Short-Fi | Spotlighting Short Screenplays

Twenty years after their last Dungeons & Dragons game, a desperate former Dungeon Master reunites his estranged friends for one final session, unleashing a chaotic journey through their adult lives.

Written by Chrisfof Valerian

Performed by Marcus Armstrong

Edited by Callum Quayle

Produced by D. Scott-Jones

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A raffish British spy and legendary German POW are sent behind enemy lines to infiltrate a mysterious Belgium fort suspected of housing a secret weapons facility. Reaching their destination, the unlikely pairing must forget their concerns about each other and band together to survive the unspeakable terror prowling the tunnels beneath.

Written by Will Whiting

Performed by Scott Suter

Produced by Lee Bentley

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After two impulsive strangers living on different continents marry on a cruise, they promise to stay connected 24/7 through AI glasses, but their refusal to log off will cost them everything, forcing them to choose between their digital fantasy and a messy but authentic reality.

Written by

Luis Calvo & Lianna Kjallstrom

Performed by:

Lianna Kjallstrom, Gary Shaw, Sonia Honeydew, Renn Smith-Shaw & Kaia Smith

Edited by Mat Owen

Produced by Dee Scott Jones

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Twenty years after their last Dungeons & Dragons game, a desperate former Dungeon Master reunites his estranged friends for one final session, unleashing a chaotic journey through their adult lives.

Written by Christof Valerian

Performed by Marcus Armstrong

Edited by Callum Hird

Produced by D. Scott Jones

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Sisters Max and Charli celebrate Max’s new job in Paris at their family lake house. But when Charli reveals that she wants to confess to the murder of her ex husband, a crime the sisters committed together years earlier, they are forced to confront the guilt and shame that have haunted them ever since, or risk allowing the past to control their futures.

Written by Kathryn Robinson & Simon Elvin

Edited by Lauren Brits

Story Consultancy by Nikita Parhar

Produced by Amber Martin

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Two women enter a steam room hoping for a little peace and quiet. Instead, a faulty machine, an endless parade of unwanted visitors and increasingly awkward interruptions turn their relaxing session into a comedy of errors. But between the broken equipment, rising temperatures and disappearing dignity, a few secrets start slipping out too.

Written by Nichole Kennard

Performed by Margaret Ashley

Produced by Dee Scott Jones

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In a ravaged world where massive tectonic impactions have rendered the earths mantle a fragile husk, one woman must lead a group of survivors through a crumbling city to a new life in the mountains. But with each step comes hidden danger and there are things beneath this fractured earth that hunger for the unwary.

Written by Lee Bentley

Performed by Kathryn Robinson

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At a failing British holiday park on the brink of inspection, the panicked staff believe they’ve accidentally killed their star performer and hide her in the bunny mascot suit, triggering a chain of escalating disasters that the audience mistake for the best show of the season. 

Written by Helen Tompson

Performed by Oliver Hembrough

Produced by D. Scott-Jones

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An ambitious TV reporter stages a live 101st birthday surprise for a care home resident, but when the birthday girl is found apparently dead moments before broadcast, she convinces the woman’s best friend to take her place on air.

Written by Simon Elvin

Read by Simon Elvin

Produced by Lee Bentley

Edited by Mat Owen

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Lonely PhD student Amelia escapes intense academic pressure using a VR headset that allows people to relive their memories. But when obsessing over rekindling her friendship with former best friend Cara causes her to lose herself in nostalgia, Amelia must decide if the past really is greater than the present.

Written by Dearbhla Finn & Erin Hutton

Produced by Amber Martin

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