It's My Shout: Short Films from Wales - Episode Guide

To celebrate the tenth anniversary of It's My Shout, we look back over the years to see how it has developed from a one-off community project in 2003 to becoming an award-winning film and television training scheme, that now works with communities right across Wales.

We catch up with trainees who have taken part across the years - from some of the very first young actors who are now starring in Hollywood and the West End, to the directors who have just launched their first feature films - and hear about their experiences of taking part in the scheme and how it has helped them to develop successful careers within the creative industries.

Aron makes a grave mistake when he forgets to thank the bus driver one morning on the way to work, setting off a series of unfortunate events. As his life begins to crumble around him, Aron must find the 'Drive' and make amends before something truly terrible happens.

Suki, a student in an unfamiliar city, happens upon a living statue who seems to be as lonely as she is. She is determined to forge a connection with him, and he slowly begins to reciprocate. But Suki decides to leave Cardiff and return home, dropping her keys into the statue's hat as a last act of defeat. What will happen to their newfound friendship?

Liam's having a pretty good morning after going to a house party the night before. But whilst walking home, it takes an unexpected turn when he discovers a dead corpse in the local park. With only himself and nearby runner Jenny at the scene of the crime, talk turns to ‘what happened?' as they wait for the police to arrive. But is Liam's day about to get even worse?

It's 1964, and mod Billy returns home from a bloody and violent encounter with a rocker on Brighton beach. His dad, Ron, attempts to draw the story out of Billy in an emotional exchange through the bathroom door. Across an open and painful talk, the two come to realise that they have more in common than they thought.

Catherine's family and friends reveal all about how they lost her to motherhood. Once fun, bubbly and vibrant, in their eyes she has been reduced to baby sick and old fleeces. However, it's Catherine who has the final say as she reveals that becoming a mother may not be her calling, but she wouldn't want to be doing anything else.

After meeting John in the park after a devastating hospital appointment, Isobel makes him write a bucket list, which they work their way through in increasingly creative ways.

When kids begin mysteriously disappearing from school, amateur sleuth Llio decides to take the law into her own hands and scrutinise the sinister Miss Caradog. Always in the shadows, silent and brooding, there is something not quite right about this new teaching assistant.

With the help of her reluctant yet loyal friend Owen, they launch an elaborate detective investigation into these strange goings-on. Loading suspiciously hefty bin bags into the back of her car, leaving classrooms without students, and mysterious 'red paint' covering her desks - Llio knows Miss Caradog is up to something, but how far will she be prepared to go to prove she is right?

Upon screaming himself wide awake, Jac, a disillusioned 17-year-old from the wrong side of the tracks, finds himself in a familiar-looking interrogation room, but face to face with a very unfamiliar-looking detective.

The detective is intense and forceful; he takes Jac and his new girlfriend Shelley on a dark, twisted journey as both teenagers try to piece together what happened earlier that night. How did they get there, and does the road of fate really favour the bold?

A murky night out leaves Anya questioning whether she was spiked and assaulted, struggling to piece together what happened to her and come to terms with her trauma.

A typical Valleys house in a typical Valleys town, but with a less-than-typical family living inside.

Connor, Rachel, Hayley and Joe are trying their best to get by while living under the radar, working zero-hours contracts and struggling to make ends meet. The power keeps shutting off, the internet is sporadic at best, there is no food and, despite ever-more ingenious traps, the resident mouse manages to keep evading them. Add to this a heavily pregnant Rachel, and you have a perfect storm.

Fantasy drama set in rural North Wales in the fictional town of Annwn, a modern interpretation of the Celtic Otherworld that was home to the sorceress, Rhiannon.

Once a haven for the magical, the odd, the artistic and the ostricised, Annwn is slowly becoming a petri dish for hateful rhetoric, overseen by the ominous mayor, Gerallt Hopkins.

The story follows Ann, a talented young healing witch who dreams of using her gifts to help others. However, in this divided town, her idealism faces more and more obstacles in the form of mayor Gerallt Hopkins and his police goons. With her sister Cathryn and coven mother Tangrwst on her side, can Ann defy the odds against prejudice?

Life hasn't been easy for Leila Thomas. With an absent dad, a troubled mum, and nan no longer with her, it's her and her gramps against the world.

It's the run up to prom night for Leila and her friends in the Garw Valley. With money tight and the pressures of the cost of living weighing heavy on her shoulders, will it stop Leila's celebration? Despite the tough hand she has been dealt, and with only small change in her pocket, can a small change better her chances?

Having recently moved to the village of Ynysybwl, 12-year-old Ricky Runner is tested by the territorial Bwl Boys gang. Ricky is pushed outside of his comfort zone into unfamiliar places by the gang's leader, Billy, and his courage is put to the test. Can Ricky prove himself a worthy gang member and find a place in the posse that has ruled for generations?

Bartholomew, an insecure, by-the-book perfectionist, is tasked with welcoming the recently deceased to heaven's waiting room. Peter, his first death, challenges him to face his fears, doubts and insecurities, with the hope that Bartholomew will send Peter back to the living. Will Bartholomew see the light? Or will Peter be forced to live the rest of eternity facing his regrets and unfulfilled potential?

Mim is a woman on the edge and is stuck as the maid of honour to her not-so-honourable 'best friend', Gemma.

On the day of the wedding, Mim cannot wait to be finished with Gemma. She has just been offered a dream job far away, but, with a problematic menstruation situation, their terminally hungover pal Bea, a manic photographer and the chain-smoking champion Auntie Anne threatening to capsize the day, it's up to Mim to make the day work so that the curse of Gemma's friendship can be broken.

Debbie Harris is the leader of the red litter-picking tribe in Porthcawl. With just days looming before the big Clean Rubbish Around Porthcawl competition, Debbie gathers her troop together to go up against the dreaded blues - will she prove her worth to her fellow Porthcawlians?

A young girl spends her first Christmas without her late mother. However, her grandad is determined to make it a Christmas to remember - but will it be?