Menu
© 2026 The Couch Critic
Browse 12 movies from University of South Wales
Chrissie, a dear little lady who loves gardening, goes to tend to her beloved plants when she realises they're under attack by pests!
Dec 2025
Scotty, a struggling actor who faces constant rejection, receives a role in a short film, portraying a mentally troubled man. Scotty immerses himself in drastic preparation and isolation, and he finds himself losing his authenticity, slipping into different personalities, even when the cameras aren't rolling, unable to differentiate what his true reality is.
Jun 2026
On Halloween night, in a women’s shelter, 7-year-old Lynn sulks about missing her old house and dares to leave her mother’s bed in a tantrum, hurting her. Separated and alone, the young girl re-encounters fear as witness of the asleep victims' nightmares, while Alice, her mother, dangerously ponders about calling back her husband so to give Lynn her family again…
Aug 2023
An unlucky dachshund goes about a normal working day.
Apr 2026
Julia, an impaired elderly lady left to take care of her grandson as her daughter goes to work, faces a big decision when accidentally dropping her grandson’s only edible food: help the starving toddler using her new crutches to find food outside or in her selfishness, refuse to use them out of shame.
0
A mysterious Huemul (south andean deer) appears to a father who is searching for his lost baby daughter after a destructive earthquake.
Sep 2015
On a routine workday, anxious and heartbroken Ali suspects his partner is cheating on him. Trapped in a van with two reluctant co-workers, he clings to them for support, unaware they're hiding a devastating truth. As secrets unravel, Ali must confront betrayal, reclaim his self-worth, and choose his own future.
Alex is a young woman diagnosed with an incurable illness. When a party is thrown for her by her best friend Jordan, seeing it as a chance to say a last goodbye, Alex inexplicably leaves overwhelmed. We follow Jordan as she finds Alex on their favourite nature hideaway and tries to understand her friend's reason for seeking solitude.
An exploration of the relationship between a young girl and the forest spirit she awakens.
May 2015
A hiker wanders into the forest and discovers a goat. However this goat has plans for him...
May 2019
Based on archival interview audio from the 1960's/70's, Children Talking introduces characters such as Hymn Girls, Spaceship Kids and Cheese Pie Boy.
Jun 2019
60 AD. Romans tighten their grip on Britannia. Druidism is hunted almost to extinction. after being driven out of their commune, Rhiain- a young druid and her master Gwen are forced to flee and traverse the wilds of Britannia in order to reach the sanctuary of the Druids - Ynys Môn. On their journey they will encounter great challenges and unlikely allies on a quest that will decide not only their survival, but the future of their way of life itself.