Short Films
Brotherhood
Brotherhood
Two refugee brothers experience living in the UK: one tries to remain traditional whilst the other tries to blend in. Short film directed by Matt Taabu and produced by Alex Usborne and Rob Speranza. Funded as part of the Digital Shorts scheme by Screen Yorkshire and the UK Film Council.
Director: Matt Taabu
Producer: A Picture Palace North in association with SYFN
Year: 2016<
MAM
MAM
MAM is the story of a young boy facing the hard task ahead of raising his younger siblings as a result of their mother's negligence and substance abuse.
Director: Hugo Speer
Producer: Producer
Year: 2015
Duration: 14:00
King Ponce
King Ponce
New kid in a new town wants to fall in with the cool kids. So they'd better not find out about his passion for ballroom dancing...
Director: Sam Donovan
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2011
Duration: 09:36
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
Both Hannah and Johnny are unlucky in love, constantly searching for the one to sweep them off their feet. They are unexpectedly thrust together, and will be forever changed as a result.
Director: Benjamin Richards
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2011
Duration: 06:00
Threads
Threads
Liam is a mixed-race fifteen-year-old, who comes face-to-face with Steve, a man who he believes is his father. Steve, however is a leading member of the Far-Right.
Director: Matt Taabu
Producer: A Picture Palace North in association with SYFN
Year: 2016
Duration: 11:59
Lost Thoughts
Lost Thoughts
A Film Poem by Ed Cartledge
Director: Ed Cartledge
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 4:50
Walking Stories
Walking Stories
A Film Poem by Dave Neale
Director: Dave Neale
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 5:51
Flight
Flight
A Film Poem by Olivia Merriman
Director: Olivia Merriman
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 2:14
Joy
Joy
A modern-day miracle has effects on the residence of a small seaside town. Shot entirely on location in Bridlington, East Yorkshire UK.
Director: Kieron Clark
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2007
Duration: 7:17
Praise song to an Acorn
Praise song to an Acorn
A wonderful animated poem written and performed by Rommi Smith along to music performed by Robin Phippard and composed by John Ruskin himself.
Director: Rob Speranza
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2016
Duration: 2:18
Into The Woods
Into The Woods
Walking through the woods, a British family encounter a stranger who doesn't speak English. Whilst their son senses something is wrong, the parents fall victim to their own prejudices, misreading the stranger's intentions, and setting upon a course of action that has far-reaching consequences for them all.
Commissioned by Screen Yorkshire as part of the UK Film Council's Digital Shorts
The Emaciated Man
The Emaciated Man
A young female journalist happens upon a potential solution to two murders in a small town. But does her realization threaten her own life?
Director: Kevin Tams
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2010
Duration: 02:39
Keeping You In
Keeping You In
A Film Poem by Benjamin Richards
Director: Benjamin Richards
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 3:18
Show and Spell
Show and Spell
A little boy thinks his granny is a witch, and now he has to stand up in front of the whole class and talk about her. What could go wrong?
Director: Quentin Budworth
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2011
Duration: 08:31
SW
SW
A Film Poem by Liam Connolly
Made By: Rob Speranza
Director: Liam Connolly
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 3:33
Crevice
Crevice
A Film Poem by Rob Speranza
Director: Rob Speranza
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 1:48
Gorgeous
Gorgeous
Film poem made from Rob Speranza's poem by Cat Seymour, back in the early days of SYFN. One of eight film poems produced.
Director: Rob Speranza
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 3:30
Start Now
Start Now
Another early film poem from the early days of the SYFN, directed by Dave Neale, based again on a poem by Rob Speranza.
Director: Rob Speranza
Producer: Rob Speranza
Year: 2009
Duration: 1:41
