Wednesday, December 9, 2026
7PM
BFI Stephen Street, 21 Stephen Street, London
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This screening session features 6 short films (see below). All films are in English and/or have English subtitles.
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Silhouette (Germany) by Friedrich Ludmann
The stop-motion animation commemorates the attack on the World Trade Centre in New York on 11 September 2001 – 25 years ago. In this terrorist attack, two aeroplanes, which had been hijacked by Islamist
suicide bombers, crashed into the two skyscrapers, causing them to collapse. 3,000 people lost their lives.
Running time: 00:00:27

Dead tooth (France) by Romane Eilahtan
Tara has a dental appointment to fix a dead tooth. But one unexpected event after another turns this endless day into hell. Will Tara find a way to smile again and at what costs?
Running time: 00:20:00

Waiting for the End of the World (United States) by Jeffrey Hoyt
A quiet mosaic of small-town America, tracing the subtle fractures in everyday life.
Running time: 00:12:21

Il Rifiuto (Italy) by Marco Pipitone
While retracing years of domestic abuse with her psychologist, Rebecca discovers that an even darker truth is hidden within the fractures of her own memory.
Running time: 00:19:46

A Carcass (France) by Djimili Dimou
In a collapsed world, Penelope tries to lead a normal life. Experiencing profound loneliness, she bonds with the corpse of one of her many attackers.
Running time: 00:20:00

Nightfaces (Austria) by Martin Winter, Stefan Langthaler
Mahan is a taxi driver in Vienna, but his job frustrates him. He longs for his family and a normal life. One rainy night, a homeless woman gets into his taxi. She urgently wants to see her son, whose birthday it is. Mahan tries to get rid of her and accidentally breaks her present. To make up for the damage, he takes the strange woman on one last trip through the dark city.
Running time: 00:23:00


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