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Glasgow Short Film Festival 2025

View other Glasgow Short Film Festival Films by strand: Bill Douglas Award 1: Our being In transmission , Bill Douglas Award 2: A portrait reflected in splinters , Bill Douglas Award 3: Myths For Founding And Confounding , Bill Douglas Award 4: Terms And Conditions For Survival , Bill Douglas Award 6: Codes of belonging , Festival Favourites , For Shorts & Giggles , Galas , Grieving Tomorrows: Discourses on Ontology, or Resisting Erasure , Minikino presents Indonesian Spice Route , Scottish Competition 1: Hunt You Down , Scottish Competition 2: One More Hour , Scottish Competition 3: Living In Exile

Cakes! (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Jonny Herbin)
A grieving woman follows a singing cake into a magical world inside her oven.
Gender Reveal (Country: Canada; Year: 2024; Director: Mo Matton)
A dedicated people pleaser winds up at their boss’s gender reveal party with their two partners. The trans throuple soon realises that they are dealing with more than they were prepared for, as the event descends into chaos.
Itching Spider (Country: UK; Year: 2023; Director: Louis Martin)
Two industrial workers face a terrifying crisis while trapped in a claustrophobic submersible.
Poly Baggage (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Emma Ramsay)
After being dumped, Polly decides to cut out her own heart (literally). Now it falls on her best friend Yasmin to convince her to withstand the pain of her heartbreak and reverse the procedure.
Pumpkin Guts (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Bryan M Ferguson)
In 1987, a woman discovers a strange object on her doorstep, accompanied by a chilling instruction. As she grapples with the terrible task it demands, she is drawn into a nightmarish ordeal that threatens her sanity and soul.
A Round Of Applause For Death (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Stephen Irwin)
Death takes centre stage and faceless spectators applaud the inevitable in a series of murderous dreams.
Stomach Bug (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Matty Crawford)
A single father’s disturbing and mysterious illness begins to unravel as he struggles to cope with empty nest syndrome, leading to a grotesque finale.
Triptych (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Sophia Ray)
A provocative artist plans to destroy a Bosch masterpiece, claiming it's performance art. However, she discovers that the artwork conceals a dark secret from her past, portending a horrific reckoning from which she must fight to escape.
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