2026 Best British

Notice Me

When Em moves to east London to kick-start her podcasting career, she soon finds that 3 seconds of prolonged eye contact with her sexy neighbour AJ sends her into a complete sapphic spiral.

DIRECTOR:

Amy Leonard

PRODUCER:

Emily Sky Hickin

WRITER:

Jody Wiltshire

RELEASE YEAR:

2026

UK, 18 mins

Director’s bio

Amy Leonard (She/Her/Hers) is a bold queer filmmaker, having worked across the UK and Australia. Her work is driven by a devotion to cinematic stories of identity, intimacy, and defiant joy.

Her films have screened internationally, including Frameline, BFI Flare, WIFT V-Fest, Sydney Women’s International, and Montreal Independent.

Pan mae Em yn symud i ddwyrain Llundain i gychwyn ei gyrfa podledu, mae hi’n darganfod yn fuan bod 3 eiliad o gyswllt llygad hir â’i chymydog rhywiol AJ yn ei hanfon i droell saffig llwyr.

Bywgraffiadur y Cyfarwyddwr

Mae Amy Leonard (Hi/Hi/Ei) yn wneuthurwr ffilmiau cwiar beiddgar, ar ôl gweithio ledled y DU ac Awstralia. Mae ei gwaith yn cael ei yrru gan ymroddiad i straeon sinematig o hunaniaeth, agosatrwydd, a llawenydd herfeiddiol.

Mae ei ffilmiau wedi’u dangos yn rhyngwladol, gan gynnwys Frameline, BFI Flare, WIFT V-Fest, Sydney Women’s International, a Montreal Independent.

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