A classic suburban tale of parenthood, bereavement and a mysterious pug.

Award winning Bertie is an unusual comedy about parenthood and bereavement. The film contrasts the end of a life with the beginning of a new one. When Tom and Lisa arrive at their dream picturesque home, they think that have found the ultimate countryside utopia in which they can bring up their newborn son, Charlie. Until they meet their new neighbour Ann and Bertie, an irascible pug, who not only wakes them at night but awakens them to the afterlife.

Awards

Beverly Hills Film Festival 2019 Winner of the Jury Award for Best Short Film.

Cleveland International Film Festival 2019 Winner of the Best Live Action Short Film - Honorable Mention - Best Live Action Comedy Short Film - Honorable Mention.

Savannah Film Festival 2018 - Winner of the Spotlight Award

After stealing an old door, a man reflects on the desperate circumstances that led him to do so. The film is based on the "Monologue About a Whole Life Written Down on Doors, the testimony of Nikolai Fomich Kalugin" by Svetlana Alexievich (from her book Voices from Chernobyl). The Irish Film Board provided money for the making of the film. The film won in the Short Film category at the 6th Irish Film and Television Awards in 2009 and was nominated in the category of Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 82nd Academy Awards. The film also won awards at film festivals held in Bilbao, Cork and Foyle and won "best director" at the Polish Grand OFF 2009 as well as winning the Sarajevo Film Festival's Katrin Cartlidge Bursary 2009.

Critic Reviews

‘Its hardly a hidden gem, given that it was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Short but its a film that i've returned to again and again for its atmosphere; its sparse, haunting script; and its wonderful editing. Its based on the same source text as HBO's Chernobyl miniseries, so it's an interesting companion piece if you were a fan of the series. It's also just a brilliant piece of filmmaking' - Aoife Kelleher

Awards

Academy Awards, USA 2010 Nominee for the Oscar for Best Short Film Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films 2008 Winner of the Golden Mikeldi for Best Short Cork International Film Festival 2008 Winner of the Best First Short by an Irish Director Foyle Film Festival 2008 Winner of the Festival Prize for Best Short Irish Film and Television Awards 2009 Winner of the IFTA Award Best Short Film

Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.

The Phone Call is a 2013 British short drama film. It was directed by Mat Kirkby and written by Kirkby and James Lucas. It won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards. The film stars Sally Hawkins as Heather, a crisis hotline counsellor trying to dissuade Stanley (Jim Broadbent), an unseen distraught caller, from a suicide attempt following the death of his wife.

Critic Reviews

‘Easily one of my favorite shorts from the 2014 Heartland Film Festival, The Phone Call is a deeply felt and emotionally unforgettable 20 minute short that will stay with you long after you've left the theater.’ The Independent Critic

Awards

Academy Awards, USA 2015 Winner of the Oscar for Best Short Film

American Short Film Awards 2013 Winner of the Jury Award for Best Short Film of The Year

Aspen Shortsfest 2014 Winner of the Audience Award - Special Recognition

Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival 2014 Winner of the Festival Prize for Best Short Film

International Film Festival ASTERFEST 2015 Winner of the Aco Aleksov Award for Best Auteur

Krakow Film Festival 2014 Winner of the Silver Dragon for Best Fiction Film

An 18 year old youth offender is trying to get his own business going as a mechanic. But enterprise isn't so easy when you're a young, black male with a criminal past. And it doesn't get any easier when you're framed by one of your new clients for a harrowing crime.

Wale is a 2018 British short film written and directed by Barnaby Blackburn. The film, starring Jamie Sives, Raphel Famotibe, Roger Nsengiyumva and Clare Perkins, is a social-realist thriller about an ex-offender trying to ply his trade as a mechanic who is deceived by a client and framed for murder over the course of a single horrific night. It was Blackburn's debut film.

The film deals with issues of racial discrimination, social injustice and the frustrations of young people trying to reimagine themselves in London.

Wale was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film in 2019 and was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.

