Glasgow Short Film Festival 2023

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Bleep (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Ben S Hyland)
A couple's relationship is pushed to the brink as they investigate a strange noise that's woken them in the night.
The Diamond (Country: Sweden; Year: 2021; Director: Vedran Rupic)
Stefan is lonely with a blinding ambition to make friends. One day he stumbles upon a diamond in the woods. Unable to reach it, the solution presents itself in the form of an even smaller man.
Ginny Reaper (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Niamh McKeown)
When a grim reaper, retreats to the countryside for her first holiday in a century, she expects peace and quiet. But after mistakenly tagging her location online, she finds herself haunted by the ghosts of old acquaintances who demand she answer for her wrongdoings.
Municipal Relaxation Model (Country: Canada; Year: 2022; Director: Matthew Rankin)
Ken has a great idea for a bench.
Pram Snatcher (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Theo James Krekis)
In a service station off the A90, a heavily pregnant criminal and her partner-in-crime struggle with the prospect of becoming new parents.
Rules (Country: US; Year: 2022; Director: Jeanette Jeanenne)
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Le Saboteur (Country: Finland; Year: 2022; Director: Ansii Kasitonni)
An ex-saboteur gets back in the game and every trick will be exposed! A film about the joint adventure of indie filmmaking - with all the special effects.
Sighscape (Country: UK; Year: 2022; Director: Duncan Cowles)
Fatigue expressed in an endless sea of content.
Zoon (Country: Germany; Year: 2022; Director: Jonatan Schwenk)
In the dark swamps of a nocturnal forest, a group of gleaming axolotls is in heat, nuzzling and nibbling one another’s limbs. Soon a much larger, two-legged forest-dweller encounters the lustful group and reaches down to gobble one of the small shimmering creatures.
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