Glasgow Short Film Festival 2025

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Arabic Mantra (Kelompok Penerbang Roh) (Country: Indonesia; Year: 2024; Director: Tunggul Banjaransari)
After her biological son takes his own life, a mother leaves her new family in Arabia to return to Gunungkidul.
Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy (Country: Indonesia; Year: 2023; Director: Khozy Rizal; Writer: John Badalu, Sue Turley; Stars: Alif Anggara, Rezky Chiki, Alghifari Jasin, Arham Rizki Saputra, Hj. Sugiati)
A husband and wife spend their days entertaining other people’s children. Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child of their own.
Blue Poetry (Puisi Biru) (Country: Indonesia; Year: 2023; Director: Muhammad Heri Padli)
A fisherman experiences a strange phenomenon that causes him to realise something is off with his daily meal.
Fish, Please! (Pelabuhan Berkabut) (Country: Indonesia; Year: 2024; Director: Haris Yuliyanto)
When a down-on-his-luck soon-to-be father steals fish to feed his wife and save her pregnancy, his actions expose him to a mysterious gas that transforms him into a fish.
She And Her Good Vibrations (Country: Singapore, Indonesia; Year: 2023; Director: Sarah Cheok, Olivia Griselda; Writer: Olivia Griselda)
A stressed-out middle-aged woman discovers the wonders of a vibrator, but soon becomes addicted to solo pleasure sessions and loses touch with reality.
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