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BFI London Film Festival Shorts
A selection of small but perfectly formed shorts nominated for the 2025 Short Film Award.
Capybaras Capybaras
Animation & Artists Moving Image 2024 11 mins
Chickens and capybaras are unlikely allies.
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.
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.
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.
Magid / Zafar Magid / Zafar
Drama 2025 19 mins
Tensions arise amidst the heat of a busy Pakistani takeaway.
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.
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
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.
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.