London Lift-Off Film Festival 2025
Network Round Features

1. PULL UP
Director/Writer: CHUNG HUN MOK
Producer: Hyun Kyung Park
Country of Origin: Republic of Korea

Synopsis: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Seokju, who unexpectedly found herself responsible for reviewing online cultural center lectures, meets paper-folding instructor Maengji at a climbing gym and they become friends. She thought their friendship would last forever, but as the pandemic subsides, everything becomes chaotic. Seokju faces the possibility of losing Maengji. Can Seokju truly restore their relationship?

2. Section 1591_Sex trafficking of children in the U.S.A
Director/Writer/ Producer: Dan Poole
Director/Producer: Cort Kristensen
Country of Origin: United Kingdom, United States

Synopsis: The documentary, Section 1591 is a gripping and poignant documentary that juxtaposes the hidden world of sex trafficking in America, with the story of former U.S. Special Forces operator Jeff Tiegs, who now fights to free the oppressed as he once did in combat.

As the film unfolds, layers of Jeff’s character are revealed, showing that he shares more with the survivors than we might initially imagine.

3. The Mentors
Director/Writer: Adrian Tapciuc
Writers: Edy Chereji, Radu Alexandru, Dan Frinculescu
Producers: Edy Chereji, Calin Cretu
Country of Origin: Romania

Synopsis:  To become a man his father respects , the childish heirs to a massive fortune fakes his way through self-improvement by hiring a team of alpha influencers.

4. Penalty
Director/Writer: Ivan Francisco Barrera
Producers: Fernando De fuentes, Juan Sebastian Rojas
Country of Origin: Mexico

Synopsis: Two former World Cup soccer players, Germán Villa and Isaac Terrazas, have spent over five years visiting prisons across Mexico to deliver sports equipment, play with incarcerated individuals, and share a message of hope: "Sport is freedom."

5. Loughmore To The Front - The Feature
Director/Writer/Producer: Nicholas Ryan Purcell
Country of Origin: Ireland

Synopsis:  The birth, decline and revival of a strong sporting and working class community. Runtime: One hour 45 minutes

4. The Long Way Home
Director/Writer: Jacob Lewis-Taylor
Writers: Julian Elcock, Carrie Liddell
Producers: Fernando De fuentes, Juan Sebastian Rojas
Country of Origin: United Kingdom

Synopsis: 'The Long Way Home' - A Feature-Length Thriller set in the last days of the First World War.

In the last days of the Great War a reluctant officer, forced into command, and an eager young soldier have their unlikely bond tested under the onslaught of a German sharpshooter. Trapped on the frontline, they must hold together a fracturing battalion, in order to hold the line.