BFI and Film4 Future Takes at Clermont Ferrand 2026

Market Screenings

Monday 2 February, 14:00
Theatre Georges Conchon

BFI and Film4 Future Takes offers support for higher-budget live action, short form work from teams of writers, directors and producers in the UK. Discover five short films from the initiative at this year's Clermont Ferrand 2026 Market Screenings.

Leaving Ikorodu in 1999

Wri-dir. Rashida Seriki
Prod. Tobi Kyeremateng

In Ikorodu, 10-year-old Momo has been sent for by her mother who migrated to London ahead of her. As she embarks on a road-trip to the airport with her aunt Fade and uncle Mahmoud, uncertainty drives them all to question whether Momo’s departure from Nigeria is truly for the best.

Flock

Wri-dir. Mac Nixon
Wris. Daley Nixon, Mac Nixon
Prod. Matt Ashwell

When the sheep population of a tight-knit farming community mysteriously vanish, an elderly shepherd becomes the target of suspicion and anger when his meagre flock are miraculously untouched by this freak event.

Deliverance

Dir. Bim Ajadi
Wri. Angeli Macfarlane
Pros. Anne Beresford, Andrew Gillman

Kemi, a Nigerian mother in London, believes her deaf daughter Sola can be cured through a pastor’s ritual. Torn between her son Yomi’s frustration, family pressures, and her own doubts, Kemi struggles with faith, tradition, and the complexity of a mother’s love.

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