Directed by Paul Holbrook - Private Event

Award-winning writer/director Paul Holbrook presents a selection of his work, showing just how powerful a voice he is in modern UK filmmaking. Come and experience five unique and powerful short films from a director that epitomises the unlimited potential of British filmmaking.

Cell

Sci-Fi, Horror

A cowardly deserter is captured during WWII and awakens in a strange underground cell, alongside a mysterious female prisoner. The pair are forced to take part in a cruel psychological experiment to earn their freedom, where all is not what it seems.

Smile More

Racial drama

When is enough, enough?

Smile More follows the story of secondary school student & boxer Noah, who is constantly on the receiving end of racist bullying. Noah feels like no one is in his corner and eventually makes a stand.

Old Windows

Drama

A struggling cafe owner’s mundane life takes a turn when a mysterious stranger comes in for tea and cake.

Hungry Joe

Drama, Horror

A single mother struggles to bond with her apathetic child; born with an insatiable and increasingly inhumane appetite.

Hollow

Drama, Thriller

A grieving single mother seeks revenge against the man who killed her child. Struggling to find the strength, she seeks guidance from her local vicar - a man on the edge.