REQUIEM
2021 | 24 min | Period, Horror
Requiem is set in 1605, against the backdrop of the witch trials. It’s a coming of age story, following Evelyn (Bella Ramsey - The Last of Us, Game of Thrones) as she engages in a game of cat and mouse against her father, Minister Gilbert, in order to be with Mary, the woman she loves.
Starring: Bella Ramsey, Safia Oakley-Green
Director: Em J. Gilbertson
Producer: Michelle Brøndum
Production Company: National Film and Television School
Annapolis Film Festival, US 2023 - Official Selection
Benelux International Film Festival, Netherlands 2022 - Winner of Best Colour Grading
Brighton Rocks, UK 2023 - Honourable Mention
Bristol Independent Film Festival, UK 2023 - Winner of Best LGBTQ+ Short Film
British Short Film Awards, UK 2023 - Winner of Best Student Film, Nominated for Best Short Film
Bucharest Feminist Film Festival, Romania 2023 - Official Selection
Cannes Indie Shorts Awards, Virtual 2023 - Semifinalist
Capital City Film Festival, Michigan, US 2023 - Official Selection
Chania Film Festival, Greece 2023 - Official Selection
Chesapeake Film Festival, Virtual 2023 - Official Selection
Cleveland International Film Festival, Ohio, US 2023 - Official Selection
Cordillera International Film Festival, Nevada, US 2023 - Official Selection
Delivision, UK 2022 - Official Selection
Discover Film Awards, UK 2023 - Best Period Short and the Craghoppers’ Student Award
European Film Festival of Lille, France 2023 - Official Competition
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival, Mallorca 2023 - Nominated in the International New Talent category
FilmPride - Brighton & Hove LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, UK 2023 - Official Selection
FilmQuest Utah, US 2023 - Nominated for Best Student Short
GASP! Horror Film Festival, UK 2023 - Official Selection
Girls in Film, UK 2023 - Official Selection
Golden Lemur International Film Festival. Portugal 2023 - Winner of Best Short Film and Best Director
Hastings Rocks International Film Festival, UK 2023 - Winner of Best LGBTQIA+ Short
Hollywood ShortsFest, Virtual 2022 - Official Selection
ImageOut Rochester LGBT Film Festival, New York, US 2022 - Official Selection
Iris Prize, Wales 2023 - Nominated in the Best British category
Lighthouse International Film Festival, New Jersey, US 2023 - Nominated for Best Short Film Narrative
Manchester Film Festival, UK 2023 - Official Competition
Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia 2023 - Official Selection
Milwaukee Film Festival, Wisconsin, US 2023 - Nominated for the Jury Award for Outstanding Short Film
New Renaissance Film Festival, UK 2023 - Winner of Best Historic Short and nominated for the Emerging Talent Award
New York Indie Shorts Awards, Virtual 2023 - Semifinalist
North East International Film Festival, UK 2023 - Winner of Best LGBTQ+ Film
Norwich Film Festival, UK 2021 - Official Selection
Novella Film Festival, UK 2022 - Winner of Best LGBTQIA+ Narrative Short
Out Film CT, Connecticut, US 2023 - Official Selection
OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival: Miami, Florida, US 2023 - Official Selection
Pittsburgh Shorts & Script Competition, Pennsylvania, US 2023 - Official Selection
PRONOUNced, UK 2022 - Screening in partnership with Brighton Pride and Phoenix Art Space
PROUD! Film Festival, Denmark 2023 - Official Selection
Queer Here Cinema, California, US 2023 - Official Selection
Queer Screen Film Festival, Australia 2023 - Official Selection
Royal Television Society Student Television Awards, UK 2022 - Winner of Best Postgraduate Drama
San Diego International Film Festival, California, US 2022 - Official Selection
Santa Fe Independent Film Festival, New Mexico, US 2022 - Official Selection
Short Film Slam, Virtual 2023 - Official Selection
Short Stop International Film Festival, Romania 2023 - Best of the Fest Winner
Shorts on Tap, UK 2023 - Official Selection
Stockholm Independent Film Festival, Sweden 2023 - Winner of Best Student Project
Sulmona International Film Festival, Italy 2022 - Selected for the International Short Film category
Sunday Shorts Film Festival, UK 2022 - Winner of Best Thriller
Sunderland Shorts Film Festival, UK 2022 - Nominated in the Young, Emerging & Student programme
Superbia Cinema, UK 2022 - Official Selection
Swale Pride, UK 2022 - Screening in partnership with Swale Pride
Tees Valley International Film Festival, UK 2022 - Nominated for the Best LGBTQ+ Film Award
Torino Underground Cinefest, Italy 2023 - Official Selection
Toronto International Women Film Festival, Canada 2022 - Winner of Best LGBTQ Film
Underwire Festival, UK 2022 - Nominated for Best Producer
Venezia Shorts, Virtual 2023 - Semifinalist
War of Films, Spain 2023 - Winner of Best Color Grading and Best Actress (Bella Ramsey)
Which Witch Film Festival, UK 2023 - Official Selection
Worchester Film Festival, UK 2023 - Nominated for Best Student Film
World of Film International Festival, Scotland 2023 - Official Selection
Yellowstone International Film Festival, India 2023 - Winner of Best LGBTQ Film