About this Event
QUIET RESISTANCE
These works move between quiet resistance, reflection, and unexpected humour. Together they reveal how small disturbances can expose deeper tensions beneath everyday routines, reminding us that beneath the surface of ordinary life lie fragile systems always on the verge of change.
Thursday 7 May, Cavendish Hotel, 16:00
Shorts Synopsis
An Excess Baggage
France | 2024 | 16’20” | Drama
Dir. Myriam Garcia Marienstas
Sophie hides her unhappiness in the
close relationship she has with her
daughter Lila. When Lila goes away on
holiday, Sophie’s reality collapses and
her anxieties are reawakened. She tries
to escape her loneliness by any means
necessary.
Reconnection
Scotland | 2025 | 10’43” |
Dir. Amy Helena
After a long day, a couple share an
evening marked by silence and strain.
A tense dinner erupts into conflict over
their lack of communication.
Town Glitch
India | 2025 | 20’00” |
Dir. Sam Toor
On a road trip, four friends roll into a silent
mountain town where a crashed car
shows each of them a different scenario:
a child sees a monster, another sees
his dead brother. As night closes in, they
must decide who and what to trust before
the place decides for them...
The Refusers
Netherlands | 2024 | 2’31” | Fiction
Dir. Wiep Teeuwisse
On a street corner in the city, a heap of
dumped garbage surrounds two garbage
containers. An old mattress begins to
speak sadly: “They say I’m dirty…” Other
pieces of garbage join in, sharing the
reasons why they have been discarded.
Then, a newspaper is picked up by the
wind and seems to dance in the spotlight
of a streetlamp. Inspired, the waste begins
to see themselves positively. Their
enthusiasm evolves into a spectacle of
song and dance.
No More Surprises
UK | 2025 | 07’59” | Drama
Dir. Sophie Mia Reeve-Foster
Maud, a paranoid 24-year-old, seeks a calendar
that predicts encounters with her ex.
In a dingy bookshop backroom, she enters
an underground service that promises
control over chance and memory.
Manaschi
UK | 2024 | 13’32” | Documentary
Dir. Peter Davies
In the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, one of
the world’s oldest oral storytelling traditions
endures - the Epic of Manas. Legends
and myths of Manas - the traditional
founder of Kyrgyzstan - are carried from
village to village by prophet like figures
called Manaschis. But as modernity encroaches,
the tradition is threatened. We
follow Omurbek - a respected Manaschi
- as he grapples with the changes faced
with this ancient tradition.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Cavendish Hotel, 38 Grand Parade, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
GBP 6.13 to GBP 9.38
