Still from Altered States

Shorts

Altered States

Fractured memories and uncertain fates are examined in shorts featuring our unshakeable resolve.
Runtime
109 min
More information
Official film page

Screenings

Mon Taxi

  • Director-screenwriter

    Meriem Sakrouhi

  • Morocco-USA 2026. 8min

Meriem, who for years called her father every day, decides to call him on the day after his death.

Bundle

  • Director-screenwriter

    Carlo Milillo

  • UK 2026. 13min

In this tale of grief and loss, something isn’t right when Will heads to a party to meet his brother.

Content warning

Contains flashing images.

To the North

  • Director-screenwriter

    Amer Nasser

  • Palestine 2026. 8min

In 2025, after a brief ceasefire in Gaza, Firas returns alone to the north to search for his sister and her family.

Content warning

Contains scenes of harm towards children.

(Failing to Make) A Documentary About My Sudanese Family

  • Director

    Sid Elbadawi

  • UK-Sudan 2026. 15min

Setting out to document a family holiday in the shadow of a civil war, a filmmaker finds the process unravelling the film itself.

Content warning

Contains themes of drug use.

Contains racist attitudes and language.

Stolen Memories

Stjålne Minner

  • Director-screenwriter

    Anders Davidsen

  • Norway-Sweden 2026. 18min

Eighteen-year-old Emil’s night turns to horror when his girlfriend discovers some childhood photos, forcing him to question his past.

Content warning

Contains themes of domestic violence or abuse.

Forgotten Spaceman

  • Director

    Elham Ehsas

  • UK-Afghanistan 2026. 16min

In 1988, Afghanistan sent its first and only astronaut, Abdul Ahad Momand, into space, creating a fleeting moment of hope.

Content warning

Contains flashing images.

White Musk

  • Director-screenwriter

    Fatima Wardy

  • Sudan-USA 2026. 18min

Tensions arise when a young Sudanese woman becomes her mother’s primary caregiver.

FarEye

  • Director-screenwriter

    Hayden Mclean

  • UK 2026. 13min

Fleeing the chaos of home, a young Jamaican boy finds refuge within a community guided by music, spirit and faith.

Content warning

Contains scenes of domestic violence or abuse.