It's My Shout: Short Films from Wales

Zack is a bit of a loner, his father is in prison and his mother suffers from depression, often taking to her bed for days on end, leaving Zack to ultimately fend for himself. Rather than going to school, Zack skips lessons to work for Tony, a fruit and vegetable stall holder at the local indoor market. Tony served time in prison during his youth and can see something of his younger self in this troubled boy. He finds himself becoming a mentor-father figure to Zack. On several occasions since Zack started working for him, Tony has seen him heading down that grim path of crime, even though Zack always insists it is in the best interests of his mum. After Zack is chased by one very irate shop-keeper and narrowly escapes being caught, Tony lays down the law. If Zack wants to end up like his father, then carry on. If not, change - before it is too late. Determined not to let Tony down, and to do the best for his mum the honest way, Zack makes a concerted effort to turn things around. He does not want to end up like his father. He decides to pay for the goods he has stolen from a local shop, much to the surprise of the shopkeeper. Then he makes the biggest decision of all - to return to school.

Like so many individuals Ray finds himself stuck in a dead-end office job, with an overbearing boss and heaps of unwanted paperwork. The only thing that gets Ray through a day at work is his music, and his love interest Lauren. Join Ray in a race against the clock to defeat the heaps of paperwork and get the girl.

Since Maggie's husband Jack died, her life has become insular and repetitive, the same routine day in and day out. Nothing new, nothing exciting. Until one day, after accidentally knocking the on switch of her husband's old CB radio, which has remained idle for years, she comes into contact with Adam, a newly appointed park ranger on the Brecon Beacons. A friendship forms as Maggie, once a proficient photographer, introduces Adam via the airwaves to the spectacular views that the Brecon Beacons have to offer. They share lunch together on a daily basis, getting to know each other via the dusty old radio. Maggie's world is transformed: she sees a purpose to her life once more. She has a reason to get up in the morning. She constructs a large map of the Brecon Beacons in the radio room and uses it to direct Adam to all the wonderful places she once enjoyed visiting when she was younger and had a real zest for life. Maggie’s world suddenly comes tumbling down when one day Adam's boss comes on the radio insisting that Maggie ceases all contact with Adam. This is later confirmed by Adam, who has been threatened with the sack if he continues using his radio for personal conversations. Maggie and Adam, with great reluctance, discontinue their friendship. Does this mean Maggie will withdraw into herself again?

After the family car breaks down in the deepest part of rural Wales, the disenfranchised middle child Abi must try and forget about her deep-rooted issues with her older sibling, James - the golden boy - and figure out a way in finding help. Trudging through the harsh Welsh landscape, the family must discover their own truths if they are to work together as a unit. A race against time, with the backdrop of the beautiful Welsh valley behind them, Abi must lead her family to salvage if she stands any chance of getting to her graduation on time.

In a modern age that is dominated by social media and ruled by its constant trends the new sport of free-sitting has swept the nation. The story of Sit Bangor follows a group of free-sitters on a journey to achieve the ultimate sit. Share their triumphs and tribulations, and witness the camaraderie and rivalry as their preparation builds to the big day.

Josh is your typical teenage boy from the South Wales Valley. While out on his bike with his best friends Jamie and Carys, they spot an open grave. An apprehensive investigation leads them to discover Josh's mother Trudy - she is tipsy, make-up smeared, has a suspected broken leg and no way out. Trudy just wants to pay her last respects to best friend Dawn, before her well-to-do sister Karen turns up. Embarrassed by his mother, with her tabard in hand and insistence on looking her best, Josh must try and get her out before Karen and the whole town descends on the graveyard for Dawn’s upcoming funeral.