Filmed Up Mar 2026 (18)

From grassroots guerrilla filmmakers to established productions companies, the film community is thriving in our region.

Join us for an evening screening and discover a wide variety of short films from filmmaker based in the region and stay on to chat with them and each other in the bar afterwards.

The entire programme is selected by a panel of audience members from open submissions.

Film programme:

Even After 
Dir Patrick Green / 2:48 
Hand drawn animation for the song Even After. Both animation and song created by Patrick Green.

Like A River 
Dir Jacob Perrin / 16:14
After losing their 10-month-old son in 2000, a couple transforms a lifetime of grief into good, in the hopes of helping others.

Danes Moss
Matthew Plumeridge / 2:46
Danes Moss is a short film about one of England’s last remaining lowland peat bogs - a rare and ancient habitat on the edge of Macclesfield, Cheshire. Home to endangered species such as the Willow Tit and countless others, the moss has been steadily diminished by centuries of human use. Now, what remains faces a new threat: a major housing development that would destroy a significant part of this living landscape.

Daytimers
Amina Aaliya Beg / 15:28 
17 year old Ara is unsure what to do after leaving high school, after being handed a flyer to a daytime rave, she finally finds a sense of purpose in her existence.

Moon Freaks - The Beach 
Lewis Duffield / 4:13
3 aliens on the moon try to cheer each other up with beach objects they find.

OPERA OMNIA 
Joshua Iayng / 11:46 
OPERA OMNIA tells the story of two Black teenagers, who are navigating a strange and dark night in Manchester, guided by Space Afrika’s haunting soundscapes. As the boys are pulled into an urban odyssey, the film becomes a surreal, Lynchian exploration of the city’s underground.

The Way We Love
Alice Kitson / 5:45 
The Way We Love is a short, intimate documentary following three women as they explore and trace their experiences with love and motherhood. The film reflects on how affection and emotional patterns echo across generations, shaping who we become and how we love.

Carbon Copy
Jade Ayino / 5:00
"I created this film to reach out to those that are deemed as Other; to be the representation and celebration of what is deemed Other. I wanted to reach out to people that have shared the same experiences and have the confidence to say “me too”."

Life Cycle 
Maisie Joy / 3:50
Lost in a planet’s entire evolutionary timeline, we find ourselves exploring the flora and fauna that lives in an alien world. From cellular reproduction to illustrious, expansive landscapes bursting with life… and back again.

Happy Anniversary 
Terri Silver /  6:42
A couples argument escalates to deadly proportions. Uniquely shot in a candid style.

Silly Sausage 
Edward Dearden / 4:47
A public information film about being a good little sausage. Silly sausage is a short dark comedy film, about a sausage trapped in a purgatorial public information film.

Content warnings:

Themes of sexual assault, swearing, mental health and murder. There is also mentions of self harm and depression. The main theme of Like A River is child loss.