BBC - Film Network Magazine

Recently published short films on Film Network, the BBC's showcase for new UK filmmaking talent.

Release The Flying Monkeys by Alex Taylor
Two & Two by Babak Anvari
In a drab, anonymous grey school governed by a strict authoritarian regime, an apparently unremarkable day is turned on its head following a seemingly ridiculous announcement. Disbelieving at first, the all male, identically uniformed pupils are informed that what they had always been taught as fact is no longer true. When the incredulous students speak out, what initially seems laughably absurd becomes desperately real as they are forced to question how far they will go to stand up for their beliefs. Two & Two is an allegory for the absurdness of dictatorship and tyranny - and the resilience of the human spirit.
My Dream/My Reality by Scubaboy (Jon Hardy & James Ward)
Dear Foreigner by Kate Jessop
A woman writes a letter to the son she gave up at birth, 27 years later. The film adaptation of a real award-winning letter, commissioned by Festival D'Elle Lettere in Milan. The English version of the letter is beautifully read by BBC Cbeebies presenter Cerrie Burnell. The film combines 2D digital, hand drawn animation and found footage.
Kids Might Fly by Alex Taylor
A young homeless girl is taken into care. Set in an urban wilderness, this film is an offbeat and touching portrait of young people in East London.