Belief Shorts
Care
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Four Seconds Flat
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Other Life
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Care - Four Seconds Flat - Other Life -
Five years after its original anthology, The Uncertain Kingdom returned to commissioning shorts. This time, filmmakers were asked to respond to the continued uncertainty of the times by reflecting on the theme ‘belief’.
Three filmmaking teams were awarded £20,000 each. The resulting films - Care, Four Seconds Flat and Other Life - were produced in 2024.
Care
Inmate Ali reluctantly agrees to look after a ‘wifer’ with dementia, forging an unlikely bond that leads him to question who is deserving of care.
Producers Hannah Tookey and Lindsay Fraser
Director Stef O’Driscoll
Writer Sophie Ellerby
Four Seconds Flat
While play-fighting, Adam reminds Eve he could have her unconscious in four seconds flat. Eve must decide whether this is a joke or a threat.
Producer Sherie Myers
Writer/Director Leyla Coll-O'Reilly
Other Life
Two old friends drive through the post-industrial landscapes of South Wales investigating UFO sightings, searching for meaning in an increasingly alien world.
Producer Alice Hughes
Directors Tom and Theo Tennant
Assistant Producer Lily Tiger