Nineties Shorts

Deliciously dark psychodrama about a Docklands bus driver who turns his family home into a second Noah's ark.

Katrina McPherson’s dance film intimately tracks the frenetic movements of a solo dancer, accompanied by an electronic score by Philip Jeck.

Eleven-year-old Karen meets king of the airwaves, Tony Blackburn (played by himself) in Carol Morley's bittersweet short.

Breaking Bad’s Laura Fraser stars in this delightful short about a student who falls in love with a burglar.

Queer activist and artist Ajamu prepares to leave Brixton for an exhibition of his work in his hometown, Huddersfield

A wry tale about a one-eyed woman seeking revenge in Seahouses, Northumberland.

Early 90s London gets a vibrant dose of African culture in this mini odyssey fusing dance, music and fashion.

The sights and sounds of the Capital at Christmas form a romantic backdrop for this brief meditation on loneliness and love.

A straight woman and a gay man cruise their way across North East England in this Tennessee Williams-inspired short.

What does it mean to be British? You might not have a much clearer idea after watching this animated portrait, but you will certainly be entertained

A female protagonist falls prey to the ‘Shadowman’, who stalks his victim before attack. Uses stop-motion animation as well as live action.

Aardman turn the cinema screen into a mirror and offer this delightful portrait of the typical film festival audience

A vertiginous lesbian kiss in a mountain cablecar inspired by German expressionism.

An animated portrait of the Bauhaus artist, made by an animator who knew him.

The literal and metaphorical shadow of Canary Wharf spills over all that surrounds it.

Derek Jarman features in this touching documentary about the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.

An intimate documentary portrait of a London couple, who candidly reveal the pleasures and pains of body piercing. Teena and Simon  are a contemporary couple united in mind, body and spirit.

Julian Henriques' urban musical showcases the style, vernacular and vibrancy of British Caribbean Dancehall culture.

Beautiful, bittersweet tale of love, longing and Elvis. Xiao Mei leaves China for marriage in Britain. But her true desire is to find her family.

Mickey realises his ticket is a different colour. Should he swap it?

A budding gay filmmaker clashes with his conservative Muslim father as they work on a film about iconic Indian star Sabu

In a winter wonderland with Deanna Durbin and the queen of the snow. A fairytale for the future, this perfectly pitched monochrome affection will have you yearning with immaculate desire.

The stirring story of poet Ellis Evans-Hedd Wyn, the Welsh poet posthumously awarded the Eisteddfod chair at Birkenhead in 1917 after failing to return from 1st World War trenches.

Charming comedy short starring Birdy Sweeney as Tommy, the aged and unlikely object of two women's romantic affections.