WORLD SHORTS: AFTERIMAGES

Thurs 9 July | 14:00 | Pálás Screen 3 | 106′

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From lingering memories and lost opportunities to unexpected reunions and acts of compassion, these international shorts explore absence, remembrance, and connection, revealing the traces people leave behind.
Films in our programme can include mature themes/adult content. Viewer discretion is advised.

Tŷ Unnos (A House in One Night)

A cottage built in one night stands still in time. It holds the story of two women beloved by an entire village.
Directors: Lily Tiger, Nina Allmoslechner
Producers: Rhys Thwaites Jones, Lily Tiger

How Brief

A disappearing act set over the course of one night in 1962 when a restless woman returns to her childhood home for the last time. Inspired by the music of singer-songwriter Connie Converse.
Director: Kelly McCormack
Producers: Lucy McNulty, Ariel Bond
Writer: Tess Degenstein

Faux Bijoux

Mireille promises Johnny the big screen, dragging him to an audition whose rules only she truly knows.
Director: Jessy Moussallem
Producer: Jean-Baptiste Savary
Writers: Jessy Moussallem, Jihad Hojeily

Signal

Starring Emmy winner Christopher Eccleston as Ray, a railway Signalman, whose routine night shift turns into a race to save a life after spotting Billy – a distressed young man–trespassing on the tracks, played by BAFTA winner Jack Rowan.
Director/Producer/Writer: Zak Jarvis

The Ineffable Fixing of the Volatile

A poignant elegy of solitude and longing – this final performance by the great James Laurenson tells the tale of an elderly man, a mechanical bird, and the fragile dance between captivity and freedom.
Director/Writer: Arepo
Producer: Alberto Bona

Shallow Ground

Shallow Ground tells the story of Marija, an elderly mother whose son, Luka, went missing during the war. One morning, Luka returns, as if no time has passed. Over the course of one day, mother and son try to bridge the years stolen by war.
Director/Producer: Ana Martinović
Writer: Jozo Schmuch

Last Shot

When Musa, a Palestinian in the Netherlands, receives the camera of his late brother – a Gazan photojournalist – he develops the final roll of film, forcing him to confront grief, censorship, and the weight of legacy.
Director: Parham Rahimzadeh
Producer: Karim Mrabti
Writers: Parham Rahimzadeh, Karim Mrabti