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Five short films dealing - in wildly different contexts - with the tensions between autonomy and connection.

North Macedonian director Georgi M. Unkovski’s debut feature.

East Anglian Shorts showcased a wondrous range of cinematic talent from the region.

A selection of eight distinct dark comedy and horror shorts from local and independent film creators.

The directorial debut from buzzing talent Calif Chong

The experience proved greatly enhanced by Minima's musical interpretation of the action on screen, coaxing out the emotional core of the film with guitar, cello, percussion and synthesiser.

So, picture the scene: A desperate Hollywood film exec scans his child’s bedroom. He senses potential inspiration and plunges his arm, elbow deep, into the nearby toy-box.

I like Bale’s Batman. He’s dark, vicious and the kind of superhero that would punch his mum and sister...

"It’s not what you see, but what you don’t see; scares lurk in the shadows, and director James Watkins has the patience to build the tension until it is almost unbearable." - Jay Freeman on Woman In Black's impact...

"Undeniably though, here a film stripped of colour and sound reminds us that it is great storytelling that distinguishes a work." - Jay reviews the masterpiece, The Artist

Like Obama, it is stylish and intelligent; like Bush, it is twisty and dense; and, like Kennedy, it is expertly shot.

"Will it be a Hulking smash hit or a Thor point for Marvel? See it to find out."