Highlights of the festival are collected together in this package of short films. Equal parts moving and silly, you’ll find here stories of triumph, friendship, fantastic creatures, and familial love. Stars include the likes of Joanna Lumley and Ben Whishaw, alongside local actors who shine. An excellent way to sample Show Me Shorts like a box of chocolates. Join us for some sweet treats!

Note - the film PleasureDora from Glen Eden based filmmaking duo Marion & Mark Prebble will play as a bonus film at this screening of The Sampler.

Total length: 114 min

Rating: M Offensive language, nudity & suicide references

The Films are:

My Week With Maisy

Drama, 18 mins, United Kingdom

Mrs Foster (Joanna Lumley), anxious about starting chemotherapy, reluctantly befriends young Maisy, who unexpectedly brings her hope amid their shared treatment.

Dir: Mika Simmons
Writ: Mark Oxtoby
Prod: Georgina French

The Sea Inside Her

Drama, 10 mins, United Kingdom

Fear takes full shape when a loving grandmother is charged with the care of her young grandchild.

Dir/Prod: Alyx Duncan
Writ/Prod: Michele Powles
Prod: Lani-rain Feltham

Room Taken

Drama, 18 mins, Ireland

Having just arrived in Ireland, Isaac finds an unexpected answer to his temporary homelessness.

Dir: TJ O'Grady-Peyton
Writ: Michael Whelan
Prod: Colmán Mac Cionnaith

Good Boy

Drama, 16 mins, United Kingdom

Out of money and out of luck, Danny (played by Ben Whishaw) is determined to turn his life around, but the interventions of his anarchic mum threaten to derail him at every turn.

Dir/Writ/Prod: Tom Stuart
Prod: Kay Loxley, Max Marlow, Elettra Pizzi

Rochelle

Drama, 20 mins, New Zealand

A presumptuous teenage boy signs up for a local demolition derby with a car named Rochelle – the car his best friend killed himself in.

Dir/Writ: Tom Furniss
Prod: Luke Sharpe

African Family Dinner

Comedy, 13 mins, Norway

When a Norwegian woman meets her Ghanaian boyfriend's family for the first time things quickly escalate into the most awkward dinner in history.

Dir: Ibrahim Mursal
Writ: Tani Dibasey
Prod: Geir Bergersen

Favourites

Comedy, 5 mins, Australia

Two parents face an impossible choice when their family camping trip turns deadly.

Dir/Writ/Prod: Nick Russell
Writ: Nick Musgrove