Our jury has put forward the following films as Official Selections, Finalists & Semi-Finalists for last month’s submission to The People’s Film Festival which culminates at our annual gala - March 2022!
Official Selections
Clouds
directed by David Yorke
A young boy struggling with depression navigates through his daily routine, while being followed by a grey cloud.
CLOUDS is an Official Selection in the Micro-Budget Category
A Tree Fell Today
directed by Oliver Crawford
Elise revisits the traumatic memories of her lover Jessica committing suicide due to the catastrophic death of their child, struggling to escape the eternal circle of anguish and misery she tries to move forward but she is stuck in an endless loop.
A TREE FELL TODAY is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category
Pelicans
directed by Ellie Heydon
Pelicans are a symbol of the process of letting go. They are birds who gather together in order to overcome struggle with the knowledge that they are most likely to succeed as a combined unit. Our story follows 5 grieving teenagers trying to comprehend and navigate their personal loss. The film is an aesthetically driven piece set against the vast expanse of the British coastline. It finds the friends in a slightly comedic limbo between denial and acceptance. The film is structured around the changing tide, moving in waves and healing our group of misfits until finally they are able to head from the bizarre purgatory of their seaside sadness back into the real world.
PELICANS is an Official Selection in the Low Budget Category
finalists
Micro-Budget Category
BEST FOOT FORWARD directed by Lewis Carter
IN ISOLATION directed by Edmund C. Short
Low-Budget Category
I WANT TO LOVE YOU IN ANALOGUE directed by April Lampre
THE END OF AN ERA directed by Alexander Vanegas Sus
Sponsored Category
HUNGER directed by Mark Dollard
STING LIKE A BEE directed by Leone
semi-finalists
BACK TO US directed by Gabriele Rossi
HANK directed by Michael Pedley
LAST ORDERS directed by Katie Harriman
LIFELINE directed by Lewis Carter
ON THE COUCH WITH MY DEPRESSION directed by Angharad Gladding
PERPETUAL directed by Alexander Vanegas Sus
THE TROLL directed by Yennis Cheung
WHAT SETS THE PEOPLE’S FILM FESTIVAL APART?
✔️ Win £1,000 in funding for your next short film
✔️ Free feedback w/ every submission
✔️ Categories based on budget vs genre
