Micro Short AFIN 365
Love & Bullets
Directed by 
Jadey Duffield
AFIN 2026 Nominee
- 2026
- 7m
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UK - English
- MA 15+
- Dark Comic Thriller
- Action
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- Art of Action Productions Ltd.
Synopsis
When an agent screws up and a mission goes wrong, another operative is tasked with cleaning up the mess, only to find out the hard way that love and bullets don't mix because the target is his own wife.
On the nomination
We are absolutely honoured and delighted to be nominated in such a prestige festival amongst so many fine films! Congratulations to all the nominees!
What makes this one special
- Neil Marshall has been here beforeAlso in the 2020, 2023 and 2024 programmes
- Nominated for Best International Micro Short Film
From the Judges
From the Judges
A tight thriller that grabs attention from its opening overhead shot and holds it right through, this short makes every second count. Crisp cinematography, beautiful lighting and colour grading give it real polish, and the sound design sits hand in glove with the images. The panel enjoyed the quick, witty writing, the sense of the wider landscape around a two-hander, and performances that carry genuine comic charge.
Director's Biography
Jadey Duffield Director
Jadey is an award-winning director, writer, with an expertise in comedy-action. With a background in dance, mo-cap and all things action, Jadey has worked on 'Fast & Furious 6', 'The Huntsman: Winter's War', 'Ready Player One', 'The World's End' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. Specialising in infusing creativity into physical comedy, she brings a working-class, female perspective to her authentic and fresh narratives. Through DreamMore Films, Jadey directed the award-winning, BAFTA-qualifying '10 Minutes For A Pound', the mischievous 'Sticky Fingers' (starring BAFTA nominee Amit Shah), and her latest award-winning film, 'The Last Dumpling', funded by Emmy-nominated Christin Baker. Currently, Jadey is writing and pitching several comedy TV shows and working on her debut feature, 'Bingo Bastards', with exec producer Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, Game of Thrones). She shadowed director Tristram Shapeero on the CBS/Big Talk sitcom 'Dinner with the Parents' and was part of the Directors UK Inspire scheme, mentored by Jennifer Sheridan, the director of 'Extraordinary' on Disney Plus. Jadey has just wrapped up an action-packed quadrilogy of short ads for the BFI's Art of Action season, featuring titles like ‘Gone in 54 Seconds’, ‘Pop Fiction’, ‘Pirates of the Canteen’, and ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’. Jadey is currently shadowing director Christopher McQuarrie on the latest ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’.
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Love & Bullets was an official Nominee for Best International Micro Short Film at the AFIN International Film Festival 2026, a Top 100 Best Reviewed and IMDb-qualifying festival.
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