2024 Young Screenwriter Award

Arwen, a frost witch, is persuaded by a letter to quest for a long-forgotten artefact. But her companions have stronger motivations for taking the prize. Will her frigid heart thaw? Or will she slit their throats while they sleep? Who is the mysterious figure pulling the strings behind the scenes?

Ash, a phoenix, migrates through Earth millions of years ago, unravelling the truth of our fragmented mythology and history. But he discovers a new kind of animal enslaving creatures beneath the ground. Can the phoenixes prevail in a war against the first race of men?

It is a short movie about past trauma, in the presence.