Short film screening 10/10/2025

Hope | 2020 | Qatar | 9’

Hope | 2020 | Qatar | 9’

Direction: Abdulla Al Janahi

Synopsis:

During his journey, Aqua faces many obstacles from human pollution to different predators. Using his mind and courage he overcomes one obstacle after the other, until he reaches his final destination. Just before he enters the sea, he witnesses a life changing scene that he bravely overcomes and grows as a character.

Stowaway | 2021 | Ην. Βασίλειο | 5’

Stowaway | 2021 | Ην. Βασίλειο | 5’

Direction: Ethan Briscoe

Synopsis:

After discovering a baby kraken aboard their ship, two bumbling pirates try to kill it. But as their incompetent attempts escalate, they only throw themselves further into disaster.

Fox & the Whale | 2016 | Canada | 13'

Fox & the Whale | 2016 | Canada | 13'

Direction: Robin Joseph

Synopsis:

A curious fox goes in search of an elusive whale. A tale of longing and discovery.

Trailer: Fox & the Whale

Ray's Big Idea | 2014 | UK | UK. Kingdom | 4'

Ray's Big Idea | 2014 | UK | UK. Kingdom | 4'

Direction: Steve Harding-Hill

Synopsis:

A plucky, pioneering pre-historic fish, has a ground-breaking plan to improve his life.

Trailer: Ray’s Big Idea

Twenty Eight Feet: Life on a Little Wooden Boat | 2013 | Canda, Grenada, Martinique, Saint LuciaSaint Vincent and Grenadines | 9’

Twenty Eight Feet: Life on a Little Wooden Boat | 2013 | Canda, Grenada, Martinique, Saint LuciaSaint Vincent and Grenadines | 9’

Direction: Kevin A. Fraser

Synopsis:

A short documentary about a young man from Nova Scotia who has given up his apartment, car and cell phone to live and travel the world on a 46 year old wooden boat.

Arka | 2020 | Croatia | 15’

Arka | 2020 | Croatia | 15’

Direction: Natko Stipanicev

Synopsis:

A grandiose transoceanic cruise ship sailing the seas.

4,1 Miles | 2016 | USA, Greece | 25’

4,1 Miles | 2016 | USA, Greece | 25’

Direction: Daphne Matziaraki

Synopsis:

4.1 Miles documents efforts by a Greek coast guard boat to save refugees from drowning at sea during their crossing of the 4.1 miles strait that separates the coast of Turkey from the Greek island of Lesvos.

Trailer: 4 1 Miles (Trailer)

Jonah | 2013 | Tanzania, UK | 17’

Jonah | 2013 | Tanzania, UK | 17’

Direction: Kibwe Tavares

Synopsis:

Mbwana and his best friend Juma are two young men with big dreams. These dreams become reality when they photograph a gigantic fish leaping out of the sea, resulting in their small town blossoming into a tourist hot-spot. But for Mbwana, the reality isn’t what he dreamed – and when he meets the fish again, both of them forgotten, ruined and old, he decides only one of them can survive.

Τrailer: Jonah

A whale's Tale | 2018 | UK | 4'

A whale's Tale | 2018 | UK | 4'

Direction: Robin Celebi, Giovanna Wichi

Synopsis:

A whale helps smaller sea creatures who are trapped in plastic waste. On land a young boy seeks support to clear the sea in his area. Fishermen come to his aid and many boats start to help clear the plastic from the sea.

Short film screening 11/10/2025

A Joy Story: Joy and Heron | 2018 | China | 5’

A Joy Story: Joy and Heron | 2018 | China | 5’

Direction: Kyra and Constantin

Synopsis:

A great animated short story about opportunity and helping each other

Grab Phare | 2016 | France | 7’

Grab Phare | 2016 | France | 7’

Direction: Gaetan Borde, Benjamin Lebourgeois, Claire Vandermeersch, Alexandre Veaux, Mengjing Yang

Synopsis:

The infernal crustacean of myth, a giant crab whose back appears to be dry land, has spent years building up a collection of shipwrecks on the sea floor. One ship in particular has always been the crab’s favorite treasure. But now the crab has grown old, and struggles to capture more ships to add to their collection.

Trailer: The Legend of the Crab Phare

The Monk and the Fish | 1994 | France, UK | 7’

The Monk and the Fish | 1994 | France, UK | 7’

Direction: Michael Dudok de Wit

Synopsis:

A plump and exuberant monk goes fishing, and a playful fish eludes him. First the monk uses a rod and reel, then a net; over and over, he ends up fish-less and wet. Sleepless, he tries luring the fish at night with a bank of candles. He tries a bow and arrow. The tireless and insouciant fish leads the monk through a viaduct, over irrigated steppes, across cisterns, down canals.

Summer 96 | 2023 | France | 12’

Summer 96 | 2023 | France | 12’

Direction: Mathilde Bédouet

Synopsis:

Every August 15th, young Paul and his family spend part of their summer holiday having a big picnic on Callot Island. The family camcorder passes from hand to hand, capturing the good vibes and the noises of the summer whilst the sun beats down and the smell of suncream wafts through the air. However, this year, 1996, they accidentally get caught out by the rising tide and find the only route off the island blocked by the ocean. With their only option to wait until morning and tensions rising, Paul decides to go exploring and finds himself in a life changing situation.

Trailer: Summer 96

Two Laps | 2010 | Australia | 6’

Two Laps | 2010 | Australia | 6’

Direction: Owen Trevor

Synopsis:

Val and Pete have been swimming together every morning for the past seventeen years. Once a year they have a race, two laps up and back.

Atlas | 2022 | UK | 30’

Atlas | 2022 | UK | 30’

Direction: Marc S. Nollkaemper

Synopsis:

Just as the weight of the world was on the Titan Atlas’ back, so too Olivier is feeling the pressure. Join him as he grapples with environmentalism, the pressures of being eco-conscious, and whether art can inspire change…

The Space Between Us | 2015 | The Netherlands | 13’

The Space Between Us | 2015 | The Netherlands | 13’

Direction: Marc S. Nollkaemper

Synopsis:

In a post-nuclear, oxygen-ridden future, humble cleaner Juliette has her loyalties tested when she falls for Adam, a captive merman whose gills are mankind’s last hope for survival.

Trailer: The Void Among Us

Haenyeo: Women of the sea | 2012 | USA | 12’

Haenyeo: Women of the sea | 2012 | USA | 12’

Direction: Alex Igidbashian, Daye Jeong, Kevin Sawicki

Synopsis:

Haenyeo refers to the women free-divers of Jeju Island, South Korea who for centuries have collected sea food without the use of scuba equipment. This short documentary provides a portrait of Chuwar Park, a still active and unbelievably vibrant 82-year-old diver. Examining her daily routine as well as her past, Park sheds light on this unique matriarchal culture that has changed little since the 19th century.