Join us in Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Chester, and Sunderland 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:
Leeds INDIs Film Festival
Tuesday 4 March, 19:00 - 21:00
Manchester International Film Festival
Saturday 15 March, 13:10 - 14:40
Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
Sunday 16 March, 17:00 - 19:00
*Booking link to come*
Storyhouse, Chester
Wednesday 26 March, 18:00 - 20:00
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival
Saturday 17 May, 19:00 - 21:00
*Booking link to come*
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.
Film line-up
2K5
Dir. Nicole Pott / 2024 / Drama
It’s 2005, Ellie and her 'BFF 4lyf', Zoe, listen to rap music and slam rhymes every day, dreaming of the big stage. But, at twelve, for Ellie, it’s easy to be a dreamer and less easy to ignore the harsh realities as the only Black kid at school.
Lay-by
Dir. Stuart Armstrong / 2024 / Comedy, Drama
Married man Barry gets more than he bargains for when he secretly attempts his first gay hook-up.
Audition
Dir. Megan Harding / 2024 / Documentary, Experimental
Straight8 project starring the filmmaker's father as he reignites his love of acting.
A Couple See if They Can Make it Through This
Dir. Anna Davis / 2024 / Drama
A couple fight across three possible lifetimes.
Piece of Cake
Dir. Jack Hartley / 2023 / Comedy
An elderly baker cooks up a sinister plan. But what should have been a piece of cake, becomes a very sticky affair...
ADHD Potpouri
Dir. Tom Shennan / 2021 / Drama
A scouser in his late 20s seeks out an ADHD diagnosis to regain control over his life.
One Like Him
Dir. Caitlin McLeod / 2021 / Drama
A young man must find a way to tell his childhood friend and first love the truth about what happened twenty years ago, when a single moment changed both their lives. When he can’t find the words, the conversation repeats, becoming increasingly surreal until he loses control.
Sam’s Interview
Dir. Funkẹ Alafiatayọ / 2024 / Drama
A poor young man struggles to win over his interviewer after a devastating bombshell is dropped.
Kiss
Dir. Katja Roberts / 2022 / Comedy, Drama
Haunted by her past kisses, Annie must confront the one kiss she refuses to acknowledge.
