225 Film Club: Promoting Female Excellence In Direction
Celebrating its seventh edition, the 225 Film Club is now a well-established fixture in the British filmmaker calendar.
Created in 2018 by filmmaker Rita Osei, the 225 Film Club screens excellent current narrative and documentary short films by female and non-binary filmmakers, introduces directors and producers, and supports women in film. For the fourth year running, and thanks to support from Melanie Hoyes, Director of BFI Inclusion, it takes place at the BFI.
Once again you can follow the 225 Film Club here in three parts: scroll down for the Official Longlist today, then come back on Monday 20 October for the Official Selection announcement. The Festival takes place in NFT3 at the BFI on Friday 5 December, at 6pm. We have three awards this year: Best Short Film UK, Best Short Film International, and the Audience Award, which will be announced on Friday 12 December. (As usual I will be posting mini reviews of all the shortlisted films.)
You can also read about the last four 225 Film Clubs – check out 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2019.
225 FILM CLUB 2025 – LONGLISTED!
ARENA (13.57) (STUDENT FILM)
Written and directed by Simin Zeng, produced by Yihang Qin
Arena
BLUFF (9.47)
Directed by Naomi Wright, written by Naomi Wright and Georgie Morrell, produced by Natasha Ketel
BRIDGE (15.55)
Directed by Tara Aghdashloo
Written by Gemma Barnett, produced by Nina Georgieff, Catherine Joy White
THE COCKROACH (19.59)
Written, directed and produced by Mary Pat Bentel
The Cockroach
DEHKO (LOOK) (18.09)
Written and directed by Manjinder Virk, produced by Sarah Boyks
EMPTY YOUR POCKETS (19.56)
Written and directed by Tara Aghdashloo, produced by Michelle Koerssen, Nedda Sarshar, Tara Aghdashloo
ESCAPE (3.42)
Written, directed and produced by Masha Maroutitch
THE GOLDEN BOY (15.46)
Written and directed by Elizabeth Peace, produced by Earleatha Oppon
The Golden Boy
HOT MESS (3.09) (STUDENT FILM)
Written, directed and produced by Tortor Smith
HIGHWAY TO THE MOON (25.00)
Written, directed and produced by Letitia Wright
I’M NOT SURE (16.30)
Written and directed by Mylissa Fitzsimmons, produced by Olivia Deaton and Leonora Pitts
I’m Not Sure
THE MEDALLION (19.00) (DOCUMENTARY)
Directed by Ruth Hunduma, produced by Tolu Stedford, Lily Usher
MILK (15.00)
Written and directed by Naomi Waring, produced by Fern Scott
Milk
MILK OF DREAMS (16.15)
Written and directed by Sarah Grohnert, produced by Estelle Clark
MORNING (6.30)
Written and directed by Olivia Jane Middleton, produced by Carys Evans
MOTHER GOOSE (12.40)
Directed by Joanna Vymeris, written by Hugh Stubbins, produced by Bernardo Angeletti
Mother Goose
MY GRIEF ISN’T GRIEF ENOUGH (5.55)
Written, directed and produced by Jen Lim, produced by Emily Bowyer
PARANOIA (15.22)
Written and directed by Alina Bichieva, produced by Maria Shevtsova and Marcus Hundsnes
RECONSOLIDATION (15.00)
Directed by Abbie Lucas, written by Blake Ellis, Brandon Weis, Michael Oldham, produced by Brandon Weis, Blake Ellis, Bernadette Flynn, Marcus Makou
RETURN (11.13)
Written and directed by Sophia Carr-Gomm, produced by Victoria Fäh
Return
SPEAK WITH THE DEAD (12.12)
Written and directed by Stephanie Paris, produced by Stephanie Paris and Eva Papadakou
SWIM SISTAS (11.11) (DOCUMENTARY)
Written and directed by Catherine Joy White, produced by Anais Ferrato, Oriane Pick
THE TEST (11.49)
Written and directed by Hsieh Meng Han, produced by Menna Morgan
UN BAGAGE EN TROP (16.20)
Written and directed by Myriam Garcia Marienstras, produced by Idris Lettifi
Un Bagage En Trop
YA HANOUNI (3.00)
Written, directed and produced by Lyna Tadount and Sofian Chouaib
Put these dates in your diary and never miss an update:
- Official Selection is announced: Monday 20 October 2025
- Festival takes place in NFT3 at the BFI: 6pm, Friday 5 December 2025
- Best Short Film UK, Best Short Film International, and the Audience Award are announced: Friday 12 December 2025
225 Film Club is a member of BFI Film Audience Network and the Association of Independent Film Festivals
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