Oska Bright Film Festival 2026

Experimental

Monday 30 March • 5:30pm to 7pm

Brighton Dome Studio Theatre

Playful, daring and delightfully unexpected. These films bend the rules of cinema, challenge how stories are told and invite us to think differently.

Book your tickets below and we’ll see you there!

In this screening:

Goldfish

Akhil Kumar, UK • 2 mins, 16 secs

A thought-provoking micro-short that captures the struggle of staying present in an age of endless distractions.

Autistic Joy

Aaron Shrimpton, Maddi Crease, UK • 3 mins, 44 secs

A short poetry film exploring the side of autism that often goes unspoken and under-explored: The joyful.

Captain Lobster

Zoe Wilton, Phoebe Barnicoat, Lou Brett, UK • 6 mins, 58 secs

Inspired by lobsters and Star Trek, a bold exploration of how performance can be integrated into the immersive realm of cinema.

Hope In The Tundra

Jesu Medina, CANADA • 6 mins, 44 secs

As Carmela continues preparing for war, she faces challenges in recruiting the final member of her army.

Uh Oh

Emily Freda Sharp, UK • 2 mins, 8 secs

Welcome to the wonderful world of Bubble inc, where tomorrow’s tech is here today. Take a tour and find out what the future has in store for you.

A Brief History of Circles

Georgia Kumari Bradburn, UK • 11 mins, 1 sec

An experimental video essay which uses circles and waves to explore neurodivergent experience.

Humble Pie

Jack Hartley, UK • 12 mins

When couch potato Tony sees a TV advert for a ‘once in a lifetime pie’, nothing can get in his way. Nothing.

Heart’s Desire

Loren Alleyne, UK • 4 mins, 14 secs

An office worker is alone at night with just the cleaner vacuuming around him when his computer randomly turns off.