Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition 3
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The 6 programmes in the Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition are presented in the daytime on Thursday 5 and Friday 6 November at Everyman Cinema, and you can see 3 programmes on each day for just one price of £9.50/£7.50.
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SHORT FILMS IN THIS PROGRAMME
Trio
What is the worst way to find out that you are the third wheel in a friendship? As three friends journey through Oslo, one discovers that there is less and less space for him. A deeply relatable physical comedy about exclusion and the desire to fit in. Yorkshire Premiere | Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen, Morten Borgestad | Norway | 2026 | 4 mins | Norwegian
Scorching
In a Guangdong factory town, 13-year-old Li Yan is expected to follow generations of women into the poultry plant. But after stealing an egg to hatch, her quiet defiance takes a strange, unsettling turn, challenging labour, womanhood, and biological destiny. Yorkshire Premiere | Beidi Wang | China | 2026 | 18 mins | Chinese - Min Nan, Mandarin Chinese
71
A young Bulgarian man drives a truck along an Austrian highway, 71 people sealed in the cargo hold with little air. Will he follow instructions from his handlers or lean into his humanity? Based on a true story that changed Europe’s refugee policy in 2015. World Premiere | Sinisa Vidovic | Austria | 2026 | 15 mins | bulgarian, serbian
Gloria
Gloria learns a heavy secret about her daughter Ilana. But finding herself trapped in the suffocating silence of religion and traditions, she doesn’t know how to react to protect her child. UK Premiere | Marvin Yamb | French Guiana | 2025 | 15 mins | French, Haitian
Fried Chicken & Strip Checkers
Twelve-year-old Amalia juggles childish dreams with adult duties while bickering with siblings, until a silent shared discovery forms a brief sense of family warmth. European Premiere | Ophelia Harutyunyan | Armenia, France | 2026 | 19 mins | Armenian
Khufu
At the foot of the Giza Pyramids, 14-year-old Sayed and his mother Ikram, face the fate of their dying camel, Khufu. Torn between selling or leaving him behind, Ikram refuses to surrender, leading her son through a journey of dignity and survival. English Premiere | Mahmoud Assi | Canada, Egypt, France, Sweden | 2026 | 17 mins | Arabic
Content Guidance: Contains themes of child sexual assault.