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The Romford Film Festival The official page for Romford Film Festival. The festival has ran yearly since 2017.

🎬 VIRAL: TED RAMIREZSerial killer Ted Ramirez terrorises a couple on a dark, creepy night.Directed by Kieran Johnston.Di...
31/08/2026

🎬 VIRAL: TED RAMIREZ

Serial killer Ted Ramirez terrorises a couple on a dark, creepy night.

Directed by Kieran Johnston.

Director spotlight:
Kieran Johnston is a filmmaker based in Milton Keynes, UK. Working full-time in retail, he builds his films at night, often drawing character ideas and story sparks from everyday life on the shop floor. His 2022 short horror film The Curse of Dexter was selected by Sarah of Horror Film Festival and nominated for Best Monster. Next on his wish list: a feature influenced by Se7en and Zodiac.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 DOPPELGÄNGERWhen ten-year old Josie Johns met her doppelgänger, it sparked a decade of intense rivalry. Now an adult, ...
31/08/2026

🎬 DOPPELGÄNGER

When ten-year old Josie Johns met her doppelgänger, it sparked a decade of intense rivalry. Now an adult, Josie is ready to confront her double, settle the score, and take back control of her identity.

Director: Zak Harney
Raised on comic books and cult cinema, Zak has built a reputation for sharp storytelling and a collaborative approach to filmmaking. His work has earned festival selections and awards across the UK and beyond, including recognition at the British Short Film Awards, Aesthetica Short Film Festival, and more. Most recently, Zak directed Doppelgänger as part of the BBC Writers Long Story Short scheme, with the film set to arrive on BBC iPlayer in early 2026.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 THE SWIMMING LESSONA beautifully crafted short that captures the push and pull of connection, vulnerability, and the m...
31/08/2026

🎬 THE SWIMMING LESSON

A beautifully crafted short that captures the push and pull of connection, vulnerability, and the moments that change us.

If you love indie cinema that says a lot with very little, this one is for you.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 ALL THE COLOURSWhen teenage Katie, groomed to work for a local Brighton drug dealer, is ordered to murder a rival, she...
30/08/2026

🎬 ALL THE COLOURS

When teenage Katie, groomed to work for a local Brighton drug dealer, is ordered to murder a rival, she can’t go through with it. She runs, finding safety with her estranged ex-con father.

But when the gang track her down, Katie faces a stark choice: let her father step up and face his demons for her, or run and make a fresh start.

Director: Leo De Haan

This story is rooted in real events personal to Leo and the city of Brighton, exploring the realities of grooming, county lines, trauma, and the growing disconnect between adults and the most vulnerable young people.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival pass: £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 UN-BOUNDWhen a foreign woman meets her fiancé’s affluent British family for an engagement dinner, polite conversation ...
30/08/2026

🎬 UN-BOUND

When a foreign woman meets her fiancé’s affluent British family for an engagement dinner, polite conversation quickly turns into psychological warfare.

As expectations tighten and tradition becomes a trap, the engagement ring shifts from symbol of love to a pressure point, and reality begins to stain with nightmare.

Director: David Bartkiewicz (BFI Future Film Festival Award winner for ‘Escape’, and Best Music Video winner at Papaya Rocks Film Festival for ‘Slingshot’).

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 DELI MEATTwo inept criminals, Cammy and Coops, are tasked with burying their first body in the woods… but they’ve only...
30/08/2026

🎬 DELI MEAT

Two inept criminals, Cammy and Coops, are tasked with burying their first body in the woods… but they’ve only brought one spade.

Deli Meat is a satirical exploration of toxic masculinity and how imposter syndrome can affect anyone, including criminals.

When the killing is easy but the digging is hard.

Starring Elliot Warren (Masters of the Air, A Thousand Blows, The Batman) and Charlie Rix (Rings of Power, Masters of the Air, Silent Witness).

Director: BRICK, a British-Pakistani filmmaker from Ess*x now based in London, known for character-driven comedy with emotional depth and absurdity.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

WON’T BE DISPLACEDA powerful story with a striking visual style, and one we are proud to be screening as part of this ye...
30/08/2026

WON’T BE DISPLACED

A powerful story with a striking visual style, and one we are proud to be screening as part of this year’s programme.

If you love independent cinema that stays with you long after the credits, this is one to put on your list.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 SILENT GLOWA sleep-deprived mother moves through life on autopilot, postponing herself one day at a time, until a quie...
30/08/2026

🎬 SILENT GLOW

A sleep-deprived mother moves through life on autopilot, postponing herself one day at a time, until a quiet moment forces her to see what she’s been missing.

Director: Abid Shamim (UK)
An intimate, character-driven storyteller exploring resilience, identity, and the unseen emotional labour of modern life. Silent Glow is one of his first shorts with full creative control, written, directed, shot, edited, and sound designed by Abid.

Director’s statement (in brief): this film is a gentle reminder that self-care is not indulgence, it is survival, and sometimes ten minutes is all it takes to reconnect with yourself.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 THE SWIMMING LESSON“Come in. The water’s lovely. You really ought to learn to swim. I won’t let go of you.”In this sup...
30/08/2026

🎬 THE SWIMMING LESSON

“Come in. The water’s lovely. You really ought to learn to swim. I won’t let go of you.”

In this supershort animation, a woman gently encourages a young girl into the river for a swimming lesson. A version with custom-made subtitles is available.

Director: Cally Trench
Cally is an artist working across animation films, board games, artist’s books, and drawing, with an MA in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins, London.

Director statement (in brief): Cally creates very short animations with natural or mechanical sound she makes herself, often starting from drawings, paintings, linocut prints, or sequences of photographs, and exploring the simple wonder of movement created by images passing our eyes.

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full festival passes are £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

🎬 BINGOWith their lives on the line, two s*x workers must blend in at a village hall bingo night, while a dangerous poli...
29/08/2026

🎬 BINGO

With their lives on the line, two s*x workers must blend in at a village hall bingo night, while a dangerous police officer closes in.

Director: Joshua Francisco Mitchell

Showing This September at Romford Short Film Festival
Full Festival Pass: £10 (or £5 for Lumiere Cinema members) for the full two-day experience.
https://www.romfordfilmfestival.com/shortfilmfest

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