87 mins | Recommended 18+

Want to see it all but make the whole festival? Check out this showcase of the films in consideration to win the Two Short Nights Best Film 2025 Award.

PROGRAMME

MYTH OF THE CAVE

Dir. Corin Astles | 4 mins | UK

A child enters a cave to complete a sacred ritual and must learn to face the shadows that lie within.

THE COMEDOWN

Dir. Theo Watkins | 19 mins | UK

After a wild night getting high on a strange, mold-derived party drug, Lyla must contend with increasingly surreal after-effects which threaten her grip on reality.

AQUARIUM

Dir. Aurélien Sallé | 13 mins | France

Dolores, an actress, is booked for a voice over. But the recording turns out to be a complete nightmare.

FATHOM

Dir. Holly Holdsworth | 6 mins | UK

Desperate for work, an unemployed scuba diver must convince a burnt out recruiter to hire her for a dangerous job.

FINDLATER

Dir. Allyn Quigley | 12 mins | Ireland

In an apartment in Dublin City, two women meet in front of a microphone to discuss a shared past.

RED SKY AT NIGHT

Dir. Kieran Stringfellow | 19 mins | UK

Val is a century old vampire, but in human terms, she can barely pass for twenty. After what feels like an eternity spent at her family home in the northern reaches of the UK, she’s now ready to embark on a new chapter at university. However, the long trip down south soon turns frosty as grieving mother Vera struggles to come to terms with her little girl flying the nest.

GOLDMINE

Dir. Adrian Fisk | 15 mins | UK

Goldmine tells the story of a young artisanal gold miner and his family in the Siguiri Basin in Northern Guinea. The harsh reality of their existence is exposed as we follow the family into a gold mine and witness the challenges such a life brings.

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