Join us for Dream Drafters, a selection of short films penned by female writers.

Dream Drafters
Best Writer Award supported by Euroscript
(81 mins)

Heart Lock - Liz Murphy

Sometimes with love, everything feels right - Charlie is a thirty-something dreamer, with a small lock embedded in her chest over her heart. George worships the ground she walks on, and on a cold winter night everything seems to be falling into place, but will George be the right fit?

Caravan 9 - Annie Power

Caravan 9 tells the story of nine-year old Lucy, a curious introverted girl who loves to solve mysteries. The arrival next door of a suspicious man and a lonely boy lead her down a path of discovery that uncovers some dark home truths.

Crater Face - Sammi McEwan

Crater Face is a short animated film about a mother and her son who live under the tyranny of the head of their household.
In an attempt to secure her freedom and her son’s safety she hides away money, hoping that one day they’ll be able to escape and find happiness.
But she have the strength to see it through?

Charity - Eleanor Gocher

Charity, a sixteen-year-old girl from a traveling family, is forced to cope with her brother’s early release from prison.

The Barber - Anna Pauletti

Told partly through the eyes of a dementia sufferer, populated by ‘ghosts’ from his past, The Barber portrays a father and son at a crossroad. As Miles struggles to shave the elderly and unloving father he’s planning to put in a home, the physical closeness unleashes emotions and a bond that neither of them had thought was there.

On the Bridge - Elena Fuller

Based on a true story. While crossing Waterloo Bridge in London one night a downtrodden office worker called Matthew meets the larger than life Danny, a hard-talking soldier on a mission to jump into the River Thames before he ships out. Though what starts as a chance encounter between these two men will turn into a night that will change both their lives forever.

Matabichos / Bug Killer - Gabriela Palacios

Andrés, a lonely 12-year-old boy, is constantly bullied at school. Fueled by a lack of effective adult intervention, he takes matters into his own hands, metamorphosing into an impulsive and dangerous force to be reckoned with.