Still from Altered States

Shorts

Altered States

Fractured memories and uncertain fates are examined in shorts featuring our unshakeable resolve.
Runtime
109 min
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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.