CFF: Best UK Shorts

The brightest and best new filmmaking talent from the UK. including the award winners from the Cornwall Film Festival short-film competition.

Irpinia Directed by Jameisha Prescod

​Irpinia is the story of black British hope from the perspective of the Windrush generation. At the age of 24, Dudley Porteous boarded a ship called the Irpinia in search of a better life in England, the so-called mother country. Now 86 years old, Dudley reflects on his exciting journey to sea and the harsh reality that lay ahead.

KEEP Directed by Lewis Rose

Gordon, the former keeper of a lighthouse now turned into a museum, is desperate for someone to help him maintain the site. When Musa, an Afghan refugee, comes knocking on his door, Gordon finally finds the helper he has been waiting for.

The two men become friends, confronting their respective cultures and pasts with humour and kindness.

What We Wished We Could Be Directed by Luke Shelley

Based on a true story.

Two interwoven moments in the relationship of a couple affected by the contaminated blood scandal, revealing their sacrifices, their love, and the things they never felt safe to say.

That Night by Emma Miranda Moore

A rat transports us through the last vestiges of humanity as it forages for food for its family.

Confronted by a formidable threat, we discover the true magnitude of recent global events.

Turn Up The Bass Directed by Ted Evans

'Turn Up The Bass' tells the remarkable and little-known story of Troi Lee, aka DJ Chinaman, the unstoppable force behind the UK's deaf music and rave scene.

Essex Girls Directed by Yero Timi-Biu

Navigating adolescence in Benfleet, Essex hasn't been straightforward for British-Nigerian Bisola. She's done her best to fit in, but even her two best friends Charlie & Saffron, who love her to bits, seem to be understanding her less and less recently. However, after an incident at her high school shunts her into the orbit of the only other Black girl in her year - the gorgeous, irrepressible Ashlee, who is everything Bisola wishes she could be - Bisola is plunged into a journey of discovering a whole new side of herself.

Muna Directed by Warda Mohamed

British-Somali teen Muna (Kosar Ali) is desperate to go on the school trip - to have fun with her mates, escape the monotony of her household and, of course, provide the greatest playlist of all time (!!). But her parents aren't so sure.

Tickets: £8.00/£7.00/£4.50

A £1 Poly Fund payment is added to each ticket sold.

Please be aware films will start at the advertised time, we rarely show adverts and usually show under 5 minutes of trailers.