Some jokes die on the table. These ones get buried in the woods, floated down the Thames or driven off in a stolen hearse.
Six British comedies dig gleefully into death, bodies and disaster. Two inept criminals face a grave with one spade between them, and two friends spin wild theories about a corpse in the river. Siblings hijack a hearse for Nana’s final outing, a husband discovers something inside his stomach wants out, and a cocktail bar job interview goes wildly off-menu. In a care home, two older women find that magical mint humbugs have a bite.
From the North East to the Thames, it’s British humour at its blackest and warmest.
Runtime: 67 mins
DELI MEAT, 2025 (16 mins)
Director: BRICK
Two inept criminals, Cammy and Coops, are tasked with burying their first body in the woods but find themselves at loggerheads when they realise that they’ve only brought one spade. When the killing is easy but the digging is hard.
GAN CANNY, 2025 (18 mins)
Director: Lou Burns & Aaron Burns
Siblings Tyler and Paige don’t agree with the way their estranged mam has arranged their Nana’s funeral, and impulsively take matters into their own hands. What follows is a clumsy grand theft hearse as the siblings decide to take Nana on one last road trip.
THE EXTRAORDINARY MARVEL OF FRANCESCO LINGUINE, 2024 (12 mins) [local film]
Director: Brandon Sadler
Upon the discovery of a dead body of a man floating on the River Thames, two friends exchange absurd and vibrant theories to reach a satisfying truth in relation to the man’s demise.
THE BELLY, 2026 (7 mins) [local film]
Director: Jamie Hooper
Frank’s marriage is in trouble. To make matters worse he’s suffering from intense stomach pain. Something inside him wants to get out and his wife is all too happy to help. Frank’s got a killer stomach ache, and he’s about to find out why.
PASSING THE BAR, 2026 (6 mins)
Director: Cos Mandis & Benjamin Keir
A job interview at a cocktail bar goes wildly off-menu when the interviewer decides to down every drink made for him.
THE HUMBUG, 2025 (9 mins)
Director: Cole Paviour
Two elderly women in a care home grapple with magical mint humbugs, setting off an absurd journey through pleasure and peril.