The Screen & Story celebrates the work of new and established filmmakers from around the globe.
Our FREE eleven-day event runs until 25 September.
Join us every day for this year’s exciting and diverse programme of 103 films from 39 countries, including 17 Virtual Premiere, divided into 10 compelling short film strands, 3 double-bills, including 48 shorts, 24 documentaries, 28 animations, and 3 feature films.
A variety of different genres and styles from a new generation of undiscovered talents that encourage diversity and open the festival to new audiences.
Screen & Story is free of access with live streaming each day. Please check our programme for all details and the starting times of each streaming. Q&A sessions to be announced each day on our socials. Check them out!
A colourful tale of solidarity and friendship set in Dakar. Four young apprentices prove that they have learnt more than just mechanics skills from their disabled friend Mawbé.
Part of the SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS Strand
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SAT 18 SET 15h00 (BST)
THE SEA AROUND US
Laura V. Aguilar, Javier R. Álvarez & Julián M. Monge
Spain | 2021
A testimony of Valencian fishermen and their families, their routine, their emotions and struggles that is passed through generations of the coastal town of Santa Pola.
Part of the THE PLACES THAT MADE US Strand
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MON 20 SET 19h00 (BST)
A BEAUTIFUL DAY
Taha Emre Yilmaz
Turkey | 2021
Nothing is what it seems for a man who enjoys sitting peacefully under a beach umbrella on a hot sunny day, enjoying the rustling of trees, birdsong and the beauty of a landscape that surrounds him.
Part of the WHAT WILL BECOME OF US Strand
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FRI 17 SET 19h00 (BST)
TIM
David V
Germany | 2020
Shot in the spring of 2020 during the first wave of Covid, this improvised short portrays a post-corona world where young Tim embarks on a search for the most existential.
Part of the FUNNY BONE Strand
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SUN 19 SET 19h00 (BST)
VOSTOK N°20
Elisabeth Silveiro
Russian Federation | 2018
Between discomfort, shared meals, boredom and confessions to strangers, people spend their time as they can in the third-class Trans Siberian wagon named Vostok N 20.
Part of the COMMUNITIES Double Bill
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TUE 21 SET 19h00 (BST)
KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE CLOUDS
Eleni Lazaridi
Greece | 2021
A cutout animated slice of life set on the hustle and bustle of a big city, in a timeframe of night and day.
