Short Films

Liverpudlian Robert Tucker slips between three periods in his life – as a Catholic schoolboy, caring for his dying mother, and facing his own last hours on Earth.

The second part of Terence Davies' trilogy revolving around Liverpudlian Robert Tucker, focusing on the character's efforts in middle-age to come to terms with his homosexuality.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is The Matrix.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is Ridley Scott's Alien.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is Judd Apatow's Knocked Up.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is The Sixth Sense.

 With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is Rambo: First Blood.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is The Devil Wears Prada.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is Steven Spielberg's ET.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is Die Hard.

With time so precious these days, Movie in a Minute is on hand to help you digest the biggest blockbusters in a bite-size chunk. The movie getting the 60-second makeover this time is Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Oscar Wilde’s famous and eloquent defence of love – made while he was being cross-examined at the trial that led to his incarceration and death – is strikingly illustrated, word by word, with Mapplethorpe-like imagery.

Ridley Scott’s first finished film was this short, shot in 1965 and featuring his brother Tony and parents. A teenage schoolboy plays truant and bikes around a small, industrial English town as we hear his thoughts play out, in a stream-of-consciousness narration. 

The Burning is Stephen Frears’ first film, a chilling exploration of racial tensions in Apartheid-era South Africa. On a sweltering summer’ day, a wealthy white matriarch insists on taking her household on a planned trip to the country, in spite of their urgent warnings that an uprising is underway.

Pete (David Tennant) is ready to break up with Juliet, his girlfriend of three years. When she gets home, she mistakes his words and actions for a proposal and before he can correct her mistake, their house is full of family, friends and champagne. 

Shane Meadows’ debut short (in which he also acts) is Rashomon by way of Tarantino. Four guys, interviewed by the police, give different accounts of an armed robbery.

The first film from acclaimed director Terence Davies, and the first to feature his on-screen alter-ego Robert Tucker. Children moves between two periods in Robert's life: as a beleaguered schoolboy, and as an equally troubled young man.

These amusing personal stories about puberty are told by children between the ages of 10-13 and illustrated with quirky animations. 

The Belgrade based artist Aleksandar Macasev discusses his politicised take on art and design and shows us around his home city.