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Title: The Weight of Feeling
Runtime: 8 min
Country: UK
Director: Lily Mellor
Placement: Honorable Mention
Competition: December, 2025
Synopsis: A semi-autobiographical exploration of what it means to grow up undiagnosed and neurodivergent as a woman. Following a journey marked by loneliness, yet threaded with moments of rare and beautiful connection within the solidarity of girlhood.