Short films by, for and about young people, exploring disability and environment. A treat for anyone who is – or has ever been – young.

Part of the A&E Accessibility and Environment Film Festival
https://aneff.org.uk

This Programme contains the following Short films:

Unbound
Jemima Hughes – United Kingdom – 0:02:57
Animation, Short
Unbound is a lively and colourful three minute abstract animation

Dyslexia & Me
Drama at St Luke’s CE Primary – United Kingdom – 0:14:00
Documentary, Short, Student
Our film explores the topic and difficulties of Dyslexia in primary school through the character of Lily.

THATCH to the FUTURE!
Nicolas Neuhold – Luxembourg – 0:07:57
Short, Student
When participants at a climate conference in the year 2033 can’t agree on anything, head negotiator GERTA (not Greta!) snaps and suggests ”The only thing you could agree on is going back in time and having people THEN fix the problem”

Tiger (72000 BC – 2059 AC)
Renee Shi – United States – 0:01:50
Animation, Short, Student
As generations pass, the ever-growing burden of climate change is passed to the young generations, until it finally bursts.

Imagination
Jemima Hughes – United Kingdom – 0:03:38
Animation, Short
Imagination is a lively, colourful cut-out animation inspired by Matisse paper cuts. The disabled and deaf protagonist in her pink wheelchair escapes from a grey street into an exhibition where artworks interact with her through movement and sign, .

TIME OUT
Dorfman – United States – 0:02:39
Experimental, Short
Two construction workers contemplate saving the planet.

Two People One Toilet
Rafael Star – Australia – 0:05:22
Short
Robert, a young man who is intellectually disabled is taken to the park by his brother Tom. But what is meant to be an uneventful day trip proves to be the opposite.

Technology for Talking
Jemima Hughes – United Kingdom – 0:05:23
Animation, Documentary
Technology for Talking is a bright cut out animation which introduces voice output communication aids and explains how and why some people talk using assistive technology.

Dolls
Robyn Egan – United Kingdom – 0:14:27
Short
A coming of age comedy, set in the early 00s, Dolls tells the story of Cherry and her unsolicited collection of judgemental porcelain dolls as she explores her transition into sexual maturity and faces the anguish of leaving her childhood behind.

Social media
Lena Alisha Downham – United Kingdom – 0:00:28
Short
An insight into social media’s effect on mental health

The A Files
Max Joshua Toll Endersby – United Kingdom – 0:20:00
Short
A man has been split into two and has no idea why?

Entry requirements: no age restrictions — Read more — Read less