"Daniel’s been picked to give a speech before spreading his father’s ashes. What’s the worst that could happen?"
Dust to Dust (2025) is a Scottish student short film, written and directed by Kieran Loughran.
Social & External
The people behind it
Logan Craik
Daniel
Tamsin Cairns Edwards
Zoe
William Samson
Dad/Ghost Dad
Garrett uses movies to escape reality until the movie becomes his reality. In this thriller short, Garrett tries to avoid what is creeping up on him; dealing with his father's death.
An imaginary friend is forced to consider retirement when his creator/best friend starts to grow up.
After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to love himself and others. When he becomes entangled in his therapist’s personal life, he discovers not only her need for support but also a tender, transformative connection with another man, Jackson. Through this intimate journey of trust, vulnerability, and queer romance, he confronts his past, embraces love, and finds hope in human connection.
Wallace, an obsessive college swimmer, navigates a swimming injury and romantic tensions with a teammate.
Alma is a young film lover who dreams of one day making a living creating stories. Determined, she decides to go to the city to study film, but finding herself alone and without the care of her mother, she collides with the dangers of the big city, which makes her question whether she is following a good path or has just let herself be carried away by the illusion of a dream.
After the death of his father, Kiril realizes that one day he will die too. Searching for some meaning, he ventures into his memories, and they take him on a walk through his consciousness. Will his loved ones be able to rekindle his hope? Will he find a reason to love life again... and accept death?
After a massive party one evening, 17-year-old Tina begins experiencing nightmares in which she is haunted by an unusual creature.
A coming-of-age drama about a first-generation college graduate returning home to their single mother, and just how isolating change can feel.
Four college friends navigate a shift in their group dynamic through a night of partying a week after one of them attempted suicide.
On the cusp of graduation, Maddie's blooming relationship with another student forces a choice between suppressing her newfound self or throwing out the last eighteen years of her life.
A story about two young, impressionable kids whose ideas about faith are constantly questioned and changed as their little world expands and takes into its fold, their country's fast-changing socio-political landscape.
After suffering an accident, a man suffers the pain of grief, marked by the great love he has for his family. He tries to connect with his wife and daughter at all times, but death prevents this memorable encounter. The anguish of loss seen through alternative eyes.
A girl’s 20th birthday party gets ruined when she discovers her boyfriend’s secret.
Lucas Simons, an 11-year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently becomes a YouTube phenomenon, and must learn to live life in the spotlight while also learning how to once again start living life to its fullest.
Amid the late ’80s pop craze and rising HIV epidemic, 12-year-old Boaz uncovers a devastating secret about the father he idolizes that threatens to tear his family apart. Across a yearslong journey, Boaz seeks to heal the wound and reclaim the father-son bond he never stopped yearning for.
Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
It's midsummer in the year 2000 and when a strange girl turns up at the skate park and impresses the teenagers with her skating skills, Lily has to prove that she's more than just a groupie.
Charlie (Ruben de Baat), a boy of twelve, creates the most personal gift for his friend best friend, Natalie (Meagan Brodie). It’s a mix tape containing songs with words expressing his feelings to her and it’s a farewell present – for Natalie’s family is moving away...
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
A successful advertising executive finds his freewheeling life crashing to a halt when his parents end their longtime marriage.
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child after a tragic school shooting.
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Al Fountain, a middle-aged electrical engineer, is on the verge of a mid-life crisis, when he decides to take his time coming home from a business trip, rents a car, and heads out looking for a lake he remembers from his childhood. But his wandering takes him into the life of Kid, a free-spirited young man who helps Al escape from the routine of everyday life and find freedom to enjoy himself.
A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.
A miraculous conception. A merciless king. A murderous pursuit. Mary's journey to give birth to Jesus unfolds in this biblical coming-of-age epic.
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However, their budding relationship is interrupted by Gloria's violent boss, Vincent Rapallo, who has eyes for Gloria. The two decide to skip town, but before they can, Vincent and his thugs abduct Gloria, and Davey is forced to search for her among the most squalid corners of the city, with his enemy hiding in the shadows.
In a sleepy Louisiana parish, a group of lifelong friends stage a rather unorthodox intervention to help a young playwright unravel the truth about her complicated mother and let go of her painful past.
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others - as well as her own - and find a new purpose in life.
During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
Matt Ryder is convinced to drive his estranged and dying father Benjamin Ryder cross country to deliver four old rolls of Kodachrome film to the last lab in the world that can develop them before it shuts down for good. Along with Ben's nurse Zooey, the three navigate a world changing from analogue to digital while trying to put the past behind them.
A prisoner leads his counterparts in a protest for better living conditions which turns violent and ugly.
A young man with a bright future suffers a near-fatal accident and recreates his new life with the help of an unlikely animal friend.
Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.