After her estranged Palestinian father passes away, Linda returns to her childhood home in Glasgow, one last time. When her 10-year-old self suddenly appears, she is guided deeper into her own memories and her family's past.

"The Key" is a Scottish-Palestinian magical realism film that meditates on the power that personal and collective grief can have on relating with one's own identity. Symbols of longing, collective trauma and family's past interweave with the playfulness of childhood and imagination in this reflective short fiction film.

Cast: Simone Lahbib, Abby Wallace, Habiba Saleh and Firas Ibrahim

Director: Theo Panagopoulos

Director of Photography: Nelisa Alcalde

Editor: Theo Panagopoulos

Production Design: Urte Rusteikaite

Script Editor: Kate Leys

Music Composition: Alexandra Katerinopoulou

Costume Design: Marta Aspe

Make Up Design: Madeleine Drewell

1st Assistant Director: Les White

Sound Recordist: Craig Jackson

Gaffer: Stewart Torley

Casting Director: Anna Dawson

1st AC: Lara Abrami

2nd AC: Dee McGloin

DIT: Joe Jones

Runner: Max McGuigan

Post Production: Serious

Producers: Penny Davies and Simone Pereira Hind for Smashing Pictures

Developed and Executive Produced by Short Circuit and BFI Network