment on the piers, the pair represent an odd anachronism against the bleak decay of the once prosperous English seaside towns.

Anthony Fox is a very paranoid man. Fleeing a coach crash, he wanders the streets; he's bloodied and desperate, trusting no-one, switching food orders and behaving erratically. Anthony finally walks into a suburban Police Station and approaches the world weary Desk Sergeant. In a cracked voice he tells him that people are trying to kill him... by accident. When the disbelieving Policeman sighs and asks him their motive, he cryptically replies 'Art'...

A short film about a grown man who refuses to leave the Boy Scouts.

Claire feels anxiety and shame as her birthday serves as a reminder of her underachievements. A birthday forces Claire to take stock of her situation: a dead-end job, comparing herself to her more successful best friend Amelia, and tentative flirtations with the aloof, distant Greg and the immature, available Ethan.

MAN-1 (Austin Spangler) has decided to end his life. He is using his car, with a tube from the exhaust pipe into the backseat window. But his suicide is interrupted by MAN-2 (Colin Holt) who passes by. MAN-2 wants to join in, but when he gets in the car he won't stop talking. This drives MAN-1 mad. After a number of polite, blunt and loud requests from MAN-1 them to MAN-2 to shut up, MAN-1 looses it and strangles MAN-2 to death. MAN-1 gets the body out of the car and runs back in to turn the ignition. The car won't start.

Paula's not having a good night, and it's about to get a lot worse.

Doctor Williams is the latest psychiatrist to deal with a smug patient called Voorman who claims to be God himself. Although skeptical, Williams soon gets an eerie feeling that openly malicious Voorman is not simply insane.

Liam (Liam Cunningham) and Michael (Michael Fassbender) are professional safe crackers who meet on a simple job to relieve an office safe from its contents. The catch is a light activated alarm system impelling the men to embark on a pitch black heist

It's the middle of the summer holidays - and Oscar's going to sell his brother to a paedophile.

Sometimes an iPhone makes your life that little bit harder.

Munna, a taxi driver is hired to drive Maya , a sex worker to her client in city of Mumbai every night. After witnessing the realities, he unexpectedly faces up to some home truths.

A cinematic snapshot observing the morning routine of a family in 1940s Britain. Mum makes breakfast. Dad reads the paper. Samantha tries to get ready for work but her sister, Rachael, is hogging the bathroom. Soon we see that Rachael is very young, but not as innocent as her parents might hope.

When his ex-wife cancels his party for their son's 8th birthday, Dan decides to proceed with the one person who turns up as planned, the clown.

Lonely Noreen daydreams of being whisked away by a square-jawed cowboy, but her reality is far more mundane. She lives virtually enslaved on the family farm in the North of England, with only her father's demeaning comments about her weight as company. So it's no wonder that she pays attention to the first thing that's ever shown her any kindness, even if it is an abandoned 60 year-old talking tractor. A friendship quickly develops, Noreen sets about restoring the tractor, and together they hatch a plan to turn the tables on her father.

Rabbit Punch is a coming of age story about two 13 year old best friends must face off against each other in the Boxing ring, and risk losing everything.

A day in the life of an unlucky man.

Set in a satirical vision of modern Britain, Hadrian is a young and ambitious civil servant who arranges to receive Greek lessons in preparation for a government promotion which will see him steer British economic policy throughout Greece. But when he meets his teacher Maria, she asks that instead of payment, Hadrian exchanges an hour of his time each week to help her prepare for a citizenship exam that offers potential promotion from Class B to Class A immigrant. He reluctantly agrees, only to find that the gruelling exam requires Maria to display skill in every discipline from political theory and British history to forklift truck driving and devised theatre.

Billy has an odd obsession. Between the hours of nine and five, Billy is a model 'PR Rep' for a local nightclub. However, his life's passion lies in collecting 2 Pence coins. Billy takes pride in his small change hobby, learning the value of the tiny things life has to offer. But in his love for 2P's, Billy often misses the big picture. And the girl who just wants him to say hello.

Mum Says is the story of William, a young boy who lives in a fractured middle class family environment. He is coming to terms with his parents and who they really are. When his older brother, Joey, arrives back to create a relationship with him the family are pushed to their limits.