![Rem](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme/public/media/image/2014/rem.jpg?itok=E3-NFFNH)
We love short films and think they are a wonderful format for science fiction themes.
Each year we receive hundreds of excellent films and it is a challenging task to select for our shorts programme.
We have put together six programmes, each showcasing a cross-section of countries, styles and sensibilities.
![Rem](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/rem.jpg?itok=KRYwU3nB)
REM
(Dir. Joseba Alfaro, Spain, 2013, 17mins)
If it is possible to share a dream with someone else, what happens when you wake up and meet them?
![Lifeboats](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/lifeboats.jpg?itok=ddoMLY3q)
Lifeboats
(Dir. Kit McDee, Australian, 2013, 6mins)
Faced with extinction after their world was taken from them, one race will do everything it can to survive.
![Kill Shelter](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/kill-shelter-guard-sage.jpg?itok=WbMHt0Gm)
Kill Shelter
(Dir. Paul Nicoletos, USA, 2013, 14mins)
A man wakes up in an unknown facility where aliens treat humans as dogs.
![Bait](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/bait.jpg?itok=x8U0kUnZ)
Bait
(Dir. Jared Young & Raymond Carr, USA, 2013, 10mins)
A desperate man uses desperate measures to rescue his wife from a cult.
![Rabbit and Deer](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/rabbit-and-deer.jpg?itok=kVaXk5xa)
Rabbit and Dear
(Dir. Péter Vácz, Hungary, 2013, 16mins)
Rabbit and Deer's friendship is put to the test by Deer's obsession to find the formula for the 3rd dimension
![Cough](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/cough.jpg?itok=qwdNgMUq)
Cough
(Dir. Jason Kempnich, Australia, 2013, 11mins)
Liberty was yesterday. Weary of the world, George questions his new government-enforced lifestyle.
![Albino](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/albino.jpg?itok=qTomb23Y)
Albino
(Dir. Federico Telerman, Argentina, 2014, 14mins)
The cure for cancer is in the blood of albinoes, but at what price do we gather it?
![A Better Life](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/a-better-life.jpg?itok=l6cLDBrn)
A Better Life
(Dir. Conor Holt, USA, 2013, 12mins)
A new treatment for her comatose husband compels Diane to reexamine their relationship.
![Load](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/load.jpg?itok=RBtG0BJ3)
Load
(Dir. Pable deNaravvo, USA, 2013, 12mins)
A woman living alone in a dystopian world confronts someone at her door and reveals a disturbing truth
![Juegos de la Mente](https://news.sci-fi-london.com/sites/default/files/styles/programme_icon/public/media/image/2014/juegos-de-la-mente.jpg?itok=KX0Mucm8)
Juegos de la Mente (Mind Games)
(Dir. Hugo Félix Mercado, Mexico, 2013, 12mins)
A young man records a video audition for a new talent show looking for superpowers.