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BFI London Film Festival Shorts

A selection of small but perfectly formed shorts nominated for the 2025 Short Film Award.

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Capybaras Capybaras

Animation & Artists Moving Image 2024 11 mins

Chickens and capybaras are unlikely allies.

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Coyotes Coyotes

Drama 2025 20 mins

When Israeli soldiers interrupt her commute home, a Palestinian doctor is forced down a desolate road and her future is thrown into disarray.

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We Had Fun We Had Fun

Drama 2025 19 mins

An eldest son treats himself to a weekend getaway, dangerously leaving his siblings to their own devices.

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Elephant Families Elephant Families

Documentary 2025 15 mins

When London’s Elephant and Castle shopping centre was demolished, it uprooted the community that made it their home.

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Magid / Zafar Magid / Zafar

Drama 2025 19 mins

Tensions arise amidst the heat of a busy Pakistani takeaway.

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Womb Womb

Drama 2025 15 mins

A Māori girl in the custody of an English couple savours her mother’s weekly visitations, making her long for a place to belong.

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Hope is Lost Hope is Lost

Animation & Artists Moving Image 2025 16 mins

A single mother arrives in London with her children, desperate for shelter. She turns to a seemingly caring stranger, unaware of the danger facing her

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Ka Ba Ddi: A Breath, a Move, a Game Ka Ba Ddi: A Breath, a Move, a Game

Animation & Artists Moving Image 2025 10 mins Silent

In this South Asian team sport, players repeating ‘kabaddi’ frantically cross boundaries on the court, tagging their opponents before returning.

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happiness happiness

Short documentary 2025 18 mins

From solidarity protests for Palestine to sleepless nights wrestling with the horrific realities – a rabbit-hole inquiry into alleviating insomnia.