Presented in partnership, as part of CINECITY The Brighton Film Festival

Programme approximately 76 minutes. Running order may vary

KALEIDOSPROCKET
DIR: TIM GRABHAM. 8 MINS.

Disembodied movie fragments mutate into a lurid handmade looping graphical landscape, where captive movie actors descend into a celluloid maelstrom to witness the ensuing disorder. Kaleidosprocket continues an ongoing experimental exploration of reconfiguring abandoned, decaying and orphaned celluloid material into complex hand-built collages with ambiguous fragmentary narratives.

MAN ON THE BORDERLAND
DIR: TOM OLIVER. 10 MINS.

In an ancient woodland, a detective revisits the scene of an occult murder from years past.

MY NAME IS BRIAN BRITTON
DIR: WIZ. 5 MINS.

A sensual trip into world of controversial Brighton based collage artist Brian Britton, is the latest work from renowned filmmaker WIZ.

THE PLEASURE MACHINE
DIR: KATE LLOYD. 6 MINS.

A woman uses an unusual service ‘The Pleasure Machine’ to get over her ex-boyfriend.

THE SCAM
DIR: JULIE MARECKOVA. 15 MINS.

A young con artist feeds off the thrill of manipulating his vulnerable victims over the phone. Operating out of a grim self-built scam hub, his routine is cold, methodical and calculated until one call takes him to a place uncomfortably familiar.

STRAIGHT OUTTA KEMPTOWN
DIR: ABED LOUTFI. 17 MINS.

After a devastating injury, retired doctor Lina leads an unconventional life in Brighton’s Kemptown. Ingenious practical solutions enable her to manage her disability and maintain independence. Rolling through Kemptown’s lively streets in her customized wheelchair, she reveals both her own resilience and the quirky community that embraces her.

TELESCOPIC
DIR: JAIME WESTON. 12 MINS.

One telescopic step for man, one giant leap for mankind. This short documentary follows the invention of the telescopic ladder and asks the question, do you ever truly own an idea?

WAVELENGTH
DIR: KATE AUSTER. 4 MINS.

Two people tune into each other across the noise of the world. When the signal fades, what remains? A relationship traced through the hush between words - built not on certainty, but on echoes, pauses, and shared moments. The subtle shifts of intimacy and distance, and the traces we learn to hear when someone has gone.