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The Bitesize Film Fest kicks off with a powerful and eclectic mix of short films exploring memory, mystery, and the fragile threads of human connection. From the sunlit tensions of The Summer We Left Behind (Croatia) to the haunting surrealism of Meow! (UK), audiences will be transported across genres and continents. Highlights include Cherry B, a cocktail-fueled séance with a chilling twist, Good Morning My Love (Turkey), a psychological mystery unraveling within a marriage, and Our Island (Peru), a tender portrait of resilience in the face of fading sight. Animation adds a burst of imagination with UK entries Love’s Collision, Departure, and Mandrake, each delivering compact yet poignant narratives. Sci-fi comedy The Disintegration Machine offers levity and invention, while dramas like Tadpoles (Spain) and Great Evening Actually (Germany) examine sisterhood through different cultural lenses. With stories that challenge, enchant, and move, Day 1 sets the tone for a festival rich in cinematic bite.
The Summer We Left Behind
Drama
Croatia
Runtime: 14:30
Directed by: Mia Bujan, Dorotea Ilečić Sever
Nina and Vita's island vacation takes a turn when a car accident tests their friendship, altering their summer idyll.
Cherry B
Mystery
United Kingdom
Runtime: 12:03
It’s 1969, a housewives soiree, drinking cocktails, whilst summoning up an old dead friend. When a spiritual message prompts adolescent Lilith to respond, it alerts us to the demon that lies within.
Good Morning My Love
Mystery
Turkiye
Runtime: 12:50
Directed by: Gökşin Doğa Egesoy
A man wakes up each morning with no memory of the night before, haunted by gaps he can’t explain. As his wife's behaviour grows increasingly suspicious, he begins to question whether his memory loss is the real danger, or her secrets.
Our Island
Drama
Peru
Runtime: 7:33
A young man that is losing his sight due to a congenital condition does everything in his power to avoid being a burden to his loved ones.
Love’s Collision
Animation
United Kingdom
Runtime: 2:38
Directed by Amelia Hollingsworth
The relationship between maker and made changes when the safety of the world is threatened.
Departure
Animation
United Kingdom
Runtime: 2:48
Directed by Laura Sanchez-Espinosa
Leaving home is never easy, but when you're leaving your planet, it's even harder.
The Disintegration Machine
Sci-fi/ Comedy
Runtime: 12:13
Directed by: Kseniia Andreichuk
Moscow, 1995. A popular professor and a young journalist are going to test the newest invention - a disintegration machine capable of splitting into molecules and recreating any object.
Great Evening Actually
Drama
Runtime: 10:00
Directed by Theresa Korenke
An evening together at their childhood home becomes an opportunity for two sisters to renegotiate their dynamic, shaped by their rapid transition into adulthood. An intimate portrait of a sisterly bond in flux.
Mandrake
Animation
Runtime: 1:50
United Kingdom
Directed by Emi Peterson
When you plant mandrakes, you'd better do it somewhere quiet!
Tadpoles
Drama
Spain
Runtime:10:00
Directed by: Isabel Rosó Monche
María and Ana are two sisters aged 11 and 14 who live in a small town in a rural area threatened by depopulation. Ana's entry into adolescence, contrasting with María's innocence, will trigger a conflict between them on the brink of the arrival of summer.
Meow!
Mystery
United Kingdom
Runtime:14:30
Directed by Michal Vojtech, Ariel de la Garza Davidoff
"MEOW!" follows a lonely toilet attendant on a surreal quest to find her missing cat. Along the way, she encounters a peculiar cast of hunchbacks, each harboring secret affections and shedding light on the mysterious disappearance of everyday objects. At its heart, this is a whimsical tale of unrequited love, where everyone longs for someone they can’t have.