2Sn Shorts #5: You Think You Know Someone

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Think you’re a good judge of character? Put your skills to the test in this screening about our ability to truly know ourselves and those around us.

CAMERAMAN

Dir. Arsalan Motavali | 15 mins | UK

In the late 90s, a newly immigrated Iranian cameraman finds himself adrift in London. Struggling to adapt, he must decide whether to risk his family’s limited savings on a stranger’s offer‚ one that promises a way back to the identity he once knew.

TERMINAL

Dir. Sunny Bahia | 10 mins | UK

Based on a true story of a bright young man whose life is gradually consumed by his obsession with Fixed Odds Betting Terminals. One man. One machine. One endless cycle of winning, losing and self-destruction.

BIG LOOP-SMALL LOOP

Dir. Žanete Skarule, Tomas Vengris | 16 mins | Latvia, Lithuania

Inspired by the secret LGBT communities of 1970s Riga, BIG LOOP-SMALL LOOP is an historical fantasy about architecture student Paulius, who discovers his beloved professor is one of the feared creatures wanted by authorities and hunted by Paulius' violent vigilante friends, leading Paulius to question his own values and beliefs.

A WONDERFUL NEIGHBOUR

Dir. Alun Rhys Morgan | 1 min | UK

Mrs Thomas, a widowed lady who adores the tranquility of her garden, is disrupted by the noisy boy next door. One day, her faith is restored.

SKIN DEEP

Dir. Hector Bell | 20 mins | UK

Two completely random and unconnected events? Or a strange supernatural link between Ethan's online infidelity and his girlfriend, Georgia's horrifying skin rash...

YOUR SCISSORS NEAR MY EARS

Dir. Carlos Ruano | 12 mins | Spain

Desperate for a last minute haircut the night before his wedding, a fancy client enters a cheap barbershop. But he’ll get more than he bargained for when the barber recognizes him as a very important person from his past.

THE LAST SUNDAY IN MAY

Dir. Alejandro Bordier | 17 mins | Luxembourg

When Jean passes by the house of his childhood years later, he faces the dramas of his family’s past.