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Thursday 23rd
Must Be Painful
David Semler / Czech Republic / 15 Min
Danny, a Czech student, and his Spanish boyfriend go on a trip to the Czech countryside. At the railway station they meet a couple who don't realise that Danny understands them - every nasty word.
Mėxed
Lissi Simpson / UK / 5 Min
"If 'frizzy' is just a word, why do I hate it so much?" The mixed race ethnic group is the fastest growing, yet least represented. Mėxed tells a collective story of biracial women, using spoken word, natural allegory and dance to comment on micro-aggressions placed upon afro-hair terminologies.
Not a Robot
George Summers / UK / 1 Min
A robot tries to break into a human facility, and is asked a security question.
Miss Curvy
Ghada Eldemellawy / UK / 24 Min
A Ugandan mother tries to navigate her past traumas through participating in the country's first beauty pageant for plus-size women.
Maude
Toby Frow / UK / 18 Min
When retired housewife Maude wins a cruise for two, her hope of escape from her stale marriage is placed on Henry, her local shop keeper.
The Seven Villages
Farah Abou Kharroub / Czech Republic / 17 Min
Shocking revelations are made over a video call between Farah who recently moved to Prague and her grandmother who lives in Lebanon.
The Walk
Jo Smyth / UK / 20 Min
A woman finding her own way of working through grief by the simple and profound act of putting one foot in front of the other.
Fraser Syndrome & Me
Kyle Anne Grendys / US / 20 Min
Filmmaker Kyle Anne Grendys is only the 75th person to be born with the rare, recessive gene disorder called Fraser Syndrome. Having always felt alone in the world, she sets out on a journey to find her community and finally meets others like her.