Fragments of the Inner Life

Thu May 07 2026 at 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm UTC+01:00

The Cavendish Hotel | Eastbourne

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Fragments of the Inner Life
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A selection of short films exploring emotions, imagination, and everyday life—moments of memory, change, and personal reflection.
About this Event

FRAGMENTS OF THE INNER LIFE

This programme brings together a selection of short films that explore the emotional and psychological landscapes shaping everyday lives. Moving between intimate reflection, imagination, and lived experience, the films focus on individuals confronting moments of uncertainty, memory, and transformation.

Thursday 7 May, Cavendish Hotel, 12:00

Shorts Synopsis


W:A Return to Oz

UK | 2025 | 34’22” | Documentary

Dir. Daniel Howard-Baker

Locked and loaded with film tape, a man

explores an abandoned rave house, once

known as The Warehouse, that was once

the beating heart of the South West’s

clubland


Bartogay Lake

France, Kazakistan | 2025 | 09’19” | Drama

Dir. Katya Mokolo

An old man crosses the boundless Kazakh

steppe, driving alone. Haunted by

memories of a lost love, he stops by Bartogay

Lake, flowers in hand. But as he tries

to step out, his car door refuses to open,

trapping him between past and present.


Not Like This

UK | 2025 | 06’00” | Drama

Dir. Victor Pilard

A couple tries to make the best of a windy

day trip down to Brighton... but something’s

missing.


Daydreaming

Poland | 2025 | 14’55’’ | Drama

Dir. Aleksandra Szczyrek

Mirka, a teenager, helps her father on a

small farm. Her seemingly peaceful life

is haunted by disturbing visions in which

her father plays the leading role. When

her cousin arrives for the summer, it may

be a chance to uncover a family secret

that has kept Mirka in a state of limbo.


Isolated

UK | 2024 | 10’37” | Documentary

Dir. Uliana Pisha

A Ukrainian soldier recounts his experience

of war in his own words. The film

traces his PTSD, from the front line to the

disquiet of return, foregrounding the enduring

psychological burden carried long

after combat ends.


Stumbling Blocks

UK | 2025 | 3’51” | Animation

Dir. Katya Mokolo

When everything falls apart, how do you

find your balance again?

From literal loss, to masking identity

struggles, anxiety and depression… This

is a film that illustrates the combustion

that happens when you try to hold something

in.


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Cavendish Hotel, 38 Grand Parade, Eastbourne, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 6.13 to GBP 9.38

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