For artists and filmmakers our call for experimental and non-traditional short docs round themes of enriching and growing CULTIVATEis now open for submissions.
From tending to roots of belonging to the cultivation of interests and knowledge. From fostering a culture of understanding to nurturing to fields, food or blossoms.
What is a village? Who are the villagers? Whether urban or rural, ancient or evolving, villages across the world are diverse and resilient with their own identities, conflicts and celebrations.
These films tell of the resilience, adversity, pleasures and rituals of village people and life. The programme includes films by UK and international artists and filmmakers including Colm Higgins (IRL), Sebastian Molina Ruiz (MEX), Sasha Waters (US) and Edward Smyth (UK) and more.
Short Circuit's themed screenings continue into 2026 with an invite for filmmakers to share their films for our April programme VILLAGE PEOPLE
What is a village? Whether urban or rural, ancient or evolving, villages and villagers are diverse and resilient with their own identities, conflicts and celebrations. What communities do we picture and what voices do we hear when we talk of ‘Village People’. As ever we look forward to seeing your submissions, interpretations of the theme - and visiting your villages.
Short Circuit presents this programme of experimental documentaries to coincide with our partnership screening of Gillian Wearing’s’ Self Made taking themes of creativity, filmmaking and self production.
Short Circuit presents this eclectic programme of short experimental documentaries responding to the theme of Self Made.
From the visually poetic to thought provoking hybrid docs these films explore the intricacies of self production from film craft, identity and creativity to challenging self-made careers and otherworldly landscapes.
For our October 2025 screening we are inviting experimental documentary submissions on the theme of SELF MADE.
From DIY and the crafts of making to the lofty aspirations of digital entrepreneurs. From self attaining goals to outlandish wealth and status …. What is self made? Is success of your own making just for the changemakers, creatives or simply making things yourself.
We look forward to seeing submissions that address and question success, ‘making it’ and doing it your own way.
Our themed screenings continue @fabricagallery in 2025 with an invite for emerging, established and award winning filmmakers to share their films for our April programme HEAR HERE In public or personal ways, by natural or manmade means, how do we listen - and what do we hear ? ‘Hear Here’ could be an instruction, a celebration of listening or a lamenting of sound and noise. We look forward to seeing your submissions and listening in on your world.
Short Circuit show thought-provoking short films that have their roots in documentary. Now well established our themed screenings in Brighton invite emerging, established and award winning filmmakers to share their often unconventional approaches to documentary storytelling.
For our April 2024 screening we are inviting experimental documentary submissions on the theme of CUTTING EDGE.
Cutting Edge can describe technological advance or artistic achievements that differ from what has come before. What does cutting edge mean to you? Brand new innovations technology or invention? The sharp edge of fashion or the sharp blades of tools?
Most often used to mean a large number of things MULTIPLICITY can refer to a variety of things- or the variety in things. The experimental documentary films in this programme embrace multiplicity and ideas around profusion, assortment and repetition in thoughtful, surprising and unique ways. Featuring films by
Magdalena Bermudez Curtis Byrnside Miller Justyna Kabala Chloé Galibert-Laîné Lei Lei Roger Horn Duncan Poulton & Sally Beets Hesam Rahmani Najeeb Tarazi The Caring Group Jeff Young
