Director – Matthew Harris
Genre –
Duration – 1 minute 30 seconds
Country – United Kingdom
Language – English
Year – 2026
SYNOPSIS : The Bookshop is a 90-second artistic short film that transforms the experience of browsing a bookshop into a visual poem. Through carefully composed imagery and poetic narration, the film explores the bookshop as a labyrinth. A space where time dissolves, imagination wanders and the search for knowledge becomes an act of surrender.
This is ekphrastic filmmaking: a poetic reflection on space, memory, and the transformative power of books, while celebrating the unique atmosphere of independent and secondhand bookshops.
DMOFF AWARD –
Official Selection September 2026
