Sunday April 6th 2025
Award Guide:
U - Eligible for Best UK Film Award
INT - Eligible for Best International Film Award
S - Eligible for Best Student Award
All film screenings are at Fabrica
12pm
The Female Gaze and Q+A
In second wave feminism Laura Mulvey presented the concept of The Male Gaze. This programme subverts this and presents a selection of films either presenting the female experience or the world through the eyes of a female director. Including documentary, narrative and experimental from countries including Saudi Arabia, India and UK.
Pear Garden
Dir. Shadab Shayegan 7’
(Germany) INT
And Granny Would Dance
Dir. Maryam Mohajer 10’
(UK) U
another go
Dir. Elisa Beli Borrelli 4’
(Ireland) INT
The Eating of an Orange
Dir. May Kindred-Boothby 7’
(UK) U
The Gardener
Directors Efa Blosse-Mason, Sofie Marsh 2’
(UK) U
Loop Line
Dir. Renuka Shahane 8’
(India) INT
CW: Contains reference to assault but not depiction of
Jewel
Dir. Iris Abols 3’
(UK) U
The C Word
Dir. Serafima Serafimova 3’
(UK) U
Contradiction of Emptiness
Dir.Irina Rubina 3’
(Germany) INT
Nothing we say can change what we've been through
Dir. Francesca de Bassa 3’
(UK) U
Just One Pint
Dir. Lauren Hammersley 6’
(UK) U
In Between
Dir. Ethar Baamer 4’
(Saudi Arabia) INT
The Last Drop
Dir. by Anna Tőkés 11’
(Hungary) INT
Welcome to sexy
Dir. Nina Hoffmann 4’
(Germany) INT
CW: Contains adult themes
68’
Tickets
2pm
Colourful Characters and Q+A
This programme is character focussed presenting peoples stories and the human experience as well as films that embody imaginative character realisation. Some are poignant, some entertaining, all will engage you. Featuring films from Australia and Germany through to UK
The Man Who Loved Flowers
Dir. Sonu Thomas 3’
(UK) S
Departing
Dir. Mary Martins 7’
(UK) U
It's OK
Director Rosy Turner 3’
(UK) U
Voicemail
Dir. Iona Menzies 2’
(UK) U
The scent of beetroot and the people who live forever
Directors Petra Stipetić, Maren Wiese 13’ (Germany) INT
You won't BELIEVE how crazy these toys are!!1
Dir. Tom Sharp 2’
(UK) U
Movie Night!
Dir. Matt Partridge 1'
(UK) U
Tortured Artist
Dir. Thomas Laurance 3’
(UK) U
The joke butt
Dir. Barney Thomas Fagan 2’
(Germany) INT
a WORLD in CHAOS
Dir. David Crisp 10’
(Hungary) INT
In My Garden
Dir. Qianhui Yu 1’
(UK) U
Baggage
Dir. Lucy Davidson 5’
(Australia) INT
Shouting ginger
Dir. Chris Cray 1’
(UK) U
In Synch With the Sun
Dir. Emily Downe 4’
(UK) U
Darwin Story
Dir. Natasha Tonkin 9’
(UK) U
65’
Tickets
4pm
East Asian Panorama and Q+A
Special out of competition programme featuring the stunning works coming out of East Asia and diaspora, featuring countries including China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Expect festivities, family relations and more in this selection of both narrative and documentary films
Dragon Year Spring Festival
Dir. Bowen Tan 2’
UK/China
Kill the horse
Dir.Xiaoruo Guo 10’
China
Colourful White
Dir. Jiahao Li 5’
China
Number32. Giant Fish
Dir. Seunghyun Si 10’
Korea, Republic of
It Will Pass Away
Dir. Nan Yao 5’
China
Have I Swallowed Your Dreams
Dir. Clara Chan 6’
Canada
Cannot sleep！
Dir. Yingjie Zhou 2’
Japan
Bergamot
Dir. Yanqi Liang 7’
China
HEY DAD
Dir. WeiFan Wang 6’
Taiwan
Wild Animal
Dir. Tianyun Lyu 13’
United States
76’
Tickets
6pm
Queer as F++K and Q+A
Queer as F++K is back! Special curated out of competition annual programme of Queer Animation that explores an array of contemporary queer culture . Expect drag farmers, queer parenting and the queer immigrant experience in array of narrative and documentary films from countries including Belgium, USA through to UK
Introducing Bovina Creamcracker Buttermilk
Directors John O'Connell, Joe Coveney 4’ Ireland
A Bird Hit My Window and Now I'm a Lesbian
Directors Carmela Marie Murphy, AJ Dubler 8’ USA
Clotilde
Dir. Maria João Lourenço
4’ Portugal
Is this the mansion I will live in ?
Director Rafaelle Fillastre
6’ Belgium
Butterfly Kiss
Dir. Zohar Dvir
11’ Germany
Disparate Threads
Dir. Hannah Roza Fisher
2’ United Kingdom
Threaded
Dir. Naaman Azhari
5’ UK
Gossip/Clecs
Dir. Harri Shanahan
2’ UK
Stone in Stomach
Dir. Géraldine Charpentier
12’ Belgium
Even Still
Dir. Grey Anderson
3’ United States
Dragfox
Dir. Lisa Ott
8’ UK
Hide and Seek
Dir. Junjie Xu
6’ UK
Grand Dandy (For Ezra)
Dir. The Campbells
4’ UK
76’
Tickets
https://fabrica.org.uk/events/biaf-queer-as-fk
8pm
Long Shorts/Closing Night Gala
Long Shorts programme followed by awards ceremony - find out who the judges have chosen for Best International. Best UK, Best Student film and Best AR award! Followed by drinks, mingling and great chat
I’m Perfectly Fine
Dir. Dario van Vree
30’
Netherlands
Virtia
Director Arina Viazenkina
13’
UK
A kind of Testament
Director Stephen Vuillemin
16’
France
60'
Tickets
Awards provided by TV Paint