S.O.UL. Fest Shorts at the MAC Birmingham

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 6:15 PM, MAC Birmingham

For the first time ever we take our annual shorts selection on the road. We are very excited to give Birmingham’s Black cinema fans the opportunity to experience S.O.U.L. Fest on their own turf. Don’t miss this chance to see some of the best short films by black British filmmakers available in 2024.

The programme:

Chasing the Night

Dir: Abraham Adeyemi.

Fatimah and Leon, two successful Black Brits, are coming to what should be the end of a good evening at a pop-up restaurant, except neither quite seems ready for the night to end.

i and i

Dir: Samona Olanipekun

Spanning a seemingly normal Sunday, a young man spends the day grappling with his biggest adversary - his own alter ego.

Claudia

Dir. Benjamin Kuffuor

Blindsided by his fiancé dumping him, Joseph struggles to overcome the heartbreak until he discovers a peculiar service to clone his ex.

Love Language

Dir: Damien Nembhard

A young girl is drawn into a world of gang violence in an eerie depiction of modern London.

Whenever You're Ready

Dir. Chimaobim Nathan

A young man, dealing with a repressed trauma recounts his story to a Masters' student who is unknowingly linked to his assault.

Bathsheba

Dir: Myah Asha Jeffers

Living as a precarious property guardian and facing eviction, a grieving widow is forced to live with a younger woman.

Margin

Dir: Daniel Rands

In an after-school, last-chance, catch-up class, 16 year-old student Ria’s struggle to better herself clashes with her teacher Emily’s battle to get through an English lesson.

The Nudes

Dir. Benjamin Turner

A young woman is alone in her room when her boyfriend asks permission to send her nude. As he sends them, each one appears, coming to life in front of her.

Cab Ride

Dir. Ola Jones and Femi Tiwo

Two queer lovers bolt out of a house party, into a waiting cab where they have one eventful journey to figure out whether they are truly a match.