Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)

Foxes lurk in the quiet suburbs of London.

Lauren, an exhausted young nurse, finds herself in charge of a critical patient. In a race against time, she must battle through the pressures of a crumbing health system and choose between his well being or her own.

Dadaland is a satirical exploration of current media and how its consumers connect to it. Inside a Dada-inspired psychedelic world, we meet a plethora of strange characters who want nothing more than to escape their own reality.

Jolie is a young girl with not much left to her name; after losing her family in a fire that she accidentally started. Encountering a mysterious creature, she undertakes a self-discovery journey into her trauma, reliving the horrors of that night.

Set in 1987, Odd Girls is the story of a young separatist lesbian who finds herself in the unexpected position of caring for a gay man dying of AIDS. Debbie finds herself battling ignorance, discrimination and her own political and personal views, when faced with the impossible dilemma of being David’s last remaining ally. Inspired by countless true stories, Odd Girls is a short period drama with the aim of shedding a light on the selflessness and bravery of the real women who sacrificed and supported gay men with AIDS all over the world during the HIV crisis.

This short film shot in a small town in Sweden navigates themes of nostalgia through an original monologue, reflecting on gender identity struggle and the pursuit of a new beginning in a foreign land.

Totem is a small, family owned Parisian style cafe where Nina, a young waitress is enlightened to the internal conflict going on inside everybody by a mysterious patron, who visualizes this internal struggle in the form of spirit animals – one that represents the “good” in each person, and one that represents the “bad”.

Standing at the alter hopeless romantic Emily is seconds away from sealing the deal, but in a moment of distress she flees. Taking refuge in an old fashioned sound studio she is able to persuade herself to go back, but getting back is more complicated than expected... Emily is thrown into 50's Hollywood version of Paris without a way to get back. Her only hope for returning in time lies in the hands of the man who has no intention to lose her. In a series of Screwball-esque clashes and musical numbers Emily takes heed of her true feelings, but is she ready to act on them?

It’s Halloween night, and 13-year-old Blair has just moved into a new neighbourhood. She carves a pumpkin who magically comes to life! They go out on a fun adventure filled with tricks and treats. However, her anxiety gets the better of her when it comes to making new friends.

After arguing with her sister, Kara takes her anger out on the environment by throwing and littering her plastic bottle. Her actions awaken the creature Hubris. Kara has to race against time to save her sister from the clutches of the monster and take responsibility for her actions.

Animated documentary about a man who recalls a near-death experience involving drowning.

Our story follows Stevie, a man with a TV for a head but without a remote to help, as they struggle to get through their day at work.

Delivering a special message turns out to be harder than anticipated.

As night descends on Hong Kong, a young girl prepares for bed, but the city does not sleep. Lights from outside illuminate her room, and as a riot breaks out in her neighborhood, the lights cast a emotional shadowplay that reflects the anger and anguish of protestors.

Staring at a butterfly trapped in a jar, a boy ponders over the balance between protection and freedom.

A journey through the life of the smallest inhabited island of the Scottish Inner Hebrides. An ode to a hidden world on the verge of society, and a contemplation on belonging.

A graffiti artist in his early 20s, begins a 3½ year prison sentence for vandalism. He must attempt to cope with the struggles of his new life on the inside: sharing a cell with an aggressive murderer, being moved to high security, living 23 hours a day alone. An unlikely allay soon teaches him how to survive. Questions then begin to arise. Who can he trust? Will he ever find solace?

Pluvius, an enigmatic figure, attempts to steal his hourglass from Death in an attempt to live forever.

Doctor Frankenstein is busy in his lab working on his latest creation, bringing life to what he has made before the lightning strikes. But everything may not be what it seems. With the classical music of Camille Saint-Saëns following the action, we are brought into a new world of both familiarity and intrigue...

In an anthropomorphic world, a young cat boy wants to win his school swimming contest with the support of his mum.