MAFter Dark (18)

Tuesday 11 Nov 2025 - 21:00
Impossible
Runtime: 240 mins (approx.)

What’s better than an evening in the pub? An evening in the pub filled with animation! Join us for a lively assembly of animated amusements and pick your winning film at MAFter Dark 2025! Free to all.

Highlights include: voting on a beer mat, having a chat, sipping a pint, and sharing a giggle!

This screening carries the following trigger warnings for content: Death and Dying, Animal Cruelty, Blood.

Trigger warning content categories used are courtesy of the Film and TV Charity's advice: https://bit.ly/3VUsEF4

No tickets are required for this free event, just come along.

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Films in this programme

Girls Night Out

Dir. Ashley Sengstaken // United States

OMGGG it's a girls night out! C u @ the club, gurl! xoxo

Eureka!

Dir. Kris Borghs // Belgium

An extra-terrestrial duo crosses the universe to share technological insights with less brilliant minds. On one peculiar planet, things don't quite go as planned.

Flang Meets Darwin

Dir. Dog & Rabbit Animation // United Kingdom

Charles Darwin ('On the Origin of Species') informs Flang ('Superstar of AI Art') that there is absolutely no future for her art. She strongly disagrees and threatens to put her prices up. Part of the Incredible Noisebox series.

Ducks

Dir. AJ Jefferies // United Kingdom

A perfectly normal day in the park.

Future Of…

Dir. Scott Coello // United Kingdom

The end is near as the animal world is in revolt. A story of animals from the sea, the land and the air, and their interaction with our own human world.

How We Hamsters Die

Dir. Phoebe Burdick, Mio Gribskov // United States

A comedic 2D animated short film that tells the absurdly tragic stories of hamsters from the after-life. Prepare to laugh, cry, and gasp in shock as this mixed-media, documentary-style film examines how and why this colourful cast of pet hamsters died.

The Littles

Dir. Andrew Duplessie // United States

When 11 year old Juliet stubs her toe on a loose floorboard, she unwittingly sets off a series of mysterious events. A faint noise and an unusual glow seeping through the cracks capture her curiosity. But as she investigates, Juliet finds herself pulled into a chilling, otherworldly encounter.

Hept

Dir. Jorge Baldeon // Ecuador, United States

In a post-apocalyptic world, a famished man encounters an abandoned house containing a bountiful feast. Despite mounting suspicion and unease, he continues to consume the mysterious food. His fears are confirmed when he hears a noise and investigates — what else could be hiding in this house?

I Beg Your Pardon

Dir. John W. Lustig // United States

A man commits a terrible crime and the consequences are... unimaginable.

Swol

Dir. Eva Grandoni // United States

Two picnicking pals are enjoying a nice afternoon in the park when a portly bee interrupts the festivities. This unexpected guest causes one of the hungry picnickers to undergo a grotesque transformation and lose all bodily autonomy. But the question remains: will they get to finish their meal?