Something Pointless | Award-winning short film reveals the power of connection in everyday moments

Hiraeth Productions Cyf and Screen Wizards Pictures are delighted to announce that their award-winning short film Something Pointless will continue its festival run with its upcoming Maryland premiere at the SilverVox Film & Music Festival on Friday 19th June.

Written by Neil Graham and David Cormican and based on Graham’s 2010 Canadian Short Screenplay Competition (CSSC) first-place winning screenplay, Something Pointless has screened at a number of film festivals, including the USA Film Festival, Yorkton Film Festival (Canada) and the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival (Wales), where it was nominated for the prestigious John Hefin Best Short Film Made in Wales Award. The film has also received recognition internationally, winning Best Short Film at both the 2026 Ideal International Film Festival (India) and the 2026 Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival (Greece) as well as Best Picture at the 2026 East Village New York Film Festival and Best Narrative Film at the 2026 Unseen Film Festival.

Something Pointless follows an intergenerational bond that forms between a lonely, bullied boy and an elderly man whose quiet, pointless daily ritual becomes an unlikely act of defiance against insignificance.

The film has also drawn praise from Rotten Tomatoes critic Jeff York; a Chicago Indie Critics member and writer of The Establishing Shot, who said “As a critic who’s covered the Academy Award-nominated shorts for 15 years now, this one feels like a genuine contender…”

The film was directed by Asa Bailey (Silo,100 Years of Solitude) and stars Leo Harris (The Count of Monte Cristo, Lost Boys & Fairies), alongside BAFTA® -winner Owen Teale (Game of Thrones, The Rig), six-time Olivier Award-nominee and winner Sophie Thompson (Gosford Park, EastEnders,), and SAG Award-nominee Sule Rimi (The Day of the Jackal, Andor).