Short Film Series 2026

Watch five original short films, specially written by professional screenwriters, and experience the versatility and talent of our third-year Acting students who star in every film. Each powerful, self-contained film runs for 15 minutes, offering a compelling snapshot of dramatic storytelling.

This ambitious project is driven by a unique collaboration, bringing together postgraduate Producers and Directors with undergraduate Stage Management and Technical Production crews. Experience the future of filmmaking talent as our students work together to bring these compelling new stories to life in a series that promises both drama and cinematic flair.

Mountview is proud to present the below films, featuring students from our BA (Hons) Performance – Acting 2026 cohort.
 
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Thumb Numb Nice (Film 1)

Writers Stephen Glass & Andrea Niada
Director Andrea Niada

When an AI actress enters a radical immersion class, a glitch turns her quest for a soul into a lethal hallucination.

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Project Penance (Film 2)

Writer & Director Amani Zardoe

A disgraced "Queen Bee" seeks redemption through a rival’s kindness training, unaware she is the subject of a digital mastermind’s experiment.

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extracurricular (Film 3)

Writer Asa Haynes
Director Eke Chukwu

A power-hungry SU President drives her team towards a high-stakes deadline, triggering a wave of betrayals and viral humiliations.

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Static (Film 4)

Writer & Director Tom Collinson

When a TikTok star refuses to perform without a legendary ghost’s validation, a staffer’s fake haunting accidentally triggers an encounter with the theatre’s real spirit.

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How to Disappear (Film 5)

Writer Zia Holloway
Director Hannah Renton

Desperate to escape a life of suffocating grief, a young woman pays a shadowy agency to erase her identity—only to realise some ties are harder to cut than others.

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