Centred on Chas and Sue Cameron’s deaf son Charles, this documentary short, Invisible Difference at the Femme Filmmakers Festival 2026 records his life. Director Emma Shadbolt captures three interesting perspectives – the parents, their adult child, and his wife.

Overlooked: A Silent Extinction is a documentary short by filmmaker Cathy Ellington that focuses on the specific problems giraffes face and how the wider ecosystem…

Scroll or Stroll is a film about the addiction to a social media-induced lifestyle pitted against the alternative of walking about and talking with friends….

Masha Maroutitch makes her short film debut with the experimental queer drama, UBIQUITOUS. Despite its low budget, the film thrives due to it’s underlying vulnerability…

No one was harmed and no one is dead. As a queer woman this is frankly a welcome relief. The premise is therefore already a…

R3D@CTED is a short horror film directed by Georgia Wood. It premiered on Halloween of last year at the Liverpool Arts Bar. Marketed under the…

In Victorian Liverpool a young American woman is expected to quietly endure her husband’s countless affairs and multiple children. But when the tables turn and…

The short film, Filter, directed by Sarah Murtaza, follows a female influencer who receives a new pair of glasses to show off to her followers….

Indie Film goers are conditioned to watching awkward, tension-filled romance stories no context or clue as to where the plot is going. But Stick Bug…

Cheyenne Christie’s The High Road (2025) is an intimate and honest short film that explores the complicated relationship between an estranged mother and daughter. Their journey on the…

Roxana Stroe‘s coming-of-age short film Cicada blends 90s rave culture with themes of identity and friendship. The film follows Gallup, a young man facing pressure…

Kate diRienzi’s Nun’s Beach (2024) is a quietly moving short film that explores the intersections of faith, family, and queer love with tenderness. Inspired by…

The Shadow, as its title suggests, is a very mysterious film. We begin with a woman being stalked by a looming figure on dark streets,…

Come Lucciole (As Fireflies), Giulia Badalassi’s 2026 short film, is a moving meditation on grief, memory, and the transition from adolescence into adulthood. Set on…

Cautivas (2024) is an honest, powerful documentary that puts a human face to the harsh realities of El Salvador’s total abortion ban. The film follows…

For those who may not be familiar, Bristol is a city in the South West of England that is home to an incredibly diverse culture,…

In En mille pétales (2023), Louise Bongartz crafts a poignant and visually rich exploration of love, memory, and erosion within a relationship. Rather than relying on dialogue-heavy…

At its core, Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s The Call Centre is a film that goes out of its way to be provocative. And it acknowledges that. This…

Where to begin? And how much do I disclose? Weighing up an impossible balance of professional and personal, I have opted to make this short…

The 11th Edition of the Femme Filmmakers Festival is just around the corner. So, yes, I have been unable to resist the urge to tantalise…

Every year for the Femme Filmmakers Festival we assemble a jury for the Competition Selection. It’s a huge job, to find 9 liked-minded souls who…

Mark your diaries and calendars, and cancel whatever plans you have during August 14th to 23rd, the 11th Femme Filmmakers Festival short film screening schedule…

Here is the line-up for the 11th Femme Filmmakers Festival. Filmotomy’s Senior Editor Hannah Taylor and I watched every short film submitted, and determined after…

The designing of the official poster for our Femme Filmmakers Festival might be a small part of our unfathomable prep work each year. But definitely…