Wale was selected and screened at over 50 film festivals around the world. The film won the top prize at a number of Oscar-qualifying festivals including the Best Short Film at Bronzelens Film Festival, the Best Narrative Short at Urbanworld Film Festival and the Grand Jury Prize at Dances With Films. In December 2019, it was announced that Wale had been shortlisted for the 91st Academy Awards. After winning the Best Thriller award at Aesthetica Short Film Festival, Wale qualified for selection for the 2019 BAFTA Film Awards and was nominated for Best British Short Film.

Awards

BAFTA Awards 2019 Nominee for the BAFTA Film Award for Best Short Film

Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2018 Winner of the Festival Prize for Best Thriller

BendFilm Festival 2018 Winner of the Best Narrative Short Film for Best Narrative Short Film

BronzeLens Film Festival, Atlanta, US 2018 Winner of the Festival Award for Best Short Film

Dances With Films 2018 Winner of the Grand Jury Award for Best Short Film

A lonely old man seems invisible to the world around him. But when he journeys to the heart of London, being 'invisible' proves to be his greatest weapon.

Written by Richard Sainsbury and Directed by Greg Ash, MR. INVISIBLE is an Award Winning Short Film about a lonely old man who feels invisible to the world around him.  When he travels to the heart of London – we realize being unnoticed – proves to be his greatest weapon.

Critic Reviews

‘What makes this film brilliant – is how fragile and stereotypical this character “seems” to be.  The explosive ending – not only takes you by surprise – it makes you realize how inaccurate our perceptions can be’ Take 2 Indie

Awards

Aspen Shortsfest 2014 Winner of the Audience Award - Special Recognition and winner of the Special Jury Award

Austin Film Festival 2013 Winner of the Audience Award

Heathcote Film Festival 2015 Winner of the People's Choice Award

Kerry Film Festival 2014 Winner of the Festival Prize

Newport Beach Film Festival 2014 Winner of the Grand Jury Award

Palm Springs International ShortFest 2013 WinnerBest of the Festival Live Action/Comedy

Phoenix Film Festival 2014 Winner World Cinema Short Award

A deeply affecting and beautiful drama starring multi award winning, and twice Oscar nominated Sir John Hurt, which deals with difficult and pertinent issues. Not without wry humor, this uniquely lyrical drama is bound to move its audience in a profound and visceral way, across all generations, as its themes resonate equally with young adults and those in the twilight of their lives. A wonderfully human movie with a huge heart.

The film deals with themes which are relevant and pertinent to our current social climate; young people struggling to find somewhere they can call home, the place for compassion in society, ideas about community, and people's rights to make decisions for themselves. In essence though, it's a really simple film about people connecting with each other.

Busy discussing the details of her wedding on the phone, Alicia walks into the first cafe she sees and orders a coffee to go. As fate would have it, she unexpectedly bumps into Javi there.

Awards

Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film Winner.

Nominations: Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film, Gaudí Award for Best Short Film

Short film | 15 min | Psycho, Horror

Running Man is a dark yet comedic short film set in the South East of England in 1991 – the heyday of illegal raves. In an attempt to escape the ghosts of his past, Fred Love convinces his mates to take part in a clinical drug trial for cash. But events take a turn as the trial spirals into violent psychosis, forcing Fred to come face-to-face with the very thing he’s been running from.

The film marks the launch of Birdbox.Film first monthly ‘Film Club’. At 7.30pm on Wednesday the 3rd February, users will be able to tune into a discussion with the Producer Sadie Frost, Director Chris Turner and Raff Law, hosted by The Big Picture Film Club.

Sign up for the Q&A here - https://birdbox.film/bird-box-film-club/

Speaking about the film, Sadie Frost remarked “I wanted to make a film about the 90’s rave scene...I wanted it to be authentic and dark. With Johnny Cookes brilliant script and Chris Turner’s spot on direction, along with a stellar cast and a unique rave soundtrack, we have achieved something very exciting! It has been brilliant that so many festivals have reacted so well to it, and ultimately that people are drawn to it and find it an exciting and fun watch”.

We hope you enjoy the film!