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A short World War II drama written and directed by Jacob Stockton and starring Michael Tait and Alexander Clark.

Cut Short is noted as telling a "true story." What was the process of researching and adapting Jayden's real-life experiences, and how did you balance the need for factual accuracy with the demands of dramatic storytelling?

Magid / Zafar (2025) is a 19-minute short film depicting rising tensions, set inside a Pakistani-British takeaway restaurant. There are many tensions at play here, such as the juxtaposition between modernity and traditionalism and between a Pakistani and a more Western way of life. These conflicts are presented through music, costume, and a heart-wrenching narrative, as the protagonist, Magid, must face his future and what it entails.

Animal (2023) strikes home like a blade to the heart. Cody Farren’s dramatic short deals with heavy topics surrounding adolescent teens, such as abuse and mental health; therefore, viewer discretion is advised. Like Netflix’s Adolescence (2025), this film contains an important message about youth violence and bullying and the way these issues are often linked to external factors as children grow up.

Black Sea (2021) is an ode to the art of stillness and quiet. Through imaginative cinematic depictions and the use of silence, the film conveys a strong sense of grief and despair without ever directly addressing its subject matter. By being vague and short, capturing small moments of these characters’ lives, this brief procession of scenes creates a voiceless sense of death which permeates its entire runtime.

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