• A City Symphony

From London to Manhattan to Saigon, allow these films take you through the streets, sounds, and stories of metropolises real and imagined, historic and contemporary.

Short Films

ANOTHER DAY: A BEAUTIFUL CHAOS

An artfully comedic tale chronicling the misadventures of a Pigeon, a Rat, and a cast of “only-in-New-York” type characters trying to make it another day in the big city.

BEEN THERE

Weekend trips, city breaks, a detour into nature. Never before has the desire to travel been so widespread and visited places so overloaded. What do we get out of it, other than the picture proof that we have been there?

A BIRD CALLED MEMORY

A bird called Memory has forgotten how to come back home. Lua, a trans woman, tries to find Memory in the streets, but the city can be a hostile place.

NOMAD

An Asian American cowboy travels to New York City for a rodeo competition, but finds himself out of place and alienated. After days of wandering the concrete jungle, his quest takes a turn after intervening in a distressing situation.

REMEMBER, BROKEN CRAYONS COLOUR TOO

Shannet's voice echoes in the darkness. She is lost. The night scenery of a modern city opens up. She remembers it was a sunny summer day. As she wanders the empty streets, memories begin to haunt her.

SAIGON KISS

While roaming through rush hour traffic to avoid an unwanted phone call, Mo meets Vicky by the side of the road with a broken motorbike. A visceral connection unfolds between them on the loud streets of Saigon.

THE VEILED CITY

Merging reality with fiction, this speculative city symphony explores London's Great Smog of 1952 in the context of the present-day climate crisis.

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