Glasgow Short Film Festival 2025

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An Island Of Forgetful Folks (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Joseph Cameron)
A nameless man lives alone on what he calls 'an island of forgetful people.' The man himself has no memory but keeps a catalogue of diaries documenting his past, through which he is able to construct some semblance of self.
Baby (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Eubha Akilade)
A young woman attempts to hide her miscarriage from her boyfriend while trying to come to terms with her grief.
Gas And Electricity (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Daniel Kelly)
Lewis, a High Street salesman, has his world turned upside down when his ex-girlfriend returns home early from studying abroad.
Roll Down The Window (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Lipa Hussain)
The filmmaker interrogates a neurological condition she has experienced since childhood and the parallels it represents with her own religious and racial struggles.
Soul (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: Eilidh Loan)
After leaving her small hometown to study in the city, Mia is brought closer to her family by their shared love of the Northern Soul scene.
Swan Songs (Country: UK; Year: 2024; Director: David Arthur; Writer: David Arthur; Stars: Stephen McCole, Lee McKellar, Elysia Welch)
In the ruins of a forgotten park, an estranged father and daughter reunite over the music of Bach, Mozart and Handel but they must also face the devastating truth that has torn them apart.
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