BEST WAY TO OPTIMISE YOUR LIFE - SHORTS 2
he ultimate guide to living smarter, longer and maybe even stranger.
Ever dreamt of living forever, measuring your happiness, or entrusting your fate to algorithms? Curious what happens when death disappears, or when a pill promises a better version of reality?
In this collection of sharp, darkly funny, and speculative shorts, life hacks take some very unexpected turns.
Welcome to the future of self-improvement—side effects included.
ANWAR
dir. Fawaz Al-Matrouk | 19 min | Canada | UK Premiere
A mother who chose to live forever, and a son who longs for heaven.
DEEPHEIST
dir. Glen Vivaris | 10 min | United States
Four activists race to steal the code of the first A.G.I. CEO.
GLIESE
dir. Jorge Guimerá | 20 min | Spain | UK Premiere
Nacho wakes up on the advanced planet Gliese, where he discovers that death does not exist.
HAPPY PEOPLE
dir. Balázs Budavári | 15 min | Hungary | UK Premiere
Everyone displays their Happiness Index on their neck. At his mandatory Annual Happiness check, Kristóf thinks hiding his number will help him.
LAST NIGHT
dir. Ryan Mack | 14 min | United States | UK Premiere
After falling for his client, a seemingly straightforward in-home massage takes an unsettling turn.
WHAT HAPPENS ON EARTH
dir. Tristan Patrick Sherfield | 10 min | United Kingdom
Brian’s night out takes a seriously wrong turn when he and his mate Reg ingest some bizarre pills.
PARK ASSIST
dir. Robert Sluys | 8 min | Netherlands | UK Premiere
An android tests its brand-new human parking assist system.
