Louis le Prince International Short Film Competition 5

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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

Whirlpool

Isolated at a remote cabin, a film shoot spirals into a volatile love triangle where desire and power collide. As director Rokas forces his way between Jonas and Nina, all boundaries blur. Can their relationship survive when fragile masculine egos ignite? International Premiere | Linas Žiūra | Lithuania | 2026 | 22 mins | Lithuanian

Albatross

Maria, burdened with caregiving for her ill husband and the loneliness that comes with it, is invited to a party by a new friend during an auspicious and surreal holiday. Yorkshire Premiere | Amandine Thomas | USA | 2026 | 14 mins | English, Spanish

Sandy Fannies

On a deserted beach, 16-year-old Aurora and her mother share a day alone, naked. Quiet isolation sparks intimate conversations about sex and love, pushing shifting generational boundaries and testing the uneasy, delicate line between parenthood and friendship. UK Premiere | Ingrid Runde Saxegaard | Norway | 2026 | 14 mins | Norwegian

F**k Me in Saint-Gilles

During a jam session in Saint-Gilles, the story of Harry and Tina’s explosive, erratic, lustful affair emerges through music. Every tune reveals a crescendo of sensuality, a heartbreak pause - their jazzy romance is the ultimate ‘matching each other’s freak’. UK Premiere | Victor Ruprich-Robert | Belgium | 2026 | 26 mins | French

Bleat!

A Malaysian-Tamil couple discovers their prize goat is pregnant. There are only two problems. The goat was reared for religious sacrifice. The goat is male. A sharp, absurd satire interrogating ideas of tradition, authority and community. Yorkshire Premiere | Ananth Subramaniam | Malaysia, Philippines | 2025 | 15 mins | Tamil