BFI Film Academy Recommends Animated Shorts 
After a brilliant in person event at the start of December we're bringing three excellent shorts to QFT Player. Curated by Gage Oxley, this BFI Film Academy Recommends selection is available from Fri 17 – Fri 24 Dec to watch for free on QFT Player (UK and Ireland only).
Tot
A journey of deliverance, she proceeds with only her mask and a glowing jar and is shown the way by a mysterious woodland creature - venturing through the forest alone, her grief is lifted as the light in the jar breaks out and the sun appears through the trees.
Dir. Aimée Kirkham Priester
Production: Taunt Studios
Lucas
Created by 18-year-old Ethan McLean, Lucas is a project which combines breath-taking animation with poignant storytelling. This heartwarming short tells of a nocturnal moth who discovers sunlight after endless nights bathed only in the glow of the streetlamp.
Dir. Alastair McIlwain
Production: Paper Owl Films
Wargame
A young sheltered boy idolises his older rebellious brother, who is fighting a guerrilla war. But how the young boy thinks war is and the reality of war are far from similar.
Dir. Blayne Fitzpatrick
Production: Enter Yes
BFI Film Academy
Recommends
Recommends are programmes of screenings of highly recommended films made by new and established filmmakers, providing young people with the opportunity to appreciate and learn about the art of cinematic storytelling.
Find out more about BFI Film Academy here. BFI Film Academy Venue Education Fund in delivered in NI by the Nerve Centre in partnership with QFT and Film Hub NI. The BFI Film Academy programme is supported using funds from the National Lottery.
This event was programmed by Gage Oxley (he/they) through the BFI Film Academy Venue Fund. Gage Oxley is predominantly a writer/director, as well as a freelance film programmer, and the managing director of Oxygen Films: a multi-award winning, non-profit, community-interest production company based in Leeds.
