BFI Film Academy Recommends

Curated by Young Creatives, For Young Creatives

Join us for our inaugural BFI Film Academy Recommends event featuring seven outstanding short films selected by Trestle's Youth Board from the BFI NETWORK South East slate. This specially curated program showcases diverse storytelling perfect for aspiring screen creatives.

Featured Short Films:

Baked Beans
Auditioning for a retelling of East is East, a man begins to wonder if everyone around him is also stuck in the past.

Dream Big
After being passed over for a big promotion at work, a woman discovers that she can control the world via her model railway.

The Last Days
An apolitical woman learns that she has been given an incorrect Death Day, and seeks justice before her time runs out.

Red Rover
When a robotic rover starts drilling for signs of life on Mars, the race is on for one tiny rock-beast to save her native community.

I am Good at Karate
A teenager wanders around a housing estate, locked in battle with a hallucinatory demon made of football shirts.

Verisimilitude
A struggling disabled actress gets a job advising a film star how to be disabled for his latest role.

Shoot Your Shot
Two queer teens learn how to skateboard, unaware that a vengeful netball is after them.

Event Details:

• Post-screening Q&A with filmmakers and special guests

• Tickets: £8/£10/£15 (Pay What You Decide)

Delivered by Trestle Film on behalf of Young Film Network South East with support from BFI Film Academy awarding National Lottery funding.