Join us in Bradford, Lancaster, and Sheffield for Northern Exposure, a touring film programme showcasing the best short films from the North of England.
This programme has been selected by our
Young Film Programmers, a group of emerging Northern film curators who have scoured the region to discover the stories that matter to them and the local filmmakers to get excited about. Expect a bold mix of fact and fiction, animation and live action - and anything else in-between.
Each screening will include an introduction by the Film Hub North team and our Young Film Programmers where you can find out about our upcoming training, funding, and programming opportunities.
Tour schedule:
The Dukes, Lancaster
Sunday 24 August, 18:30 - 20:30
Sheffield Film Festival - Showroom Cinema
Saturday 30 August, 17:00 - 19:00
Pictureville Cinema at National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
Saturday 6 September, [TBC]
Ticket link to come
Film line-up
Finger Food
Dir. Jacob Dudman / 2024 / Sci-Fi
Jason desperately wants to be liked by his girlfriend's parents. Things prove more difficult upon a horrifying discovery...
My Car is Filled with Moisture
Dir. Danny Helme / 2025 / Comedy
A tiny, tiny little leak has found it's way into my car. Now, this should be an easy fix. However...
Blink
Dir. Dan Michael / 2025 / Experimental
As the pressures of daily life close in, Kyle retreats to a familiar device for comfort, only to discover that escape comes at a cost.
Serenitude
Dir. Roshani Bhundia / 2025 / Animation
Evani is inside a chaotic train station, searching for serenity through her meditation app. However, things take a strange turn as the app turns these soothing soundscapes into a bizarre nightmare, creating fiery visions of passengers with blazing heads within a distorted train tunnel system. As reality blurs, Evani must face the flames around her…and the ones burning within.
Coelestis
Dir. Stephen Edward Reid / 2025 / Sci-Fi
Arriving back to Earth after her mission, an Astronaut begins to question the reality of the world she's returned to.
The Boy and The Ouseburn
Dir. Philip Finch / 2025 / Drama
A short narrative film set in the Northeast of England – A boy on the brink of adulthood wakes up one morning and driven on by a biblical vision, decides to steal the money from the local church’s collection tray. After dealing with the moral consequences of stealing from a secret place of worship the boy throws the money into the river Ouseburn, where sometime later the coins appear in the belly of a fish found by a local fisherman.
Wool and Bone
Dir. Christina Croitor / 2025 / Animation
A humble shepherd embarks on a journey to find his brother in a haunted Transylvanian forest.
Walnut Men
Dir. Tom Shennan / 2020 / Drama
A domestic argument unfolds when Jensy's boyfriend rolls home late and drunk and with a giant walnut for a head.
My Uncle Bonito’s Creative Epiphany
Dir. Mario Gregoriou / 2025 / Comedy
Presented as a documentary, this is an introduction to the filmmaker’s Uncle Bonito, a Cypriot Yorkshire man who has had a creative epiphany of sorts.
Bunged
Dir. Edward Dearden / 2025 / Animation
Isn't it stressful when you're desperate for the toilet but the lock doesn't work?
Stitch
Dir. Ailsa Madill / 2025 / Horror
May falls apart and puts herself back together.
Northern Exposure is delivered by Film Hub North as part of BFI Film Academy.
BFI Film Academy offers opportunities for ambitious 16-25 year olds, anywhere in the UK, to get to know more about film and how to forge a career in the screen industries.
This event is supported by BFI Film Academy, awarding National Lottery funding.
Image credit © still from Blink (dir. Dan Michael)
