
Sat 22 March 2025 • 2pm
Student & Young Person Short Film Programme
Event details
A panel of four passionate and experienced Film and Media Studies Students from the University of Chester viewed over 128 short films from their peers across the north-west and North Wales.
All films were from open submission to the film festival, and they have had the difficult task of shortlisting 6 of the best.
“It’s been a privilege to shortlist from a wide range of fantastic short films. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did.” – Student Programmer
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Young Storyhouse Card Members: £5
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Film programme:
Cellophane Flowers 10 mins
Directed and written by Luc Parry, Produced by Kimberly Ford
Two estranged siblings reunite for their father’s funeral. With tensions running high, they have to confront their fractured past before they can move forward.
Green Man approx 7 mins
Directed and written by Jay Russel-Kent
After falling in love with a road work sign, a traffic light green man decides to break out of his box and explore the wide world around him to find his admiree. But will his excitement and admiration with the world around him be returned?
No. 15 approx 17 mins
Directed and written by Sophie Lomax
Produced by Adam Riley and James Wilkinson
When Kyle is assigned community service visiting Mary, neither expects to enjoy each other’s company. However, what starts as a reluctant obligation soon transforms into an unexpected bond as they discover they have more in common than they first thought.
Roundabout 18 mins
Directed by Patrick Sheard
Written by Alex Scott, Michael James, and Patrick Sheard
Produced by Michael James
Roundabout serves as an introspection of the universal experience that involves finding your feet in the adult world. Careers, relationships, art, and mistakes – all components that make up the fictional world of Roundabout, as well as our own. Night Mail Production’s latest cinematic endeavour features the inclusion of artistic portrayals of romantic couples and the difficulties that it comes with showing that, whether it’s in a picture, painting, or film.
Silent Treatment 8 mins
Directed and written by Shaun Fong Yugendran
Produced by Muhammad Luqman bin Azian
In a world of muffled sounds, a young student with a passion for photography, deprived by a physical impairment, must try to overcome the barriers of struggles that are obstructing him from pursuing a change.
Three’s a Crowd 7 mins
Directed by Emma Hands
Written by Callum Buck and Emma Hands
Produced by Alex Stanway
Sharing an innocent and feminine friendship, Sadie and Valerie meet once a month to maintain this bond until Valerie starts to bring Brian, a boisterous boyfriend who poses a threat to their perfect companionship.

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