Rebels With Their Shorts yet again provides two programmes of ground breaking films that push the boundaries of traditional storytelling and revel in the strange and obtuse. This year’s selection of films – which mixes some familiar auteurs with exciting new names – play with reality as they break the fourth wall and confront the very process of filmmaking and also reflect on the absurdity of modern societal structures with biting and surreal humour.

These films will take part in Rebels With A Cause, a competition section of the Black Nights Film Festival dedicated to films that defy the traditional modes of filmmaking. Each short will be eligible for the honorific prize of Best Rebels Short chosen by the Rebels With A Cause jury members.