Quick Dips Shorts: Coming of Age

Seven short films from the UK and Ireland present stories of growing up and change. 

Grace

Grace is a poignant coming of age drama centred on a woman in her late 20s with Down Syndrome, navigating the complexities of adulthood, independence and first love from within a residential support house. When Grace pushes the boundaries set for her, the consequences ripple through her carefully managed world.

Anna Rodgers | Ireland | 2025 | N/C | 25 mins


Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl

In the grey rhythms of a 1990s British secondary school, a student begins to sense a discomfort that has no name, just a feeling that the role they’re playing doesn’t quite fit. Through a missing pair of joggers, an unexpected line from Macbeth, and the quiet rituals of uniforms, registers, and school corridors, this 8-minute short traces the first flickers of identity forming — not through revelation, but recognition.

Francesca McBride | UK | 2026 | N/C | 8 mins 20 secs


Seabird

A young woman returns to her seaside hometown for a single day, caught between nostalgia and an uncertain future. As a face from her childhood resurfaces, she must decide whether to stay anchored in the past or embrace the unknown and take flight.

Eva Churchill | UK | 2025 | N/C | 10 mins


Pike

Two young Belfast boys try to catch a giant, mythical pike rumoured to live in their local pond. PIKE is a coming-of-age drama about the transformative power of friendship and terrible monsters, both real and imagined.

Andrea Ferran | UK | 2025 | N/C | 11 mins 56 secs


Nun 'Ting to Worry 'Bout!

Set in Trinidad, two secondary school students sneak into their school at night to search for the rumoured headless nun that haunts the halls.

Toni Lee Aping, Alder Bennett, & Daisy Johnson | UK | 2025 | N/C | 4 mins 6 secs


Happy Snaps

On the Isle of Sheppey, two boys try to enjoy a last day together. Their adventures are captured by Gabriel, who has cerebral palsy, on an old camera. But as the day goes on, fears about the future cloud their friendship.

Tyro Heath | UK | 2024 | N/C | 12 mins


Faithful

Faithful follows Vaila, a brave 13 year old girl who ventures into the scary woods in the Outer Hebrides to find the mythical Cù-Sìth, a fairy dog that can open a portal to the Fairy World. Vaila hopes to find the dog so that she can right a wrong from her past and bring her family back together.

Lucy Linger | UK | 2025 | N/C | 19 mins 19 secs