Quarter Life Crisis
DESCRIPTION
Ambition, aimlessness, the constant pressure of “settling down” and “moving up”. Who do you want to be? And When? And How? And Where? These short films follow twentysomethings facing decisions in the neverending rat race of city life, dead-end jobs in small towns and their own changing outlooks.

THEATRELAND
An aspiring actress invites us to share a glimpse of her life working as an usher in a West End theatre.
Nominated for:
Producing Award - Carys Watford

SALT AND SAUCE
Stuck in a post high-school limbo, Tammy works long days in the family chip shop. The only relief from the daily slog is her friendship with her colleague Jordan and her love for photography. Through the people around her, Tammy soon realises she can’t avoid her future.
Nominated for:
Production Design Award - Molly Simmons & Carey Melanie Osborne

A PIG IN A CAGE ON ANTIOBIOTICS
A Pig in a Cage on Antibiotics portrays the feeling of alienation of the postmodern age. Norma struggles to find her space in the city of London. She epitomizes every member of society: the cage is the modern life and the antibiotics represent the ceaseless feeling of alienation.
Nominated for:
Under 25 Award (Directing) - Annamaria Pennazzi

CANNED
Three school friends each suffering from a ‘quarter-life-crisis’ are thrown back together again following a tragedy. Can their friendship re-blossom and in doing so help each of them figure out this life business?
Nominated for:
Production Design Award - Kirsty Robinson-Ward

REVERIE
Reverie captures the consciousness of youth. The film explores the thoughts and feelings of young Londoners and reveals a world of fragile dreams, undefined by daily reality.
Nominated for:
Editing Award - Stella Scott

HUSH
HUSH is a short drama set in London that tells the story of an extraordinary day in the life of a British Nigerian family, when their youngest daughter Uche suddenly stops talking and the uncomfortable truths her silence reveals.
Nominated for:
Producing Award - Candice Onyeama

ANNIE WAITS
We’ve all waited for ‘the one’. The one who catches our eye, the one who keeps our interest, the one who won’t expect us to trudge down that conventional path. Annie Waits tells the story of lust and disappointment, as a twenty-something waits for her adult life to begin.
Nominated for:
Under 25 Award (Producing) - April Kelley

ONE UNDER
David is stuck - doing a job he hates, living in a tiny Derbyshire backwater, bullied by his boss & his eccentric Jamaican grandmother. And when he finally thinks he has a chance to stand up for himself and become a hero - things don’t quite go to plan.
Nominated for:
Editing Award - Ruth Pickett

EXIT ROUTE
After a decade at a dead end, a wide-eyed ticket stub collector must quickly learn what it takes as she battles for a life changing career opportunity.
Nominated for:
Composing Award - E.M.M.A.