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Browse 31 movies from Northern Film School
Aaron, an apprehensive 18-year-old, is stuck. Stuck in a small town, helping his father in a job he hates. His life is soon turned upside-down when he meets Mike at a party. At first, Aaron denies his feelings but an unexpected kiss changes everything. As he enters into a hidden relationship with Mike, Aaron finds that some secrets are harder to keep than others. The more he explores his sexuality, the more he begins to consider the impact this may have on the rest of his life.
Apr 2018
After a suicide attempt, Kate moves in with her estranged working-class Aunt Trish, where she spends the next few weeks roped up in Trish's madcap world as they learn to live with eachother.
May 2023
Nancy follows a story about a mother called Nancy who experiences the deeper effects of psychosis as she deals with withdrawals, causing her to fear the world around her, even in her 'safe space' at home.
Mar 2022
Antonis lives alone in his family's beach house, hiding away from the world. He has given up on life and is literally watching the world pass him by. It has been left up to his best friends - two offbeat cupids - to remind him that there are things to live for.
Sep 2009
Set in Berlin, 1933, We are Dancers is the story of real-life anti-Nazi drag artist Hansi Sturm and his circle of friends in the immediate aftermath of the Reichstag fire, an event that allowed Hitler to become absolute dictator of Germany. Confronted by a former lover, now a Nazi, Hansi must decide whether to abandon his club or stay and face the Fascists on his own terms.
Oct 2019
A single mother turns to prostitution to provide for her young son, but her actions only drive them further apart.
Aug 2004
A man recounts his life experiences from his youth in Türkiye, to his many years spent behind the counter at a small Fish & Chip shop in the UK.
Mar 2025
When Arthur receives a robotic carer who stops him from seeing his ill wife. Arthur must find a way to escape his imprisonment to be reunited with his wife one last time.
Mar 2020
After being stranded in a vast wilderness for as long as he can remember, with no memory of how he got there, Daniel stumbles across a businessman who has experienced the same fate. The forced exile of the two opposing men takes them on a journey of self-discovery and freedom.
It's December 22nd - but two nihilistic partners are still celebrating Halloween every night at a depraved carnival in the woods. Over the course of the Hellish night they will begin to question their lifestyle.
Jul 2021
A collection of animations, bringing to life talking heads of people recounting nightmares. In the first, a girl escapes her school as it is invaded by monsters. In the second an account of sleep paralysis. In the third a boy finds a warehouse of demonic pigs under his bed.
Feb 2021
Aeterna is a movement-based film that explores the feeling of personal insignificance when confronted with the complexity of human existence. By combining choreography and cinematography, the film plays with distorting the human form, offering a visual representation of our place in the world.
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Amongst a mystical forest of ice and snow, a hunter reaps the consequences of what he sows
Oct 2025
Ryan is a man who is haunted by the memory of his one true love, Meg. However, his dreams about her soon turn to nightmares, as he struggles to comprehend what is real and what is fantasy. Destined to relive a moment in his life that will torment him forever, he must force himself out of his self contained prison to confront her.
Jun 2007
A priest visits an unrepentant death row prisoner, as the two spend time together the priest comes to understand the prisoner, and the prisoner begins to come to terms with his inevitable death.
A terrified young girl, Silvia, finds refuge from the horrors of war in a barn, before her worst fears come true. The menacing figure of a man, Albrecht, appears in the doorway, blocking her only escape...
Sep 2023
Set against the backdrop of the miner's strike, a working-class family must come to terms with the fate of their dying farm.
With a makeshift workshop in his back garden, David looks like any other middle aged dad with a sad hobby. But as this short documentary from the Northern Film School reveals, David has darker, more profound reasons to spend so much time in the shed. Following a terrible accident and several weeks in a coma, David fights his fears day-in, day-out: polishing, fixing and rebuilding, finding his way through the darkness. A documentary film from Yorkshire about life, death, and bicycles; a film about what pushes us beyond.
Jan 2016
Leaf lives a solitary life, in harmony with nature. Her world takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a mysterious red stiletto. Upon inspection, the beautiful shoes bridge a gap between her idyllic home and a vibrant nightlife.
May 2024
Isaac Williams, ignoring the warnings of his mentor Professor Robert Northam, begins his research into The Necronomicon, desperate to to discover it's dark secrets.
Jun 2008