THE SKETCH BOOK

This heartwarming comedic short follows Nigel, a down-on-his-luck divorced father and wedding toastmaster whose life is a string of hilarious misfortunes. Desperate to save Scarlet’s birthday after losing her present, Nigel buys a mysterious, dusty sketch book from an eccentric antique dealer.

As his luck goes from bad to worse, involving a sabotaged car, a ruined suit, and an accidental Alternative AA meeting, he unexpectedly meets Prisha, a beautiful stranger who charms him with her fiercely competitive board game skills and bizarrely childish bedtime rules. In a touching and magical final twist, it is revealed that Scarlet is actually drawing Prisha into reality using the enchanted sketch book, lovingly conjuring up the perfect, quirky companion to cure her father’s loneliness.

BIGIOUS IDIOTIOUS

Told through the perspective of a young girl named Scarlet, this heartfelt short film explores her unique relationship with her wildly childish and devoted father, Kevin. Through a series of playful flashbacks—ranging from dramatic laser tag battles to dressing as a Jedi at a funeral, Kevin is shown going to hilarious, over-the-top lengths to keep Scarlet smiling and shield her from pain.

However, a poignant twist reveals that Scarlet is actually speaking to a child psychologist to process her trauma; Kevin passed away in a tragic car accident, and his continued, goofy presence is an imaginary coping mechanism helping her navigate her grief. Blending comedy with profound emotional weight, the film is a touching exploration of loss, culminating in a bittersweet, beautifully humorous final goodbye between a father and daughter.

TARDIS MAN

In this short film, a single father records a video intended for social services to counter his ex-wife’s claims that his living space is too small for his daughter to visit. Determined to prove his home is a suitable environment, he gives a tour of his highly unconventional residence: a TARDIS that he proudly insists is roomier than an average London studio flat.

Throughout the recording, he attempts to spin a series of hilariously bleak realities into positives, such as demonstrating how he uses chemicals to heat his meals , showing off a tiny patch of outdoor space near the garbage bins as “multi-purpose agricultural land” , and defending his 1800s-style toilet while blaming the resulting foul odors on a tricky local fox problem. Despite constantly undercutting his own argument, even casually recounting how he unwittingly introduced his ex-wife to her new, six-foot-five salsa-dancing boyfriend. He remains stubbornly optimistic that his makeshift sci-fi home is a perfectly safe environment to maintain his visitation rights.