Oska Brighton Film Festival | Emerging Talent

This strand celebrates creatives at the start of their journey and we especially welcome younger audiences to join us.

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.

Oska Bright Film Festival is produced by Carousel, an award-winning  learning disability-led arts charity who are recognised nationally and  internationally for their high quality work. 

Since 1982, the Brighton-based charity has been collaborating with learning disabled children, young people and adults to help them realise and achieve their artistic ambitions. Carousel challenges what  art is and who can create it and everything they do is inspired by the talents of the people they work with.