Oska Bright Film Festival 2026
Emerging Talent
Monday 30 March • 11am to 12:30pm
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
Fresh ideas, new voices and exciting first steps into filmmaking. This strand celebrates creatives at the start of their journey and we especially welcome younger audiences to join us.
Book your tickets below and we’ll see you there!
In this screening:
The Wedding Photographer
Ross Jameson, UK • 1 min, 16 secs
A wedding photographer faces the challenge of photographing a zombie wedding.
Soulmate
4 mins, 55 secs
An art student feels like no one sees her, until one day, someone actually notices her, and suddenly things might change.
Neri on Earth
Lucy Moles, Jane Lee, UK • 5 mins, 35 secs
An alien and a scientist as a metaphor for being on the autism spectrum, picturing what it means to, quite literally, feel like an alien.
Good Morning Moonbase
Michael, Maxwell and Emmett Dorfman, US • 7 min, 5 secs
Outer space’s first morning news program, broadcasting across the galaxy!
Race to the Startline
4 mins
Comedy short in which an eager amateur cyclist realises he is late for a race.
Dreams for Sale
Kimba Wall, AUSTRALIA • 10 mins
Skylah has big dreams, and to her housemates' dismay blows the grocery budget on a "magic button".
Globalman
Adam Richard Black, UK • 4 mins
When space robots launch a devastating attack on Earth, Chris, an ordinary man working at a local news channel, finds himself thrust into the centre of a global crisis.
I Cannot Do A Cartwheel
The Orpheus Centre, UK • 6 mins, 54 secs
A documentary exploring art and artists within the learning disabled community.
No We Don’t
Mouth That Roars, UK • 3 mins, 6 secs
A short comedy written and produced by young people with autism about the experience surrounding the stereotypes they face.
Have You Found It Yet?
3 mins, 45 secs
A biologist and a cryptozoologist go in search of a yeti on the loose in Newcastle. Who will find the mysterious creature first?
Frame Work
Bridget Chew, Jacobus Flynn, UK • 5 mins, 40 secs
A short film featuring Corali Youth Company, Kick Up. Inspired by Jon C Archdeacon’s outstanding photographs of weekly Kick Up sessions.
The Long Face
Nick Buggey, UK • 7 mins, 3 secs
The story of a lone gunman on a perilous journey to reunite with his cherished horse.
The Bystander Effect
Julian Neuhaus, AUSTRALIA • 8 mins
A young man with autism attempts to make a new friend on the way to see his father when he is interrupted by his fellow passengers.
Something Called Sonder
Laura Winckles, UK • 2 mins, 54 secs
A simple conversation between two friends immerses us into the hidden depths of everyday people.