Derby Film Festival Shorts Programme One

The Derby Film Festival team has selected the very best from the many short films submitted from around the world for inclusion in this year’s festival.

This first programme of shorts includes the following films –

Portions For Foxes – Australia 2023 Dir: Dominic Vaughey 15m

In the 17th-century Eyam, two sinners – Colette and Finlay – confront the danger of their pre-marital pregnancy in their parish town as the black death descends on their village.

Where Are All The Gay Superheroes? – UK 2024 Dir: Tom Paul Martin 15m

Sterling and Meridian have just finished saving the day and find themselves in a rare moment alone. The suits come off, but when old tensions and old enemies return, our “heroes” learn the dark truth about who they are underneath.

The Carrot – UK 2024 Dir: Joakim Benum 16m

A man travels back to his smalltown home to tell his parents about the disturbing discovery he made in his brothers freezer.

A Different Place – UK 2024 Dir: Sophie Black 14m

Forty-something Evelyn embarks on a journey of self-discovery with Cleo, a younger woman who exudes the kind of confidence Evelyn has only dreamed of.

Demi-Goddesses – Germany 2024 Dir: Martin Gerigk 8m

A wordless animated film conceived as a surreal anti-patriarchal thought experiment raising questions about gender, power, and social change.

The Serena Variations – USA 2023 Dir: Warren Fischer 24m

A young female violinist with spirals out of control as she works on a new opus with a domineering composer.

Tickets: £7.50 (standard), £6.00 (concessions)