Cinema / Film

Life / Drawing [Shorts Programme]

7 Leicester Place, London

Fri 9 Oct · 18:15 · £14.50

96m · Film

About this event

Tickets Are Only Available via BFI London Film Festival Website from Tuesday 17 September 2026 10:00am: Click Here To Book A selection of animated shorts exploring what connects us to people, the world around us and, most importantly, ourselves. FILMS IN THE PROGRAMME: Babyface Director- Sacha Beeley UK - 2026 - 6min Spoon finds a coupon! Dance of the Spirits Director- Andreea-Lorena Florea UK - 2026 - 6min A young shepherd boy, living in rural Romania, finds more comfort among his sheep than with his dad. Eyeliner Director - Aisha Boudjillouli USA - 2026 - 8min When two friends receive different receptions to wearing eyeliner, Nina discovers that her journey as a trans girl might not be so easy. Dummy Director - Adrian Maganza UK - 2026 - 7min Everyone forgets the rescue dummy that's left at the bottom of a swimming pool. Film Film Director - Arturs Voblikovs UK - 2025 - 12min A print-shop owner with seasonal depression becomes obsessed with copying the life of his new customer. I Was Kidnapped! Director - Dhananjay Barangule UK-Latvia - 2026 - 7min Dhananjay enjoys recounting stories from his childhood when it slowly starts to dawn on him how they may have affected his mum. PLEASE Director - Anna Mantzaris Sweden-France-Czech Republic - 2026 - 8min In a big city, several characters looking for affection are plunged into situations that are absurd, comical and moving. The Bird's Placebo Director - Rami Jarboui Tunisia - 2025 - 20min Told through rotoscope and 3D animation, a young man from a marginalised neighborhood in Tunisia’s capital dreams of crossing the Mediterranean. The Clouds of Odessa Director - Luca Arcangeli Italy - 2026 - 13min A Ukrainian director thinks about the film, a love story, that she would have liked to make but that she may never be able to..