Oska Bright 2026: Best of the Fest (CTBA)

Oska Bright Film Festival is the world’s leading festival for films made by or featuring learning disabled or autistic people.

Supported by the BFI and Arts Council England, they produce the BAFTA and BIFA-qualifying festival, deliver accessible screenings, and nurture the next generation of filmmakers.

This selection of short films showcases some of the standout titles from Oska Bright Film Festival 2026. Screening in this programme: 
Bubble boy (Dir. Cameron Carr) - A non-verbal autistic boy with a deep desire to communicate creates a world through drawing. Based on a true story.

The big bad wolf (Dir. Leo William Wright) - A story about Richmond, a little piggie who befriends a bad wolf.

Flood 1864 – Sheffield's biggest disaster (Dir. Richard Jubb) - In March 1864, Sheffield’s biggest man-made disaster took place, when the Dale Dike Dam burst causing a flood that killed over 240 people.

Birdhouse (Dir. Moritz Valero) - Lewis pops to the shops, headphones on, and navigates the chaos of his neighbourhood on the way home.

Humble Pie (Dir. Jack Hartley) - When couch potato Tony sees a TV advert for a ‘once in a lifetime pie’, nothing can get in his way. Nothing.

Dry Peaches (Dir. Kasia Kaczmarek) - Two friends say their final goodbyes as one of them decides not to join the other at the last remaining human settlement.

Yo sueño (Dir. Maria Guadalupe, Anaya Alderete) - A contemplative portrait of Líbano and Olga María - former Havana street dwellers now living at Quisicuaba - whose loving bond fuels a creative journey through poetry, painting, and daily life.

One for the road (Dir. Sarah Leigh) - A man seeks help from strangers when he is stranded on a country road with his young family.

Turing (Dir. Sophie Jayne Doyle) - A film about Alan Turing, with voiceover by Stephen Fry. 
I would like to live on the moon (Dir. Emily Burke) - A lovely animation about wanting to be alone, but also about wanting to be in love.

Spray bottle (Dir. Jenna Kanell) - A young, angry former stuntwoman named Rufus struggles as a caregiver for her neurodivergent brother, Freebo. 

(Image: Birdhouse)

This screening will begin at the advertised time with no ads or trailers.