International Shorts Programme

Welcome to the 19th edition of the Cornwall Film Festival shortlisted films in the International Short Film Programme

A showcase of National and International filmmaking talent, featuring the most innovative and adventurous ideas from filmmakers whose short films manifest stylistic boldness, strength of form, and the ambition to use the medium in a way that resists cliché.

Clean | Dir Richard Paris Wilson | 10:28 | UK

The story of a man who loses his clothes at a laundrette and his journey to get them back.

Appreciation | Dir Tomisin Adepeju | 14:26 | UK

An African Pentecostal pastor questions everything she believes in after a life-changing event.

Adnan | Dir Steven Chatterton, Mark Arrigo | 14:51 | UK

Ten-year-old Adnan fled Syria with his mother after their family was killed and their neighborhood destroyed. Now settled in the UK, he must use all his creativity to break through her PTSD, or risk losing her forever.

STICKER | Dir Georgi M. Unkovski | 8:45 | Macedonia

After an unsuccessful attempt to renew his car registration, Dejan falls into a bureaucratic trap that tests his determination to be a responsible father.

I N T E R S T I C E | Dir Oskar Willers | 11:21 | Sweden

When Anders makes an indecent proposal to his younger boyfriend Micke, things take a sudden dark turn.

The Day Of The Coyote | Dir Derek Hayes | 04:06 | UK

A coldly efficient hitman, with a politician in his sights, finds that ACME aren’t the best company to supply sniper’s rifles.

Chumbak | Dir Tobias Worrall, Isabelle van Hoorn | 18:14 | UK

A young heartbroken girl finds an unorthodox way to make an income, but when she finds out her father is about to go flat-broke she must make ends meet before their fate is sealed in the city.

Guardians of Ua Huka | Dir Ben Cherry | 10:14 | UK

Guardians of Ua Huka follows Tuhuna as he explores this remote island, looking at the interwoven life of islanders with the natural world around them, living both with and off the land, air and sea.

Available to view FREE on the AMPLIFY platform 6-22 November 2020

Advisory Rating CFF15 (Sexual content, language)