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A comprehensive screening of the very best recently released British animation, including several premieres. Check the pulse of the British animation scene, meet many of the filmmakers and see the films that will take British animation to the world. Nobody screens more British animation than LIAF and this snapshot of the state of British animation paints a vibrant picture of a spirited and imaginative animation nation. Before the screening there is a chance to meet many of the animators, hear them talk about their films and ask them questions about their work.
Curiosa – Tessa Moult-Milewska, UK
After discovering that her boyfriend’s flat has been stripped bare of all personal belongings, curiosity leads young Mary into his mind in search of answers.
2022 9 min
Motherclucker – Greg McLeod, UK
To Do – Saul Pankhurst, UK
A reflection on productivity and the self-improvement industry, explored through attempts to participate in a modern mindfulness exercise.
2021 3 min
Inner Polar Bear – Gerald Conn, UK
Based on a story by Jeanette Winterson and narrated by Maxine Peake, a moving depiction of the alternative human and animal perspectives on the implications of climate change.
2022 7 min
A Language of Shapes – Samantha Moore, UK
Emi, a young girl with a stomach upset, enters the magical, microscopic world inside a zebrafish and aids the defenders of her cells to outwit the invading Shigella bacteria.
2022 6 min
A Wish Beyond Death – Anna Maria Leventi, UK/Greece
A mysterious death becomes the focus of a humble postman’s life when he discovers a corpse.
2022 5 min
Silvering – Eilidh Nicoll, UK
A ritualistic evening of self-care spirals into claustrophobic self-scrutiny when a woman discovers a grey hair and begins to contend with the passing of time.
2021 6 min
Sad Film – Finn Woodruff, UK
Based on a book by Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake, Sad Film portrays Rosen’s achingly personal account of grief, after the death of his son, Eddie.
2022 4 mi
All the Blue Cats look like the Same Color – Wenzhe Xu, UK/China
How does language influence our perception of the world? Internet slang is gradually replacing what we actually wanted to say.
2021 6 min
Brunch – Marnik Loysen, UK
In an artsy urban cafe, the generational disputes between millennials and baby boomers quickly erupt into confrontation.
2021 5 min
1x1x1 – Yinuo Shao, UK
The process from knowing yourself to accepting yourself can be a long journey and one that loops around and around and around.
2022 6 min
Something More – Mary Martins, UK
An exploration of the cause of youth violence and the impact of knife crime in London seen through the eyes of a mother raising her 8 year-old son in London.
2022 5 min
Dawta – Jessica Ashman, UK
Inspired by archival research into trans-racial adoption and her own family history, Dawta is a story of escaping the past through the imagining of an unknown future; through the imagining of an unknown hope.
2021 7 min
Our Funding Partner
Event supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.
