Bitesize Short Film Festival 2026 - Day 2

Day 2 turns up the intensity with Bitesize’s most unpredictable and genre-blending screening night.

Mixing dark comedy, thriller, horror, fantasy and emotionally charged drama, the evening takes audiences through a cinematic world filled with paranoia, strange encounters, moral dilemmas and moments of unexpected humour.

The night opens with the gripping Iranian thriller Nigeria before diving into occult bureaucracy, countryside horror, psychological tension and explosive comedy. Highlights include the award-winning filmmaking team behind Spoken In Plain Sight, returning to Bitesize with a stylish noir mystery set in London’s criminal underworld.

Alongside the tension and chaos, Day 2 also delivers deeply human stories exploring grief, identity, resilience and family, creating a screening that is both entertaining and emotionally rich.

Bold, strange, funny and full of energy, Day 2 captures the adventurous spirit of independent cinema at its best.

Nigeria

Directed by Samiye Taheri

Iran | Thriller | Runtime: 17m

After a hit-and-run, two young delinquents are confronted by a mysterious armed stranger demanding blackmail money.

Spoken In Plain Sight

Directed by Ilya Wray & Ariel De La Garza Davidoff

United Kingdom | Mystery/Noir | Runtime: 11m

After a young woman disappears, two detectives uncover a conspiracy tied to her secret double life.

Eden

Directed by Ed Lockley

United Kingdom | Action | Runtime: 3m 45s

Based on artwork by Jakub Rosalski, this film blends war-time machinery with pastoral contemporary life.

Drift

Directed by Samuel Joseph Cheshire & Benedict Hutchinson

United Kingdom | Horror | Runtime: 5m 44s

A countryside walk takes a sinister turn when an orange balloon reveals a mind of its own.

Face To Face

Directed by Danny Jeffs

United Kingdom | Drama | Runtime: 13m 43s

Three siblings come face to face with the man who killed their mother.

Panspermia

Directed by Moses Ssebandeke

United Kingdom | Sci-Fi | Runtime: 12m

A microbiologist alone in orbit begins to question his mission after receiving unsettling messages from Earth.

The Last Breath

Directed by Octavio Maya Rocha

Mexico | Drama | Runtime: 16m 40s

A poetic journey through the medical afterlife exploring heroism, morality and despair.

Nervous Ellie

Directed by David Yorke

United Kingdom | Comedy | Runtime: 6m 40s

A painfully shy young woman struggles to survive an increasingly awkward first date.

The Last Dance

Directed by Hayden Mclean

United Kingdom | Drama | Runtime: 16m 39s

As a beloved Caribbean bar faces closure, one final night celebrates memory, music and community.