Alumni Film Festival 2026
These short films are featured in the Create Central Alumni Film Showcase to celebrate the talent, ambition and creativity of our Create Central Skills Accelerator and WMCA Bootcamps alumni. The films showcased in this programme represent not only the hard work and skill of the individuals involved, but also the exciting future of the screen industries in the West Midlands.
Curtis and Jordan are two best friends who meet in a park one day. But this isn't just any ordinary day. This is the day they get the results of their A-levels.
RESULTS DAY
Florence must choose between bailing out Polly, her best friend and partner in crime or coming clean to her loving but suspicious girlfriend Tabitha.
DOSED
Contact Nadine: Powerhouse Talent Management
A racist Irish immigrant comes into a heated conflict with the resolute black paramedic who has come to his aid.
IRISH, BLACKS & DOGS
Contact Jack: www.jacknorrisfilm.co.uk
A short documentary on the Randhawa family and The Waldorf cinema, where Bollywood stars, music, and fashion lit up 1970s Sparkbrook, Birmingham.
THE RANDHAWA STORY
Directors: Sima Gonsai & Joe Potts
2026, 18m 52s
WATCH THE FILM AT FESTIVALS
Contact Sima: Instagram - @simagonsaifilms www.simagonsaifilms.com
FODDER
How can we forget what we’ve never been told?
Contact Claire: www.clairebennett-writer.co.uk
A spoken word poetry film narrating the internal dialogues, of overcoming long term anxiety and finding identity, spanning 3 6 5 days of the year.
365
Writer-Producer: Aresa Foster
2024, 4m 11s
Contact Aresa: producer@aresaefilms.com @aresaefilms
Director-Writer-Producer: Tom Woolley
1st AC: Jack Rowley
2025, 5m 25s
I’M TOBY
A girl sits alone at a station, the sight of another triggers a monologue in which she contemplates her relation to herself, to others, and to the world.
EVENSONG
Contact Nikhil: Instagram - nikhilppatel99 or nikhilppatel@hotmail.co.uk
The day before her big move to Australia, Innes, in the company of her sister, grapples with the uncertainty of moving away from her home in Edinburgh. Each hour that passes becomes a poignant reminder of what, and who, she’s leaving behind.
BEFORE YOU LEAVE
Producer: Cerys Bessey
2024, 12m 10s
Contact: beforeyouleavefilm@gmail.com
@beforeyouleavefilm on Instagram
THE VISIT
An exploration of grief through the eyes of three generations of a family.
CHANCE FOR CHANGE
Producer: Gaurav Raturi
2025, 10m 19s
A rising rapper grapples with the consequences of his music's influence when he attends the birthday party of one of his young fans.
STARBOY
Cinematographer:
Tom Martin
2025, 14m 59s
Contact Tom: www.tommartindop.com @tommartin_dop
Five parents confront the emotional and practical realities of caring for a disabled child within a system not built for them, revealing what is usually left unsaid.
MORE THAN A PARENT
Contact Bhulla: bhulla@bluebellfilms.co.uk
This film tells a poignant story through the eyes of a survivor, exploring the complex reasons they stayed in an abusive relationship while challenging damaging myths and stereotypes.
BUT I LOVE HIM
TELL ME HOW U FEEL
Writer-Director-Producer-Composer: Fábio Jorge Baldaia Calundungo
2024, 9m 12s
Liam's mind focuses on memories of the love of his life (Beth) as they are slowly erased and his mind reprogrammed by a mysterious A.I.
CONVERSION
Contact Richard: email: rich.broomfield@gmail.com or Instagram & Threads: @richardhbroomfield
Writer-Director-Producer: Nadine O'Mahony
2025, 4m 45s
MEET-CUTE
BAYLA follows a dancer through the ups and downs of her career: the successes, but also the frustrations and uncertainty.
BAYLA
Writer-Director-Producer-Voice Artist-Editor: Adriana Mourelle
2025, 5m 45s
WATCH THE FILM AT FESTIVALS
Contact Adriana: Instagram: @adrianamourelle
BIRMINGHAM
Beneath the headlines and neon, the real city lives in its people.
Contact Sadat: Instagram: @sadatxox
SERENITY SOLEMNITY LOVE
Sometimes loving someone can be too much.
Contact Rebecca: Instagram: @rebeccahead.dir
All I know is that things will not be same as they were before, and that can be a beautiful thing.
MANY DREAMS OF A MOTH
Contact Ryan: ryan@ryanthebird.com
Robin, heartbroken and tending her garden, is confronted by an unexpected visitor whose presence threatens to unearth the past.
A GLASS HOUSE
Director: Charles Strider
Producer: Red Wade
2024, 17m 17s
On the eve of its auction, Emily returns to her long-abandoned childhood home - a place once filled with light, now steeped in silence and shadow - but as night falls, buried grief resurfaces and long-hidden truths claw their way to light.
DANIEL’S ROOM
Director: Jack Richardson
Producer: Aresa Foster
DoP: Ash Connaughton
Gaffer: Max Allcock
2025, 14m