Programme
These films screened at the 16th edition of Glasgow Short Film Festival.
Short Films
Practice
A man tries to pluck up the courage to get into the dating game, but his nerves get the better of him.
Pram Snatcher
About to become new parents, two criminals head to a remote service station off the A90 for one last job.
Red Rover
When a robotic rover starts drilling for signs of life on Mars, the race is on for one tiny rock-beast to save her native community from the invader from Earth.
Rise
A group of artists negotiate their status as first and second generation Torontonians in Toronto Transit Commission’s new subway extension.
Romeo and Juliet
During Verona's Carnival, we follow the love of young Romeo and Juliet in a complex reality of hate and exploitation of violence wrought by the media.
Rubber Coated Steel
In May 2014, two unarmed Palestinian teens were killed by Israeli soldiers on the West Bank. An audio analysis ascertains whether rubber or live bullets were used.
Set to Go
Four Frevo dancers portray the gender and socio-economic issues rooted in the popular tradition through visual annotations captured between body, camera and movement.
Shackle
Three archetypal woodland spirits explore the conflicting human drives of creativity, possessiveness and our desire for status.
Short Staffed
Charlie has a job interview at a record shop, but unbeknown to the manager she has different intentions.
Silesilence
From bloody factories, a scent of sulphur and metal emanates, while the architecture of buildings under construction further evoke the matrix nature of the digital image.