The Way Things Are
UK Shorts Programme
The most exciting home-grown talent is showcased in this wide-ranging collection of short films, exploring the queer experience in its myriad forms.
Programmed by Michael Blyth | Total running time 109min
Contains scenes of suicide, viewer discretion is advised.
Films in this programme
Graham has fled from the UK in search of asylum, but will he be granted the chance to start a new life?
Dir Ben Allen. UK 2019. 12min
A second-generation teen searches for a way to express their non-binary identity.
Dir Amrou Al-Kadhi. UK 2018. 18min
A transcendental fusion of queer surrealism and baroque opera.
Dir Adam Csoka Keller. UK 2018. 6min
A young man develops a fixation on an ex-con and together they embark on a journey.
Dir Ben Strebel. UK 2018. 20min
None of the Above
Cassie runs into trouble when she decides to document her dating life on her personal vlog.
Dir Siri Rodnes. UK 2018. 16min
Against the backdrop of a high-rise housing estate, two young men connect.
Dir Emma Gilbertson. UK 2017. 4min
Whilst at the hair salon, Amma wonders if it is time for her to finally speak up.
Dir Abena Taylor-Smith. UK 2018. 8min
A group of trans children discuss what it means for them to live an authentic life.
Dir Jake Graf. UK 2018. 5min
In a quiet seaside town, a British-Iranian teen looks for a means to escape.
Dir Alice Trueman. UK 2018. 10min
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