School / Academy

NFTS – National Film and Television School

  • ZUMAN

    2022 Adults 10 min

    by Honor Price

    Steve is the star attraction of a zoo where he, a human, is on full display for a crowd of animal visitors to marvel at. Longing for more in life, Steve dreams of finding a companion. Suddenly one day, he gets his first opportunity to escape his cage. Will he find his dream companion that he’s so desperately been longing for?

  • The Song of a Lost Boy

    2021 16+ 10 min

    by Daniel Quirke

    Ben, a young choir boy who, after his voice breaks mid solo, has a crisis of faith, decides to run away from his community. He happens upon a group of nomads who take him in, though Ben hides the secret about who he really is, and must decide what to do with it.

    • Drama
    • Fantasy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • SOFT ANIMALS

    2021 16+ 3 min

    by Renee Zhan

    Two ex-lovers cross paths at a train station.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Do Not Feed the Pigeons

    2021 16+ 9 min

    by Antonin Niclass

    In Antonin Niclass’s short film “Do Not Feed the Pigeons, ” a flock becomes a source of unexpected wonder for a group of weary travellers.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • O Black Hole!

    2020 16+ 16 min

    by Renee Zhan

    A woman who can’t stand the passing of time sucks everyone and everything she loves inside herself to keep them with her forever. Eventually, she turns into a black hole. A thousand unchanging years pass inside her dark embrace until one day, the Singularity wakes.

    • Drama
    • Fantasy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Listen to me Sing

    2019 Adults 11 min

    by Isabel Garrett

    Set in an isolated, rundown hotel, the story follows entertainer Sophie (in a similar state) as she struggles to find her place in a confusing world.

    • Drama
  • Heat Wave

    2019 13+ 7 min

    by Fokion Xenos

    In the midst of a heatwave of insanity, two children find a way to cool everyone down!I A playful stop motion short film animated in a hybrid techique between cut out, claynimation and thousands of replacements pieces.

    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Almost There

    2019 16+ 9 min

    by Nelly Michenaud

    On an everyday train journey quite unlike any other, a not-so-casual observer goes to extreme lengths to avoid other passengers, a giant baby runs away from his parents, a romantic woman starts an ill-fated relationship with a cuckoo, and a naïve boy discovers that some problems can’t be fixed by pictures of unicorns.

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Experimental
  • Fish Boy

    2018 16+ 9 min

    by Anita Bruvere

    Fish Boy lives in darkness, his guilt about the past slowly consuming him. His girlfriend Laura is a light of hope in his dark world. But despite his efforts, his past continues to chase him, eventually putting them both in danger.

    • Drama
    • Tragedy
    • Experimental
  • Téte á Téte

    2017 16+ 8 min

    by Natasha Tonkin

    A young woman visits her family. Over the weekend tensions flare, whilst technology provides an easy respite. As Kerri’s gaze shifts from the screen, she discovers a deeper kind of connection.

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Experimental
  • by Suraya Raja

    We’ve all had thoughts of what might happen should we jump from a high place, drop the baby, or stab someone with a fork. Usually we can dismiss them without a care – but what if we couldn’t?

    • Drama
    • Coming-of-Age
  • Cabin Pressure

    2017 16+ 3 min

    by Matthew Lee

    A safety and regulations obsessive is forced to revaluate things when a routine flight runs into difficulties.

    • Comedy
    • Drama
  • Perched

    2016 10+ 11 min

    by Liam Harris

    Hamish Fint, a crotchety old man used to a life of seclusion inside his submarine balanced precariously atop a mountain, struggles to maintain equilibrium when an unwelcome visiting seagull rocks his world.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Fantasy
  • A Love Story

    2016 16+ 7 min

    by Anushka Kishani Naanayakkara

    Two characters, cocooned in their love, who go on a heartbreaking journey of self-discovery in this experimental, BAFTA-winning short film.

    • Drama
    • Romance
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • The Wrong End Of The Stick

    2015 Adults 10 min

    by Terri Matthews

    Malcolm Fetcher is a neurotic, middle-aged teacher lost in a dull marriage with his wife of twenty years, Beverly. As he faces an all-consuming identity crisis, their marriage disintegrates and he is forced to express a deep, hidden desire…

  • Sea Child

    2015 Adults 7 min

    by Min-ha Kim

    On the verge of becoming a woman Sora is woken by a nightmare and decides to follow a group of men into the city in the hope of finding her mom.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
    • Non-narrative
  • Edmond

    2015 Adults 9 min

    by Nina Gantz

    Edmonds impulse to love and be close to others is strong… Maybe too strong. As he stands alone by a lake contemplating his options, he goes on a journey backwards through his life, and revisits all his defining moments in search for the origin of his desires.

    • Drama
    • Experimental
  • After the End

    2015 Adults 11 min

    by Sam Southward

    For Rene Fustercluck, life was bad, the Apocalypse was awful and then Gordon arrived. ‘After the End’ explores the possibility that the only thing worse than being the last man on earth, is being the second to last man on earth.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Sci-Fi
    • Experimental
  • The Bigger Picture

    2014 Adults 7 min

    by Daisy Jacobs

    The story of two brothers struggling with the care of their elderly mother.

    • Drama
    • Tragedy
  • Pineapple Calamari

    2014 Adults 9 min

    by Kasia Nalewajka

    Pineapple Calamari dreams of being a horse racing champion. He lives with two inseparable women who share a very special connection. But when tragedy befalls this happy family, their social dynamic takes a drastic turn to the unexpected.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental