Sunday 25 October 2026 – 13:15
96 mins
Certificate: DFF 15
Venue: Denbies Wine Estate Visitor Centre
Here are the films that have been selected for the Adult Short Films category at the 11th Dorking Film Festival in 2026.
A Girl Called Alice
Director: Tristan Loraine. UK, 2026, 15 mins.
A young woman with the reputation of one of the most gifted phone thieves is challenged by a notorious street gang leader to see just how good she really is.
A Paddle Trip Now
Director: Cameron Gilroy. UK, 2025, 5 mins.
A man goes paddleboarding up his local river and reflects upon the meaning of life.
BYOB
Director: Oscar Reed. UK, 2026, 1 min.
Dumped by his ex, Frank enlists the help of Build Your Own Bride to fill the gap in his life.
Closeness
Director: Samuel Arocas. UK, 2026, 5 mins.
A grieving teenager returns to a familiar shoreline filled with memories of a lost loved one, forcing her to finally face what she’s been avoiding.
Effort
Director: Liam Lau-Fernandez. UK, 2026, 6 mins.
A young woman’s thoughtfully planned dinner date begins to collapse as her date’s unspoken anxieties quietly surface.
ICare 9000
Director: Robert Duncan. UK, 2025, 13 mins.
A vulnerable old lady is looked after by the ICare 9000, a high tech robot carer, but not everything is as it appears.
Ms Green, And Other Lovely Beasts
Director: Lucy Joan Barnes. UK, 2025, 14 mins.
A former pet therapist-turned-portraitist attempts to seduce a taxidermist aided by Dziga, her ever-cheerful puppet companion.
Table Manners
Director: Ilayda Green. UK, 2026, 12 mins.
A dinner date goes disastrously wrong.
The Waltz
Director: Taylor Elizabeth Hartley. UK/US, 2026, 6 mins.
In mid-century London, a young woman is left alone for the afternoon and slips into a waltz of romance, longing, and possibility. But her carefully constructed reality begins to falter.
Traces
Director: Tilly Wallace. UK, 2025, 6 mins.
There is a photograph of a child left on the moon, a golf ball, flags, a lost glove. When the glamour of space exploration fades, what remains?
While It Lasts
Director: Paul Romero Mendez. UK, 2025, 14 mins.
A mother’s fading memories threaten her close bond with her daughter, until a familiar melody lights the way back.
Image from ICare 9000 showing in Adult Films
