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JOURNEY OF THE FOREIGN INVADERS
International Shorts
(Various Countries, 89 min)
DON’T BURY IT
(UK, 10 min, 2025)
Dumped by his girlfriend and fired from his job as a gravedigger, Doug's mental health spirals downwards, and he begins burying his problems, quite literally, in his garden; unpaid bills, the washing-up, everything goes in, until what started as simple avoidance escalates into a murder spree.
Director: Kristian Fitsall
EDEN
(Italy, 15 min, 20205)
Anna lives her days in solitude and isolation, taking care of the many plants that populate the garden of her country house. The slow and monotonous rhythm of her existence is broken when she finds a strange seed, from which the most beautiful plant of all will be born.
In Italian with English subtitles
Director: Gabriele Lenzi
EMI
(Spain, 11 min, 2025)
Blanca, Sergio, and Carlos, all 16 years old, gather at their late friend’s house. There, Carlos decides to perform a ritual to communicate with Emi’s spirit and ask for forgiveness together, as her accident was caused by all of them. As the ritual progresses and they manage to speak with her, they realize that Emi is not acting as they expected.
In Spanish with English subtitles
FATUM
(The Netherlands, 14 min, 2025)
During a visit to the house of the arrogant Don, Joris gets an oppressive feeling from all the strange people in the house who go to great lengths to make Don's life easy.
In Dutch with English subtitles
Director: Pim Vogels
HER LOVE
(UK, 13 min, 2025)
Cathy will stop at nothing to get an apology from the man who broke her daughter’s heart.
Director: Rich Rose
INEBRIATED
(UK, 12 min, 2025)
To rescue her possessed boyfriend, Van must confront her demons, beginning with her parents.
Director: Max r Lincoln
VOID
(Spain, 13 min, 2025)
All children are afraid of the dark. But for eight-year-old Max, this darkness is different. It is dense, corporeal, and hides something sinister. A terrifying presence has taken up residence in his house, threatening to destroy what he loves most.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Javier Cano Larumbe
DON’T BURY IT
(UK, 10 min, 2025)
Dumped by his girlfriend and fired from his job as a gravedigger, Doug's mental health spirals downwards, and he begins burying his problems, quite literally, in his garden; unpaid bills, the washing-up, everything goes in, until what started as simple avoidance escalates into a murder spree. DON'T BURY IT is the new short from director Kristian Fitsall and stars Olivier Award winner Will Close in the lead role, supported by a memorable smiley stress ball!
Director: Kristian Fitsall
Director Biography - Kristian Fitsall
I am a London-based writer and director, originally from Southend-on-Sea. Having struggled with dyslexia throughout school, only being diagnosed in the latter half of my education, I found a love of narrative through films, and in turn, gained more confidence in my understanding of literature and the beauty of a well-written sentence. I am interested in the intersection between drama and comedy. Since graduating from Bath Spa University with a First Class BA Hons in Film, Television and Digital Production I have made increasingly ambitious pieces of cinema in a dark comedy vein, including 'Wallace Gets The News' which screened at Lift-Off, and the award winning 'Teething Problems', which was selected to premiere at Straight8's 2021 Best 25 Super 8 shorts of the year screening. Both films screened at numerous other festivals internationally.
- Year2025
- Runtime10 minutes
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorKristian Fitsall
- ScreenwriterKristian Fitsall
- ProducerDavid Freedman
- CastWill Close, Manpreet Bambra, Tom Cray
- CinematographerBobby Goulding
- EditorDustin Curtis Murphy
- Production DesignThea Miller
- ComposerDave Malkin
JOURNEY OF THE FOREIGN INVADERS
International Shorts
(Various Countries, 89 min)
DON’T BURY IT
(UK, 10 min, 2025)
Dumped by his girlfriend and fired from his job as a gravedigger, Doug's mental health spirals downwards, and he begins burying his problems, quite literally, in his garden; unpaid bills, the washing-up, everything goes in, until what started as simple avoidance escalates into a murder spree.
Director: Kristian Fitsall
EDEN
(Italy, 15 min, 20205)
Anna lives her days in solitude and isolation, taking care of the many plants that populate the garden of her country house. The slow and monotonous rhythm of her existence is broken when she finds a strange seed, from which the most beautiful plant of all will be born.
In Italian with English subtitles
Director: Gabriele Lenzi
EMI
(Spain, 11 min, 2025)
Blanca, Sergio, and Carlos, all 16 years old, gather at their late friend’s house. There, Carlos decides to perform a ritual to communicate with Emi’s spirit and ask for forgiveness together, as her accident was caused by all of them. As the ritual progresses and they manage to speak with her, they realize that Emi is not acting as they expected.
In Spanish with English subtitles
FATUM
(The Netherlands, 14 min, 2025)
During a visit to the house of the arrogant Don, Joris gets an oppressive feeling from all the strange people in the house who go to great lengths to make Don's life easy.
In Dutch with English subtitles
Director: Pim Vogels
HER LOVE
(UK, 13 min, 2025)
Cathy will stop at nothing to get an apology from the man who broke her daughter’s heart.
Director: Rich Rose
INEBRIATED
(UK, 12 min, 2025)
To rescue her possessed boyfriend, Van must confront her demons, beginning with her parents.
Director: Max r Lincoln
VOID
(Spain, 13 min, 2025)
All children are afraid of the dark. But for eight-year-old Max, this darkness is different. It is dense, corporeal, and hides something sinister. A terrifying presence has taken up residence in his house, threatening to destroy what he loves most.
In Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Javier Cano Larumbe
DON’T BURY IT
(UK, 10 min, 2025)
Dumped by his girlfriend and fired from his job as a gravedigger, Doug's mental health spirals downwards, and he begins burying his problems, quite literally, in his garden; unpaid bills, the washing-up, everything goes in, until what started as simple avoidance escalates into a murder spree. DON'T BURY IT is the new short from director Kristian Fitsall and stars Olivier Award winner Will Close in the lead role, supported by a memorable smiley stress ball!
Director: Kristian Fitsall
Director Biography - Kristian Fitsall
I am a London-based writer and director, originally from Southend-on-Sea. Having struggled with dyslexia throughout school, only being diagnosed in the latter half of my education, I found a love of narrative through films, and in turn, gained more confidence in my understanding of literature and the beauty of a well-written sentence. I am interested in the intersection between drama and comedy. Since graduating from Bath Spa University with a First Class BA Hons in Film, Television and Digital Production I have made increasingly ambitious pieces of cinema in a dark comedy vein, including 'Wallace Gets The News' which screened at Lift-Off, and the award winning 'Teething Problems', which was selected to premiere at Straight8's 2021 Best 25 Super 8 shorts of the year screening. Both films screened at numerous other festivals internationally.
- Year2025
- Runtime10 minutes
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorKristian Fitsall
- ScreenwriterKristian Fitsall
- ProducerDavid Freedman
- CastWill Close, Manpreet Bambra, Tom Cray
- CinematographerBobby Goulding
- EditorDustin Curtis Murphy
- Production DesignThea Miller
- ComposerDave Malkin