Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)

Dadaland is a satirical exploration of current media and how its consumers connect to it. Inside a Dada-inspired psychedelic world, we meet a plethora of strange characters who want nothing more than to escape their own reality.

A graffiti artist in his early 20s, begins a 3½ year prison sentence for vandalism. He must attempt to cope with the struggles of his new life on the inside: sharing a cell with an aggressive murderer, being moved to high security, living 23 hours a day alone. An unlikely allay soon teaches him how to survive. Questions then begin to arise. Who can he trust? Will he ever find solace?

Set in 1987, Odd Girls is the story of a young separatist lesbian who finds herself in the unexpected position of caring for a gay man dying of AIDS. Debbie finds herself battling ignorance, discrimination and her own political and personal views, when faced with the impossible dilemma of being David’s last remaining ally. Inspired by countless true stories, Odd Girls is a short period drama with the aim of shedding a light on the selflessness and bravery of the real women who sacrificed and supported gay men with AIDS all over the world during the HIV crisis.

This short film shot in a small town in Sweden navigates themes of nostalgia through an original monologue, reflecting on gender identity struggle and the pursuit of a new beginning in a foreign land.

Susan travels back in time to prevent the accident that killed her son.

When a little Czech girl becomes best friends with a carp who is destined to be her Christmas dinner, she must choose between tradition and her newfound friendship.

A sleeping man’s fading memory of his late Mother unravels through a recurring, hypermnesic dream that reverberates and transforms throughout his life, tracing from his final dream back to his first.

Dani, a twenty-five year old child of divorce, returns home to help her father move out of what used to be their family house. As she packs up her childhood bedroom, reminiscing on saddling herself with packed bags and moving her life week by week, she thinks about a time when her parents must have been more in love than ever- their wedding day. Taken back into the 90's, Dani experiences her parent's special day through the eyes of the donkey that carried her mother to the altar. As Dani sees her mother and father through a new perspective, she has a newfound understanding of their individuality and an appreciation for the vast love that originally created her, however broken it may be back in present day.

In rural 1950s Ireland, Emer's only daughter is rushed away to hospital after being badly beaten by her teacher. In defiance of her husband, she marches down to the headmaster's office. Faced with systemic abuse, Emer decides to take matters into her own hands.

The Walk To Normal Living is an Bournemouth Film School documentary production made in association with Arts University Bournemouth. Highlightingt the beautiful positives of drug and alcohol recovery, defying stereotypes of the dark and depressing depictions often associated with addiction. Created and directed by Loren Hobbs, the film covers the addiction recovery journey of her middle-aged father in a beautiful way. Andy shares his sorrows, but more importantly, the documentary focuses on his learnings and the continuous effort it takes for an addict to refrain from bad habits.

Standing at the alter hopeless romantic Emily is seconds away from sealing the deal, but in a moment of distress she flees. Taking refuge in an old fashioned sound studio she is able to persuade herself to go back, but getting back is more complicated than expected... Emily is thrown into 50's Hollywood version of Paris without a way to get back. Her only hope for returning in time lies in the hands of the man who has no intention to lose her. In a series of Screwball-esque clashes and musical numbers Emily takes heed of her true feelings, but is she ready to act on them?

A representation of a queer experience. Our protagonist is thrust into a world where she isn't celebrated or even accepted at a basic human level. We follow her and her girlfriend's painful journey through suicide attempts.

A woman attempts to bury the pain of being transgender in modern-day Britain.

Roma, and Britain. Following the application of new draconian laws, Documentarian Jacob Parvin seeks to uncover the beautiful culture and misguided stigma,a synonymous with Gypsy Blood. Jacob grapples with their own identity as a Gypsy and relationship with their grandmother, for what identity do Travellers hold in a modern world?

Totem is a small, family owned Parisian style cafe where Nina, a young waitress is enlightened to the internal conflict going on inside everybody by a mysterious patron, who visualizes this internal struggle in the form of spirit animals – one that represents the “good” in each person, and one that represents the “bad”.

A pregnant woman spirals into emotional disarray when faced with the prospect of birthing her child into a world of environmental ruin.

An experimental, non-narrative film exploring intimacy and the tension in a relationship between two people as they balance being physically removed and seeking contact, and how this intensifies the emotions they share. The film is exhibited through the lens of four different emotions: love, fear, joy and sadness. These are presented at face value without much explanation. The main focus is on their outward physical expression, both independently, and about one another, without the film having a clear temporal structure, rather presenting this relationship in a single instant and all at once.

Terrell Simmons, the enigmatic owner of 'T's Jazz Palace', a bustling underground jazz club in London, and his son, Daniel Simmons, a promising jazz musician, have a complex relationship that reaches its boiling point at the end of an embarrassing night for Daniel where he fails to live up to his fathers' expectations on stage. 20 years later, Daniel must attempt to reopen the club with his brother, however, the scars left from his last time in the club won't be so easy to heal.

In the solitude of a sterile hotel room, a consultant grapples with conflicting emotions as her burning desire for change collides with the sobering reality of career progression. In a lifeless budget hotel, a consultant faces a make-or-break presentation for a fully funded MBA. The catch: committing to an extra five years in a job and lifestyle she loathes. Navigating her values, desires, and the barren hotel landscape, she faces a five-year sentence unless she can redefine her future.

As an homage to early Hollywood, this film showcases that the concept and purpose of special effects has not changed throughout its many years of use. Though the majority of techniques have gone digital, VFX continues to dissolve the boundaries between reality and illusion, immersing audiences within stories.