A train pulling into Birmingham’s famous New Street Station is the opening sequence to a new 12-minute short from Midlands filmmaker Jemma Saunders.

The Maona Cinema in Oswestry is set to host the inaugural Oswestry Film Festival, celebrating features and short films from Shropshire and the Welsh Borders. Starting at 10am on the 18th of July, films will run until 8.20pm, with three features, a host of short films and Q&A sessions with the cast and crew.

Midlands Movies is thrilled to show the first images of After, a new short film that combines animation and live action. It’s written and directed by Laurence Mason-Guetta, who worked as director of photography on Sorry, We’re Closed, which won Best Director at the Midlands Movies Awards this past weekend.