Just Shorts: Anatomy of a Short Film

Festival
25th Youth and Children's Film Festival, PÖFF Shorts 2025
Programme
Youth Programme, Shorts Panorama

The problem that has plagued filmmakers for over a century sometimes seems impossible to solve when writing a screenplay while avoiding schoolwork. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Just Film, we have curated a selection of short films that, despite their limited locations and characters, shine thanks to their highly creative approach. These short films by young directors have been selected with local young audiences in mind. They are sure to find inspiration and food for thought in these works. Jan Joonas Pevkur, head of the #noorfilmitegija programme, will introduce the screening.

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Films

World premiere

Don't Look Away

Local title
Ära vaata eemale
Original title
Ära Vaata Eemale
Director
Joonas Lind
Country
Estonia
Year
2025
Programme
Shorts National Competition, Youth Programme

A streamer desperate for attention pushes himself and his friend further and further until things reach a breaking point.

Director
Joonas Lind
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English

Baltic premiere

1 in 5 Sheep

Local title
Üks viiest lambast
Original title
1 in 5 Sheep
Director
James Button
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2025
Programme
Shorts Alternatives, Night Cinema, Youth Programme

An artist in sheep's clothing.

Director
James Button
Runtime
Language
English, no dialogue

Baltic premiere

Notes From Planet Three

Local title
Ülestähendusi kolmandalt planeedilt
Director
Simon Ellis
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2025
Programme
Youth Programme, Shorts Live-Action Competition

A boy shares the science of our solar system with his two year-old sister, while internet contrarians share ideas of their own. A meditation on misinformation via social media comments on astrophotography.

Director
Simon Ellis
Runtime
Language
English

Baltic premiere

Come Back

Local title
Tule tagasi
Original title
Come Back
Director
Helen O Reilly
Country
Ireland
Year
2024
Programme
Youth Programme

11 year-old Jenny idolizes her older sister and tags along with Lisa and her new friends on a day out. When she witnesses her sister being bullied, Jenny tries to help but events take a sinister turn.

Director
Helen O Reilly
Runtime
Language
English

Baltic premiere

Feet Up

Local title
Tagurpidi
Original title
Feet Up
Director
Olli Ilpo Salonen
Country
Finland, Lithuania
Year
2024
Programme
Night Cinema, Shorts Alternatives, Youth Programme

When gravity is flipped for all children and their world turns upside down, the ceiling becomes the floor and the floor becomes the ceiling!

Director
Olli Ilpo Salonen
Runtime
Language
Finnish
Subtitles
English

World premiere

Exchange

Local title
Vahetus
Original title
Exchange
Director
Toby Wharton
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2025
Programme
Youth Programme, Shorts Alternatives

A young man encounters a woman at night and feels an immediate connection, but when she tells him she is selling sex, he refuses to accept that’s all there is between them.

Director
Toby Wharton
Runtime
Language
English