Northern Exposure Shorts
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We're thrilled to be part of the tour, with the showcase landing at Hyde Park Picture House this March!
All of the featured films have been selected by a group of young Northern film curators who have scoured the region to uncover stories that resonate with them and champion emerging local filmmakers. Expect a bold mix of fact and fiction, animation, live action and everything in between.
This event is supported by BFI Film Academy, awarding National Lottery funding.
Image credit © still from Char Bahnien (dir. Zainab Nadeem) Still from Char Bahnien features four women, dressed in colourful Pakistani clothing, relaxing together in an intimate living room scene.
THE FILMS
Into the Blue Again (Dir. Almir Datoo / 2025 / Drama)
Pauli thinks he’s a Goldfish, but nobody believes him. When his sister Eva gives him an ultimatum, Pauli embarks on a quest to prove he is what he claims to be, and that he is not alone.
Char Bahnien (Dir. Zainab Nadeem / 2025 / Drama)
Explores the emotional depth of sisterhood within a British Pakistani household through everyday moments - playing Ludo, sharing chai, making sweets - reflecting the unique roles each sister holds, rooted in love, care, and cultural identity.
Wanderland (Dir. Nicole Pott / 2022 / Drama)
A young girl attempts to navigate the sea front on the search of her missing alcoholic mother over one night. BAFTA long-listed 2023.
The Rest is Silence (Dir. Finn Chadwick / 2025 / Drama)
A radio astrologist believes he can hear his dead daughter out in space.
Pegs & Bacon (Dir. Sarah Nicola Mason / 2025 / Documentary)
A heartwarming short documentary about May, an 84-year-old shopkeeper who has been the heart and soul of her small farm shop for over fifty years.
Outlasting (Dir. Lewis Doherty / 2025 / Documentary)
A celebration of the resilience of Jeffrey Dudgeon and Northern Ireland’s queer activists who bravely faced the courts and police while fighting to decriminalise homosexuality.
Starguy (Dir. Michael McVeigh / 2025 / Animation)
When a star, bored of its endless existence, hears music coming from a distant speck, it shoots down to find itself on planet Earth. On their quest to find music, they are helped by an ex-dance champion and a jaded musician, and faced with the impermanence of living a mortal life.
The Trees Have Eyes (Dir. Charlie Johnson / 2025/ Animation)
Among a mystical forest of ice and snow, a hunter reaps the consequences of what he sows.