Land of Hope and Gory

The Sorrows of Young Charlotte

• Director

  Shir Ariya

• Screenwriter

  Charlie Stockdale

• UK 2026. 13min

• Certificate

  LFF18

When Werther finds Charlie’s ex-boyfriend’s potency pills in the bathroom, he takes a double dose.

Content warning

Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury, nudity, and sex.

Meatmylk

• Director

  Lucy Luscombe

• Screenwriters

  Lucy Luscombe, Adam Welch

• UK 2026. 15min

A personal trainer decides to bulk-up with a new protein shake, only to discover that it has side effects.

Fishbrain

• Director-screenwriter

  Max Vanderspuy

• UK 2026. 22min

Trapped in her decaying coastal town and desperate to escape, Ori feeds her stubborn grandfather tainted fish.

Content warning

Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury.

All Yours

• Director-screenwriter

  Sophia Di Martino

• UK 2025. 8min

After discovering her skin is peeling off, a bored mother is compelled to bake it into little pastries.

The Last Snow

• Director-screenwriter

  Rodolphe Bouquet-Populus

• France 2025. 19min

In a ski resort where snow is starting to disappear, Isabelle and Guillaume find themselves stuck on a chairlift.

Man Eating Pussy

• Director-screenwriter

  Emily Lawson

• Canada 2026. 12min

• Certificate

  LFF18

A dying man seeks comfort in a mysterious sex worker whose monstrous anatomy offers pleasure and the ultimate release.

Content warning

Contains scenes of graphic violence or injury and nudity.