Short Films

Troubled, tough and incredibly bright Nia begins to unravel the mystery of her absent mother.

Identical triplets get in a fight at their father’s funeral.

In the picturesque Welsh countryside, Mabli embarks on a journey to meet her boyfriend Meirion's family. However, her idyllic stay takes a chilling turn.

Teenagers Len and Bambi are hungry for the freedoms of adulthood, until one night their eyes are opened to the dangerous possible consequences of hanging out with an older crowd.

On a grey day in the Welsh capital, a young barman sits dreaming of a brighter and more vibrant life.

Ballet dancer Krystal S. Lowe reimagines this haunting Welsh folk tale through modern dance at locations around Wales.

With interviews from the UK polyamory community and using puppets to mask interviewees’ identities thus mollifying unconscious bias, Diomysus asks are we more open to taboo ideas?

A bilingual, non-linear documentary about resilience from Gwen Thomson, a theatre director, actor, puppeteer, musician and circus performer.

Wild animals help a woman grieving for the baby she miscarried. 

In this short film, photographer Ashrah Suudy explores the strength of sisterhood within Cardiff’s Somali community.

By day, gentle giant Big Barry is a bit of a misfit, but by night he rules the mosh pit.

Sammy has social anxiety, Ffion is deaf. The two girls find each other hiding at a high school party. Despite the difficult communication they form a connection, and their chemistry grows in a world where silence speaks louder than words.

A gay man confronts his belly fat in a shop changing room, triggering him to relive an abusive past relationship. But who can save him from his own body?

Hasan, and his older brother Lutfi, find a golden apple growing on a tree in their local park. The internet says that golden apples grant eternal happiness to anyone who eats it.

Hywel Matthews’ documentary delves to the bottom of a heated debate over the correct spelling of his village in south Wales: Cefn Cribwr or Cefn Cribbwr?

A boy reflects on the memory of his grandmother and her strange relationship to the ancient yew tree that stands behind their south Wales valleys housing estate.

An autobiographical account of a woman's journey of immigration, exploring the themes of liberation and captivity.

An intimate super 8mm portrait of two elderly brothers who live together on a small farm in the Black Mountains, South Wales.

When Peter, an anxious arcade owner is prescribed a sleeping app rather than sleeping pills, he reluctantly tries it out.

The late-night adventures of a young woman who has become obsessed with curating her Instagram persona.

Haunted by the memories of his traumatic childhood, Dylan sets out on a hunt for the man responsible for the scars etched onto his mind.

84-year-old cellist Ceri has lost his ability to play to a debilitating stroke. His dull life is spent in solitude, save for the interruptions of agency carers.

A wounded warrior returns to their village only to be hunted by a pack of mysterious dogs.

A mysterious and troubled loner is called upon to assist terminally ill people end their lives.

Kerry is bored. Fed up of life in her small town and increasingly weary of the state of the world. One day she follows a path to an underground escape filled with jelly, hope and the girl of her dreams. 

A space-loving young boy has to navigate a new world when his Mum suddenly suffers a mental health crisis and his Gran returns from the Caribbean to take care of him.

A fight for queer identity in the mountains of Snowdonia - Dion must navigate his sexual awakening, guided by spirits of Welsh past. 

A Welsh-language horror comedy about a farmer in North Wales losing control of his crops. Buy fresh. Buy Local. Buy Hand.

A vengeful spirit tries to possess Cora’s body, but over time they form a dysfunctional relationship.

A female Lyft driver navigates the night shift in NYC while waiting to hear life or death news from Syria.

Ireland 1778. Sally and Eleanor flout convention and scandalise society to escape the fate their families have planned for them. They elope.

On the overnight bus home to Wales, Lili tries to decipher whether or not the driver is an ex-con. Could he teach her about forgiveness?

Brianna wakes up, overwhelmed, in the midst of a period of depression until a car journey leads to a moment of unexpected vulnerability and release. 

When the nostalgia-fuelled return of Nom Noms prompts an all-consuming quest for the truth, Tom’s obsession with crisps becomes unhealthy... and it's not because he’s eating them.

A woman from the city has a brief but life-changing connection with a hill farmer and the landscape in remote mid-Wales.