Ffilm Cymru at Green Man: Welsh Shorts + Meet the Filmmakers
Join Ffilm Cymru Wales at Green Man Festival 2023 on 20th August for a celebration of Welsh short filmmaking talent.
From folkloric tales to insightful documentary portraits and animated mini-odysseys, discover a selection of inspiring short films from across Wales.
Following the screening you can also hear from some of the directors, who will share their experience of making the films.
A must for anyone looking to get inspired to make their own start in filmmaking.
Daughters Of The Sea
Ballet dancer Krystal S. Lowe reimagines this haunting Welsh folk tale through modern dance at locations around Wales. With music from Eädyth.
Writer-Director: Krystal S. Lowe
Producer: Victoria Wheel
Cast: Ffion Campbell-Davies, Holly Vallis and Amber Howells
Produced through Ffilm Cymru's Ffolio scheme with BBC Arts, BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council of Wales.
Forest Coal Pit
An intimate and poetic super 8mm portrait of two elderly brothers who live together on a small farm in the Black Mountains, South Wales.
Director: Siôn Marshall-Waters
Producers: Jessica Wheeler and ie ie productions
Produced through Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK's Beacons scheme in association with BBC Cymru Wales.
Echdoe
This bilingual, non-linear documentary follows classical musician Cheryl Law as she returns to the place of her accident and makes peace with her trauma.
Writer-Director: Gwen Thomson
Producer: Sara Allen
Produced through Ffilm Cymru's Ffolio scheme with BBC Arts, BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council of Wales.
Cwch Deilen (Leaf Boat)
A Welsh-language animation telling the story of Heledd and Celyn, who navigate the undiscovered and murky waters of entering a new relationship.
Writer / Director: Efa Blosse Mason
Producer: Amy Morris, Winding Snake
Produced through Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK's Beacons scheme in association with BBC Cymru Wales.
In A Room Full Of Sisters
Photographer Ashrah Suudy explores the strength of sisterhood within Cardiff’s Somali community.
Writer-Director: Ashrah Suudy
Cast: Asma Elmi, Hibo Elmi, Maha Elmi, Hoda Hassan, Hakima Hersi, Phadumo Omar, Fahima Omer
Produced through Ffilm Cymru's Ffolio scheme with BBC Arts, BBC Cymru Wales and Arts Council of Wales.
Druids
In this delightful stop-motion comedy of megalithic proportions, travel through the mysterious mists of time and join three druids on a quest to restore the balance of their world after an inexplicable catastrophe.
Writer-Director: Shwan Nosratpour
Producer: Ed Talfan, Severn Screen
Produced through Ffilm Cymru Wales and BFI NETWORK's Beacons scheme in association with Western Edge Pictures.